Ball State Cardinals @ Northern Illinois Huskies
| TIME | PLAY | BALL | NIU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:31 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup. Assisted by Zion Russell. | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:17 | Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. | 3 | 2 | |
| 18:55 | David Coit missed Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 2 | |
| 18:52 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser Offensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 | |
| 18:52 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup. | 3 | 4 | |
| 18:52 | Foul on Basheer Jihad. | 3 | 4 | |
| 18:52 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw. | 3 | 5 | |
| 18:36 | Mason Jones Turnover. | 3 | 5 | |
| 18:22 | Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser. | 3 | 5 | |
| 18:22 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover. | 3 | 5 | |
| 18:05 | Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 5 | |
| 18:05 | Ball State Offensive Rebound. | 3 | 5 | |
| 18:03 | Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. | 6 | 5 | |
| 17:41 | David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts. | 6 | 8 | |
| 17:15 | Basheer Jihad Turnover. | 6 | 8 | |
| 17:15 | Zion Russell Steal. | 6 | 8 | |
| 17:05 | Will Lovings-Watts missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 8 | |
| 17:02 | Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 8 | |
| 16:55 | Basheer Jihad missed Jumper. | 6 | 8 | |
| 16:52 | Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 8 | |
| 16:33 | David Coit missed Jumper. | 6 | 8 | |
| 16:30 | Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 8 | |
| 16:26 | Jalin Anderson made Layup. | 8 | 8 | |
| 16:09 | Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 8 | |
| 16:07 | Mason Jones Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 8 | |
| 15:53 | Basheer Jihad missed Layup. | 8 | 8 | |
| 15:53 | Ethan Butler Block. | 8 | 8 | |
| 15:53 | Ball State Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 8 | |
| 15:53 | Official TV Timeout | 8 | 8 | |
| 15:47 | Basheer Jihad missed | 8 | 8 | |
| 15:44 | Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 8 | |
| 15:21 | Will Lovings-Watts made Layup. | 8 | 10 | |
| 15:02 | Foul on Harvin Ibarguen. | 8 | 10 | |
| 14:58 | Basheer Jihad Turnover. | 8 | 10 | |
| 14:46 | Ethan Butler made Dunk. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts. | 8 | 12 | |
| 14:33 | Basheer Jihad Turnover. | 8 | 12 | |
| 14:20 | David Coit made Jumper. | 8 | 14 | |
| 14:00 | Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones. | 10 | 14 | |
| 13:40 | David Coit missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 14 | |
| 13:37 | Will Lovings-Watts Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 14 | |
| 13:24 | David Coit made Layup. | 10 | 16 | |
| 13:24 | Foul on Jalin Anderson. | 10 | 16 | |
| 13:24 | David Coit made Free Throw. | 10 | 17 | |
| 13:05 | Basheer Jihad Turnover. | 10 | 17 | |
| 13:05 | Zion Russell Steal. | 10 | 17 | |
| 13:05 | Zion Russell Turnover. | 10 | 17 | |
| 13:05 | Basheer Jihad Steal. | 10 | 17 | |
| 12:58 | Jalin Anderson missed Jumper. | 10 | 17 | |
| 12:55 | Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 17 | |
| 12:43 | Will Lovings-Watts Turnover. | 10 | 17 | |
| 12:29 | Jalin Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton. | 12 | 17 | |
| 12:07 | Ethan Butler Turnover. | 12 | 17 | |
| 11:51 | Jalin Anderson made Jumper. | 14 | 17 | |
| 11:34 | David Coit made Three Point Jumper. | 14 | 20 | |
| 11:20 | Foul on Zion Russell. | 14 | 20 | |
| 11:20 | Official TV Timeout | 14 | 20 | |
| 11:20 | Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. | 15 | 20 | |
| 11:20 | Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. | 16 | 20 | |
| 11:09 | Foul on Ben Hendriks. | 16 | 20 | |
| 10:56 | Will Lovings-Watts missed Jumper. | 16 | 20 | |
| 10:53 | Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 20 | |
| 10:44 | Basheer Jihad missed Jumper. | 16 | 20 | |
| 10:41 | Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 20 | |
| 10:34 | David Coit missed Layup. | 16 | 20 | |
| 10:32 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser Offensive Rebound. | 16 | 20 | |
| 10:31 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Jumper. | 16 | 20 | |
| 10:29 | Trent Middleton Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 20 | |
| 10:21 | Ben Hendriks missed Layup. | 16 | 20 | |
| 10:21 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block. | 16 | 20 | |
| 10:13 | Jalin Anderson Offensive Rebound. | 16 | 20 | |
| 10:13 | Jalin Anderson made Layup. | 18 | 20 | |
| 10:04 | David Coit made Layup. | 18 | 22 | |
| 9:47 | Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser. | 18 | 22 | |
| 9:47 | Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. | 19 | 22 | |
| 9:47 | Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. | 20 | 22 | |
| 9:29 | Philmon Gebrewhit Turnover. | 20 | 22 | |
| 9:19 | Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 22 | |
| 9:16 | Philmon Gebrewhit Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 22 | |
| 9:10 | Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr.. | 20 | 22 | |
| 9:10 | Harvin Ibarguen missed Free Throw. | 20 | 22 | |
| 9:10 | Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 20 | 22 | |
| 9:10 | Harvin Ibarguen made Free Throw. | 20 | 23 | |
| 8:55 | Basheer Jihad missed Layup. | 20 | 23 | |
| 8:51 | Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 23 | |
| 8:40 | Philmon Gebrewhit missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 23 | |
| 8:37 | Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 23 | |
| 8:25 | Basheer Jihad missed Layup. | 20 | 23 | |
| 8:24 | Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 23 | |
| 8:15 | David Coit missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 23 | |
| 8:10 | Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 23 | |
| 8:03 | Jalin Anderson Turnover. | 20 | 23 | |
| 7:47 | Foul on Davion Bailey. | 20 | 23 | |
| 7:47 | Official TV Timeout | 20 | 23 | |
| 7:47 | Will Lovings-Watts missed Free Throw. | 20 | 23 | |
| 7:47 | Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 20 | 23 | |
| 7:47 | Will Lovings-Watts missed Free Throw. | 20 | 23 | |
| 7:44 | Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 23 | |
| 7:30 | Foul on Harvin Ibarguen. | 20 | 23 | |
| 7:30 | Ben Hendriks missed Free Throw. | 20 | 23 | |
| 7:30 | Ball State Deadball Team Rebound. | 20 | 23 | |
| 7:30 | Ben Hendriks made Free Throw. | 21 | 23 | |
| 7:03 | Ethan Butler missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 23 | |
| 6:59 | Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 | |
| 6:53 | Trent Middleton missed Layup. | 21 | 23 | |
| 6:50 | Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 | |
| 6:42 | Ethan Butler missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 23 | |
| 6:38 | Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 | |
| 6:28 | Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 23 | |
| 6:24 | Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 | |
| 6:22 | Basheer Jihad missed Layup. | 21 | 23 | |
| 6:20 | Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 | |
| 6:13 | Trent Middleton missed Jumper. | 21 | 23 | |
| 6:11 | Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 | |
| 5:48 | David Coit missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 23 | |
| 5:47 | Ball State Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 | |
| 5:32 | Basheer Jihad missed Layup. | 21 | 23 | |
| 5:29 | Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 | |
| 5:19 | David Coit made Layup. | 21 | 25 | |
| 4:57 | Jalin Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Mason Jones. | 23 | 25 | |
| 4:37 | David Coit Turnover. | 23 | 25 | |
| 4:37 | Jalin Anderson Steal. | 23 | 25 | |
| 4:33 | Foul on Ethan Butler. | 23 | 25 | |
| 4:33 | Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. | 24 | 25 | |
| 4:33 | Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. | 25 | 25 | |
| 4:17 | Foul on Harvin Ibarguen. | 25 | 25 | |
| 4:17 | Harvin Ibarguen Turnover. | 25 | 25 | |
| 4:08 | Jalin Anderson missed Layup. | 25 | 25 | |
| 4:08 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block. | 25 | 25 | |
| 4:04 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 25 | |
| 3:58 | Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper. | 25 | 25 | |
| 3:53 | Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 25 | |
| 3:41 | Davion Bailey missed Layup. | 25 | 25 | |
| 3:39 | Zion Russell Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 25 | |
| 3:33 | David Coit missed Jumper. | 25 | 25 | |
| 3:30 | Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 25 | |
| 3:21 | Mason Jones made Layup. | 27 | 25 | |
| 2:55 | Foul on Mason Jones. | 27 | 25 | |
| 2:55 | Official TV Timeout | 27 | 25 | |
| 2:42 | Ethan Butler missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 25 | |
| 2:39 | Will Lovings-Watts Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 25 | |
| 2:38 | Will Lovings-Watts missed Dunk. | 27 | 25 | |
| 2:35 | Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 25 | |
| 2:25 | Jalin Anderson Turnover. | 27 | 25 | |
| 2:08 | Foul on Mason Jones. | 27 | 25 | |
| 2:08 | David Coit made Free Throw. | 27 | 26 | |
| 2:08 | David Coit made Free Throw. | 27 | 27 | |
| 1:59 | Basheer Jihad Turnover. | 27 | 27 | |
| 1:43 | Foul on Ben Hendriks. | 27 | 27 | |
| 1:43 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw. | 27 | 28 | |
| 1:43 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw. | 27 | 29 | |
| 1:32 | Basheer Jihad missed Jumper. | 27 | 29 | |
| 1:29 | Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 29 | |
| 1:25 | Will Lovings-Watts missed Layup. | 27 | 29 | |
| 1:22 | Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 29 | |
| 1:22 | Oluwasegun Durosinmi made Layup. | 27 | 31 | |
| 1:14 | Basheer Jihad missed Jumper. | 27 | 31 | |
| 1:10 | Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 31 | |
| 0:56 | David Coit Turnover. | 27 | 31 | |
| 0:56 | Mickey Pearson Jr. Steal. | 27 | 31 | |
| 0:43 | Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 31 | |
| 0:41 | Oluwasegun Durosinmi Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 31 | |
| 0:37 | Northern Illinois Timeout | 27 | 31 | |
| 0:15 | David Coit missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 31 | |
| 0:10 | Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 31 | |
| 0:02 | Basheer Jihad missed Layup. | 27 | 31 | |
| 0:02 | Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 31 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 27 | 31 | |
BALL @ NIU Videos
Will Lovings-Watts shows off the swagger with deep 3
- 0:19
Basheer Jihad somehow gets the and-1 to fall
- 0:21
David Coit gets the hoop and the harm
- 0:26
Game Information
Dekalb, IL
Referee:Alfred Smith
Referee:Edwin Young
Referee:Luke Schumer
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mid-American ConferenceMid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 13-0 | - | 26-0 |
| Akron | 12-1 | 1 | 21-5 |
| Kent State | 11-3 | 2.5 | 20-7 |
| Ohio | 8-6 | 5.5 | 14-13 |
| Toledo | 7-6 | 6 | 13-13 |
| Bowling Green | 7-7 | 6.5 | 16-11 |
| Massachusetts | 6-8 | 7.5 | 15-12 |
| Buffalo | 5-8 | 8 | 15-11 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-9 | 9 | 9-16 |
| Central Michigan | 4-9 | 9 | 8-18 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-10 | 9.5 | 10-17 |
| Western Michigan | 3-10 | 10 | 9-17 |
| Ball State | 3-10 | 10 | 8-18 |
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