Ball State Cardinals @ Northern Illinois Huskies
| TIME | PLAY | BALL | NIU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:42 | Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:38 | Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:15 | Quaran McPherson missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:13 | Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:52 | Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks. | 3 | 0 | |
| 18:37 | Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 3 | |
| 18:19 | Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper. | 3 | 3 | |
| 18:19 | Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 3 | |
| 18:19 | Foul on Payton Sparks. | 3 | 3 | |
| 18:17 | Quentin Jones missed Jumper. | 3 | 3 | |
| 18:14 | Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 3 | |
| 17:56 | Foul on James Dent Jr.. | 3 | 3 | |
| 17:56 | Payton Sparks missed Free Throw. | 3 | 3 | |
| 17:56 | Ball State Deadball Team Rebound. | 3 | 3 | |
| 17:56 | Payton Sparks made Free Throw. | 4 | 3 | |
| 17:37 | James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tsvet Sotirov. | 4 | 6 | |
| 17:17 | Payton Sparks missed Jumper. | 4 | 6 | |
| 17:15 | Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 6 | |
| 17:07 | Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 6 | |
| 17:05 | Ball State Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 6 | |
| 16:42 | Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup. | 4 | 6 | |
| 16:39 | Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 6 | |
| 16:23 | Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 6 | |
| 16:20 | Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 6 | |
| 16:14 | Foul on Tsvet Sotirov. | 4 | 6 | |
| 16:14 | Payton Sparks made Free Throw. | 5 | 6 | |
| 16:14 | Payton Sparks missed Free Throw. | 5 | 6 | |
| 16:13 | James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 6 | |
| 16:02 | Foul on Juanse Gorosito. | 5 | 6 | |
| 16:02 | James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. | 5 | 7 | |
| 16:02 | James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. | 5 | 8 | |
| 15:36 | Ben Hendriks missed Layup. | 5 | 8 | |
| 15:33 | James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 8 | |
| 15:22 | Quaran McPherson missed Jumper. | 5 | 8 | |
| 15:19 | Quaran McPherson Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 8 | |
| 15:18 | James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 5 | 8 | |
| 15:18 | Ball State Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 8 | |
| 15:18 | Official TV Timeout | 5 | 8 | |
| 14:59 | Foul on Jayden Mott. | 5 | 8 | |
| 14:54 | Foul on Quentin Jones. | 5 | 8 | |
| 14:54 | Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw. | 5 | 8 | |
| 14:54 | Ball State Deadball Team Rebound. | 5 | 8 | |
| 14:54 | Jermahri Hill made Free Throw. | 6 | 8 | |
| 14:33 | Quentin Jones missed Jumper. | 6 | 8 | |
| 14:31 | Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 8 | |
| 14:23 | Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts. | 8 | 8 | |
| 14:06 | Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr.. | 8 | 11 | |
| 13:51 | Juanse Gorosito Turnover. | 8 | 11 | |
| 13:51 | Nasir Muhammad Steal. | 8 | 11 | |
| 13:51 | Foul on Jermahri Hill. | 8 | 11 | |
| 13:33 | Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones. | 8 | 14 | |
| 13:00 | Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 14 | |
| 12:55 | Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 14 | |
| 12:42 | James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 14 | |
| 12:40 | Ball State Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 14 | |
| 12:25 | Jeremiah Hernandez missed Jumper. | 8 | 14 | |
| 12:22 | Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 14 | |
| 12:16 | Quaran McPherson made Layup. | 8 | 16 | |
| 12:16 | Foul on Ben Hendriks. | 8 | 16 | |
| 12:16 | Quaran McPherson made Free Throw. | 8 | 17 | |
| 12:02 | Foul on Tsvet Sotirov. | 8 | 17 | |
| 12:02 | Ben Hendriks made Free Throw. | 9 | 17 | |
| 12:02 | Ben Hendriks missed Free Throw. | 9 | 17 | |
| 12:00 | Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 17 | |
| 11:35 | Jayden Mott Turnover. | 9 | 17 | |
| 11:35 | Juanse Gorosito Steal. | 9 | 17 | |
| 11:32 | Ethan Brittain-Watts made Layup. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito. | 11 | 17 | |
| 11:00 | James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 17 | |
| 10:56 | Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 17 | |
| 10:42 | Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 17 | |
| 10:37 | Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 17 | |
| 10:20 | Kailon Nicholls missed Jumper. | 11 | 17 | |
| 10:18 | Jayden Mott Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 17 | |
| 10:01 | Quentin Jones missed Jumper. | 11 | 17 | |
| 9:59 | Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 17 | |
| 9:54 | Jeremiah Hernandez missed Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 17 | |
| 9:51 | James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 17 | |
| 9:44 | Foul on Jeremiah Hernandez. | 11 | 17 | |
| 9:44 | Official TV Timeout | 11 | 17 | |
| 9:34 | Foul on Jayden Mott. | 11 | 17 | |
| 9:34 | Jayden Mott Turnover. | 11 | 17 | |
| 9:15 | Foul on Jayden Mott. | 11 | 17 | |
| 9:15 | Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw. | 11 | 17 | |
| 9:15 | Ball State Deadball Team Rebound. | 11 | 17 | |
| 9:14 | Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw. | 11 | 17 | |
| 9:12 | Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 17 | |
| 9:02 | Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad. | 11 | 20 | |
| 8:34 | Payton Sparks missed Layup. | 11 | 20 | |
| 8:31 | James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 20 | |
| 8:14 | Quentin Jones Turnover. | 11 | 20 | |
| 8:14 | Jermahri Hill Steal. | 11 | 20 | |
| 8:09 | Jermahri Hill made Layup. | 13 | 20 | |
| 7:59 | Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 20 | |
| 7:56 | Mason Jones Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 20 | |
| 7:44 | Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito. | 16 | 20 | |
| 7:26 | Quentin Jones made Layup. Assisted by Tsvet Sotirov. | 16 | 22 | |
| 7:07 | Mason Jones missed Jumper. | 16 | 22 | |
| 7:06 | Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 22 | |
| 7:06 | Official TV Timeout | 16 | 22 | |
| 6:55 | Foul on Juanse Gorosito. | 16 | 22 | |
| 6:55 | James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. | 16 | 23 | |
| 6:55 | James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. | 16 | 24 | |
| 6:35 | Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 16 | 24 | |
| 6:32 | Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 24 | |
| 6:20 | Nasir Muhammad missed Jumper. | 16 | 24 | |
| 6:18 | Jayden Mott Offensive Rebound. | 16 | 24 | |
| 6:14 | Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad. | 16 | 27 | |
| 5:48 | Ethan Brittain-Watts made Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill. | 18 | 27 | |
| 5:32 | Jayden Mott made Layup. | 18 | 29 | |
| 5:12 | Payton Sparks missed Layup. | 18 | 29 | |
| 5:10 | James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 29 | |
| 4:56 | James Dent Jr. missed Jumper. | 18 | 29 | |
| 4:53 | Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 29 | |
| 4:47 | Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill. | 21 | 29 | |
| 4:31 | James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones. | 21 | 32 | |
| 4:31 | Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts. | 21 | 32 | |
| 4:31 | James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. | 21 | 33 | |
| 4:11 | Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 33 | |
| 4:09 | Ball State Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 33 | |
| 3:57 | Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup. | 21 | 33 | |
| 3:55 | Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 33 | |
| 3:49 | James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad. | 21 | 36 | |
| 3:30 | Jermahri Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts. | 24 | 36 | |
| 3:15 | Foul on Ben Hendriks. | 24 | 36 | |
| 3:15 | Official TV Timeout | 24 | 36 | |
| 3:15 | Quentin Jones made Free Throw. | 24 | 37 | |
| 3:15 | Quentin Jones made Free Throw. | 24 | 38 | |
| 3:01 | Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:58 | Jermahri Hill Offensive Rebound. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:57 | Jermahri Hill missed Layup. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:54 | Jayden Mott Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:33 | Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:30 | Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:26 | Jeremiah Hernandez missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:24 | Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:08 | Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:05 | James Dent Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 24 | 38 | |
| 1:45 | James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 38 | |
| 1:43 | Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 38 | |
| 1:28 | Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez. | 26 | 38 | |
| 1:28 | Northern Illinois Timeout | 26 | 38 | |
| 1:04 | Quentin Jones made Layup. | 26 | 40 | |
| 0:55 | Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 40 | |
| 0:38 | Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 40 | |
| 0:35 | Quaran McPherson Offensive Rebound. | 29 | 40 | |
| 0:27 | Quentin Jones Turnover. | 29 | 40 | |
| 0:15 | Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup. | 29 | 40 | |
| 0:15 | Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 40 | |
| 0:11 | Quaran McPherson missed Jumper. | 29 | 40 | |
| 0:09 | Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 40 | |
| 0:05 | Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 40 | |
| 0:04 | Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 40 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 29 | 40 | |
Game Information
Dekalb, IL
Referee:Bryan Anslinger
Referee:Edwin Young
Referee:Mike Pearson
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mid-American ConferenceMid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 11-0 | - | 24-0 |
| Akron | 10-1 | 1 | 19-5 |
| Kent State | 8-3 | 3 | 17-7 |
| Ohio | 7-5 | 4.5 | 13-12 |
| Toledo | 6-5 | 5 | 12-12 |
| Massachusetts | 6-6 | 5.5 | 15-10 |
| Bowling Green | 5-6 | 6 | 14-10 |
| Buffalo | 4-7 | 7 | 14-10 |
| Northern Illinois | 3-7 | 7.5 | 8-14 |
| Ball State | 3-7 | 7.5 | 8-15 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-8 | 8 | 9-15 |
| Central Michigan | 3-8 | 8 | 7-17 |
| Western Michigan | 2-8 | 8.5 | 8-15 |
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