9-10, 3-4 Conference
66
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | 29 | 37 | 66 |
| NIU | 40 | 36 | 76 |
5-14, 1-6 Conference
76
| 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
NIU Convocation Center
9:30 PM, 25 January 2025
Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 2,565
- Referees:
- Bryan Anslinger
- Edwin Young
- Mike Pearson
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 7-0 | - | 14-5 |
| Miami (OH) | 6-1 | 1 | 14-5 |
| Ohio | 5-2 | 2 | 11-8 |
| Toledo | 5-2 | 2 | 11-8 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-3 | 3 | 10-9 |
| Kent State | 3-4 | 4 | 12-7 |
| Ball State | 3-4 | 4 | 9-10 |
| Central Michigan | 3-4 | 4 | 9-10 |
| Bowling Green | 2-5 | 5 | 7-12 |
| Western Michigan | 2-5 | 5 | 5-14 |
| Buffalo | 1-6 | 6 | 6-13 |
| Northern Illinois | 1-6 | 6 | 5-14 |
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