Ball State Cardinals @ Northern Illinois Huskies
20-9, 12-5 MAC
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20-9, 12-5 MAC
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BALL | 20 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 62 |
NIU | 17 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 70 |
10-18, 6-11 MAC
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10-18, 6-11 MAC
Ball State Cardinals
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 27 | 8 | 3-11 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | 20 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 5-11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 21 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | 5 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | 12 | 5-13 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 12 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
62 | 25-70 | 7-29 | 5-13 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 15 | |
36% | 24% | 38% |
Northern Illinois Huskies
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 24 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 9-15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 23 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | 15 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 15 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | 10 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
70 | 28-66 | 5-23 | 9-15 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 16 | |
42% | 22% | 60% |
Game Information
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2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 16-2 | - | 28-7 |
| Ball State | 16-2 | - | 26-7 |
| Massachusetts | 15-3 | 1 | 23-7 |
| Central Michigan | 12-6 | 4 | 18-12 |
| Ohio | 11-7 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Toledo | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Kent State | 9-9 | 7 | 15-16 |
| Eastern Michigan | 6-12 | 10 | 13-16 |
| Western Michigan | 5-13 | 11 | 9-20 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 12 | 7-23 |
| Akron | 4-14 | 12 | 7-24 |
| Buffalo | 1-17 | 15 | 3-27 |
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