Northern Illinois Huskies @ Ball State Cardinals
83–89Final · Feb 15, 2025
NIU 83 BALL 89 Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU5-20 | 20 | 56 | 7 | 83 |
| BALL13-12 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 89 |
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The scoring timeline.
Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.
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Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
0–1 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
0–2 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
0–3 -
Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper.
3–3 -
Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
3–4 -
James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quaran McPherson.
6–4 -
Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
6–5 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
6–8 -
Jeremiah Hernandez made Three Point Jumper.
6–11 -
Mason Jones made Free Throw.
6–12 -
Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup.
6–14 -
Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper.
9–14 -
Jeremiah Hernandez made Jumper.
9–16 -
Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
9–19 -
Quaran McPherson made Layup.
11–19 -
Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
13–19 -
Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
15–19 -
Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw.
15–20 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
15–21 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
15–22 -
Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
16–22 -
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
16–23 -
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
16–24 -
Nasir Muhammad made Free Throw.
17–24 -
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
17–25 -
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
17–26 -
Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
17–29 -
Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
20–29 -
Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
20–32 -
Jeremiah Hernandez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.
20–35 -
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
20–38 -
Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
23–38 -
Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
23–41 -
Jermahri Hill made Jumper.
23–43 -
Joe Munden Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
26–43 -
Quentin Jones made Layup.
28–43 -
Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
28–44 -
Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad.
31–44 -
James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
34–44 -
Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
34–45 -
Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
35–45 -
Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
35–46 -
Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
35–47 -
Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad.
38–47 -
Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
38–50 -
Juanse Gorosito made Jumper.
38–52 -
Quentin Jones made Layup.
40–52 -
Ben Hendriks made Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
40–54 -
James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
41–54 -
James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
42–54 -
Payton Sparks made Layup.
42–56 -
Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
42–57 -
James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
43–57 -
James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
44–57 -
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Layup.
44–59 -
Steven Tipton made Jumper.
46–59 -
Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
49–59 -
Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
49–60 -
Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
49–61 -
Joe Munden Jr. made Jumper.
51–61 -
Joe Munden Jr. made Dunk.
53–61 -
Jeremiah Hernandez made Dunk.
53–63 -
Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
54–63 -
Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
55–63 -
Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
55–64 -
James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
58–64 -
Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
61–64 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
61–65 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
61–66 -
Tsvet Sotirov made Layup. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
63–66 -
Steven Tipton made Free Throw.
64–66 -
Steven Tipton made Free Throw.
65–66 -
Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.
65–67 -
Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.
65–68 -
Steven Tipton made Free Throw.
66–68 -
Steven Tipton made Free Throw.
67–68 -
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Jumper.
67–70 -
Jermahri Hill made Layup.
67–72 -
James Dent Jr. made Jumper.
69–72 -
James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
70–72 -
Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw.
70–73 -
Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw.
70–74 -
James Dent Jr. made Layup.
72–74 -
Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw.
72–75 -
Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw.
72–76 -
James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
73–76 -
James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
74–76 -
Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
75–76 -
Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
76–76 -
Juanse Gorosito made Jumper.
76–78 -
Steven Tipton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tsvet Sotirov.
79–78 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
79–80 -
Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
79–81 -
Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
79–82 -
Joe Munden Jr. made Jumper.
81–82 -
Jermahri Hill made Jumper.
81–84 -
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Layup.
81–86 -
Quentin Jones made Dunk.
83–86 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
83–87 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
83–88 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
83–89
Play-by-play
- P1 Start game
- P1 Jump Ball won by Ball State
- P1 Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois
- P1 Foul on Quaran McPherson.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 0–1
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 0–2
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 0–3
- P1 Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper. 3–3
- P1 Foul on Ethan Butler.
- P1 Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.
- P1 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Payton Sparks made Free Throw. 3–4
- P1 Quentin Jones Turnover.
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts Steal.
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
- P1 James Dent Jr. Block.
- P1 James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Quentin Jones Turnover.
- P1 Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
- P1 Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quaran McPherson. 6–4
- P1 Payton Sparks Turnover.
- P1 James Dent Jr. missed Layup.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Ethan Butler.
- P1 Jermahri Hill made Free Throw. 6–5
- P1 Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.
- P1 Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Nasir Muhammad missed Jumper.
- P1 Nasir Muhammad Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ethan Butler Turnover.
- P1 Juanse Gorosito Steal.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts. 6–8
- P1 Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
- P1 Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Quentin Jones missed Jumper.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Juanse Gorosito subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Jeremiah Hernandez subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Ethan Butler subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P1 Jayden Mott subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P1 James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.
- P1 Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Jeremiah Hernandez Turnover.
- P1 Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P1 Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Quaran McPherson missed Jumper.
- P1 Ball State Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Jayden Mott.
- P1 Jeremiah Hernandez made Three Point Jumper. 6–11
- P1 Foul on Jermahri Hill.
- P1 Quentin Jones Turnover.
- P1 Mason Jones Steal.
- P1 Foul on Quentin Jones.
- P1 Mason Jones missed Free Throw.
- P1 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Jermahri Hill subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Joey Hart subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Mason Jones made Free Throw. 6–12
- P1 James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.
- P1 Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Jumper.
- P1 Joey Hart Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Jayden Mott.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P1 Jayden Mott subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P1 Tsvet Sotirov subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P1 Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P1 Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup. 6–14
- P1 Quaran McPherson Turnover.
- P1 Quaran McPherson subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P1 Ethan Butler subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P1 Ben Hendriks subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Payton Sparks subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Jeremiah Hernandez Turnover.
- P1 Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper. 9–14
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Juanse Gorosito subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Jeremiah Hernandez made Jumper. 9–16
- P1 Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez. 9–19
- P1 Northern Illinois Timeout
- P1 Mason Jones subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P1 Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P1 Quaran McPherson subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P1 James Dent Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P1 Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Joey Hart missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Kailon Nicholls missed Jumper.
- P1 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Quaran McPherson made Layup. 11–19
- P1 Foul on Payton Sparks.
- P1 Payton Sparks Turnover.
- P1 Jeremiah Hernandez subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Jermahri Hill subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P1 Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P1 Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Nasir Muhammad Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Nasir Muhammad missed Jumper.
- P1 Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Joey Hart missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones. 13–19
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
- P1 Ethan Butler Block.
- P1 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Joey Hart subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Ball State Turnover.
- P1 Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones. 15–19
- P1 Payton Sparks missed Layup.
- P1 Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ethan Butler subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P1 Jayden Mott subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P1 Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.
- P1 Tsvet Sotirov Turnover.
- P1 Tsvet Sotirov subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P1 James Dent Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P1 Foul on Quaran McPherson.
- P1 Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw. 15–20
- P1 Juanse Gorosito missed Free Throw.
- P1 Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jayden Mott Turnover.
- P1 Jermahri Hill Steal.
- P1 Foul on Quaran McPherson.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 15–21
- P1 Quaran McPherson subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P1 Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 15–22
- P1 Foul on Jermahri Hill.
- P1 Jermahri Hill subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Jeremiah Hernandez subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Foul on Payton Sparks.
- P1 Quentin Jones made Free Throw. 16–22
- P1 Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Quentin Jones missed Free Throw.
- P1 Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Jayden Mott.
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw. 16–23
- P1 Jayden Mott subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P1 Tsvet Sotirov subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P1 Ben Hendriks subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw. 16–24
- P1 Foul on Mason Jones.
- P1 Nasir Muhammad missed Free Throw.
- P1 Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Mason Jones subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Nasir Muhammad made Free Throw. 17–24
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
- P1 Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Kailon Nicholls missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Kailon Nicholls.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw. 17–25
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw. 17–26
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing out for Ball State
- P1 Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State
- P1 Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ben Hendriks Block.
- P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts. 17–29
- P1 Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones. 20–29
- P1 Mason Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Quentin Jones Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts. 20–32
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jeremiah Hernandez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito. 20–35
- P1 Quentin Jones missed Jumper.
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ball State Timeout
- P1 Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P1 Joe Munden Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P1 Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez. 20–38
- P1 Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Mason Jones subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Jeremiah Hernandez subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Ben Hendriks subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Jermahri Hill subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Payton Sparks subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Joe Munden Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P2 Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P2 Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P2 Jayden Mott subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones. 23–38
- P2 Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.
- P2 Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts. 23–41
- P2 James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Payton Sparks Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Jayden Mott.
- P2 Jayden Mott Turnover.
- P2 Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P2 Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P2 Jayden Mott subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P2 Joe Munden Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P2 Jermahri Hill made Jumper. 23–43
- P2 Joe Munden Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones. 26–43
- P2 Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Joe Munden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ball State Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Kailon Nicholls.
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Quentin Jones made Layup. 28–43
- P2 Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.
- P2 Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.
- P2 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Payton Sparks made Free Throw. 28–44
- P2 Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P2 Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad. 31–44
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ethan Brittain-Watts Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.
- P2 James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones. 34–44
- P2 Foul on Quentin Jones.
- P2 Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.
- P2 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Jeremiah Hernandez subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Jermahri Hill made Free Throw. 34–45
- P2 Foul on Jeremiah Hernandez.
- P2 Quentin Jones made Free Throw. 35–45
- P2 Quentin Jones missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Nasir Muhammad.
- P2 Jermahri Hill made Free Throw. 35–46
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Jermahri Hill made Free Throw. 35–47
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad. 38–47
- P2 Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill. 38–50
- P2 Foul on Jeremiah Hernandez.
- P2 Northern Illinois Timeout
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Quentin Jones missed Layup.
- P2 Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jermahri Hill missed Layup.
- P2 Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Juanse Gorosito made Jumper. 38–52
- P2 Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jermahri Hill Turnover.
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov Steal.
- P2 Quentin Jones made Layup. 40–52
- P2 Ben Hendriks made Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill. 40–54
- P2 Nasir Muhammad Turnover.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Jermahri Hill subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Mason Jones subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Ben Hendriks subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Payton Sparks subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Joey Hart subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Quentin Jones subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P2 Jayden Mott subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P2 Steven Tipton subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P2 Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Joey Hart.
- P2 James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. 41–54
- P2 Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P2 Quentin Jones subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P2 James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. 42–54
- P2 Payton Sparks made Layup. 42–56
- P2 Foul on Jayden Mott.
- P2 Jayden Mott subbing out for Northern Illinois
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov subbing in for Northern Illinois
- P2 Payton Sparks made Free Throw. 42–57
- P2 Juanse Gorosito subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Jermahri Hill subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Foul on Mason Jones.
- P2 James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. 43–57
- P2 Mason Jones subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Payton Sparks subbing in for Ball State
- P2 James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. 44–57
- P2 Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup.
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov Block.
- P2 Jeremiah Hernandez Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ethan Brittain-Watts made Layup. 44–59
- P2 Steven Tipton made Jumper. 46–59
- P2 Jermahri Hill missed Layup.
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr.. 49–59
- P2 Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Jermahri Hill subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Juanse Gorosito subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Payton Sparks made Free Throw. 49–60
- P2 Payton Sparks made Free Throw. 49–61
- P2 Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.
- P2 Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Jermahri Hill subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Joe Munden Jr. made Jumper. 51–61
- P2 Joey Hart subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Jeremiah Hernandez Turnover.
- P2 Joe Munden Jr. Steal.
- P2 Joe Munden Jr. made Dunk. 53–61
- P2 Jeremiah Hernandez made Dunk. 53–63
- P2 Foul on Payton Sparks.
- P2 Quentin Jones made Free Throw. 54–63
- P2 Quentin Jones made Free Throw. 55–63
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Steven Tipton.
- P2 Payton Sparks made Free Throw. 55–64
- P2 Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.
- P2 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing in for Ball State
- P2 James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. 58–64
- P2 Foul on James Dent Jr..
- P2 Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.
- P2 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.
- P2 James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr.. 61–64
- P2 Foul on Joe Munden Jr..
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 61–65
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 61–66
- P2 Tsvet Sotirov made Layup. Assisted by James Dent Jr.. 63–66
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.
- P2 Steven Tipton Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Payton Sparks subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Steven Tipton made Free Throw. 64–66
- P2 Steven Tipton made Free Throw. 65–66
- P2 Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup.
- P2 Joe Munden Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Quentin Jones missed Layup.
- P2 Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on James Dent Jr..
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Jermahri Hill subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State
- P2 Jermahri Hill subbing in for Ball State
- P2 Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw. 65–67
- P2 Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw. 65–68
- P2 James Dent Jr. missed Layup.
Box score
NIU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan ButlerF | 10 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| James Dent Jr.G | 42 | 20 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 7-7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nas MuhammadG | 24 | 4 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Quentin JonesG | 44 | 21 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 6-8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Quaran McPhersonG | 13 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Jayden MottF | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tsvet SotirovF | 34 | 14 | 5-10 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Kailon NichollsG | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steven TiptonG | 16 | 9 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Joe Munden Jr.NA | 24 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Terry Copeland Jr.F | |||||||||||||
| Oluwasegun DurosinmiF | |||||||||||||
| David MackG | |||||||||||||
| Dominic GoodenG | |||||||||||||
| Leo Amari IVG | |||||||||||||
| Peyton AckermanG | |||||||||||||
| Mo SallG |
BALL
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Pearson Jr.F | 26 | 15 | 2-11 | 1-4 | 10-11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Payton SparksC | 25 | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Fatt HillG | 35 | 12 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 6-10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Juanse GorositoG | 39 | 24 | 7-10 | 5-8 | 5-8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Ethan Brittain-WattsG | 37 | 13 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Mason JonesF | 12 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ben HendriksC | 14 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joey HartG | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremiah HernandezG | 28 | 14 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Jai Anthoni BeardenF | |||||||||||||
| Zane DoughtyC | |||||||||||||
| TJ BurchG | |||||||||||||
| Kody ClancyG | |||||||||||||
| Jurica ZagorsakG |
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