Northern Illinois Huskies @ Ball State Cardinals

71–81Final · Jan 27, 2024

NIU 71 BALL 81 Final

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NIU6-13	26	45	71
BALL11-9	39	42	81

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The scoring timeline.

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Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
0–3
Xavier Amos made Dunk.
2–3
Zarique Nutter made Dunk.
4–3
Xavier Amos made Layup. Assisted by David Coit.
6–3
Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey.
6–6
Mason Jones made Jumper.
6–8
Jalin Anderson made Jumper.
6–10
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
6–11
Zarique Nutter made Three Point Jumper.
9–11
David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Russell.
12–11
Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw.
13–11
Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw.
14–11
Basheer Jihad made Jumper.
14–13
Trent Middleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
14–16
Basheer Jihad made Jumper.
14–18
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
14–19
Jalin Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.
14–21
Trent Middleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
14–24
Zarique Nutter made Layup. Assisted by Zion Russell.
16–24
Basheer Jihad made Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
16–26
Xavier Amos made Layup. Assisted by David Coit.
18–26
Jalin Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.
18–28
Trent Middleton made Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
18–30
Mason Jones made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
18–32
David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Russell.
21–32
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
21–33
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
21–34
Basheer Jihad made Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
21–36
David Coit made Three Point Jumper.
24–36
David Coit made Free Throw.
25–36
David Coit made Free Throw.
26–36
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
26–37
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
26–38
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
26–39
Zion Russell made Jumper.
28–39
Davion Bailey made Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
28–41
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
28–42
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
28–43
Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup.
30–43
Mason Jones made Free Throw.
30–44
Mason Jones made Free Throw.
30–45
Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
30–48
David Coit made Jumper.
32–48
Davion Bailey made Layup.
32–50
Zion Russell made Free Throw.
33–50
David Coit made Jumper.
35–50
Basheer Jihad made Layup.
35–52
Basheer Jihad made Layup.
35–54
Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
37–54
Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr..
37–57
David Coit made Jumper.
39–57
Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
41–57
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
41–58
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
41–59
Xavier Amos made Jumper.
43–59
Oluwasegun Durosinmi made Layup.
45–59
Xavier Amos made Layup.
47–59
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
47–60
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
47–61
Xavier Amos made Free Throw.
48–61
Basheer Jihad made Layup.
48–63
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
48–64
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
48–65
David Coit made Jumper.
50–65
Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr..
50–68
Xavier Amos made Jumper.
52–68
Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr..
52–71
Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
54–71
Zarique Nutter made Free Throw.
55–71
Mason Jones made Layup.
55–73
David Coit made Free Throw.
56–73
David Coit made Free Throw.
57–73
Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
59–73
David Coit made Jumper.
61–73
David Coit made Jumper.
63–73
Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
65–73
Trent Middleton made Free Throw.
65–74
Trent Middleton made Free Throw.
65–75
Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
67–75
Zion Russell made Jumper.
69–75
Mason Jones made Layup. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr..
69–77
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
69–78
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
69–79
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
69–80
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
69–81
Harvin Ibarguen made Layup. Assisted by David Coit.
71–81

Play-by-play

P1 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 0–3
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.
P1 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
P1 Mason Jones Turnover.
P1 David Coit Steal.
P1 Xavier Amos made Dunk. 2–3
P1 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zarique Nutter made Dunk. 4–3
P1 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P1 David Coit Steal.
P1 Xavier Amos made Layup. Assisted by David Coit. 6–3
P1 Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey. 6–6
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Block.
P1 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mason Jones made Jumper. 6–8
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jalin Anderson made Jumper. 6–10
P1 Foul on Zion Russell.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 6–11
P1 Zarique Nutter made Three Point Jumper. 9–11
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen missed Layup.
P1 Basheer Jihad Block.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Russell. 12–11
P1 Foul on Zion Russell.
P1 Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
P1 Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
P1 Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw. 13–11
P1 David Coit missed Jumper.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Davion Bailey.
P1 Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw. 14–11
P1 Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen missed Dunk.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on David Coit.
P1 Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Trent Middleton.
P1 Xavier Amos Turnover.
P1 Jalin Anderson Steal.
P1 Basheer Jihad made Jumper. 14–13
P1 Will Lovings-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Amos missed Jumper.
P1 Trent Middleton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jalin Anderson missed Layup.
P1 Will Lovings-Watts Block.
P1 David Coit Defensive Rebound.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen missed Jumper.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trent Middleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 14–16
P1 Zarique Nutter Turnover.
P1 Davion Bailey Steal.
P1 Basheer Jihad made Jumper. 14–18
P1 Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.
P1 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 14–19
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
P1 Ball State Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trent Middleton missed Layup.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
P1 Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ethan Butler.
P1 Jalin Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton. 14–21
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Layup.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trent Middleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 14–24
P1 Northern Illinois Timeout
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
P1 Zarique Nutter made Layup. Assisted by Zion Russell. 16–24
P1 Basheer Jihad made Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 16–26
P1 Xavier Amos made Layup. Assisted by David Coit. 18–26
P1 Mason Jones missed Layup.
P1 Xavier Amos Block.
P1 Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
P1 Mason Jones missed Layup.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
P1 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jalin Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton. 18–28
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
P1 Mason Jones Block.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trent Middleton made Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 18–30
P1 Foul on Trent Middleton.
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mason Jones made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 18–32
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
P1 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P1 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P1 Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.
P1 Davion Bailey Turnover.
P1 David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Russell. 21–32
P1 Ball State Timeout
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Xavier Amos.
P1 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 21–33
P1 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 21–34
P1 Foul on Davion Bailey.
P1 David Coit missed Jumper.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
P1 Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad made Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 21–36
P1 David Coit made Three Point Jumper. 24–36
P1 Mason Jones missed Jumper.
P1 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Mason Jones.
P1 David Coit made Free Throw. 25–36
P1 David Coit made Free Throw. 26–36
P1 Foul on Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
P1 Basheer Jihad missed Free Throw.
P1 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 26–37
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
P1 Jurica Zagorsak Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 26–38
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 26–39
P1 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jurica Zagorsak missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Oluwasegun Durosinmi Defensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit missed Jumper.
P1 Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
P2 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zion Russell made Jumper. 28–39
P2 Foul on Jalin Anderson.
P2 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
P2 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Xavier Amos.
P2 Davion Bailey missed Jumper.
P2 David Coit Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zarique Nutter Turnover.
P2 Davion Bailey made Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 28–41
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Layup.
P2 Basheer Jihad Block.
P2 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 28–42
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 28–43
P2 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Offensive Rebound.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup. 30–43
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
P2 David Coit Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Amos missed Layup.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
P2 Mason Jones made Free Throw. 30–44
P2 Mason Jones made Free Throw. 30–45
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 30–48
P2 David Coit made Jumper. 32–48
P2 Mason Jones missed Layup.
P2 Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Davion Bailey made Layup. 32–50
P2 Foul on Jalin Anderson.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Zion Russell missed Free Throw.
P2 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Zion Russell made Free Throw. 33–50
P2 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P2 David Coit made Jumper. 35–50
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
P2 Xavier Amos Block.
P2 Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Layup. 35–52
P2 Zion Russell Turnover.
P2 Davion Bailey Steal.
P2 Foul on Zion Russell.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Layup. 35–54
P2 Foul on Xavier Amos.
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Free Throw.
P2 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zarique Nutter made Jumper. 37–54
P2 Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr.. 37–57
P2 David Coit made Jumper. 39–57
P2 Foul on Jalin Anderson.
P2 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Zarique Nutter made Jumper. 41–57
P2 Foul on Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 41–58
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 41–59
P2 Xavier Amos made Jumper. 43–59
P2 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Xavier Amos Block.
P2 Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ball State Turnover.
P2 Ball State Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.
P2 Oluwasegun Durosinmi made Layup. 45–59
P2 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P2 Oluwasegun Durosinmi missed Free Throw.
P2 Xavier Amos Offensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Amos made Layup. 47–59
P2 Foul on Will Lovings-Watts.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 47–60
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 47–61
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P2 Xavier Amos missed Free Throw.
P2 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Amos made Free Throw. 48–61
P2 Basheer Jihad made Layup. 48–63
P2 Will Lovings-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Xavier Amos.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 48–64
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 48–65
P2 David Coit made Jumper. 50–65
P2 Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr.. 50–68
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Davion Bailey missed Layup.
P2 Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Xavier Amos made Jumper. 52–68
P2 Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr.. 52–71
P2 Zarique Nutter made Jumper. 54–71
P2 Foul on Davion Bailey.
P2 Zarique Nutter made Free Throw. 55–71
P2 Mason Jones made Layup. 55–73
P2 Zion Russell missed Layup.
P2 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jalin Anderson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P2 Foul on Mason Jones.
P2 David Coit made Free Throw. 56–73
P2 David Coit made Free Throw. 57–73
P2 Foul on Zion Russell.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Free Throw.
P2 Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zarique Nutter made Jumper. 59–73
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.
P2 Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
P2 David Coit made Jumper. 61–73
P2 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P2 Ball State Timeout
P2 David Coit made Jumper. 63–73
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Dunk.
P2 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zarique Nutter made Jumper. 65–73
P2 Foul on Xavier Amos.
P2 Trent Middleton made Free Throw. 65–74
P2 Trent Middleton made Free Throw. 65–75
P2 Zarique Nutter made Jumper. 67–75
P2 Foul on Davion Bailey.
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Free Throw.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trent Middleton Turnover.
P2 Zion Russell Steal.
P2 Zion Russell made Jumper. 69–75
P2 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P2 Zarique Nutter Steal.
P2 David Coit Turnover.
P2 Basheer Jihad Steal.
P2 Mason Jones made Layup. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr.. 69–77
P2 Will Lovings-Watts missed Layup.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Zion Russell.
P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 69–78
P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 69–79
P2 David Coit missed Layup.
P2 Mason Jones Block.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ball State Turnover.
P2 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Steven Tipton.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 69–80
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 69–81
P2 Harvin Ibarguen made Layup. Assisted by David Coit. 71–81

Box score

NIU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Yanic Konan NiederhauserF	10	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	2	1	2	4
Xavier AmosF	37	13	6-11	0-3	1-2	8	0	1	0	3	1	7	5
Zarique NutterF	40	20	9-21	1-3	1-2	4	0	2	1	0	0	4	0
David CoitG	40	25	9-20	3-10	4-4	3	3	1	2	0	0	3	1
Zion RussellG	28	5	2-3	0-0	1-2	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	5
Harvin IbarguenF	17	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	1
Ethan ButlerF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Oluwasegun DurosinmiF	13	2	1-1	0-0	0-1	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	3
Will Lovings-WattsG	13	2	0-3	0-2	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Steven TiptonG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Luka GogicF
Leo Amari IVG
Nas MuhammadG
Keshawn WilliamsG
Quaran McPhersonG
Philmon GebrewhitG

BALL

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Mason JonesF	34	10	4-8	0-0	2-2	4	0	1	0	2	3	1	2
Basheer JihadF	36	28	9-18	2-4	8-10	14	3	3	1	2	2	12	3
Mickey Pearson Jr.F	39	9	1-5	1-3	6-6	6	4	0	0	1	0	6	1
Jalin AndersonPG	38	11	3-7	0-1	5-6	7	6	5	1	0	1	6	3
Davion BaileyG	31	13	5-10	3-6	0-0	4	1	1	2	0	0	4	4
Trent Middleton Jr.G	17	10	3-4	2-2	2-2	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	2
Jurica ZagorsakG	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Zane DoughtyC
Ben HendriksC
Quincy AdamsG
Jack FutaG
Micah BellG
Joey BrownG
Ethan Brittain-WattsG

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