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Ball State vs Northern Illinois
Final · Sat Feb 28 · 4:45 PM ET · NIU Convocation Center
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-off- Spread: Ball State +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 133.5 (122 points).
Recap
Ball State routed Northern Illinois 79-43 at NIU Convocation Center in Dekalb on Feb 28, 2026, a 36-point win to move to 10-19.
Ball State outrebounded Northern Illinois 39-27. They outscored Northern Illinois 43-14 in the second half.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | 36 | 43 | 79 |
| NIU | 29 | 14 | 43 |
Team stats
- FG
- 30-60
- 11-43
- 3PT
- 11-25
- 4-17
- FT
- 8-10
- 17-23
- Rebounds
- 39
- 27
- Assists
- 20
- 6
- Turnovers
- 7
- 12
Top performers
Points
Assists
Rebounds
Player stats
Ball State · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Copeland F | 22 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Mason Jones F | 23 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Armoni Zeigler G | 23 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Devon Barnes G | 26 | 11 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Davion Hill G | 30 | 17 | 7-14 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Easton Foster F | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jai Anthoni Bearden F | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cam Denson F | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kayden Fish F | 15 | 12 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Farley G | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Juwan Maxey G | 15 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kody Clancy G | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmore James IV G | 19 | 12 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Northern Illinois · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Winther F | 18 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dylan Ducommun G | 23 | 6 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Taj Walters G | 32 | 8 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gianni Cobb G | 28 | 4 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Makhai Valentine G | 29 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Hassan Washington F | 20 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Jaylen Wharton F | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Max Laskey G | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Stewart G | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Coronado G | 11 | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaiah Washington G | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daemar Kelly G | 20 | 9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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