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FINAL
Feb 11, 2020

Box Score

12T
NIU223759
BALL293463

Game Recap

El-Amin scores 22 to lead Ball State over N. Illinois 63-59. hmael El-Amin had 22 points as Ball State narrowly beat Northern Illinois 63-59 on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Noah McCarty171-20-00-21001042
4Lacey James293-100-10-18111536
1Trendon Hankerson374-81-50-03120019
24Darius Beane201-50-20-02010022
10Eugene German377-202-112-571004318
32Keenon Cole30-00-00-00000110
25Nate Scott31-10-00-00000032
0Chris Johnson30-00-00-00001010
23Tyler Cochran263-81-33-471000310
5Zaire Mateen184-62-40-040200210
2Gairges Daow70-00-00-00000100
TOTAL-24-6040.0%6-2623.1%5-1241.7%32463112359
Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
14Kyle Mallers302-52-56-941000212
25Tahjai Teague234-81-33-440115412
2Luke Bumbalough320-50-50-00120000
11Jarron Coleman312-50-11-39401405
5Ishmael El-Amin387-114-64-633101322
0Miryne Thomas50-10-10-00100110
12Brachen Hazen222-30-03-39000217
13Kani Acree71-11-10-01000123
3Josh Thompson120-20-12-21100002
TOTAL-18-4143.9%8-2334.8%19-2770.4%311142141363

Play-by-Play

1st halfNIUBALL
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:30) Eugene German missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:26) Tahjai Teague Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:18) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:14) Kyle Mallers Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:56) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:52) Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:29) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:26) Lacey James Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:25) Lacey James missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:25) Tahjai Teague Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:20) Ishmael El-Amin Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:02) Tahjai Teague missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:58) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:51) Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:48) Tahjai Teague Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (17:40) Jarron Coleman made Layup.
    02
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:18) Lacey James Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:18) Ishmael El-Amin Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (17:11) Ishmael El-Amin made Layup.
    04
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:56) Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:54) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:34) Tahjai Teague Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:24) Lacey James missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:19) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (16:08) Tahjai Teague made Layup.
    06
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:47) Foul on Tahjai Teague.
  • (15:47) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:47) Noah McCarty missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:47) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:47) Noah McCarty missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:46) Tahjai Teague Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:36) Foul on Noah McCarty.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:17) Tahjai Teague missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:12) Zaire Mateen Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:07) Darius Beane missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:02) Brachen Hazen Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (14:48) Kani Acree made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ishmael El-Amin.
    09
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:28) Eugene German Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:18) Kani Acree Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:18) Zaire Mateen Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:14) Foul on Lacey James.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:14) Lacey James Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:50) Foul on Brachen Hazen.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:50) Brachen Hazen Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (13:33) Lacey James made Dunk. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    29
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:33) Foul on Kani Acree.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:33) Lacey James missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:31) Kani Acree Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:03) Ball State Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (12:51) Eugene German made Jumper.
    49
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:25) Kyle Mallers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:21) Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:16) Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:13) Lacey James Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:59) Lacey James missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:56) Trendon Hankerson Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:53) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:53) Josh Thompson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:53) Foul on Tyler Cochran.
  • (11:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:24) Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:21) Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (11:03) Eugene German made Jumper.
    69
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:37) Foul on Tahjai Teague.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:37) Tahjai Teague Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:17) Noah McCarty missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:15) Lacey James Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:15) Lacey James Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:15) Luke Bumbalough Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (9:54) Tahjai Teague made Layup. Assisted by Ishmael El-Amin.
    611
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:35) Lacey James Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:35) Tahjai Teague Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:25) Foul on Lacey James.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (9:25) Tahjai Teague made Free Throw.
    612
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (9:25) Tahjai Teague made Free Throw.
    613
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (9:02) Darius Beane made Jumper.
    813
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:51) Jarron Coleman Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:51) Trendon Hankerson Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (8:46) Trendon Hankerson made Layup.
    1013
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (8:29) Brachen Hazen made Layup. Assisted by Ishmael El-Amin.
    1015
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:29) Foul on Noah McCarty.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (8:29) Brachen Hazen made Free Throw.
    1016
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:11) Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:08) Brachen Hazen Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:59) Jarron Coleman missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:56) Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (7:45) Tyler Cochran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eugene German.
    1316
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:19) Brachen Hazen missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:19) Chris Johnson Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:14) Brachen Hazen Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (7:13) Brachen Hazen made Layup.
    1318
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:02) Darius Beane missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:01) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:01) Foul on Chris Johnson.
  • (7:01) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:39) Foul on Darius Beane.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (6:39) Ishmael El-Amin made Free Throw.
    1319
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:39) Ishmael El-Amin missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:37) Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:15) Foul on Tahjai Teague.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (6:15) Tyler Cochran made Free Throw.
    1419
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (6:15) Tyler Cochran made Free Throw.
    1519
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (6:00) Ishmael El-Amin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarron Coleman.
    1522
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:32) Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:28) Brachen Hazen Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:12) Miryne Thomas Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:12) Darius Beane Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:02) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:58) Jarron Coleman Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:47) Miryne Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:43) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:26) Darius Beane missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:22) Noah McCarty Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:20) Foul on Miryne Thomas.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (4:20) Tyler Cochran made Free Throw.
    1622
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:20) Tyler Cochran missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:19) Brachen Hazen Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (4:05) Ishmael El-Amin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miryne Thomas.
    1625
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:47) Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:45) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • (3:44) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (3:24) Ishmael El-Amin made Jumper. Assisted by Jarron Coleman.
    1627
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (2:57) Eugene German made Layup.
    1827
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:29) Josh Thompson missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:25) Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:20) Foul on Ishmael El-Amin.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:20) Eugene German missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:18) Jarron Coleman Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:59) Josh Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:56) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:33) Lacey James Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:21) Foul on Nathan Scott.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:21) Kyle Mallers missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:20) Brachen Hazen Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:19) Brachen Hazen Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:19) Zaire Mateen Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (1:12) Nathan Scott made Layup.
    2027
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:55) Jarron Coleman missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:54) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:54) Foul on Eugene German.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:54) Jarron Coleman missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:53) Brachen Hazen Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:51) Foul on Nathan Scott.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (0:51) Brachen Hazen made Free Throw.
    2028
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (0:51) Brachen Hazen made Free Throw.
    2029
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (0:34) Tyler Cochran made Layup.
    2229
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:06) Jarron Coleman Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:03) Zaire Mateen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:00) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

59Points63
24-60(40%)Field Goal(%)18-41(43.9%)
6-26(23.1%)3-Point(%)8-23(34.8%)
5-12(41.7%)Free Throw(%)19-27(70.4%)
33(12)Rebounds(Offensive)34(6)
4Assists11
6Steals4
3Blocks2
11Turnovers15
23(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
0Largest Lead15

Game Details

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 · 7:00 PM
Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN
attendance: 4,288 (37.3%)
spread: BALL -7
over/under: 124.5