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FINAL
Jan 16, 2021

Game Recap

Thomas scores 20 to lead Ball St. over N. Illinois 78-58. Miryne Thomas had a season-high 20 points as Ball State rolled past Northern Illinois 78-58 on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
NIU193958
BALL344478
Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
12Zool Kueth235-93-52-210000115
50Anthony Crump303-61-20-23100127
13Adong Makuoi222-50-00-05100034
1Trendon Hankerson404-162-82-243105212
24Darius Beane303-130-20-08711356
11Chinedu Kingsley Okanu182-40-00-04111144
25Nate Scott203-72-50-02010028
3Justin Lee170-30-12-27000312
TOTAL22-6334.9%8-2334.8%6-875.0%341342132058
Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Miryne Thomas226-74-44-570002020
34Ben Hendriks193-50-01-24101007
2Luke Bumbalough283-63-52-333101111
5Ishmael El-Amin304-120-61-22332129
1K.J. Walton294-90-02-260202110
15Zach Gunn180-20-20-01210000
44Blake Huggins151-20-08-1042112410
4Josh Bryan10-10-10-00000000
3Teemu Suokas101-31-20-02000023
13Kani Acree163-60-10-03100116
11Jarron Coleman121-30-00-04101012
TOTAL26-5646.4%8-2138.1%18-2475.0%36138591278

Play-by-Play

1st halfniuball
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:32) Anthony Crump missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:27) Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:21) Foul on Anthony Crump.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:03) K.J. Walton missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:57) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:40) Zool Kueth missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:35) Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (18:26) Miryne Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ishmael El-Amin.
    03
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:56) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:51) Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (17:44) Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Hendriks.
    06
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (17:25) Darius Beane made Jumper.
    26
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:09) Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:04) Darius Beane Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:56) Darius Beane Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:56) K.J. Walton Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (16:50) Ishmael El-Amin made Layup.
    28
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:22) Darius Beane missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:18) Zool Kueth Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:17) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:14) Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:10) Darius Beane missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:07) Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:06) Adong Makuoi missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:03) Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (16:02) Adong Makuoi made Layup.
    48
  • (15:43) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:43) K.J. Walton Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:24) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:20) Jarron Coleman Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:04) K.J. Walton missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:01) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (14:50) Chinedu Okanu made Jumper. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    68
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:29) K.J. Walton missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:26) Chinedu Okanu Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:20) Foul on Ishmael El-Amin.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:06) Nathan Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:03) Jarron Coleman Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:56) Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:52) Jarron Coleman Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:45) Foul on Chinedu Okanu.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:41) Zach Gunn missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:37) Jarron Coleman Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (13:36) Jarron Coleman made Jumper.
    610
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:18) Chinedu Okanu Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:18) Zach Gunn Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (13:11) Ishmael El-Amin made Layup. Assisted by Jarron Coleman.
    612
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:58) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:58) Ishmael El-Amin Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:53) Blake Huggins Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:45) Foul on Darius Beane.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:45) Foul on Darius Beane.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:45) Ishmael El-Amin missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:45) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (12:45) Ishmael El-Amin made Free Throw.
    613
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:45) Foul on Blake Huggins.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:45) Blake Huggins Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:35) Nathan Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:30) Justin Lee Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:28) Justin Lee Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:28) Ishmael El-Amin Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (12:16) Kani Acree made Layup.
    615
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:04) Justin Lee missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:00) Kani Acree Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (11:44) Kani Acree made Jumper.
    617
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:20) Foul on Justin Lee.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:20) Justin Lee Turnover.
  • (11:20) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:08) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:01) Justin Lee Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (10:53) Anthony Crump made Jumper.
    817
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:37) Foul on Chinedu Okanu.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:36) Miryne Thomas missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:32) Adong Makuoi Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:12) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:10) Justin Lee Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:10) Foul on K.J. Walton.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (10:10) Justin Lee made Free Throw.
    917
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (10:10) Justin Lee made Free Throw.
    1017
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:52) Foul on Nathan Scott.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (9:50) Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw.
    1018
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:50) Luke Bumbalough missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:50) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (9:50) Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw.
    1019
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:40) Justin Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:35) Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:29) Ben Hendriks missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:26) K.J. Walton Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (9:25) K.J. Walton made Layup.
    1021
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:09) Anthony Crump missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:06) Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:46) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:43) Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:34) Teemu Suokas missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:30) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:17) Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:17) Ben Hendriks Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:17) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:07) Adong Makuoi missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:04) Teemu Suokas Defensive Rebound.
  • (7:50) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:45) Teemu Suokas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:41) Darius Beane Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:23) Foul on Teemu Suokas.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:23) Anthony Crump missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:23) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:23) Anthony Crump missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:22) Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (7:03) Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Ishmael El-Amin.
    1023
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:33) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:33) Ishmael El-Amin Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:27) Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:14) Ishmael El-Amin missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:10) Justin Lee Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:00) Darius Beane missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:56) Foul on Jarron Coleman.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:55) Justin Lee Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:52) Trendon Hankerson Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:52) Ishmael El-Amin Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (5:32) K.J. Walton made Layup.
    1025
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:19) Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:19) Trendon Hankerson Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:19) Northern Illinois Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:56) Blake Huggins missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:56) Chinedu Okanu Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:51) K.J. Walton Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:49) K.J. Walton missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:46) Darius Beane Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:45) Trendon Hankerson Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:45) Ishmael El-Amin Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:40) Jarron Coleman missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:36) Darius Beane Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:26) Zool Kueth missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:25) Blake Huggins Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:25) Foul on Chinedu Okanu.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (4:25) Blake Huggins made Free Throw.
    1026
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (4:25) Blake Huggins made Free Throw.
    1027
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:15) Foul on Ishmael El-Amin.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:59) Foul on Blake Huggins.
  • (3:59) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (3:59) Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
    1127
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (3:59) Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
    1227
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:45) Foul on Adong Makuoi.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (3:45) Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
    1228
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (3:45) Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
    1229
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (3:29) Trendon Hankerson made Jumper.
    1429
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:05) Kani Acree Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:05) Trendon Hankerson Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (2:59) Anthony Crump made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Beane.
    1729
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (2:32) Miryne Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
    1732
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (1:57) Darius Beane made Jumper.
    1932
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (1:32) K.J. Walton made Jumper.
    1934
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:15) Adong Makuoi missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:11) Kani Acree Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:01) Kani Acree missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:57) Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:41) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:38) Kani Acree Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:13) Ishmael El-Amin missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:10) Darius Beane Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:04) Foul on Darius Beane.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:04) Darius Beane Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:04) Ball State Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:00) Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:00) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

58Points78
22-63(34.9%)Field Goal(%)26-56(46.4%)
8-23(34.8%)3-Point(%)8-21(38.1%)
6-8(75%)Free Throw(%)18-24(75%)
37(13)Rebounds(Offensive)37(9)
13Assists13
4Steals8
2Blocks5
13Turnovers9
20(1)Fouls(Technical)12(0)
0Largest Lead24

Game Details

Saturday, January 16, 2021 · 1:00 PM
Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN
attendance: 132 (1.1%)
spread: BALL -10.5
over/under: 131.5