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FINAL/OT
Dec 8, 2020

Game Recap

El-Amin leads Ball State past Northern Illinois 79-70 in OT. Ishmael El-Amin had 18 points as Ball State defeated Northern Illinois 79-70 in overtime on Tuesday night.

Box Score

12OTT
BALL28351679
NIU3429770
Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Miryne Thomas283-53-44-851001413
12Brachen Hazen231-10-07-88001139
2Luke Bumbalough271-41-30-22300113
5Ishmael El-Amin407-203-101-254202218
1K.J. Walton335-90-08-1021001418
15Zach Gunn91-21-21-22200044
34Ben Hendriks70-00-01-22010001
44Blake Huggins110-00-01-22000121
3Teemu Suokas81-21-20-00000013
24Jalen Windham172-71-61-10000106
13Kani Acree221-40-21-24210113
TOTAL22-5440.7%10-2934.5%25-3964.1%32134192279
Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
12Zool Kueth302-50-21-34001225
50Anthony Crump181-30-00-22010252
13Adong Makuoi172-20-02-22100156
1Trendon Hankerson447-204-110-053000218
24Darius Beane427-170-34-452104418
11Chinedu Kingsley Okanu203-50-03-45100159
32Keenon Cole90-10-00-00000010
0Chris Johnson130-10-03-44000013
2Kaleb Thornton323-61-32-26310339
TOTAL25-6041.7%5-1926.3%15-2171.4%331031132870

Play-by-Play

1st halfballniu
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (19:28) Adong Makuoi made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    02
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (19:03) K.J. Walton made Jumper.
    22
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:32) Darius Beane missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:29) Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (18:20) Miryne Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ishmael El-Amin.
    52
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (18:02) Trendon Hankerson made Layup.
    54
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:36) Ishmael El-Amin missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:31) Adong Makuoi Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:14) Zool Kueth missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:11) Ishmael El-Amin Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:06) Foul on Zool Kueth.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:06) K.J. Walton missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:06) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (17:06) K.J. Walton made Free Throw.
    64
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:51) Darius Beane missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:50) Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:50) Foul on Luke Bumbalough.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (16:42) Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adong Makuoi.
    67
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:17) Miryne Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:13) Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:58) Foul on Adong Makuoi.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:58) Adong Makuoi Turnover.
  • (15:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:55) Ishmael El-Amin missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:52) Blake Huggins Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:48) Jalen Windham Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:48) Darius Beane Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (15:23) Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    610
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:50) Jalen Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:48) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (14:39) Chinedu Okanu made Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
    612
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:12) Zach Gunn missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:11) Blake Huggins Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:11) Foul on Chinedu Okanu.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:06) Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:04) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:47) Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:44) Kani Acree Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:37) Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:29) Foul on Blake Huggins.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:29) Blake Huggins Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:12) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:08) Zach Gunn Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:01) Jalen Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:58) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:52) Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:49) Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:42) Darius Beane missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:39) Chinedu Okanu Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:39) Foul on Zach Gunn.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:21) Anthony Crump missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:17) Kani Acree Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:09) Ishmael El-Amin missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:07) Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:04) Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (11:45) Kani Acree made Jumper.
    812
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:18) Foul on Miryne Thomas.
  • (11:18) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (11:11) Darius Beane made Jumper.
    814
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:53) Kani Acree missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:50) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (10:34) Darius Beane made Jumper.
    816
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:11) Foul on Adong Makuoi.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (10:11) Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
    916
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:11) Miryne Thomas missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:06) Kani Acree Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:03) Kani Acree missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:59) Zool Kueth Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:50) Foul on Teemu Suokas.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:36) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:33) Anthony Crump Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (9:33) Anthony Crump made Jumper.
    918
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:06) Ishmael El-Amin missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:04) Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:04) Foul on Zool Kueth.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:04) Ben Hendriks missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:04) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (9:04) Ben Hendriks made Free Throw.
    1018
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:45) Foul on Miryne Thomas.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (8:45) Chinedu Okanu made Free Throw.
    1019
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (8:45) Chinedu Okanu made Free Throw.
    1020
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:22) Teemu Suokas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:18) Darius Beane Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:05) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:02) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:52) Anthony Crump missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:50) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • (7:50) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (7:33) Zach Gunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ishmael El-Amin.
    1320
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:11) Chinedu Okanu missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:11) Brachen Hazen Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:11) Foul on Keenon Cole.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (7:11) Brachen Hazen made Free Throw.
    1420
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:11) Brachen Hazen missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:11) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:11) Foul on Zach Gunn.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (7:11) Chris Johnson made Free Throw.
    1421
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (7:11) Chris Johnson made Free Throw.
    1422
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:54) Foul on K.J. Walton.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:54) K.J. Walton Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:38) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:36) Zach Gunn Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:36) Foul on Chris Johnson.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (6:36) Zach Gunn made Free Throw.
    1522
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:36) Zach Gunn missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:34) Chris Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (6:18) Darius Beane made Jumper.
    1524
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (6:01) K.J. Walton made Layup.
    1724
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:35) Foul on Zach Gunn.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (5:35) Chris Johnson made Free Throw.
    1725
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:35) Chris Johnson missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:32) Brachen Hazen Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:04) Ishmael El-Amin missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:03) Brachen Hazen Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:03) Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (5:03) Brachen Hazen made Free Throw.
    1825
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (5:03) Brachen Hazen made Free Throw.
    1925
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:49) Darius Beane missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:46) K.J. Walton Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (4:42) K.J. Walton made Layup.
    2125
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:29) Foul on Kani Acree.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:29) Anthony Crump missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:29) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:29) Anthony Crump missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:28) Brachen Hazen Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:22) Foul on Anthony Crump.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (4:22) K.J. Walton made Free Throw.
    2225
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (4:22) K.J. Walton made Free Throw.
    2325
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:07) Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:04) Chinedu Okanu Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (4:02) Chinedu Okanu made Layup.
    2327
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:01) Ishmael El-Amin Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (3:34) Chinedu Okanu made Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
    2329
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:13) K.J. Walton missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:08) Brachen Hazen Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:06) Foul on Anthony Crump.
  • (3:06) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:06) Ishmael El-Amin missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:06) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (3:06) Ishmael El-Amin made Free Throw.
    2429
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (2:51) Darius Beane made Layup. Assisted by Chinedu Okanu.
    2431
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:51) Foul on Blake Huggins.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (2:51) Darius Beane made Free Throw.
    2432
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:24) Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:21) Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:07) Darius Beane Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:44) Foul on Chinedu Okanu.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:44) Blake Huggins missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:44) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (1:44) Blake Huggins made Free Throw.
    2532
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (1:23) Darius Beane made Layup.
    2534
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:07) Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:07) Luke Bumbalough missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:07) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:07) Luke Bumbalough missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:05) Chris Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:44) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:39) Ishmael El-Amin Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:34) K.J. Walton missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:31) Luke Bumbalough Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:16) Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:15) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:14) Northern Illinois Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:05) Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:05) Kani Acree Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (0:04) Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kani Acree.
    2834
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half
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Team Stats

79Points70
22-54(40.7%)Field Goal(%)25-60(41.7%)
10-29(34.5%)3-Point(%)5-19(26.3%)
25-39(64.1%)Free Throw(%)15-21(71.4%)
40(14)Rebounds(Offensive)39(14)
13Assists10
4Steals3
1Blocks1
10Turnovers14
22(0)Fouls(Technical)28(0)
11Largest Lead10

Game Details

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 · 7:00 PM
NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL
capacity: 10,000
spread: BALL -7
over/under: 128.5