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FINAL
Feb 14, 2023

Game Recap

Ball State secures 87-77 win against Northern Illinois. Payton Sparks scored 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead Ball State to an 87-77 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.

Box Score

12T
NIU334477
BALL434487
Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Harvin Ibarguen231-20-00-04230042
50Anthony Crump367-111-21-480202516
2Zarique Nutter357-161-43-523002218
11David Coit348-176-130-046002022
24Darweshi Hunter395-113-72-230004515
4Oluwasegun Durosinmi180-40-01-26112221
41Armandas Plintauskas60-00-00-00000020
1Taku Youngblood91-21-20-01200043
TOTAL29-6346.0%12-2842.9%7-1353.8%281462122477
Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
3Mickey Pearson Jr.363-60-14-5110000310
5Payton Sparks338-140-04-7163014220
12Jaylin Sellers315-121-62-220110113
0Jarron Coleman385-123-74-518202217
1Demarius Jacobs326-83-42-232001417
11Basheer Jihad110-20-00-02200300
23Kaiyem Cleary52-21-10-02000015
2Luke Bumbalough111-30-20-01010102
24Jalen Windham31-11-10-00000003
TOTAL31-6051.7%9-2240.9%16-2176.2%381542111387

Play-by-Play

1st halfniuball
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:40) Payton Sparks Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (19:23) David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zarique Nutter.
    30
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:04) Payton Sparks Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:49) Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:45) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (18:27) Jaylin Sellers made Jumper.
    32
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:10) Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:05) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:56) Payton Sparks Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:56) Harvin Ibarguen Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:36) Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:36) Payton Sparks Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:31) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:28) Jaylin Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:24) Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:21) David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:17) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:57) Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:57) Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:57) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (16:57) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    33
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (16:39) Darweshi Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zarique Nutter.
    63
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (16:24) Demarius Jacobs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
    66
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:48) Anthony Crump missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:45) Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (15:40) Jarron Coleman made Jumper.
    68
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:32) Darweshi Hunter Turnover.
  • (15:32) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:19) Jarron Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:13) Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:00) Payton Sparks missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:57) David Coit Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:57) David Coit Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (14:50) Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Jarron Coleman.
    610
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:50) Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:48) Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:47) Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:31) David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:27) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:24) Oluwasegun Durosinmi missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:21) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (14:04) Demarius Jacobs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
    613
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (13:46) Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
    813
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:23) Foul on Darweshi Hunter.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (13:12) Jarron Coleman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
    816
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:01) Foul on Demarius Jacobs.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:56) David Coit Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:56) Luke Bumbalough Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (12:56) Luke Bumbalough made Jumper.
    818
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:55) Northern Illinois Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (12:47) Zarique Nutter made Layup.
    1018
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:31) Jarron Coleman missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:26) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (12:16) Zarique Nutter made Layup.
    1218
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:04) Foul on Zarique Nutter.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (12:04) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
    1219
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (12:04) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
    1220
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (11:41) David Coit made Jumper.
    1420
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:31) Ball State Timeout
  • (11:31) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:08) Demarius Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:04) Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:40) Anthony Crump missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:36) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:25) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (10:15) David Coit made Three Point Jumper.
    1720
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:51) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:48) Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:44) Darweshi Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:40) Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:28) Foul on Payton Sparks.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:28) Payton Sparks Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:11) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:04) Jaylin Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:02) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:02) Foul on Zarique Nutter.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:50) Payton Sparks missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:46) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:39) Oluwasegun Durosinmi missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:36) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:33) Oluwasegun Durosinmi missed Dunk.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:31) Anthony Crump Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (8:29) Anthony Crump made Jumper.
    1920
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:19) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:19) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:14) David Coit Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (8:10) Anthony Crump made Jumper.
    2120
  • (7:55) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (7:54) Payton Sparks made Layup.
    2122
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:54) Foul on Anthony Crump.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (7:51) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    2123
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:41) Anthony Crump missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:39) Anthony Crump Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:39) Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:39) Anthony Crump missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:39) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:39) Anthony Crump missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:37) Kaiyem Cleary Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (7:27) Kaiyem Cleary made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarron Coleman.
    2126
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:12) Darweshi Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:07) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:58) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:55) Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (6:41) David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
    2426
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:24) Jarron Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:20) Kaiyem Cleary Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (6:14) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Jarron Coleman.
    2428
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:51) Foul on Demarius Jacobs.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:47) Foul on Darweshi Hunter.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:47) Darweshi Hunter Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (5:35) Jaylin Sellers made Jumper.
    2430
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (5:20) Anthony Crump made Layup. Assisted by David Coit.
    2630
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:03) Jarron Coleman Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:03) Anthony Crump Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (4:56) Darweshi Hunter made Jumper. Assisted by David Coit.
    2830
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:23) Ball State Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (4:03) Anthony Crump made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Coit.
    3130
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:43) Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:43) Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:43) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:32) Anthony Crump Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:32) Jarron Coleman Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (3:28) Jarron Coleman made Three Point Jumper.
    3133
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:15) David Coit missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:09) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:06) Jaylin Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:02) Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (3:01) Kaiyem Cleary made Layup.
    3135
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:34) Foul on Kaiyem Cleary.
  • (2:34) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (2:23) Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
    3335
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:56) Jarron Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:53) Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:51) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:51) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:32) Foul on Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:32) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:18) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:16) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:16) Foul on Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (1:16) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    3336
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (1:16) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    3337
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:01) Anthony Crump missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:58) Jarron Coleman Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (0:54) Jalen Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarron Coleman.
    3340
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:23) David Coit missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:23) Jaylin Sellers Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:18) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (0:13) Jarron Coleman made Jumper.
    3342
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:13) Foul on Armandas Plintauskas.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (0:13) Jarron Coleman made Free Throw.
    3343
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:01) Darweshi Hunter missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:00) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

77Points87
29-63(46%)Field Goal(%)31-60(51.7%)
12-28(42.9%)3-Point(%)9-22(40.9%)
7-13(53.8%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)
30(9)Rebounds(Offensive)41(11)
14Assists15
6Steals4
2Blocks2
12Turnovers13
24(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
3Largest Lead17

Game Details

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 · 7:00 PM
Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN
attendance: 3,635 (31.6%)
spread: BALL -11.5
over/under: 145.5