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FINAL
Jan 27, 2024

Box Score

12T
NIU264571
BALL394281

Game Recap

Jihad scores 28, Ball State takes down Northern Illinois 81-71. Basheer Jihad scored 28 points as Ball State beat Northern Illinois 81-71 on Saturday.

Player Stats

Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
14Yanic Konan Niederhauser101-30-00-03002142
13Xavier Amos376-110-31-280031513
2Zarique Nutter409-211-31-240102020
11David Coit409-203-104-433201125
10Zion Russell282-30-01-21310155
23Harvin Ibarguen171-40-00-05000012
15Ethan Butler10-00-00-00000010
4Oluwasegun Durosinmi131-10-00-14000032
1Will Lovings-Watts130-30-22-20001012
22Steven Tipton10-00-00-00000010
TOTAL-29-6643.9%4-1822.2%9-1369.2%2864662271
Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Mason Jones344-80-02-240021210
11Basheer Jihad369-182-48-10143123328
3Mickey Pearson Jr.391-51-36-66401019
1Jalin Anderson383-70-15-676105311
5Davion Bailey315-103-60-041201413
13Trent Middleton Jr.173-42-22-212001210
12Jurica Zagorsak50-10-10-01000000
TOTAL-25-5347.2%8-1747.1%23-2688.5%371645111581

Play-by-Play

1st halfNIUBALL
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:42) Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:38) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:14) Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:10) Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:03) Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:00) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:55) Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:51) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:37) David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:34) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (18:29) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
    03
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:08) David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:03) Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:38) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:36) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:33) Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:27) Mason Jones Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:27) David Coit Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (17:22) Xavier Amos made Dunk.
    23
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:04) Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:01) Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (16:57) Zarique Nutter made Dunk.
    43
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:46) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:46) David Coit Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (16:40) Xavier Amos made Layup. Assisted by David Coit.
    63
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (16:17) Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey.
    66
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:57) Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:57) Mickey Pearson Jr. Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:57) Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (15:38) Mason Jones made Jumper.
    68
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:22) David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:18) Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (15:11) Jalin Anderson made Jumper.
    610
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:11) Foul on Zion Russell.
  • (15:11) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (15:11) Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
    611
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (14:52) Zarique Nutter made Three Point Jumper.
    911
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:28) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:25) Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:22) Harvin Ibarguen missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:22) Basheer Jihad Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:15) Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (14:11) David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Russell.
    1211
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:59) Foul on Zion Russell.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:56) Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:53) Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (13:42) Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw.
    1311
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:42) David Coit missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:42) Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:42) Foul on Davion Bailey.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (13:42) Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw.
    1411
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:16) Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:12) Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:08) Harvin Ibarguen missed Dunk.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:03) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:02) Foul on David Coit.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:53) Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:49) Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:34) Foul on Trent Middleton.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:31) Xavier Amos Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:31) Jalin Anderson Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (12:19) Basheer Jihad made Jumper.
    1413
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:54) Will Lovings-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:50) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:34) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:28) Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:22) Xavier Amos missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:18) Trent Middleton Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:17) Jalin Anderson missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:17) Will Lovings-Watts Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:10) David Coit Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:55) Harvin Ibarguen missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:50) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (10:38) Trent Middleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
    1416
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:14) Zarique Nutter Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:14) Davion Bailey Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (9:59) Basheer Jihad made Jumper.
    1418
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:58) Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (9:58) Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
    1419
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:45) David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:41) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:20) Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:17) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:05) Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:02) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:50) Trent Middleton missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:50) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:49) Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:49) Foul on Ethan Butler.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (8:45) Jalin Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.
    1421
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:30) Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:27) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (8:20) Trent Middleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
    1424
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:18) Northern Illinois Timeout
  • (8:18) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:03) Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (8:02) Zarique Nutter made Layup. Assisted by Zion Russell.
    1624
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (7:42) Basheer Jihad made Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
    1626
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (7:31) Xavier Amos made Layup. Assisted by David Coit.
    1826
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:13) Mason Jones missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:13) Xavier Amos Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:09) Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:09) Mason Jones missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:09) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:09) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (7:08) Jalin Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.
    1828
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:01) Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:01) Mason Jones Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:56) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (6:32) Trent Middleton made Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
    1830
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:15) Foul on Trent Middleton.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:57) David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:52) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (5:47) Mason Jones made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
    1832
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:22) Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:16) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:01) Foul on Basheer Jihad.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:01) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:54) Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:54) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:43) Davion Bailey Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (4:21) David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Russell.
    2132
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:17) Ball State Timeout
  • (4:17) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:55) Foul on Xavier Amos.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (3:55) Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
    2133
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (3:55) Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
    2134
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:38) Foul on Davion Bailey.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:18) David Coit missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:12) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:58) Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:54) Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:48) Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:44) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (2:33) Basheer Jihad made Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
    2136
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (2:14) David Coit made Three Point Jumper.
    2436
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:58) Mason Jones missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:53) Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:39) Foul on Mason Jones.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (1:39) David Coit made Free Throw.
    2536
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (1:39) David Coit made Free Throw.
    2636
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:24) Foul on Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:24) Basheer Jihad missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:24) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (1:24) Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
    2637
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:11) Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:07) Jurica Zagorsak Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:52) Foul on Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (0:52) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
    2638
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (0:52) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
    2639
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:39) Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:35) Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:16) Jurica Zagorsak missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:11) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:04) David Coit missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:00) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

71Points81
29-66(43.9%)Field Goal(%)25-53(47.2%)
4-18(22.2%)3-Point(%)8-17(47.1%)
9-13(69.2%)Free Throw(%)23-26(88.5%)
29(7)Rebounds(Offensive)40(8)
6Assists16
4Steals4
6Blocks5
6Turnovers13
22(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)
3Largest Lead19

Game Details

Saturday, January 27, 2024 · 2:00 PM
Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN
attendance: 4,010 (34.9%)