Ball State Cardinals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

Jan 25, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BALL	29	37	66
NIU	40	36	76

Game Recap

Trio helps Northern Illinois end 6-game skid with 76-66 victory over Ball State. Nasir Muhammad had 19 points, James Dent Jr. and Quaran McPherson added double-doubles and Northern Illinois defeated Ball State 76-66 on Saturday night to end a six-game losing streak.

Player Stats

BALL STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Mickey Pearson Jr.	34	4-13	0-4	2-4	8	1	0	1	1	1	10
5Payton Sparks	19	3-7	0-0	5-10	3	2	0	0	0	2	11
1Fatt Hill	33	4-7	1-3	3-10	7	3	2	0	1	2	12
4Juanse Gorosito	34	4-10	4-10	0-0	1	3	1	0	2	4	12
33Jeremiah Hernandez	17	0-6	0-2	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	2
24Mason Jones	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
34Ben Hendriks	7	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
22TJ Burch	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
20Joey Hart	16	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	3	2
2Ethan Brittain-Watts	33	6-8	4-6	0-0	2	5	1	0	0	4	16
TOTAL	-	22-5738.6%	9-2536.0%	13-2846.4%	28	18	4	2	4	20	66

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Tsvet Sotirov	20	1-3	1-3	1-2	2	3	0	0	0	5	4
14James Dent Jr.	39	5-13	3-10	5-5	10	2	0	0	0	3	18
7Nas Muhammad	37	6-11	5-6	2-2	6	4	2	0	1	2	19
1Quentin Jones	40	4-12	1-3	2-2	5	6	1	1	4	4	11
24Quaran McPherson	36	5-10	3-4	5-15	10	0	0	0	0	2	18
11Jayden Mott	13	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	5	4
5Kailon Nicholls	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
22Steven Tipton	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	24-5543.6%	13-2748.1%	15-2657.7%	37	15	3	1	7	21	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBALLNIU

(19:42) Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:38) Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
(19:15) Quaran McPherson missed Jumper.
(19:13) Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:52) Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
30
+3 (18:37) Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper.
33
(18:19) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.
(18:19) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Foul on Payton Sparks.
(18:17) Quentin Jones missed Jumper.
(18:14) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) Foul on James Dent Jr..
(17:56) Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.
(17:56) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:56) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
43
+3 (17:37) James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tsvet Sotirov.
46
(17:17) Payton Sparks missed Jumper.
(17:15) Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.
(17:07) Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:05) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
(16:42) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
(16:39) Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.
(16:23) Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:20) Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.
(16:14) Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.
+1 (16:14) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
56
(16:14) Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.
(16:13) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:02) Foul on Juanse Gorosito.
+1 (16:02) James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
57
+1 (16:02) James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
58
(15:36) Ben Hendriks missed Layup.
(15:33) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:22) Quaran McPherson missed Jumper.
(15:19) Quaran McPherson Offensive Rebound.
(15:18) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:18) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
(14:59) Foul on Jayden Mott.
(14:54) Foul on Quentin Jones.
(14:54) Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.
(14:54) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:54) Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
68
(14:33) Quentin Jones missed Jumper.
(14:31) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:23) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
88
+3 (14:06) Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
811
(13:51) Juanse Gorosito Turnover.
(13:51) Nasir Muhammad Steal.
(13:51) Foul on Jermahri Hill.
+3 (13:33) Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
814
(13:00) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:55) Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
(12:42) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:40) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
(12:25) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Jumper.
(12:22) Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:16) Quaran McPherson made Layup.
816
(12:16) Foul on Ben Hendriks.
+1 (12:16) Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.
817
(12:02) Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.
+1 (12:02) Ben Hendriks made Free Throw.
917
(12:02) Ben Hendriks missed Free Throw.
(12:00) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
(11:35) Jayden Mott Turnover.
(11:35) Juanse Gorosito Steal.
+2 (11:32) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Layup. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.
1117
(11:00) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:56) Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
(10:42) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:37) Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Kailon Nicholls missed Jumper.
(10:18) Jayden Mott Offensive Rebound.
(10:01) Quentin Jones missed Jumper.
(9:59) Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
(9:54) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:51) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:44) Foul on Jeremiah Hernandez.
(9:34) Foul on Jayden Mott.
(9:34) Jayden Mott Turnover.
(9:15) Foul on Jayden Mott.
(9:15) Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.
(9:15) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:14) Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.
(9:12) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:02) Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad.
1120
(8:34) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
(8:31) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:14) Quentin Jones Turnover.
(8:14) Jermahri Hill Steal.
+2 (8:09) Jermahri Hill made Layup.
1320
(7:59) Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:56) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:44) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.
1620
+2 (7:26) Quentin Jones made Layup. Assisted by Tsvet Sotirov.
1622
(7:07) Mason Jones missed Jumper.
(7:06) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(6:55) Foul on Juanse Gorosito.
+1 (6:55) James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
1623
+1 (6:55) James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
1624
(6:35) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:32) Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
(6:20) Nasir Muhammad missed Jumper.
(6:18) Jayden Mott Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:14) Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad.
1627
+2 (5:48) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
1827
+2 (5:32) Jayden Mott made Layup.
1829
(5:12) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
(5:10) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.
(4:53) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:47) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
2129
+3 (4:31) James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
2132
(4:31) Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.
+1 (4:31) James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
2133
(4:11) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:09) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
(3:57) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup.
(3:55) Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:49) James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad.
2136
+3 (3:30) Jermahri Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
2436
(3:15) Foul on Ben Hendriks.
+1 (3:15) Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
2437
+1 (3:15) Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
2438
(3:01) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:58) Jermahri Hill Offensive Rebound.
(2:57) Jermahri Hill missed Layup.
(2:54) Jayden Mott Defensive Rebound.
(2:33) Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:30) Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
(2:26) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:24) Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.
(2:08) Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:05) James Dent Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:45) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:43) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:28) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
2638
+2 (1:04) Quentin Jones made Layup.
2640
+3 (0:55) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper.
2940
(0:38) Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:35) Quaran McPherson Offensive Rebound.
(0:27) Quentin Jones Turnover.
(0:15) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup.
(0:15) Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
(0:11) Quaran McPherson missed Jumper.
(0:09) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:04) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BALL

NIU

66Points76

22-57(38.6%)Field Goal(%)24-55(43.6%)

9-25(36.0%)3-Point(%)13-27(48.1%)

13-28(46.4%)Free Throw(%)15-26(57.7%)

36(7)Rebounds(Offensive)41(7)

18Assists15

4Steals3

2Blocks1

4Turnovers7

20(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

3Largest Lead18

Game Details

Saturday, January 25, 2025 · 4:30 PM

NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL

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