N Illinois (83) vs Ball State (89) · Feb 15, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL/OT

Feb 15, 2025

Game Recap

Gorosito, Pearson lead Ball State to 89-83 OT win over Northern Illinois. Juanse Gorosito scored 24 points and Mickey Pearson Jr. added five in overtime as Ball State defeated Northern Illinois 89-83 on Saturday.

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
NIU	20	56	7	83
BALL	38	38	13	89

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Ethan Butler	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	2	4
14James Dent Jr.	42	5-12	3-5	7-7	2	3	0	1	1	2	20
7Nasir Muhammad	24	1-7	1-5	1-2	5	2	0	0	1	1	4
1Quentin Jones	44	6-15	3-7	6-8	9	6	0	0	5	3	21
24Quaran McPherson	13	1-4	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	3	2
11Jayden Mott	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
2Tsvet Sotirov	34	5-10	4-9	0-0	5	1	1	1	1	4	14
5Kailon Nicholls	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
22Steven Tipton	16	2-5	1-4	4-4	2	0	0	0	0	3	9
3Joe Munden Jr.	24	4-6	1-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	5	9
TOTAL		26-6341.3%	13-3636.1%	18-2185.7%	34	13	2	3	12	30	83

BALL STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Mickey Pearson Jr.	26	2-11	1-4	10-11	5	0	0	0	1	3	15
5Payton Sparks	25	1-3	0-0	6-11	5	1	0	1	3	3	8
1Jermahri Hill	35	3-9	0-1	6-10	3	2	2	0	1	2	12
4Juanse Gorosito	39	7-10	5-8	5-8	7	1	2	0	0	1	24
2Ethan Brittain-Watts	37	4-10	1-5	4-6	6	4	1	0	0	3	13
24Mason Jones	12	0-1	0-1	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	3	1
34Ben Hendriks	14	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2
20Joey Hart	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
33Jeremiah Hernandez	28	5-7	2-2	2-2	5	2	0	1	3	3	14

TOTAL		23-5442.6%	9-2339.1%	34-5068.0%	37	10	6	3	8	19	89

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfniuball

(20:00) Start game
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Ball State
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois
(19:31) Foul on Quaran McPherson.
+1 (19:31) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
01
+1 (19:31) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
02
+1 (19:31) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
03
+3 (19:08) Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper.
33
(18:50) Foul on Ethan Butler.
(18:50) Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.
(18:50) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:50) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
34
(18:36) Quentin Jones Turnover.
(18:36) Ethan Brittain-Watts Steal.
(18:24) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:20) Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(18:18) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
(18:18) James Dent Jr. Block.
(18:14) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:03) Quentin Jones Turnover.
(17:39) Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
(17:36) Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:32) James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quaran McPherson.
64
(17:10) Payton Sparks Turnover.
(16:50) James Dent Jr. missed Layup.
(16:47) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:36) Foul on Ethan Butler.
+1 (16:36) Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
65
(16:36) Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.
(16:33) Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
(16:26) Nasir Muhammad missed Jumper.
(16:22) Nasir Muhammad Offensive Rebound.
(16:09) Ethan Butler Turnover.
(16:09) Juanse Gorosito Steal.
+3 (16:00) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
68
(15:40) Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:38) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(15:20) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
(15:19) Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(15:18) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
(15:14) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
(15:08) Quentin Jones missed Jumper.
(15:05) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:48) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:46) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
(14:46) Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
(14:46) Official TV Timeout
(14:46) Juanse Gorosito subbing out for Ball State
(14:46) Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State
(14:46) Jeremiah Hernandez subbing in for Ball State
(14:46) Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State
(14:46) Ethan Butler subbing out for Northern Illinois
(14:46) Jayden Mott subbing in for Northern Illinois
(14:27) James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.
(14:24) Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:59) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
(13:58) Jeremiah Hernandez Turnover.
(13:58) Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois
(13:58) Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois
(13:58) Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing out for Ball State
(13:58) Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State
(13:37) Quaran McPherson missed Jumper.
(13:37) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
(13:23) Foul on Jayden Mott.
+3 (13:05) Jeremiah Hernandez made Three Point Jumper.
611
(12:46) Foul on Jermahri Hill.
(12:40) Quentin Jones Turnover.
(12:40) Mason Jones Steal.
(12:37) Foul on Quentin Jones.
(12:37) Mason Jones missed Free Throw.
(12:37) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:37) Jermahri Hill subbing out for Ball State
(12:37) Joey Hart subbing in for Ball State
+1 (12:37) Mason Jones made Free Throw.
612
(12:21) James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.
(12:16) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
(12:10) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Jumper.
(12:06) Joey Hart Offensive Rebound.
(11:56) Foul on Jayden Mott.
(11:56) Official TV Timeout
(11:56) Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois
(11:56) Jayden Mott subbing out for Northern Illinois
(11:56) Tsvet Sotirov subbing in for Northern Illinois
(11:56) Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois
+2 (11:54) Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup.
614
(11:33) Quaran McPherson Turnover.
(11:33) Quaran McPherson subbing out for Northern Illinois
(11:33) Ethan Butler subbing in for Northern Illinois
(11:33) Ben Hendriks subbing out for Ball State
(11:33) Payton Sparks subbing in for Ball State
(11:25) Jeremiah Hernandez Turnover.
+3 (10:58) Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper.
914
(10:37) Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing out for Ball State
(10:37) Juanse Gorosito subbing in for Ball State
+2 (10:27) Jeremiah Hernandez made Jumper.
916
(10:13) Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:09) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:01) Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
919
(9:54) Northern Illinois Timeout
(9:54) Mason Jones subbing out for Ball State
(9:54) Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing in for Ball State
(9:54) Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois
(9:54) Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois
(9:37) Quaran McPherson subbing in for Northern Illinois
(9:37) James Dent Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois
(9:34) Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:32) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(9:22) Joey Hart missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:17) Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
(9:15) Kailon Nicholls missed Jumper.
(9:13) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(9:06) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:01) Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:59) Quaran McPherson made Layup.
1119
(8:50) Foul on Payton Sparks.
(8:50) Payton Sparks Turnover.
(8:47) Jeremiah Hernandez subbing out for Ball State
(8:47) Jermahri Hill subbing in for Ball State
(8:47) Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois
(8:47) Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois
(8:28) Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:24) Nasir Muhammad Offensive Rebound.
(8:17) Nasir Muhammad missed Jumper.
(8:14) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
(8:05) Joey Hart missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:03) Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:59) Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
1319
(7:34) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
(7:34) Ethan Butler Block.
(7:34) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:34) Official TV Timeout
(7:34) Joey Hart subbing out for Ball State
(7:34) Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing in for Ball State
(7:27) Ball State Turnover.
+2 (7:14) Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
1519
(6:51) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
(6:49) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
(6:43) Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:40) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
(6:36) Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:30) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
(6:26) Ethan Butler subbing out for Northern Illinois
(6:26) Jayden Mott subbing in for Northern Illinois
(6:23) Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.
(6:23) Tsvet Sotirov Turnover.
(6:13) Tsvet Sotirov subbing out for Northern Illinois
(6:13) James Dent Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois
(5:52) Foul on Quaran McPherson.
+1 (5:52) Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw.
1520
(5:52) Juanse Gorosito missed Free Throw.
(5:50) Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
(5:34) Jayden Mott Turnover.
(5:34) Jermahri Hill Steal.
(5:29) Foul on Quaran McPherson.
+1 (5:29) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
1521
(5:29) Quaran McPherson subbing out for Northern Illinois
(5:29) Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois
+1 (5:29) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
1522
(5:19) Foul on Jermahri Hill.
(5:19) Jermahri Hill subbing out for Ball State
(5:19) Jeremiah Hernandez subbing in for Ball State
(5:15) Foul on Payton Sparks.
+1 (5:15) Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
1622
(5:15) Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State
(5:15) Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State
(5:14) Quentin Jones missed Free Throw.
(5:13) Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) Foul on Jayden Mott.
+1 (4:56) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
1623
(4:56) Jayden Mott subbing out for Northern Illinois
(4:56) Tsvet Sotirov subbing in for Northern Illinois
(4:56) Ben Hendriks subbing out for Ball State
(4:56) Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State
+1 (4:56) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
1624
(4:45) Foul on Mason Jones.
(4:45) Nasir Muhammad missed Free Throw.
(4:45) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:45) Mason Jones subbing out for Ball State
(4:45) Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State
+1 (4:45) Nasir Muhammad made Free Throw.
1724
(4:23) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
(4:20) Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.
(3:57) Kailon Nicholls missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:53) Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
(3:35) Foul on Kailon Nicholls.
(3:35) Official TV Timeout
+1 (3:35) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
1725
+1 (3:35) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
1726
(3:35) Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing out for Ball State
(3:35) Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State
(3:18) Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:18) Ben Hendriks Block.
(3:16) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(3:11) Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:08) Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:56) Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
1729
+3 (2:56) Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
2029
(2:56) Mason Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:56) Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.
(2:56) Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:55) Quentin Jones Offensive Rebound.
(1:37) Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
+3 (1:37) Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
2032
(1:23) Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:19) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:14) Jeremiah Hernandez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.
2035
(0:46) Quentin Jones missed Jumper.
(0:42) Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Ball State Timeout
(0:41) Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois
(0:41) Joe Munden Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois
+3 (0:29) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
2038
(0:03) Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

NIU

BALL

83Points89

26-63(41.3%)Field Goal(%)23-54(42.6%)

13-36(36.1%)3-Point(%)9-23(39.1%)

18-21(85.7%)Free Throw(%)34-50(68%)

36(6)Rebounds(Offensive)40(7)

13Assists10

2Steals6

3Blocks3

12Turnovers9

31(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

2Largest Lead20

Game Details

Saturday, February 15, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN

attendance: 3,825 (33.3%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: BALL -9.5

over/under: 148.5