Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Ball State Cardinals

Jan 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIU	22	31	53
BALL	29	29	58

Game Recap

Hill, Zeigler each score 18 and Ball State beats Northern Illinois 58-53. Davion Hill and Armoni Zeigler scored 18 points each to lead Ball State past Northern Illinois 58-53 on Saturday.

Player Stats

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
96Gustav Winther	15	0-1	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	1	3	2
25Dylan Ducommun	14	2-10	1-8	1-1	4	0	0	0	4	6
6Taj Walters	35	4-7	1-4	0-0	7	1	0	0	2	9
0Gianni Cobb	36	4-8	1-3	2-2	3	2	1	2	3	11
1Makhai Valentine	34	3-16	1-11	3-3	4	1	1	2	3	10
7Hassan Washington	19	2-3	0-0	3-5	4	1	0	2	1	7
23Jaylen Wharton	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2
11Isaiah Washington	15	1-2	0-1	2-4	1	0	0	1	0	4
3Daemar Kelly	24	1-4	0-1	0-0	4	1	2	0	2	2
TOTAL	-	18-5234.6%	4-2814.3%	13-1776.5%	31	7	4	8	19	53

BALL STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Preston Copeland	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4	2
24Mason Jones	27	0-4	0-2	0-0	4	2	2	1	1	2	0
5Armoni Zeigler	35	7-15	4-6	0-0	3	0	0	0	3	2	18
13Devon Barnes	24	2-3	0-1	1-2	3	2	1	0	0	4	5
1Elmore James IV	29	2-5	1-4	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	7
7Cam Denson	12	0-0	0-0	2-4	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
4Kayden Fish	25	2-5	0-1	2-4	2	1	1	0	1	2	6
3Juwan Maxey	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2Davion Hill	30	7-13	0-3	4-6	8	3	1	1	1	0	18
TOTAL	-	21-4744.7%	5-1827.8%	11-1861.1%	25	9	5	2	6	16	58

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIUBALL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Northern Illinois.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Ball State.
(19:24) Taj Walters misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:24) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:24) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (19:15) Preston Copeland makes layup.
02
(19:09) Foul on Preston Copeland.
(18:42) Dylan Ducommun misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:39) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:38) Taj Walters makes layup.
22
(18:11) Foul on Gustav Winther.
+3 (18:08) Armoni Zeigler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elmore James IV assists).
25
+2 (17:44) Taj Walters makes 8-foot jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
45
(17:30) Mason Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:26) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
(17:22) Makhai Valentine misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:17) Preston Copeland Defensive Rebound.
(17:09) Mason Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:05) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(16:48) Dylan Ducommun misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(16:44) Armoni Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:38) Armoni Zeigler makes 26-foot three pointer.
48
(16:19) Foul on Hassan Washington.
(16:19) Hassan Washington turnover.
+2 (16:06) Armoni Zeigler makes layup.
410
(15:49) Makhai Valentine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:47) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Kayden Fish misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:12) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(15:02) Dylan Ducommun misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:58) Elmore James IV Defensive Rebound.
(14:47) Armoni Zeigler misses layup.
(14:45) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(14:45) Makhai Valentine bad pass turnover.
(14:45) Kayden Fish Steal.
+3 (14:27) Elmore James IV makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mason Jones assists).
413
(13:57) Foul on Armoni Zeigler.
+2 (13:44) Taj Walters makes layup (Hassan Washington assists).
613
(13:22) Davion Hill misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:19) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Foul on Taj Walters.
(13:16) Hassan Washington turnover.
(13:09) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
(12:59) Elmore James IV misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:56) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
(12:37) Daemar Kelly misses layup.
(12:33) Cam Denson Defensive Rebound.
(12:21) Foul on Gianni Cobb.
+2 (12:09) Devon Barnes makes driving layup.
615
(11:53) Foul on Devon Barnes.
+1 (11:53) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 1 of 2.
715
+1 (11:53) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 2 of 2.
815
(11:30) Davion Hill bad pass turnover.
(11:30) Daemar Kelly Steal.
(11:15) Dylan Ducommun misses 7-foot jumper.
(11:15) Davion Hill Block.
(11:13) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
(10:58) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
+1 (10:58) Davion Hill makes free throw 1 of 2.
816
+1 (10:58) Davion Hill makes free throw 2 of 2.
817
(10:27) team shot clock turnover .
(10:16) Armoni Zeigler misses layup.
(10:13) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) Dylan Ducommun misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:01) Devon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(9:53) Armoni Zeigler misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:49) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
(9:38) Daemar Kelly misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(9:37) Devon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(9:37) Foul on Daemar Kelly.
+1 (9:37) Devon Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2.
818
(9:37) Devon Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:35) Devon Barnes Offensive Rebound.
(9:26) Kayden Fish traveling turnover.
+2 (9:11) Dylan Ducommun makes layup.
1018
(9:11) Foul on Kayden Fish.
+1 (9:11) Dylan Ducommun makes free throw 1 of 1.
1118
(8:52) Kayden Fish misses layup.
(8:50) Gustav Winther Defensive Rebound.
(8:43) Makhai Valentine misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(8:39) Kayden Fish Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
(8:34) Cam Denson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:34) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:34) Cam Denson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1119
(7:58) Gustav Winther misses layup.
(7:58) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:58) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (7:32) Armoni Zeigler makes driving layup.
1121
+2 (7:02) Gianni Cobb makes driving layup.
1321
(6:38) Armoni Zeigler bad pass turnover.
(6:38) Gianni Cobb Steal.
+2 (6:34) Gianni Cobb makes driving layup.
1521
(6:04) Davion Hill misses layup.
(6:01) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(5:46) Daemar Kelly misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:42) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
(5:28) Armoni Zeigler bad pass turnover.
(5:08) Gianni Cobb misses layup.
(5:07) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
(5:07) Foul on Preston Copeland.
+1 (5:07) Hassan Washington makes free throw 1 of 2.
1621
(5:07) Hassan Washington misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:03) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
(4:46) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(4:46) Mason Jones Steal.
+2 (4:42) Davion Hill makes layup (Mason Jones assists).
1623
(4:22) Foul on Armoni Zeigler.
(4:10) Makhai Valentine misses layup.
(4:08) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
(3:41) Mason Jones misses 14-foot jumper.
(3:39) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
(3:39) Foul on Kayden Fish.
(3:39) Hassan Washington misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:38) Kayden Fish Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:12) Elmore James IV makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
1625
(2:49) Foul on Juwan Maxey.
+1 (2:49) Makhai Valentine makes free throw 1 of 2.
1725
+1 (2:49) Makhai Valentine makes free throw 2 of 2.
1825
(2:32) Juwan Maxey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:29) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Isaiah Washington bad pass turnover.
(2:18) Devon Barnes Steal.
(1:55) Mason Jones misses layup.
(1:50) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:48) Isaiah Washington makes layup.
2025
+2 (1:32) Davion Hill makes driving layup.
2027
(1:09) Taj Walters misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:04) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:59) Devon Barnes makes layup (Davion Hill assists).
2029
(0:40) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(0:40) Davion Hill Steal.
(0:07) Armoni Zeigler bad pass turnover.
(0:07) Daemar Kelly Steal.
(0:03) Foul on Preston Copeland.
+1 (0:03) Gustav Winther makes free throw 1 of 2.
2129
+1 (0:03) Gustav Winther makes free throw 2 of 2.
2229
(0:00) Davion Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NIU

BALL

53Points58

18-52(34.6%)Field Goal(%)21-47(44.7%)

4-28(14.3%)3-Point(%)5-18(27.8%)

13-17(76.5%)Free Throw(%)11-18(61.1%)

34(10)Rebounds(Offensive)29(5)

7Assists9

4Steals5

0Blocks2

11Turnovers8

19(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

0Largest Lead12

Game Details

Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN

attendance: 4,105 (35.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: BALL -5.5

over/under: 141.5