Ball State Cardinals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

Feb 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BALL	36	43	79
NIU	29	14	43

Game Recap

Player Stats

BALL STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Preston Copeland	22	1-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	2	1	3	2
24Mason Jones	23	1-1	1-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	0	3
5Armoni Zeigler	23	5-11	1-3	2-3	6	6	2	0	1	2	13
13Devon Barnes	26	4-10	3-7	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	2	11
2Davion Hill	30	7-14	2-2	1-1	6	7	2	0	3	1	17
23Easton Foster	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
0Jai Anthoni Bearden	9	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	2
7Cam Denson	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
4Kayden Fish	15	4-4	0-0	4-5	2	0	0	0	0	2	12
45Alex Farley	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Juwan Maxey	15	2-6	1-5	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	3	5
11Kody Clancy	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1Elmore James IV	19	4-6	3-5	1-1	3	0	0	0	0	2	12
TOTAL	-	30-6050.0%	11-2544.0%	8-1080.0%	34	20	7	2	7	19	79

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
96Gustav Winther	18	2-4	0-0	1-3	4	1	0	0	1	0	5
25Dylan Ducommun	23	2-8	2-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	3	6
6Taj Walters	32	2-9	1-4	3-4	4	0	0	1	2	0	8
0Gianni Cobb	28	0-6	0-2	4-4	2	3	2	0	1	0	4
1Makhai Valentine	29	1-4	0-3	0-0	3	0	2	0	0	1	2
7Hassan Washington	20	0-1	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	0	2	1	1
23Jaylen Wharton	8	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
21Max Laskey	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16Isaiah Stewart	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Carlos Coronado	11	1-2	0-0	4-6	0	0	0	0	1	1	6
11Isaiah Washington	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Daemar Kelly	20	2-5	1-2	4-4	2	0	1	0	1	3	9

TOTAL	-	11-4325.6%	4-1723.5%	17-2373.9%	22	6	5	1	9	10	43

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBALLNIU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Ball State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois.
(19:31) Armoni Zeigler misses 18-foot jumper.
(19:28) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(18:56) team shot clock turnover .
(18:35) Preston Copeland misses 15-foot hook shot.
(18:32) Gustav Winther Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:24) Gustav Winther makes 4-foot dunk (Gianni Cobb assists).
02
+3 (18:10) Devon Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Armoni Zeigler assists).
32
(17:52) Foul on Preston Copeland.
(17:52) Gustav Winther misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:52) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:52) Gustav Winther makes free throw 2 of 2.
33
(17:40) Armoni Zeigler misses 16-foot jumper.
(17:37) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(17:32) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(17:32) Davion Hill Steal.
+2 (17:28) Davion Hill makes layup.
53
(17:28) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
+1 (17:28) Davion Hill makes free throw 1 of 1.
63
(17:09) Gustav Winther misses layup.
(17:05) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:56) Devon Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Armoni Zeigler assists).
93
(16:38) Makhai Valentine misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:35) Preston Copeland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:29) Davion Hill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devon Barnes assists).
123
+3 (16:12) Dylan Ducommun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gustav Winther assists).
126
+2 (15:50) Devon Barnes makes layup.
146
(15:49) Northern Illinois Timeout.
(15:29) Hassan Washington misses layup.
(15:27) Preston Copeland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:04) Elmore James IV makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devon Barnes assists).
176
(14:39) Taj Walters misses 16-foot jumper.
(14:36) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:31) Davion Hill makes layup.
196
(14:01) Gianni Cobb misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:59) Foul on Elmore James IV.
(13:59) Hassan Washington misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:59) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:59) Hassan Washington makes free throw 2 of 2.
197
(13:58) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
(13:38) Juwan Maxey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:33) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(13:11) Gianni Cobb misses layup.
(13:10) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
(12:47) Armoni Zeigler misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:46) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(12:16) Taj Walters misses 12-foot jumper.
(12:12) Armoni Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
(12:10) Armoni Zeigler misses layup.
(12:07) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
(11:59) Taj Walters misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
(11:38) Juwan Maxey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:36) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(11:11) Makhai Valentine misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:08) Juwan Maxey Defensive Rebound.
(10:59) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
(10:37) Davion Hill misses 16-foot jumper.
(10:34) Kayden Fish Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:29) Kayden Fish makes layup (Armoni Zeigler assists).
217
(10:29) Foul on Daemar Kelly.
+1 (10:29) Kayden Fish makes free throw 1 of 1.
227
(10:06) Foul on Armoni Zeigler.
+1 (10:06) Taj Walters makes free throw 1 of 2.
228
+1 (10:06) Taj Walters makes free throw 2 of 2.
229
+2 (9:50) Kayden Fish makes layup (Davion Hill assists).
249
(9:34) Foul on Juwan Maxey.
(9:17) Gianni Cobb misses layup.
(9:15) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
(9:14) Foul on Davion Hill.
(9:14) Davion Hill turnover.
(8:53) Taj Walters misses layup.
(8:51) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
(8:49) Dylan Ducommun misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:47) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:41) Daemar Kelly makes 18-foot jumper.
2411
(8:30) Armoni Zeigler bad pass turnover.
(8:30) Makhai Valentine Steal.
+2 (8:13) Gustav Winther makes layup (Dylan Ducommun assists).
2413
(8:13) Foul on Kayden Fish.
(8:12) Gustav Winther misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:10) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
(7:41) Devon Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:38) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:33) Daemar Kelly makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2416
(7:11) Armoni Zeigler misses 17-foot jumper.
(7:08) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
(7:03) Makhai Valentine misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:01) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) Foul on Daemar Kelly.
+2 (6:38) Armoni Zeigler makes layup.
2616
(6:03) team shot clock turnover .
(5:47) Davion Hill misses 12-foot hook shot.
(5:43) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Foul on Armoni Zeigler.
+1 (5:38) Daemar Kelly makes free throw 1 of 2.
2617
+1 (5:38) Daemar Kelly makes free throw 2 of 2.
2618
(5:15) Mason Jones bad pass turnover.
(5:15) Gianni Cobb Steal.
(5:07) Daemar Kelly out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(4:53) Davion Hill misses layup.
(4:50) Preston Copeland Offensive Rebound.
(4:49) Preston Copeland misses layup.
(4:47) Gustav Winther Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:21) Taj Walters makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
2621
+2 (3:52) Davion Hill makes layup.
2821
(3:34) Gustav Winther misses layup.
(3:34) Preston Copeland Block.
(3:31) Preston Copeland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:31) Elmore James IV makes layup (Davion Hill assists).
3021
(3:31) Foul on Makhai Valentine.
+1 (3:31) Elmore James IV makes free throw 1 of 1.
3121
(3:06) Taj Walters bad pass turnover.
(3:06) Devon Barnes Steal.
+2 (2:46) Kayden Fish makes layup (Davion Hill assists).
3321
+2 (2:11) Taj Walters makes layup.
3323
(1:42) Devon Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:38) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
(1:38) Foul on Kayden Fish.
+1 (1:38) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 1 of 2.
3324
+1 (1:38) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 2 of 2.
3325
+3 (1:15) Elmore James IV makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mason Jones assists).
3625
(1:09) Foul on Devon Barnes.
+1 (1:09) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 1 of 2.
3626
+1 (1:09) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 2 of 2.
3627
(0:50) Elmore James IV misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:46) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:28) Makhai Valentine makes 11-foot jumper.
3629
(0:03) Davion Hill misses layup.
(0:03) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BALL

NIU

79Points43

30-60(50.0%)Field Goal(%)11-43(25.6%)

11-25(44.0%)3-Point(%)4-17(23.5%)

8-10(80.0%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

39(8)Rebounds(Offensive)27(4)

20Assists6

7Steals5

2Blocks1

7Turnovers12

19(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

40Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 4:45 PM

NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL

attendance: 1,887 (18.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: NIU -1.5

over/under: 133.5