Ball State 79, Northern Illinois 43 - Box Score

NET #299

	H1	H2	T
Ball State	36	43	79
Northern Illinois	29	14	43

Northern Illinois

NET #335

	H1	H2	T
Ball State	36	43	79
Northern Illinois	29	14	43

Sat, Feb 28, 2026NIU Convocation CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Ball State

Northern Illinois

46%

54%

✗ MissedMargin: +1.2 predicted → -36 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

45.7%→ 59.2

eFG%

30.2 ←48.4%

13.4%→ 9.8

TO Rate

14.5 ←17.7%

24.2%

ORB%

29.0%

32.2%→ 16.7

FT Rate

53.5 ←37.5%

Ball State

Predicted Actual

Northern Illinois

Recap

Mismatch in DeKalb: NIU, Ball St

Ball State dominates with a 36-point rout, outshooting Northern Illinois by nearly 29% in effective field goal percentage.

The Ball State University Cardinals dominated the Northern Illinois University Huskies, 79-43, at the NIU Convocation Center. The margin of 36 points underscored the significant gap between the two teams. Ball State established control in the first half, taking a 36-29 lead into the break. The sec...

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Top Performers

Ball State

Davion HillMVP34.2

PTS17REB6AST7STL2

7-14 FG, 2-2 3PT, 1-1 FT

Armoni Zeigler31.7

PTS13REB6AST6STL2

5-11 FG, 1-3 3PT, 2-3 FT

Devon Barnes17.5

PTS11REB0AST3STL1

4-10 FG, 3-7 3PT

Northern Illinois

Gianni Cobb13.4

PTS4REB2AST3STL2

0-6 FG, 0-2 3PT, 4-4 FT

Daemar Kelly11.9

PTS9REB2AST0STL1

2-5 FG, 1-2 3PT, 4-4 FT

Taj Walters11.8

PTS8REB4AST0BLK1

2-9 FG, 1-4 3PT, 3-4 FT

Hot Players

Elmore James IVBall State+50%

PTS

7.5 avg

REB

1.7 avg

AST

0.8 avg

67% FG 4-6

Davion HillBall State+46%

PTS

13.9 avg

REB

4.4 avg

AST

2.3 avg

50% FG 7-14

Kayden FishBall State+31%

PTS

6.9 avg

REB

3.3 avg

AST

0.5 avg

100% FG 4-4

Carlos CoronadoNorthern Illinois+30%

PTS

3.7 avg

REB

0.6 avg

AST

0.3 avg

50% FG 1-2

Armoni ZeiglerBall State+23%

PTS

12.4 avg

REB

4.8 avg

AST

3.2 avg

45% FG 5-11

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Ball State79

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Davion Hill	30	17	7-14	2-2	1-1	6	7	2	0	3
Devon Barnes	25	11	4-10	3-7	0-0	0	3	1	0	0
Armoni Zeigler	23	13	5-11	1-3	2-3	6	6	2	0	1
Mason Jones	23	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	1
Preston Copeland	22	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	2	1
Elmore James IV	19	12	4-6	3-5	1-1	3	0	0	0	0
Juwan Maxey	15	5	2-6	1-5	0-0	3	0	0	0	0
Kayden Fish	15	12	4-4	0-0	4-5	2	0	0	0	0
Cam Denson	11	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0
Jai Anthoni Bearden	9	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	0
Kody Clancy	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Farley	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Easton Foster	2	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Zane Doughty	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Hart	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	79	30-60	11-25	8-10	34	20	7	2	7

Northern Illinois43

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Taj Walters	32	8	2-9	1-4	3-4	4	0	0	1	2
Makhai Valentine	29	2	1-4	0-3	0-0	3	0	2	0	0
Gianni Cobb	28	4	0-6	0-2	4-4	2	3	2	0	1
Dylan Ducommun	23	6	2-8	2-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0
Daemar Kelly	20	9	2-5	1-2	4-4	2	0	1	0	1
Hassan Washington	20	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	0	2
Gustav Winther	18	5	2-4	0-0	1-3	4	1	0	0	1
Carlos Coronado	11	6	1-2	0-0	4-6	0	0	0	0	1
Jaylen Wharton	8	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
Isaiah Washington	6	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Stewart	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Laskey	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Lataevyon Taylor	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ladji Kante	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
JJ Taylor	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jao Ituka	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	43	11-43	4-17	17-23	22	6	5	1	9