0:22Jai Anthoni Bearden makes layup
BALLTeam stats
This gameNIU
50.0%FG%25.6%
11-253PT4-17
39Rebounds27
7Turnovers12
20Assists6
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:22 · BALL 79, NIU 43Jai Anthoni Bearden makes layup
2H 1:11 · NIU 43, BALL 77Carlos Coronado makes free throw 2 of 2- 2H 1:11 · NIU 42, BALL 77Carlos Coronado makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 1:26 · BALL 77, NIU 41Easton Foster makes layup (Cam Denson assists)
- 2H 2:17 · NIU 41, BALL 75Carlos Coronado makes 9-foot jumper
- 2H 3:05 · NIU 39, BALL 75Daemar Kelly makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 3:05 · NIU 38, BALL 75Daemar Kelly makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 4:50 · NIU 37, BALL 75Carlos Coronado makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 4:50 · NIU 36, BALL 75Carlos Coronado makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 6:01 · BALL 75, NIU 35Davion Hill makes layup (Jai Anthoni Bearden assists)
- 2H 6:21 · BALL 73, NIU 35Juwan Maxey makes 21-foot jumper (Davion Hill assists)
- 2H 7:27 · BALL 71, NIU 35Juwan Maxey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Davion Hill assists)
- 2H 8:09 · BALL 68, NIU 35Davion Hill makes layup
- 2H 8:31 · NIU 35, BALL 66Taj Walters makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:20 · NIU 34, BALL 66Dylan Ducommun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists)
- 2H 9:59 · BALL 66, NIU 31Elmore James IV makes 26-foot three point jumper (Armoni Zeigler assists)
- 2H 10:26 · BALL 63, NIU 31Armoni Zeigler makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:09 · BALL 62, NIU 31Kayden Fish makes layup (Armoni Zeigler assists)
- 2H 11:55 · BALL 60, NIU 31Kayden Fish makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 11:55 · BALL 59, NIU 31Kayden Fish makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 12:41 · BALL 58, NIU 31Kayden Fish makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 13:03 · NIU 31, BALL 57Jaylen Wharton makes 17-foot jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists)
- 2H 13:19 · BALL 57, NIU 29Mason Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Davion Hill assists)
- 2H 13:44 · BALL 54, NIU 29Armoni Zeigler makes 14-foot jumper
- 2H 15:32 · BALL 52, NIU 29Armoni Zeigler makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 15:32 · BALL 51, NIU 29Armoni Zeigler makes layup
- 2H 16:37 · BALL 49, NIU 29Devon Barnes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mason Jones assists)
- 2H 17:21 · BALL 46, NIU 29Davion Hill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Armoni Zeigler assists)
- 2H 18:08 · BALL 43, NIU 29Armoni Zeigler makes layup
- 2H 18:53 · BALL 41, NIU 29Armoni Zeigler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Davion Hill assists)
- 2H 19:24 · BALL 38, NIU 29Preston Copeland makes layup (Devon Barnes assists)
- 1H 0:28 · NIU 29, BALL 36Makhai Valentine makes 11-foot jumper
- 1H 1:09 · NIU 27, BALL 36Gianni Cobb makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 1:09 · NIU 26, BALL 36Gianni Cobb makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 1:15 · BALL 36, NIU 25Elmore James IV makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mason Jones assists)
- 1H 1:38 · NIU 25, BALL 33Gianni Cobb makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 1:38 · NIU 24, BALL 33Gianni Cobb makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 2:11 · NIU 23, BALL 33Taj Walters makes layup
- 1H 2:46 · BALL 33, NIU 21Kayden Fish makes layup (Davion Hill assists)
- 1H 3:31 · BALL 31, NIU 21Elmore James IV makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 3:31 · BALL 30, NIU 21Elmore James IV makes layup (Davion Hill assists)
- 1H 3:52 · BALL 28, NIU 21Davion Hill makes layup
- 1H 4:21 · NIU 21, BALL 26Taj Walters makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists)
- 1H 5:38 · NIU 18, BALL 26Daemar Kelly makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 5:38 · NIU 17, BALL 26Daemar Kelly makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 6:38 · BALL 26, NIU 16Armoni Zeigler makes layup
- 1H 7:33 · NIU 16, BALL 24Daemar Kelly makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 1H 8:13 · NIU 13, BALL 24Gustav Winther makes layup (Dylan Ducommun assists)
- 1H 8:41 · NIU 11, BALL 24Daemar Kelly makes 18-foot jumper
- 1H 9:50 · BALL 24, NIU 9Kayden Fish makes layup (Davion Hill assists)
- 1H 10:06 · NIU 9, BALL 22Taj Walters makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 10:06 · NIU 8, BALL 22Taj Walters makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 10:29 · BALL 22, NIU 7Kayden Fish makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 10:29 · BALL 21, NIU 7Kayden Fish makes layup (Armoni Zeigler assists)
- 1H 13:59 · NIU 7, BALL 19Hassan Washington makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 14:31 · BALL 19, NIU 6Davion Hill makes layup
- 1H 15:04 · BALL 17, NIU 6Elmore James IV makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devon Barnes assists)
- 1H 15:50 · BALL 14, NIU 6Devon Barnes makes layup
- 1H 16:12 · NIU 6, BALL 12Dylan Ducommun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gustav Winther assists)
- 1H 16:29 · BALL 12, NIU 3Davion Hill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devon Barnes assists)
- 1H 16:56 · BALL 9, NIU 3Devon Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Armoni Zeigler assists)
- 1H 17:28 · BALL 6, NIU 3Davion Hill makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 17:28 · BALL 5, NIU 3Davion Hill makes layup
- 1H 17:52 · NIU 3, BALL 3Gustav Winther makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 18:10 · BALL 3, NIU 2Devon Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Armoni Zeigler assists)
- 1H 18:24 · NIU 2, BALL 0Gustav Winther makes 4-foot dunk (Gianni Cobb assists)
Box score
Team
1
2
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BALL36
43
79
NIU29
14
43
BALLTeam stats
This gameNIU30-60Field goals11-43
50.0%Field goal %25.6%
11-253-pointers4-17
8-10Free throws17-23
39Rebounds27
20Assists6
7Steals5
2Blocks1
7Turnovers12
19Fouls10
Top performers
This game
BALLDavion Hill17 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 7-14 FG- BALLArmoni Zeigler13 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 5-11 FG
- BALLElmore James IV12 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 4-6 FG
Ball State CardinalsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34Preston CopelandF | 22 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 24Mason JonesF | 23 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5Armoni ZeiglerG | 23 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 13Devon BarnesG | 26 | 11 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2Davion HillG | 30 | 17 | 7-14 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 23Easton FosterF | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0Jai Anthoni BeardenF | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7Cam DensonF | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4Kayden FishF | 15 | 12 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 45Alex FarleyG | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3Juwan MaxeyG | 15 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11Kody ClancyG | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1Elmore James IVG | 19 | 12 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 54Zane DoughtyC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20Joey HartG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 79 | 30-60 | 11-25 | 8-10 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 19 |
BALLOffense
NIUSeason stats
67.5 (414th)Points per Game(375th) 69.5
42.0% (365th)Field Goal %(380th) 41.6%
31.6% (371st)3-Point %(387th) 31.2%
69.4% (350th)Free Throw %(440th) 66.4%
12.7 (324th)Assists per Game(337th) 12.5
9.7 (352nd)Off. Rebounds per Game(132nd) 11.8
10.6 (111th)Turnovers per Game(422nd) 14.9
BALLDefense
NIUSeason stats
32.3 (371st)Rebounds per Game(257th) 34.7
22.6 (367th)Def. Rebounds per Game(354th) 22.9
7.6 (146th)Steals per Game(334th) 6.0
2.7 (344th)Blocks per Game(451st) 1.9
BALLTeam record
NIU10-19Record9-19
Venue and TV
- 4:45 PM, February 28, 2026
- NIU Convocation Center, Dekalb
- Watch: ESPN+