Ball State 70-63 Northern Illinois (Feb 20, 2024) Play-by-Play

Ball State Cardinals

13-13, 5-8 Conference

	1	2	T
BALL	27	43	70
NIU	31	32	63

TIME	BALL	NIU
19:31	Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup. Assisted by Zion Russell.	0	2
19:17	Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.	3	2
18:55	David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.	3	2
18:52	Yanic Konan Niederhauser Offensive Rebound.	3	2
18:52	Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup.	3	4
18:52	Foul on Basheer Jihad.	3	4
18:52	Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.	3	5
18:36	Mason Jones Turnover.	3	5
18:22	Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.	3	5
18:22	Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.	3	5
18:05	Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.	3	5
18:05	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	3	5
18:03	Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.	6	5
17:41	David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts.	6	8
17:15	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	6	8
17:15	Zion Russell Steal.	6	8
17:05	Will Lovings-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.	6	8
17:02	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	6	8
16:55	Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.	6	8
16:52	Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound.	6	8
16:33	David Coit missed Jumper.	6	8
16:30	Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.	6	8
16:26	Jalin Anderson made Layup.	8	8
16:09	Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
16:07	Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.	8	8
15:53	Basheer Jihad missed Layup.	8	8
15:53	Ethan Butler Block.	8	8
15:53	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	8	8
15:53	Official TV Timeout	8	8
15:47	Basheer Jihad missed	8	8
15:44	Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.	8	8
15:21	Will Lovings-Watts made Layup.	8	10
15:02	Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.	8	10
14:58	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	8	10
14:46	Ethan Butler made Dunk. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts.	8	12
14:33	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	8	12
14:20	David Coit made Jumper.	8	14
14:00	Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones.	10	14
13:40	David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.	10	14
13:37	Will Lovings-Watts Offensive Rebound.	10	14
13:24	David Coit made Layup.	10	16
13:24	Foul on Jalin Anderson.	10	16
13:24	David Coit made Free Throw.	10	17
13:05	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	10	17
13:05	Zion Russell Steal.	10	17
13:05	Zion Russell Turnover.	10	17
13:05	Basheer Jihad Steal.	10	17
12:58	Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.	10	17
12:55	Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.	10	17
12:43	Will Lovings-Watts Turnover.	10	17
12:29	Jalin Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.	12	17
12:07	Ethan Butler Turnover.	12	17
11:51	Jalin Anderson made Jumper.	14	17
11:34	David Coit made Three Point Jumper.	14	20
11:20	Foul on Zion Russell.	14	20
11:20	Official TV Timeout	14	20
11:20	Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.	15	20
11:20	Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.	16	20
11:09	Foul on Ben Hendriks.	16	20
10:56	Will Lovings-Watts missed Jumper.	16	20
10:53	Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.	16	20
10:44	Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.	16	20
10:41	Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound.	16	20
10:34	David Coit missed Layup.	16	20
10:32	Yanic Konan Niederhauser Offensive Rebound.	16	20
10:31	Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Jumper.	16	20
10:29	Trent Middleton Defensive Rebound.	16	20
10:21	Ben Hendriks missed Layup.	16	20
10:21	Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.	16	20
10:13	Jalin Anderson Offensive Rebound.	16	20
10:13	Jalin Anderson made Layup.	18	20
10:04	David Coit made Layup.	18	22
9:47	Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.	18	22
9:47	Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.	19	22
9:47	Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.	20	22
9:29	Philmon Gebrewhit Turnover.	20	22
9:19	Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.	20	22
9:16	Philmon Gebrewhit Defensive Rebound.	20	22
9:10	Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..	20	22
9:10	Harvin Ibarguen missed Free Throw.	20	22
9:10	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	20	22
9:10	Harvin Ibarguen made Free Throw.	20	23
8:55	Basheer Jihad missed Layup.	20	23
8:51	Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.	20	23
8:40	Philmon Gebrewhit missed Three Point Jumper.	20	23
8:37	Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.	20	23
8:25	Basheer Jihad missed Layup.	20	23
8:24	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	20	23
8:15	David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.	20	23
8:10	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	20	23
8:03	Jalin Anderson Turnover.	20	23
7:47	Foul on Davion Bailey.	20	23
7:47	Official TV Timeout	20	23
7:47	Will Lovings-Watts missed Free Throw.	20	23
7:47	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	20	23
7:47	Will Lovings-Watts missed Free Throw.	20	23
7:44	Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.	20	23
7:30	Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.	20	23
7:30	Ben Hendriks missed Free Throw.	20	23
7:30	Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.	20	23
7:30	Ben Hendriks made Free Throw.	21	23
7:03	Ethan Butler missed Three Point Jumper.	21	23
6:59	Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.	21	23
6:53	Trent Middleton missed Layup.	21	23
6:50	Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.	21	23
6:42	Ethan Butler missed Three Point Jumper.	21	23
6:38	Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.	21	23
6:28	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	21	23
6:24	Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.	21	23
6:22	Basheer Jihad missed Layup.	21	23
6:20	Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.	21	23
6:13	Trent Middleton missed Jumper.	21	23
6:11	Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.	21	23
5:48	David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.	21	23
5:47	Ball State Defensive Rebound.	21	23
5:32	Basheer Jihad missed Layup.	21	23
5:29	Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound.	21	23
5:19	David Coit made Layup.	21	25
4:57	Jalin Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Mason Jones.	23	25
4:37	David Coit Turnover.	23	25
4:37	Jalin Anderson Steal.	23	25
4:33	Foul on Ethan Butler.	23	25
4:33	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.	24	25
4:33	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.	25	25
4:17	Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.	25	25
4:17	Harvin Ibarguen Turnover.	25	25
4:08	Jalin Anderson missed Layup.	25	25
4:08	Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.	25	25
4:04	Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.	25	25
3:58	Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.	25	25
3:53	Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.	25	25
3:41	Davion Bailey missed Layup.	25	25
3:39	Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.	25	25
3:33	David Coit missed Jumper.	25	25
3:30	Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.	25	25
3:21	Mason Jones made Layup.	27	25
2:55	Foul on Mason Jones.	27	25
2:55	Official TV Timeout	27	25
2:42	Ethan Butler missed Three Point Jumper.	27	25
2:39	Will Lovings-Watts Offensive Rebound.	27	25
2:38	Will Lovings-Watts missed Dunk.	27	25
2:35	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	27	25
2:25	Jalin Anderson Turnover.	27	25
2:08	Foul on Mason Jones.	27	25
2:08	David Coit made Free Throw.	27	26
2:08	David Coit made Free Throw.	27	27
1:59	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	27	27
1:43	Foul on Ben Hendriks.	27	27
1:43	Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.	27	28
1:43	Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.	27	29
1:32	Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.	27	29
1:29	Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound.	27	29
1:25	Will Lovings-Watts missed Layup.	27	29
1:22	Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.	27	29
1:22	Oluwasegun Durosinmi made Layup.	27	31
1:14	Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.	27	31
1:10	Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.	27	31
0:56	David Coit Turnover.	27	31
0:56	Mickey Pearson Jr. Steal.	27	31
0:43	Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.	27	31
0:41	Oluwasegun Durosinmi Defensive Rebound.	27	31
0:37	Northern Illinois Timeout	27	31
0:15	David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.	27	31
0:10	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	27	31
0:02	Basheer Jihad missed Layup.	27	31
0:02	Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.	27	31
0:00	End of 1st half	27	31

Will Lovings-Watts shows off the swagger with deep 3

0:19

Basheer Jihad somehow gets the and-1 to fall

0:21

David Coit gets the hoop and the harm

0:26

NIU Convocation Center

8:00 PM, February 20, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Dekalb, IL

Line: NIU -0.5

Over/Under: 145.5

Attendance: 1,317

Referees:
Alfred Smith
Edwin Young
Luke Schumer

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Kent State	0-0	-	8-3
Akron	0-0	-	7-4
Miami (OH)	0-0	-	7-4
Eastern Michigan	0-0	-	6-5
Toledo	0-0	-	6-5
Ball State	0-0	-	5-6
Buffalo	0-0	-	5-6
Central Michigan	0-0	-	5-6
Ohio	0-0	-	5-6
Bowling Green	0-0	-	5-7
Northern Illinois	0-0	-	3-8
Western Michigan	0-0	-	3-8

Nebraska beats Oregon State 78-66 in the Diamond Head Classic championship game

— Brice Williams scored 11 of his 25 points in the final six minutes and Nebraska closed on a 6-0 run to beat Oregon State 78-66 on Wednesday night in the championship game of the Diamond Head Classic.

Brice Williams gets the and-1 to fall

Nemeiksa blocks 3-pointer at the buzzer and Hawaii beats Oakland in overtime at Diamond Head Classic

— Gytis Nemeiksa scored 25 points and he blocked a 3-point shot on the last possession of overtime to help Hawaii defeat Oakland 73-70 on Wednesday in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic.

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