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Northern Illinois Huskies at Ball State Cardinals: January 24, 2026

The Ball State Cardinals beat the Northern Illinois Huskies 58-53 on January 24, 2026 (2025-26 season).

Final · Played January 24, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Gianni Cobb (Northern Illinois Huskies, 11); Armoni Zeigler and Davion Hill (Ball State Cardinals, 18 each).

Line score

TeamH1H2Final
Northern Illinois Huskies223153
Ball State Cardinals292958

What stood out

  • The Ball State Cardinals' biggest edge came in the 1st half (29-22).

Player lines

  • Daemar Kelly (NIU G): 24 MIN, 2 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Dylan Ducommun (NIU G): 14 MIN, 6 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Gianni Cobb (NIU G): 36 MIN, 11 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Gustav Winther (NIU F): 15 MIN, 2 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Hassan Washington (NIU F): 19 MIN, 7 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Isaiah Washington (NIU G): 15 MIN, 4 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Jaylen Wharton (NIU F): 8 MIN, 2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Makhai Valentine (NIU G): 34 MIN, 10 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Taj Walters (NIU G): 35 MIN, 9 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Armoni Zeigler (BALL G): 35 MIN, 18 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 4 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Cam Denson (BALL F): 12 MIN, 2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Davion Hill (BALL G): 30 MIN, 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Devon Barnes (BALL G): 24 MIN, 5 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Elmore James IV (BALL G): 29 MIN, 7 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Juwan Maxey (BALL G): 2 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Kayden Fish (BALL F): 25 MIN, 6 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Mason Jones (BALL F): 27 MIN, 0 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Preston Copeland (BALL F): 16 MIN, 2 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Ball State Cardinals vs Northern Illinois Huskies head-to-head (2 meetings).

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