3/8/2019 Ball State v. Northern Illinois Game Preview

Northern Illinois Huskies (15-16, 5-10 away)
Ball State Cardinals (15-16, 8-9 home)
March 8, 2019 at 7:00 PM ET
Conference Regular Season

John E. Worthen Arena
Muncie, Indiana

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2018-2019 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Northern Illinois3440.473.727.658.7.4716.718.9.35711.716.0.7318.624.933.611.05.52.211.919.2
Ball State3340.675.126.957.3.4706.118.8.32515.121.5.7029.127.937.012.96.63.614.617.6
NIU Opponents3440.471.023.955.2.4338.924.8.35714.321.1.6778.823.732.513.45.02.912.516.4
BLLST Opponents3340.671.625.862.2.4156.921.7.31813.118.6.70510.723.834.511.76.83.312.819.4


Head to Head Since 2002-2003

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Feb 5, 2019
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 72 - 71
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Mar 2, 2018
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 65 - 66
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Feb 20, 2018
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 68 - 77
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Mar 3, 2017
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 82 - 87
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Feb 14, 2017
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 81 - 72
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Mar 4, 2016
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 69 - 80
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Feb 19, 2016
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 59 - 63
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Mar 6, 2015
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 71 - 67
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Feb 10, 2015
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 63 - 75
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Mar 8, 2014
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 56 - 70
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Feb 1, 2014
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 67 - 65
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Mar 9, 2013
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 51 - 53
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Feb 13, 2013
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 56 - 52
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Mar 3, 2012
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 51 - 62
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Jan 21, 2012
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 75 - 65
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Mar 5, 2011
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 57 - 67
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Jan 8, 2011
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 75 - 70
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Feb 13, 2010
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 71 - 66
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Jan 9, 2010
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 62 - 48
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Feb 28, 2009
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 55 - 56
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Jan 13, 2009
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 54 - 60
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Mar 4, 2008
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 63 - 69
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Jan 22, 2008
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 58 - 60
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Feb 13, 2007
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 57 - 55
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Jan 16, 2007
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 60 - 71
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Mar 1, 2006
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 78 - 73
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Feb 1, 2006
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 67 - 73
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Feb 27, 2005
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 67 - 70
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Jan 29, 2005
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 59 - 67
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Feb 14, 2004
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 67 - 62
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Jan 20, 2004
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 65 - 71
Ball State		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena
Feb 1, 2003
Ball State
Northern Illinois		 60 - 78
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season NIU Convocation Center
Jan 11, 2003
Northern Illinois
Ball State		 66 - 64
Northern Illinois		 Conference Regular Season John E. Worthen Arena

2018-2019 Northern Illinois Huskies Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters E. German R. Henry-Hayes D. Thorpe L. Bradley L. James
Rotation T. Hankerson     N. McCarty  
Lim PT Z. Mateen G. Daow A. Richie J. Key  
Lim PT C. Oehlberg B. Danowski T. Demogerontas    
Lim PT A. Travis        

2018-2019 Ball State Cardinals Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Persons K. Walton K. Mallers T. Teague T. Moses
Rotation I. El-Amin   B. Hazen    
Lim PT J. Thompson A. Nehls M. Thomas Z. Gunn B. Huggins

Northern Illinois Huskies Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
42 Levi Bradley SF 34 29.2 14.4 5.4 11.0 .493 0.9 2.4 .361 2.6 3.2 .826 1.5 3.7 5.2 1.3 0.6 0.3 1.5 2.6
55 Brandon Danowski G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2 Gairges Daow G 33 11.6 2.1 0.9 2.1 .426 0.2 0.8 .192 0.2 0.3 .667 0.5 1.7 2.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7
12 Tommy Demogerontas GF 7 14.6 3.7 1.1 2.9 .400 0.3 1.4 .200 1.1 1.7 .667 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.7 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.3
10 Eugene German PG 31 32.7 20.4 7.4 15.0 .490 2.8 6.8 .414 2.8 4.1 .688 0.5 4.6 5.2 2.9 1.2 0.2 2.4 2.0
1 Trendon Hankerson G 21 18.8 2.1 0.8 2.6 .315 0.4 1.5 .250 0.1 0.2 .750 0.2 2.0 2.2 0.9 0.6 0.4 1.0 2.6
22 Rod Henry-Hayes G 34 20.6 3.8 1.4 3.4 .417 0.8 2.1 .375 0.1 0.2 .625 0.6 1.2 1.7 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 2.3
4 Lacey James SF 34 23.2 8.1 3.0 6.1 .490 0.3 0.9 .379 1.8 2.6 .667 3.0 4.0 6.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.4 3.0
15 Jaylen Key PF 31 12.5 3.6 1.5 3.5 .427 0.0 0.2 .200 0.5 0.7 .762 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.7
3 Justin Lee PF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5 Zaire Mateen G 21 7.2 1.8 0.6 1.6 .382 0.3 0.9 .368 0.2 0.3 .571 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3
11 Noah McCarty PF 34 15.6 4.9 2.0 4.2 .472 0.2 0.8 .286 0.6 1.1 .611 0.7 2.7 3.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.9 2.2
20 Caleb Oehlberg G 5 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.4 .500 0.2 0.4 .500 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
32 Austin Richie GF 28 9.6 2.4 0.9 2.9 .309 0.5 1.9 .241 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.5
0 Dante Thorpe G 33 32.3 13.7 5.1 9.6 .528 0.8 2.1 .400 2.7 3.3 .800 0.5 2.3 2.8 2.5 1.1 0.0 1.9 2.4
21 Alize Travis PG 7 12.4 0.9 0.3 0.4 .667 0.1 0.3 .500 0.1 0.3 .500 0.0 1.1 1.1 1.9 0.4 0.1 1.6 1.4

Ball State Cardinals Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
13 Kani Acree F - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
0 Jarron Coleman SG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5 Ishmael El-Amin PG 19 22.1 6.9 2.5 5.2 .475 1.3 3.5 .373 0.6 1.1 .600 0.1 1.6 1.7 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.2 1.3
15 Zach Gunn PF 27 14.4 5.4 1.6 4.1 .400 1.3 3.5 .358 0.9 1.0 .821 0.4 2.5 2.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.9
12 Brachen Hazen SF 17 18.1 5.7 2.0 3.5 .576 0.5 1.1 .444 1.2 2.1 .600 1.0 3.1 4.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.2 2.1
44 Blake Huggins C 12 7.1 2.2 0.8 1.8 .409 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.2 .533 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.0
14 Kyle Mallers SF 33 29.6 7.2 2.3 6.3 .367 1.4 4.5 .300 1.2 1.5 .854 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.1 0.8 0.5 2.0 2.4
24 Trey Moses PF 32 27.9 8.4 3.1 6.4 .485 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.9 .581 1.9 5.0 6.9 2.5 0.9 1.2 2.7 2.6
20 Austin Nehls SG 29 12.9 2.5 0.7 1.7 .408 0.6 1.6 .400 0.5 0.6 .875 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5
2 Tayler Persons G 33 32.0 16.7 6.0 13.7 .441 1.4 4.2 .321 3.3 4.1 .800 0.4 3.6 4.0 4.3 1.1 0.1 3.2 2.1
25 Tahjai Teague PF 33 28.2 13.5 5.3 9.6 .550 0.4 1.5 .260 2.5 3.7 .669 1.9 5.5 7.5 1.2 1.3 0.9 2.2 3.1
3 Josh Thompson G 33 12.8 2.7 0.9 2.3 .377 0.4 1.3 .310 0.5 0.8 .720 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.1
1 K.J. Walton SG 32 26.5 13.0 4.9 9.2 .530 0.0 0.3 .091 3.1 4.4 .704 1.7 2.7 4.3 0.9 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.3

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