Ball State Cardinals @ Northern Illinois Huskies

13-13, 5-8 MAC

Final

	1	2	T
Ball State BALL	27	43	70
N Illinois NIU	31	32	63

Northern Illinois HuskiesN IllinoisNIU

9-17, 3-10 MAC

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

Game Information

Dekalb, IL

Referee:Alfred Smith

Referee:Edwin Young

Referee:Luke Schumer

NCAA Division I

Mid-American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Miami (OH)	18-0	-	32-2
Akron	17-1	1	29-6
Kent State	14-4	4	24-10
Toledo	11-7	7	19-15
Bowling Green	9-9	9	18-14
Ohio	9-9	9	15-17
Buffalo	7-11	11	17-15
Massachusetts	7-11	11	17-16
Ball State	7-11	11	12-19
Central Michigan	6-12	12	10-21
Western Michigan	4-14	14	10-21
Eastern Michigan	4-14	14	10-21
Northern Illinois	4-14	10	9-21

Horizon League	CONF	GB	OVR
Wright State	15-5	-	23-12
Robert Morris	13-7	2	22-11
Green Bay	12-8	3	18-15
Detroit Mercy	12-8	3	17-15
Oakland	12-8	3	16-16
Purdue Fort Wayne	11-9	4	17-15
Northern Kentucky	10-10	5	20-14
Youngstown State	8-12	7	15-17
Milwaukee	8-12	7	12-20
Cleveland State	6-14	9	11-22
IU Indianapolis	3-17	12	7-25

Men's College Basketball News

Men's NCAA basketball 2026-27 Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings

Texas moves into the top five and North Carolina falls out for UCLA, but let's talk about the games circled on the calendar.

Arizona fills need at forward with Clemson transfer Godfrey

Former Clemson forward RJ Godfrey has committed to Arizona, potentially filling the biggest hole in coach Tommy Lloyd's roster.

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Judge says injunction doesn't cover football players who signed pro deals

The judge who granted the right to play another year of college sports to some athletes whose eligibility ran out last school year issued a new order Sunday that makes clear that it does not include football players who signed pro contracts this summer.

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