11-4, 3-0 MAC

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Ball State BALL	23	22	13	16	74
N Illinois NIU	14	13	19	10	56

Northern Illinois HuskiesN IllinoisNIU

2-11, 0-2 MAC

Ball State Cardinals @ Northern Illinois Huskies

Game Information

Dekalb, IL

Referee:Brad Maxey

Referee:Xiomara Cruz-Johnson

Referee:Britt White

NCAA Division I

Mid-American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Miami (OH)	16-2	-	28-7
Ball State	16-2	-	26-7
Massachusetts	15-3	1	23-7
Central Michigan	12-6	4	18-12
Ohio	11-7	5	18-14
Bowling Green	9-9	7	17-14
Toledo	9-9	7	17-15
Kent State	9-9	7	15-16
Eastern Michigan	6-12	10	13-16
Western Michigan	5-13	11	9-20
Northern Illinois	4-14	12	7-23
Akron	4-14	12	7-24
Buffalo	1-17	15	3-27

Horizon League	CONF	GB	OVR
Green Bay	17-3	-	25-9
Youngstown State	15-5	2	25-10
Cleveland State	13-7	4	26-10
Purdue Fort Wayne	12-8	5	21-14
Northern Kentucky	12-8	5	15-17
Robert Morris	11-9	6	18-12
IU Indianapolis	9-11	8	14-17
Oakland	7-13	10	10-21
Wright State	6-14	11	10-22
Milwaukee	4-16	13	8-24
Detroit Mercy	4-16	13	7-24

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