Ball State Cardinals @ Northern Illinois Huskies

12-9, 10-7 MAC

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Ball State BALL	13	28	18	23	82
N Illinois NIU	13	27	25	14	79

Northern Illinois HuskiesN IllinoisNIU

11-9, 9-6 MAC

Statistics
FG	30-57	28-58
Field Goal %	53	48
3PT	8-25	10-21
Three Point %	32	48
FT	14-18	13-16
Free Throw %	78	81
Rebounds	26	33
Offensive Rebounds	6	10
Defensive Rebounds	20	23
Assists	16	15
Steals	8	4
Blocks	2	1
Total Turnovers	14	14
Points Off Turnovers	15	19
Fast Break Points	7	4
Points in Paint	32	30
Fouls	18	15
Technical Fouls	0	0
Largest Lead	9	10

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

Women's College Basketball News

NCAA D-II panel pushes for age-based eligibility starting in 2026-27

NCAA Division II athletes would move immediately to the age-based eligibility model adopted in Division I under proposed emergency legislation.

8 conferences create women's basketball officiating alliance

Eight conferences, including the Big East and ACC, have created a women's basketball officiating alliance with the goal to enhance the quality, consistency and development of officiating.

Michigan AD Warde Manuel to step down at end of calendar year

Warde Manuel will step down as Michigan AD at the end of the calendar year, the school announced as part of the conclusion of an investigation into the culture of athletics at the university.

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