Model Predictions
| Model | Northern Illinois Huskies | Ball State Cardinals | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.2% | 70.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.7% | 66.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.5% | 73.5% | +5.6 | ✓ (1.6 off) |
Actual: Ball State Cardinals +4 (63-59). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Northern Illinois Huskies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaric Armstead * | 31 | 1-13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +4.0 |
| Travon Baker * | 31 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +4.3 |
| Marin Maric * | 27 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Jaylen Key * | 19 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4.1 |
| Marshawn Wilson * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Laytwan Porter | 24 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Chuks Iroegbu | 17 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +5.6 |
| Michael Orris | 14 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Levi Bradley | 12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Andrew Zelis | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2.5 |
| Austin Pauga | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Wells | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -5.9 |
| Jeremie Tyler * | 32 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Bo Calhoun * | 30 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 17 | -3.3 |
| Francis Kiapway * | 30 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | -4.1 |
| Ryan Weber * | 25 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2.2 |
| Franko House * | 22 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | +2.1 |
| Sean Sellers | 21 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Trey Moses | 17 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Naiel Smith | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2.2 |
* = starter