Model Predictions
| Model | Ball State Cardinals | Northern Illinois Huskies | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 52.8% | 47.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 55.1% | 44.9% | -1.1 | ✓ (16.9 off) |
| Efficiency | 67.6% | 32.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Northern Illinois Huskies -18 (69-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demarius Jacobs * | 37 | 6-7 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 19 | - |
| Jarron Coleman * | 36 | 7-15 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Payton Sparks * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Mickey Pearson Jr. * | 25 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Jaylin Sellers * | 21 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Luke Bumbalough | 22 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Basheer Jihad | 20 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Jalen Windham | 11 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Ben Hendriks | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kaiyem Cleary | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Northern Illinois Huskies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleb Thornton * | 38 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 11 | - |
| David Coit * | 34 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Zarique Nutter * | 29 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -3 | - |
| Harvin Ibarguen * | 25 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Anthony Crump * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Darweshi Hunter | 26 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser | 11 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Armandas Plintauskas | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Oluwasegun Durosinmi | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Taku Youngblood | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter