N. Illinois 56, Ball St. 55
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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BALL STATE |
NORTHERN ILLINOIS |
| Points |
55 |
56 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
21-45 (.467) |
22-51 (.431) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
8-12 (.667) |
3-18 (.167) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
5-8 (.625) |
9-20 (.450) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
23 (0/0) |
17 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
7 |
10 |
| Next 5 Games |
| BALL STATE (ET) |
NORTHERN ILLINOIS (ET) |
| 03/04 @WMU 7:00pm | | 03/08 EMU 2:00pm | | 03/12 CMU 12:00pm | | 03/13 BUFF 7:30pm | | 11/13 VALP 7:00pm |
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| 03/04 @EMU 7:00pm | | 03/08 @TOL 2:00pm | | 03/10 @KENT 2:30pm | | 11/13 @NW 8:00pm | | 11/17 @ILL 8:00pm |
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Associated Press
DEKALB, Ill. -- Sean Smith scored 20 points to lead Northern Illinois to a 56-55 Mid-American Conference win over Ball State Saturday afternoon.
Darion Anderson had 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Northern Illinois (10-17, 5-9).
Ante Dzepina chipped in 10 on 3-of-3 shooting, including eight in the second half.
The Huskies took a slim 23-21 lead into the break and were up by as much as 10 with 9:21 left before Ball State (13-14, 7-7) closed the gap.
Dzepina sunk a free throw to make it 56-51 with 2:34 left, and while
Brandon Lampley scored four more in the game's final moments, it wasn't enough to seal the deal.
Lampley led the Cardinals with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting.
Laron Frazier had 14 points and five rebounds.
The Huskies shot 43.1 percent, compared with 46.7 percent for the Cardinals. Northern Illinois struggled from 3-point range, making just 3-of-18 tries.
Ball State 55, 
Northern Illinois 56