BSU (10-12) 28 35 — 63
NIU (8-13) 18 32 — 50
BALL STATE — *N. Fontaine 6-10 4-4 18; K. Murphy 3-5 4-6 10; B. Woody 2-4 5-10 9; S. Justice 1-4 6-6 9; B. Carter 1-4 3-4 6; R. Bennett 2-3 1-2 5; S. Merder 1-1 1-2 3; J. Morrison 1-2 0-0 3; C. Hosea 0-1 0-0 0; H. Richardson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-34 24-34 63.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS — D. Pulliam 4-11 0-0 11; A. Corral 4-12 0-0 9; *A. Lindstrom 3-6 0-0 9; *J. Thorp 4-7 0-0 8; A. Lehman 3-5 2-3 8; N. Augusta 2-7 0-0 4; J. Harris 0-3 1-2 1; A. Sneed 0-1 0-0 0; A. Johnson 0-0 0-0 0; A. Dumoulin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 3-5 50.
Three-point goals: BSU 5-11 (N. Fontaine 2-2; B. Woody 0-1; S. Justice 1-2; B. Carter 1-4; J. Morrison 1-2), NIU 7-11 (D. Pulliam 3-4; A. Corral 1-2; A. Lindstrom 3-4; J. Thorp 0-1). Rebounds: BSU 22, NIU 24. Assists: BSU 11 (B. Woody 3), NIU 10 (D. Pulliam 4). Total Fouls: BSU 11. NIU 23. Fouled Out: BSU—None. NIU—A. Lindstrom. Possessions: 61. Halftime: Ball State 63, Northern Illinois 50.
Attendance: 770.
Officials: Jeff Cross, Brad Maxey, Jodi Duffe.
