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Ball State at Northern Illinois

    N. Illinois 41, Ball St. 38


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    DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Mathew Sims hit two field goals in the final 2:46 and Northern Illinois piled up 710 yards of offense to defeat Ball State 41-38 on Tuesday night.

    Sims nailed a 23-yarder that tied the score. After the Huskies (8-3, 6-1 Mid-American) forced a punt, they got it back at their own 20-yard line with 1:44 remaining. Ten plays later, Sims hit a 34-yarder with 8 seconds left for the game-winner.

    Chandler Harnish had a school-record 519 yards of offense - 338 passing, 181 rushing - and a combined three TDs for Northern Illinois. Jasmin Hopkins added 122 yards rushing and two TDs, while Martel Moore (six catches, 120 yards) and Nathan Palmer (8-95) each had touchdown receptions.

    Ball State (6-5, 4-3), which led 31-14 in the third quarter, got 245 yards passing and two TDs from Keith Wenning, a 92-yard fumble return from Joshua Howard for a touchdown, and a 68-yard run from Scott Kovanda off a fake punt that set up another score.

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    Scoring Summary
    BALLSTKeith Wenning 3 yd run (Steven Schott kick)
    BALLSTJoshua Howard 92 yd fumble return (Steven Schott kick)
    NILMartel Moore 15 yd pass from Chandler Harnish (Mathew Sims kick)
    NILJasmin Hopkins 3 yd run (Mathew Sims kick)
    BALLSTJamill Smith 38 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick)
    BALLSTSteven Schott 40 yd FG
    BALLSTJack Tomlinson 3 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick)
    NILChandler Harnish 49 yd run (Mathew Sims kick)
    NILJasmin Hopkins 11 yd run (Mathew Sims kick)
    NILNathan Palmer 27 yd pass from Chandler Harnish (Mathew Sims kick)
    BALLSTDwayne Donigan 7 yd run (Steven Schott kick)
    NILMathew Sims 23 yd FG
    NILMathew Sims 34 yd FG
     
    Team Stats
     BALLSTNIL
    First Downs1843
    Third Down Efficiency3-147-14
    Fourth Down Efficiency2-30-0
    Plays-Net Yards69-39895-710
    Rushes-Yds26-15358-372
    Passing Yds245338
    Kick Return Yds97164
    Punt Return Yds-20
    Passes23-43-026-37-0
    Punts7-3085-156
    Fumbles-Lost2-14-2
    Penalties-Yds4-409-107
    Time of Poss.23:3036:30
     
    Individual Stats
    RUSHING
    BALLST: Scott Kovanda 1-68, Jahwan Edwards 14-45, Dwayne Donigan 5-22, Keith Wenning 6-18
    NIL: Chandler Harnish 28-181, Jasmin Hopkins 18-122, Tommylee Lewis 2-35, Akeem Daniels 4-27, Jordan Lynch 1-14, Nathan Palmer 2-13, Cameron Bell 1--4, Team 2--16
    PASSING
    BALLST: Keith Wenning 23-43-245-0
    NIL: Chandler Harnish 26-36-338-0, Team 0-1-0-0
    RECEIVING
    BALLST: Briggs Orsbon 5-55, Jamill Smith 4-63, Torieal Gibson 4-52, Jack Tomlinson 4-27, Willie Snead 2-22, Jahwan Edwards 2-10, Zane Fakes 1-17, David Schneider 1--1
    NIL: Nathan Palmer 8-95, Martel Moore 6-120, Willie Clark 3-30, Perez Ashford 3-26, Da'Ron Brown 2-21, Jamison Wells 1-18, Anthony Johnson 1-15, Jasmin Hopkins 1-7, Luke Eakes 1-6
     
    Standings
    TeamStandingsConferenceOverall
    Ball State4th Mid American West 4-46-6