El-Amin leads Ball State past Northern Illinois 79-70 in OT
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Ishmael El-Amin had 18 points as Ball State Cardinals defeated Northern Illinois Huskies 79-70 in overtime on Tuesday night.
The game marked the first Mid-American Conference matchup of the season for both teams.
K.J. Walton had 18 points for Ball State (2-2). Miryne Thomas added 13 points and Brachen Hazen had eight rebounds.
Trendon Hankerson had 18 points for the Huskies (0-4). Darius Beane added 18 points and Kaleb Thornton had six rebounds.
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| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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74.7 PPG | 40.1 RPG | 13.8 APG |
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62.3 PPG | 39.5 RPG | 10.7 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Walton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Hazen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. El-Amin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Gunn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Huggins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Thomas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Acree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Coleman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Hendriks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Windham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Bumbalough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Bryan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Suokas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Robinson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| C. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Crump | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Beane | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Mateen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Hankerson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Scott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Cole | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Cochran | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Filippone | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Kueth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Makuoi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Thornton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Okanu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
