11-4, 3-0 MAC

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Ball State BALL	23	22	13	16	74
N Illinois NIU	14	13	19	10	56

Northern Illinois HuskiesN IllinoisNIU

2-11, 0-2 MAC

Ball State Cardinals @ Northern Illinois Huskies

Game Information

Dekalb, IL

Referee:Brad Maxey

Referee:Xiomara Cruz-Johnson

Referee:Britt White

NCAA Division I

Mid-American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Miami (OH)	16-2	-	28-7
Ball State	16-2	-	26-7
Massachusetts	15-3	1	23-7
Central Michigan	12-6	4	18-12
Ohio	11-7	5	18-14
Bowling Green	9-9	7	17-14
Toledo	9-9	7	17-15
Kent State	9-9	7	15-16
Eastern Michigan	6-12	10	13-16
Western Michigan	5-13	11	9-20
Northern Illinois	4-14	12	7-23
Akron	4-14	12	7-24
Buffalo	1-17	15	3-27

Horizon League	CONF	GB	OVR
Green Bay	17-3	-	25-9
Youngstown State	15-5	2	25-10
Cleveland State	13-7	4	26-10
Purdue Fort Wayne	12-8	5	21-14
Northern Kentucky	12-8	5	15-17
Robert Morris	11-9	6	18-12
IU Indianapolis	9-11	8	14-17
Oakland	7-13	10	10-21
Wright State	6-14	11	10-22
Milwaukee	4-16	13	8-24
Detroit Mercy	4-16	13	7-24

Women's College Basketball News

South Carolina adds Jordyn Palmer to top women's basketball recruiting class

Jordyn Palmer, the No. 7 prospect in the 2027 SC Next 100, has committed to South Carolina, sealing the No. 1 recruiting class for the Gamecocks in this cycle.

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UConn's Strong, USC's Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women's team

UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins, who have won The Associated Press Player of the Year award the past two years, headline the preseason AP All-America women's college basketball team released Thursday.

Ex-Iowa State star Crooks left for Oklahoma State after 'honest conversations'

Former Iowa State women's star Audi Crooks, who was second nationally in scoring last season, said she left the Cyclones for Oklahoma State after "honest conversations" with her former team.

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