Northern Illinois at Ball State - Saturday January 27

Northern Illinois (6-12 0-6 KenPom #281) at Ball State (10-9 2-5 KenPom #258)

Northern Illinois is 2-6 on the road. Ball State is 7-3 at home.

This is the 102nd meeting. Ball State leads the series 61-40. Ball State leads 36-13 in Muncie.
- First Game in Series: 1/3/1942 (Ball State 42 Northern Illinois 31)
- Ball State won the last meeting 87-77 on 2/14/2023 in Muncie.
- Ball State has won the last two meetings and 11 of the last 15 games.
- Northern Illinois last won in Muncie on 2/15/2022 (64-58)

Northern Illinois Results
at Marquette (L) 70-92
Appalachian State (W) 91-78
Illinois Tech (W) 107-55
at Georgia State (W) 70-64
Little Rock (N)(W) 98-93
at DePaul (W) 89-79
at Northwestern (L) 67-89
Indiana State (L) 67-90
at Monmouth (L) 71-74
Calumet College (W) 92-48
Northern Iowa (L) 63-76
at Iowa (L) 74-103
Akron (L) 51-73
at Ohio (L) 66-78
a Western Michigan (L) 90-95 OT
Bowling Green (L) 72-83
Kent State (L) 76-83
Toledo (L) 73-89

Northern Illinois has an 11 game losing streak vs. D1 opponents.

Northern Illinois Starters vs. Toledo
11 David Coit (G 5-11 175 JR) 19.6 PPG/44% FG (114)/38% 3PT (57)/3.7 RPG/35.3 MPG (Started all 18 games)
02 Zarique Nutter (G 6-7 200 JR) 14.9 PPG/51% FG (86)/29% 3PT (6)/5.2 RPG/32.0 MPG (Started 15-15 games)
13 Xavier Amos (F 6-8 215 SO) 12.8 PPG/52% FG (91)/43% 3PT (31)/5.3 RPG/29.7 MPG (Started all 18 games)
05 Philmon Gebrewhit (G 6-7 190 SR) 9.2 PPG/37% FG (49)/38% 3PT (24)/2.2 RPG/25.7 MPG (Started 15 of 18 games)
23 Harvin Ibarguen (F 6-9 235 SR) 3.5 PPG/69% FG (22)/00% 3PT (0)/4.7 RPG/19.2 MPG (Started 5 of 15 games. Played 11 min vs UT)

OTHERS
14 Yanic Konan Niederhauser (F 6-11 255 SO) 7.3 PPG/61% FG (40)/27% 3PT (4)/5.0 RPG/18.4 MPG (Started 13-14 games)
01 Will Lovings-Watts (G 6-5 200 FR) 4.9 PPG/42% FG (25)/26% 3PT (7)/1.2 RPG/15.3 MPG (Started 4 of 14 games DNP vs UT)
10 Zion Russell (G 6-2 185 RSO) 2.2 PPG/23% FG (10)/2% 3PT (13)/1.7 RPG/10.2 MPG (Started 1 of 18 games - 22 min vs UT)

LEADERS
David Coit is #3 in the MAC in PPG, #4 in FG per game, #1 in 3PT made, #5 in assists per game. #7 in Assist/Turnover Ratio.
Xavier Amos is #15 in MAC in RPG, #6 in FG%, #7 in 3PT%, #11 IN 3PT made. #6 in blocks per game
Zarique Nutter is #8 in MAC in FG%
Yanic Konan Niederhauser is #1 in MAC in blocks per game.

As a Team:
-They score 77.1 PPG (MAC #4) and give up 80.1 (MAC #12)
-The shoot 46% (MAC #4) from the field and allow 45% (MAC #8)
-Their 3pt average is 35% (MAC #7) 8.1 per game (MAC #6) and they allow 36% (MAC #12) 7.7 per game
-As a team they shoot 67% from the Free-throw Line (MAC #11)
-They have been out rebounded by their opponents 635-681 this season (35.3-37.8)(MAC #11)
-They are #11 in the MAC in offensive rebounds.
-They commit an average of 13.0 turnovers per game (MAC #10) and force 11.2 per game (5.7 steals)(MAC #11)
-The have the second worst assist to turnover margin in the MAC