The lead after every score: above the line Ball State is ahead, below it Northern Illinois. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one. Overtime periods are untimed, so each is drawn the same width.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

5:19

TD Kacper Rutkiewicz 13 Yd pass from Ethan Hampton (John Richardson Kick)13 plays, 81 yds, 6:24 · from NIU 19

NIU 7–0 BALL

2nd quarter

14:51

TD Harrison Waylee 52 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick)3 plays, 61 yds, 0:22 · from NIU 39

NIU 14–0 BALL

4:49

TD Kacper Rutkiewicz 31 Yd pass from Ethan Hampton (John Richardson Kick)10 plays, 80 yds, 5:13 · from NIU 20

NIU 21–0 BALL

3:06

TD Brady Hunt 30 Yd pass from John Paddock (Ben VonGunten Kick)7 plays, 70 yds, 1:43 · from BALL 30

NIU 21–7 BALL

0:49

FG John Richardson 28 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 65 yds, 2:17 · from NIU 25

NIU 24–7 BALL

3rd quarter

12:15

TD Carson Steele 2 Yd Run (Ben VonGunten Kick)3 plays, 4 yds, 1:24 · from NIU 4

NIU 24–14 BALL

8:38

TD Harrison Waylee 1 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick)8 plays, 75 yds, 3:37 · from NIU 25

NIU 31–14 BALL

0:26

TD Carson Steele 3 Yd Run (Ben VonGunten Kick)8 plays, 52 yds, 3:24 · from BALL 48

NIU 31–21 BALL

4th quarter

8:09

TD Tanner Koziol 17 Yd pass from John Paddock (Ben VonGunten Kick)9 plays, 87 yds, 1:52 · from BALL 13

NIU 31–28 BALL

6:43

TD Harrison Waylee 68 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick)3 plays, 75 yds, 1:26 · from NIU 25

NIU 38–28 BALL

3:59

FG Ben VonGunten 35 Yd Field Goal 11 plays, 57 yds, 2:44 · from BALL 25

NIU 38–31 BALL

0:36

TD Tanner Koziol 6 Yd pass from John Paddock (Ben VonGunten Kick)10 plays, 72 yds, 1:26 · from BALL 28

NIU 38–38 BALL

2OT

TD Carson Steele 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

NIU 38–44 BALL

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

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