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Northern Illinois Holds Off Ball State in Shootout, 93-83
February 09, 2019 | Women's Basketball
MUNCIE, Ind. – Both teams shot the ball extremely well, but the Northern Illinois edge in second chance points was the difference in its 93-83 win over the Ball State women's basketball team Saturday afternoon in Worthen Arena.
Northern Illinois (14-8, 6-4 MAC) recorded its third straight league win while shooting 51.5 percent from the floor, the team's best against a MAC opponent this year. The Huskies also finished plus-13 on the boards and tallied 21 second chance points compared to just four for Ball State (7-15, 2-8).
.?@BSUCoachBrady? comments on how it was a great game to watch today! Both teams played well but wished the outcome would've been different! #ChirpChirp | #WeFly pic.twitter.com/Yk4YGAKwqT
— Ball State WBB (@BallStateWBB) February 9, 2019
NIU took control of the game in the second quarter, outscoring the Cardinals by 10 points and shooting 62.5 percent (10-of-16). Myia Starks hit a jumper right before the halftime horn to give Northern Illinois a 49-40 lead at intermission.
Ball State cut the deficit to four points twice in the third quarter only to see Northern Illinois score seven of the final nine points in the third frame. The Cardinals were only down six midway through the fourth quarter until NIU's Mikayla Voigt hit a pair of 3-pointers in a span of 45 seconds to stretch the lead back to 11 points.
Voigt, who scored 52 points earlier in the season against Western Illinois, racked up a game-high 37 points. The senior guard was 8-of-12 (75 percent) from behind the arc.
Ball State had its best shooting day in league action, finishing right at 50 percent (31-of-62). Five players scored at least 10 points, led by a personal-high 23 points from Jasmin Samz. Maliah Howard-Bass chipped in with 15 points which was two points shy of her season best.
Ball State hits the road for its next game on Wednesday, Feb. 13 against Akron. Game time on ESPN+ is set for 7 p.m.
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