Ball State @ Northern Illinois: Thursday, Nov 12, 6:00 PM on ESPNU

• Jughead

  

  More midweek MAC football!
  
  Ball State (1-8, 1-4 MAC) had been relatively bad until recently, but picked up their first win of the season against Eastern Michigan and played Ohio well.
  
  Northern Illinois (6-3, 4-1 MAC) dominated Eastern Michigan 50-6 last week and is still in a fight for the MAC West title with a big game against Central Michigan looming at the end of the schedule.
• burt07

  Chirp chirp baby!
• wags6817

  

  No Ill with a 9-7 lead half way through the 1st.
• wags6817

  

  16-7 No Ill starting the 2nd.
• pbuck

  16-13 NIU late first half
• Jughead

  

  Thanks for picking this up, haven't been near a computer to keep it updated.
  
  19-13 NIU with 9:53 left in the third quarter.
• Jughead

  

  Northern Illinois picks up another touchdown to extend its lead to 26-13 with 4:56 left in the 3rd.
• Jughead

  

  NIU leads 26-13 at the end of the 3rd quarter.
• Jughead

  

  Ball U picks up at touchdown pass from Tanner Justice to Daniel Ifft for 29 yards on a 4th down and 10 conversion.
  
  Northern Illinois leads 26-20 with 5:09 left in the game.
• Jughead

  

  Northern Illinois holds on to win this game 26-20 after Ball State had the chance to tie it up with 2 seconds to go.
  
  NIU improves to (7-3, 5-1 MAC) and Ball State falls to (1-9, 1-5 MAC).