| 14:45 | 1st & 10 | OWN 35 | Marquez Cooper run for 21 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down | +21 | 1.83 |
| 14:08 | 1st & 10 | OPP 44 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ahmad Edwards for 10 yds to the NIU 34 for a 1ST down | +10 | 0.48 |
| 13:35 | 1st & 10 | OPP 34 | Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds to the NIU 28 | +6 | 0.23 |
| 12:51 | 2nd & 4 | OPP 28 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qian Magwood for 21 yds to the NIU 7 for a 1ST down | +21 | 0.51 |
| 12:17 | 1st & 7 | OPP 7 | Kiael Kelly run for 1 yd to the NIU 8 | +1 | -0.33 |
| 11:36 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 8 | Kiael Kelly run for 2 yds to the NIU 6 | +2 | -0.15 |
| 10:49 | 3rd & 6 | OPP 6 | Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK) | +6 | 2.82 |
| 10:32 | 1st & 10 | OWN 13 | Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the NIU 16 | +3 | -0.17 |
| 9:54 | 2nd & 7 | OWN 16 | Antario Brown run for 4 yds to the NIU 20 | +4 | -0.04 |
| 9:05 | 3rd & 3 | OWN 20 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Dane Pardridge for 20 yds to the NIU 40 for a 1ST down | +20 | 2.15 |
| 8:30 | 1st & 10 | OWN 40 | Rocky Lombardi run for 5 yds to the NIU 35 Rocky Lombardi fumbled, recovered by BALL Jordan Riley (08:34) No Huddle-Shotgun Lombardi,Rocky rush middle for 5 yards loss to the NIU35 fumbled by Lombardi,Rocky at NIU35 recovered by BSU Riley,Jordan at NIU35, End Of Play. | -2.24 |
| 8:22 | 1st & 10 | OPP 35 | Kiael Kelly run for 2 yds to the NIU 33 | +2 | -0.37 |
| 7:48 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 33 | Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Malcolm Gillie | 0 | -0.82 |
| 7:43 | 3rd & 8 | OPP 33 | Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Marquez Cooper | 0 | -1.02 |
| 7:37 | 4th & 8 | OPP 33 | Jackson Courville 50 yd FG MISSED |
| 7:37 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 33 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:37 | ||
| 7:32 | 1st & 10 | OWN 33 | Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Davis Patterson | 0 | -0.96 |
| 7:20 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 33 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Antario Brown for 3 yds to the NIU 36 | +3 | -0.24 |
| 6:45 | 3rd & 7 | OWN 36 | Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Davis Patterson | 0 | -0.43 |
| 6:33 | 4th & 7 | OWN 36 | Tom Foley punt for 36 yds |
| 6:33 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 33 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:33 | ||
| 6:25 | 1st & 10 | OWN 28 | Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the BALL 33 | +5 | 0.10 |
| 5:48 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 33 | Vaughn Pemberton run for 1 yd to the BALL 34 | +1 | -0.71 |
| 4:54 | 3rd & 4 | OWN 34 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ahmad Edwards for 5 yds to the BALL 39 for a 1ST down | +5 | 1.61 |
| 4:41 | 1st & 10 | OWN 39 | Vaughn Pemberton run for 14 yds to the NIU 47 for a 1ST down | +14 | 1.24 |
| 4:26 | 1st & 10 | OPP 47 | Vaughn Pemberton run for no gain to the NIU 47 | 0 | -1.05 |
| 3:46 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 47 | Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the NIU 46 | +1 | -0.85 |
| 3:00 | 3rd & 9 | OPP 46 | Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Vaughn Pemberton | 0 | -0.87 |
| 2:50 | 4th & 9 | OPP 46 | Lucas Borrow punt for 44 yds |
| 2:50 | 2nd & 7 | OWN 5 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:50 | ||
| 2:43 | 1st & 10 | OWN 2 | Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the NIU 5 | +3 | -0.10 |
| 2:06 | 2nd & 7 | OWN 5 | Antario Brown run for 4 yds to the NIU 9 | +4 | -0.02 |
| 1:17 | 3rd & 3 | OWN 9 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 8 yds to the NIU 17 for a 1ST down | +8 | 0.56 |
| 0:44 | 1st & 10 | OWN 17 | Trayvon Rudolph run for 21 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down | +21 | 1.58 |
| 0:00 | OWN 38 | End of 1st Quarter | |||
| 0:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 38 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 18 yds to the BALL 44 for a 1ST down | +18 | 1.54 |
| 14:45 | 1st & 10 | OPP 44 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cam Thompson for 4 yds to the BALL 40 | +4 | -0.11 |
| 14:11 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 40 | Antario Brown run for 7 yds to the BALL 33 for a 1ST down | +7 | 0.62 |
| 13:28 | 1st & 10 | OPP 33 | Antario Brown run for 7 yds to the BALL 26 | +7 | 0.38 |
| 13:03 | 2nd & 3 | OPP 26 | Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Trayvon Rudolph | 0 | -0.65 |
| 12:55 | 3rd & 3 | OPP 26 | Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the BALL 24 | +2 | -0.41 |
| 12:08 | 4th & 1 | OPP 24 | Rocky Lombardi run for 20 yds to the BALL 4 for a 1ST down | +20 | 1.90 |
| 11:23 | 1st & 4 | OPP 4 | Antario Brown run for no gain to the BALL 4 | 0 | -0.65 |
| 10:48 | 2nd & 4 | OPP 4 | Rocky Lombardi run for 4 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK) | +4 | 2.33 |
| 10:24 | 1st & 10 | OWN 9 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Nick Presley for 10 yds to the BALL 19 for a 1ST down | +10 | 0.38 |
| 10:01 | 1st & 10 | OWN 19 | Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the BALL 20 | +1 | -0.45 |
| 9:18 | 2nd & 9 | OWN 20 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ahmad Edwards for 5 yds to the BALL 25 | +5 | 0.04 |
| 8:47 | 3rd & 4 | OWN 25 | Marquez Cooper run for 10 yds to the BALL 35 for a 1ST down | +10 | 1.60 |
| 8:16 | 1st & 10 | OWN 35 | PENALTY BSU False Start 5 yards from BSU35 to BSU30. NO PLAY. | -5 | |
| 7:47 | 1st & 15 | OWN 30 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Marquez Cooper for 4 yds to the BALL 34 | +4 | -0.11 |
| 7:12 | 2nd & 11 | OWN 34 | Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the BALL 35 | +1 | -0.44 |
| 6:29 | 3rd & 10 | OWN 35 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qian Magwood for 2 yds to the BALL 37 | +2 | -0.20 |
| 5:58 | 4th & 8 | OWN 37 | Lucas Borrow punt for 28 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 35 |
| 5:58 | 1st & 10 | OWN 48 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 05:58 | ||
| 5:58 | 1st & 10 | OWN 35 | Trayvon Rudolph run for 13 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down | +13 | 1.23 |
| 5:22 | 1st & 10 | OWN 48 | Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Grayson Barnes | 0 | -1.14 |
| 5:15 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 48 | Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NIU 49 | +1 | -0.80 |
| 4:34 | 3rd & 9 | OWN 49 | Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Davis Patterson | 0 | -0.72 |
| 4:22 | 4th & 9 | OWN 49 | Tom Foley punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BALL 25 , Qian Magwood returns for 11 yds to the BALL 25 |
| 4:22 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 27 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:22 | ||
| 4:16 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Marquez Cooper run for 2 yds to the BALL 27 | +2 | -0.45 |
| 3:44 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 27 | Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Qian Magwood | 0 | -0.48 |
| 3:32 | 3rd & 8 | OWN 27 | Kiael Kelly run for 32 yds to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down | +32 | 3.77 |
| 2:51 | 1st & 10 | OPP 41 | Kiael Kelly run for 4 yds to the NIU 37 | +4 | -0.10 |
| 2:13 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 37 | Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the NIU 32 | +5 | 0.09 |
| 1:40 | 3rd & 1 | OPP 32 | Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the NIU 27 for a 1ST down | +5 | 0.50 |
| 1:22 | 1st & 10 | OPP 27 | Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol | 0 | -0.49 |
| 1:18 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 27 | Marquez Cooper run for 4 yds to the NIU 31 | +4 | -0.08 |
| 1:18 | 3rd & 14 | OPP 31 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:18 | ||
| 1:09 | 3rd & 14 | OPP 31 | Vaughn Pemberton run for 12 yds to the NIU 19 | +12 | 1.28 |
| 1:09 | 4th & 2 | OPP 19 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:09 | ||
| 1:04 | 4th & 2 | OPP 19 | Jackson Courville 37 yd FG GOOD |
| 0:53 | 1st & 10 | OWN 20 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 14 yds to the NIU 34 for a 1ST down | +14 | 1.05 |
| 0:42 | 1st & 10 | OWN 34 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Gavin Williams for 4 yds to the NIU 38 | +4 | -0.16 |
| 0:38 | 2nd & 6 | OWN 38 | Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Jalen Johnson | 0 | -0.94 |
| 0:33 | 3rd & 6 | OWN 38 | Gavin Williams run for 15 yds to the BALL 47 for a 1ST down | +15 | 2.82 |
| 0:28 | 1st & 10 | OPP 47 | Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Jalen Johnson | 0 | -1.05 |
| 0:22 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 47 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Dane Pardridge for 20 yds to the BALL 27 for a 1ST down | +20 | 1.92 |
| 0:22 | 1st & 10 | OPP 27 | Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete | 0 | -0.49 |
| 0:22 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 27 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 17 yds to the BALL 10 for a 1ST down | +17 | 0.72 |
| 0:13 | 1st & 10 | OPP 10 | Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete | 0 | -0.29 |
| 0:10 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 10 | Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Gavin Williams | 0 | -0.28 |
| 0:05 | 3rd & 10 | OPP 10 | Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Grayson Barnes | 0 | -0.44 |
| 0:05 | 4th & 10 | OPP 10 | Timeout Ball State, clock 00:05 | ||
| 0:00 | 4th & 10 | OPP 10 | Kanon Woodill 27 yd FG GOOD | ||
| 0:00 | OPP 10 | End of 2nd Quarter |
| 14:53 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Antario Brown run for 9 yds to the NIU 34 | +9 | 1.25 |
| 14:04 | 2nd & 1 | OWN 34 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Gavin Williams for 11 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down | +11 | 0.55 |
| 13:26 | 1st & 10 | OWN 45 | Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NIU 47 | +2 | -0.68 |
| 12:44 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 47 | Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NIU 48 | +1 | -0.85 |
| 11:56 | 3rd & 7 | OWN 48 | Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Jalen Johnson | 0 | -0.78 |
| 11:49 | 4th & 7 | OWN 48 | Tom Foley punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BALL 25 |
| 11:49 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 30 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:49 | ||
| 11:41 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the BALL 30 | +5 | 0.09 |
| 10:54 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 30 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qian Magwood for 3 yds to the BALL 33 | +3 | -0.31 |
| 10:29 | 3rd & 2 | OWN 33 | Marquez Cooper run for 4 yds to the BALL 37 for a 1ST down | +4 | 1.25 |
| 9:44 | 1st & 10 | OWN 37 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ahmad Edwards for 14 yds to the NIU 49 for a 1ST down | +14 | 1.29 |
| 9:12 | 1st & 10 | OPP 49 | Kiael Kelly run for 5 yds to the NIU 44 | +5 | 0.10 |
| 8:40 | 2nd & 5 | OPP 44 | Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the NIU 39 for a 1ST down | +5 | 0.52 |
| 8:02 | 1st & 10 | OPP 39 | Vaughn Pemberton run for no gain to the NIU 39 | 0 | -0.81 |
| 7:19 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 39 | Kiael Kelly run for no gain to the NIU 39 | 0 | -1.01 |
| 6:40 | 3rd & 10 | OPP 39 | Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Marquez Cooper | 0 | -0.99 |
| 6:40 | 4th & 10 | OPP 39 | Ball State Penalty, Delay Of Game (Nick Munson) declined | 0 | |
| 6:34 | 4th & 10 | OPP 39 | Lucas Borrow punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Dane Pardridge at the NIU 9 |
| 6:34 | 2nd & 3 | OWN 16 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:34 | ||
| 6:30 | 1st & 10 | OWN 9 | Antario Brown run for 7 yds to the NIU 16 | +7 | 0.37 |
| 6:28 | 2nd & 3 | OWN 16 | PENALTY NIU Personal Foul 8 yards from NIU16 to NIU08. NO PLAY. | -8 | |
| 6:06 | 2nd & 11 | OWN 8 | Gavin Williams run for 3 yds to the NIU 11 | +3 | -0.05 |
| 6:06 | 3rd & 8 | OWN 11 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:06 | ||
| 5:39 | 3rd & 8 | OWN 11 | Rocky Lombardi sacked by Mikhari Sibblis for a loss of 3 yards to the NIU 8 | -3 | -0.12 |
| 5:07 | 4th & 11 | OWN 8 | Tom Foley punt for 36 yds |
| 4:59 | 1st & 10 | OPP 44 | Marquez Cooper run for 2 yds to the NIU 42 | +2 | -0.53 |
| 4:21 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 42 | Marquez Cooper run for no gain to the NIU 42 | 0 | -1.06 |
| 3:34 | 3rd & 8 | OPP 42 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Vaughn Pemberton for 7 yds to the NIU 35 | +7 | 0.53 |
| 2:55 | 4th & 1 | OPP 35 | Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the NIU 34 for a 1ST down | +1 | 1.53 |
| 2:28 | 1st & 10 | OPP 34 | Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Ahmad Edwards | 0 | -0.66 |
| 2:20 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 34 | Marquez Cooper run for 3 yds to the NIU 31 | +3 | -0.29 |
| 1:32 | 3rd & 7 | OPP 31 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Marquez Cooper for 14 yds to the NIU 17 for a 1ST down | +14 | 1.31 |
| 0:50 | 1st & 10 | OPP 17 | Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Qian Magwood | 0 | -0.34 |
| 0:44 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 17 | Kiael Kelly run for 1 yd to the NIU 18 | +1 | -0.30 |
| 0:01 | 3rd & 11 | OPP 18 | Timeout Ball State, clock 00:01 | ||
| 0:00 | 3rd & 11 | OPP 18 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ahmad Edwards for 2 yds to the NIU 20 | +2 | -0.37 |
| 0:00 | OPP 18 | End of 3rd Quarter | |||
| 14:57 | 4th & 13 | OPP 20 | Jackson Courville 37 yd FG MISSED |
| 14:57 | 2nd & 4 | OWN 26 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 14:57 | ||
| 14:49 | 1st & 10 | OWN 20 | Antario Brown run for 6 yds to the NIU 26 | +6 | 0.29 |
| 14:06 | 2nd & 4 | OWN 26 | Antario Brown run for 12 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down | +12 | 1.14 |
| 13:26 | 1st & 10 | OWN 38 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Brock Lampe for 7 yds to the NIU 45 | +7 | 0.71 |
| 12:48 | 2nd & 3 | OWN 45 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 3 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down | +3 | 0.23 |
| 12:22 | 1st & 10 | OWN 48 | Antario Brown run for no gain to the NIU 48 | 0 | -1.14 |
| 11:35 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 48 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 3 yds to the NIU 45 | +3 | -0.39 |
| 10:56 | 3rd & 13 | OWN 45 | (11:00) Shotgun Lombardi,Rocky pass incomplete deep right to Pardridge,Dane PENALTY BSU Pass Interference (Riley,Jordan) 15 yards from NIU45 to BSU40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY. | +15 | |
| 10:42 | 1st & 10 | OPP 40 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Antario Brown for 5 yds to the BALL 35 | +5 | 0.09 |
| 10:00 | 2nd & 5 | OPP 35 | Trayvon Rudolph run for 35 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK) | +35 | 3.10 |
| 9:48 | 1st & 10 | OWN 14 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 11 yds to the BALL 25 for a 1ST down | +11 | 0.58 |
| 9:20 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the BALL 24 | +1 | -0.59 |
| 8:41 | 2nd & 11 | OWN 24 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 5 yds to the BALL 29 | +5 | 0.04 |
| 8:09 | 3rd & 6 | OWN 29 | Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Qian Magwood | 0 | -0.31 |
| 8:00 | 4th & 6 | OWN 29 | Lucas Borrow punt for 44 yds |
| 8:00 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 29 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 08:00 | ||
| 8:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 27 | Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NIU 29 | +2 | -0.49 |
| 7:06 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 29 | Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Trayvon Rudolph | 0 | -0.53 |
| 7:06 | 3rd & 8 | OWN 29 | PENALTY BSU Offside (Houston,Sidney) 5 yards from NIU29 to NIU34. NO PLAY. | +5 | |
| 7:01 | 3rd & 3 | OWN 34 | Rocky Lombardi run for 2 yds to the NIU 32 Rocky Lombardi fumbled, recovered by BALL Mikhari Sibblis (07:06) Shotgun Lombardi,Rocky rush middle for 2 yards loss to the NIU32 fumbled by Lombardi,Rocky at NIU30 recovered by BSU Sibblis,Mikhari at NIU32, End Of Play. | -0.64 |
| 6:53 | 1st & 10 | OPP 32 | Marquez Cooper run for 10 yds to the NIU 22 for a 1ST down | +10 | 0.22 |
| 6:10 | 1st & 10 | OPP 22 | Marquez Cooper run for 2 yds to the NIU 20 | +2 | -0.22 |
| 5:35 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 20 | Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol | 0 | -0.46 |
| 5:31 | 3rd & 8 | OPP 20 | (05:35) Shotgun Kelly,Kiael rush middle for 3 yards loss to the NIU23 (Thomas,Raishein) PENALTY NIU Tripping (Thomas,Raishein) 10 yards from NIU20 to NIU10, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY. | +10 | |
| 5:03 | 1st & 10 | OPP 10 | Marquez Cooper run for 4 yds to the NIU 6 | +4 | -0.01 |
| 4:22 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 6 | Kiael Kelly run for no gain to the NIU 6 | 0 | -0.30 |
| 3:44 | 3rd & 6 | OPP 6 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 6 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK) | +6 | 2.82 |
| 3:29 | 1st & 10 | OWN 28 | Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Brock Lampe for 10 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down | +10 | 0.90 |
| 2:53 | 1st & 10 | OWN 38 | Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the NIU 41 | +3 | -0.43 |
| 2:13 | 2nd & 7 | OWN 41 | Rocky Lombardi sacked by Tyler Potts for 0 yards to the NIU 41 Rocky Lombardi fumbled, recovered by BALL Kyron Mims , return for 0 yards | 0 | -0.96 |
| 2:07 | 1st & 10 | OPP 41 | Kiael Kelly run for 5 yds to the NIU 36 | +5 | 0.09 |
| 1:19 | 3rd & 6 | OPP 37 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:19 | ||
| 1:18 | 2nd & 5 | OPP 36 | Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the NIU 37 | +1 | -0.69 |
| 1:13 | 3rd & 6 | OPP 37 | Marquez Cooper run for 7 yds to the NIU 30 for a 1ST down | +7 | 1.45 |
| 0:51 | 1st & 10 | OPP 30 | Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds to the NIU 24 | +6 | 0.21 |
| 0:51 | 2nd & 4 | OPP 24 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:51 | ||
| 0:45 | 2nd & 4 | OPP 24 | Kiael Kelly run for no gain to the NIU 24 | 0 | -0.58 |
| 0:45 | 3rd & 4 | OPP 24 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:45 | ||
| 0:45 | 3rd & 4 | OPP 24 | Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the NIU 19 for a 1ST down | +5 | 0.58 |
| 0:26 | 1st & 10 | OPP 19 | Timeout Ball State, clock 00:26 | ||
| 0:19 | 1st & 10 | OPP 19 | Marquez Cooper run for no gain to the NIU 19 | 0 | -0.36 |
| 0:05 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 19 | Timeout Ball State, clock 00:05 | ||
| 0:00 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 19 | Jackson Courville 36 yd FG GOOD | ||
| 0:00 | OPP 19 | End of 4th Quarter |
| 1 | sacks | 0 |
| 1 | plays for loss | 0 |
| 3 | takeaways | 0 |
| 2 | three-and-outs forced | 0 |
| 10 | explosive plays allowed | 5 |
| 6.07 | yards allowed / play | 4.65 |
| 3 of 10 | scoring drives allowed | 4 of 10 |
| Damion Charity | 7 (7) | 1 TFL · 1 PD |
| Cole Pearce | 7 (6) | |
| Jordan Riley-Scott | 5 (5) | |
| Keionte Newson | 5 (4) | 1 QH |
| Jack Sape | 3 (3) | |
| Loren Strickland | 3 (3) | |
| James Makszin | 3 (1) | |
| Mikhari Sibblis | 2 (2) | 1 sk · 1 TFL |
| Tyler Jackson | 10 (3) | 1.5 TFL · 1 QH |
| DaRon Gilbert | 8 (3) | 1 TFL · 1 PD |
| Demond Taylor | 6 (2) | 1.5 TFL |
| Raishein Thomas | 6 (3) | 0.5 TFL |
| Amariyun Knighten | 5 (5) | |
| James Ester | 5 (4) | |
| Nate Valcarcel | 5 (3) | |
| Javaughn Byrd | 4 (2) | 2 PD |
| 2 of 4 | field goals | 1 of 1 |
| 4 | punts | 4 |
| 36.5 | punt average | 34.0 |
| 2 | punts inside the 20 | 0 |
| 45 | return yards | 43 |
| own 26 | average drive start | own 20 |
| K | Jackson Courville | 2/4 FG · long 37 · 2/2 XP |
| P | Lucas Borrow | 4 punts · 36.5 avg · 2 in 20 |
| KR | Malcolm Gillie | 1 ret · 28 yds · long 28 |
| KR | Nick Munson | 2 ret · 6 yds · long 3 |
| PR | Qian Magwood | 1 ret · 11 yds · long 11 |
| K | Kanon Woodill | 1/1 FG · long 27 · 2/2 XP |
| P | Tom Foley | 4 punts · 34.0 avg |
| KR | Trayvon Rudolph | 1 ret · 23 yds · long 23 |
| KR | Billy Dozier | 2 ret · 20 yds · long 12 |
| PR | Dane Pardridge | 1 ret · 0 yds |
| 69 | plays | 54 |
| 321 | yards | 328 |
| 10 | drives | 10 |
| 39% | success rate | 43% |
| 9.96 | total PPA | 11.92 |
| Q1 | Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK) | 7–0 |
| Q2 | Rocky Lombardi run for 4 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK) | 7–7 |
| Q2 | Jackson Courville 37 yd FG GOOD | 10–7 |
| Q2 | Kanon Woodill 27 yd FG GOOD | 10–10 |
| Q4 | Trayvon Rudolph run for 35 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK) | 17–10 |
| Q4 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 6 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK) | 17–17 |
| Q4 | Jackson Courville 36 yd FG GOOD | 20–17 |
| Q2 | Kiael Kelly run for 32 yds to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down | 3.77 |
| Q4 | Trayvon Rudolph run for 35 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK) | 3.10 |
| Q1 | Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK) | 2.82 |
| Q4 | Kiael Kelly pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 6 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK) | 2.82 |
| Q2 | Gavin Williams run for 15 yds to the BALL 47 for a 1ST down | 2.82 |
| Q2 | Rocky Lombardi run for 4 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK) | 2.33 |
| 2025 | Ball State 7 – 21 Northern Illinois |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois 23 – 25 Ball State |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois 38 – 44 Ball State |
| 2021 | Ball State 29 – 30 Northern Illinois |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois 25 – 31 Ball State |
| 2019 | Ball State 27 – 20 Northern Illinois |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois 24 – 16 Ball State |
| 2017 | Ball State 17 – 63 Northern Illinois |