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Gorosito, Pearson lead Ball State to 89-83 OT win over Northern Illinois

AP
Feb 15, 2025

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Juanse Gorosito scored 24 points and Mickey Pearson Jr. added five in overtime as Ball State defeated Northern Illinois 89-83 on Saturday.

Gorosito also added seven rebounds for the Cardinals (13-12, 6-6 Mid-American Conference). Pearson added 15 points while shooting 2 for 11 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 10 of 11 from the free-throw line while he also had five rebounds. Jeremiah Hernandez finished 5 of 7 from the field to finish with 14 points.

Quentin Jones led the way for the Huskies (5-20, 1-11) with 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists. James Dent Jr. added 20 points for Northern Illinois. Tsvet Sotirov finished with 14 points. The Huskies prolonged their losing streak to six straight.

Jones made a made of free throws with a second left to force overtime tied 76-all.

Hernandez put up 10 points in the first half for Ball State, who led 38-20 at the break. Ball State was outscored by 18 points in the second half. Pearson shot 1 of 1 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line in the extra period.

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Both teams play again on Tuesday. Ball State visits Toledo and Northern Illinois travels to play Akron.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
NIU
Huskies
20
BALL
Cardinals
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cardinals gains possession)
19:31		Quaran McPherson shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
19:31	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3	0-1
19:31	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3	0-2
19:31	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3	0-3
19:08	+3	Quentin Jones makes three point jump shot	3-3
18:50		Ethan Butler shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
18:50		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:50	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-4
18:37		Quentin Jones turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Brittain-Watts steals)
18:24		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
18:22		Mickey Pearson Jr. offensive rebound
18:18		James Dent Jr. blocks Mickey Pearson Jr.'s two point layup
18:16		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
18:03		Quentin Jones turnover
17:39		Jermahri Hill misses two point jump shot
17:37		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
17:32	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quaran McPherson assists)	6-4
17:10		Payton Sparks turnover
17:10		James Dent Jr. misses two point layup
17:08		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
16:35		Ethan Butler shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
16:35	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-5
16:35		Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:35		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
16:26		Nasir Muhammad misses two point jump shot
16:24		Nasir Muhammad offensive rebound
16:09		Ethan Butler turnover (Juanse Gorosito steals)
16:00	+3	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ethan Brittain-Watts assists)	6-8
15:40		Nasir Muhammad misses three point jump shot
15:38		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
15:20		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point layup
15:18		Mickey Pearson Jr. offensive rebound
15:17		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point layup
15:15		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
15:08		Quentin Jones misses two point jump shot
15:06		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
14:48		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
14:46		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
14:46		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul
14:46		TV timeout
14:27		James Dent Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:25		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
14:01		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
13:59		Cardinals offensive rebound
13:59		Jeremiah Hernandez turnover
13:37		Quaran McPherson misses two point jump shot
13:35		Cardinals defensive rebound
13:23		Jayden Mott personal foul
13:05	+3	Jeremiah Hernandez makes three point jump shot	6-11
12:46		Jermahri Hill personal foul
12:43		Quentin Jones turnover (bad pass) (Mason Jones steals)
12:37		Quentin Jones shooting foul (Mason Jones draws the foul)
12:37		Mason Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:37	+1	Mason Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-12
12:21		James Dent Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:19		Mason Jones defensive rebound
12:10		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses two point jump shot
12:08		Joey Hart offensive rebound
11:56		Jayden Mott personal foul
11:56		TV timeout
11:54	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point layup	6-14
11:33		Quaran McPherson turnover
11:25		Jeremiah Hernandez turnover
10:59	+3	Quentin Jones makes three point jump shot	9-14
10:27	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point layup	9-16
10:12		Nasir Muhammad misses three point jump shot
10:10		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
10:01	+3	Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Hernandez assists)	9-19
10:01		Huskies 30 second timeout
9:34		Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot
9:32		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
9:22		Joey Hart misses three point jump shot
9:20		Kailon Nicholls defensive rebound
9:15		Kailon Nicholls misses two point jump shot
9:13		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
9:06		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
9:04		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
8:59	+2	Quaran McPherson makes two point layup	11-19
8:50		Payton Sparks offensive foul
8:50		Payton Sparks turnover (offensive foul)
8:28		Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot
8:26		Nasir Muhammad offensive rebound
8:17		Nasir Muhammad misses two point jump shot
8:15		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
8:05		Joey Hart misses three point jump shot
8:03		Nasir Muhammad defensive rebound
7:59	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point layup (Quentin Jones assists)	13-19
7:34		Ethan Butler blocks Mickey Pearson Jr.'s two point layup
7:34		Cardinals offensive rebound
7:34		TV timeout
7:27		Cardinals turnover
7:14	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point layup (Quentin Jones assists)	15-19
6:51		Payton Sparks misses two point layup
6:49		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
6:43		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
6:41		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
6:36		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
6:34		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
6:23		Tsvet Sotirov offensive foul
6:23		Tsvet Sotirov turnover (offensive foul)
5:52		Quaran McPherson shooting foul (Juanse Gorosito draws the foul)
5:52	+1	Juanse Gorosito makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-20
5:52		Juanse Gorosito misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:52		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
5:34		Jayden Mott turnover (Jermahri Hill steals)
5:29		Quaran McPherson shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
5:29	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-21
5:29	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-22
5:19		Jermahri Hill personal foul
5:15		Payton Sparks shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
5:15	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-22
5:15		Quentin Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:15		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
4:56		Jayden Mott shooting foul (Ethan Brittain-Watts draws the foul)
4:56	+1	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-23
4:56	+1	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-24
4:45		Mason Jones shooting foul (Nasir Muhammad draws the foul)
4:45		Nasir Muhammad misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:45	+1	Nasir Muhammad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-24
4:23		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point layup
4:21		Tsvet Sotirov defensive rebound
3:57		Kailon Nicholls misses three point jump shot
3:55		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
3:36		Kailon Nicholls shooting foul (Ethan Brittain-Watts draws the foul)
3:36		TV timeout
3:36	+1	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-25
3:36	+1	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-26
3:18		Ben Hendriks blocks Tsvet Sotirov's three point jump shot
3:16		Huskies offensive rebound
3:11		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
3:09		Ethan Brittain-Watts defensive rebound
2:56	+3	Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Ethan Brittain-Watts assists)	17-29
2:43	+3	Nasir Muhammad makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists)	20-29
2:25		Mason Jones misses three point jump shot
2:23		Tsvet Sotirov defensive rebound
1:54		Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot
1:52		Quentin Jones offensive rebound
1:37		Nasir Muhammad misses three point jump shot
1:35		Ethan Brittain-Watts defensive rebound
1:23	+3	Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Ethan Brittain-Watts assists)	20-32
1:21		Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot
1:19		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
1:14	+3	Jeremiah Hernandez makes three point jump shot (Juanse Gorosito assists)	20-35
0:46		Quentin Jones misses two point jump shot
0:44		Ethan Brittain-Watts defensive rebound
0:41		Cardinals 30 second timeout
0:28	+3	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Hernandez assists)	20-38
0:02		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NIU
Huskies
56
BALL
Cardinals
38

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+3	Tsvet Sotirov makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists)	23-38
19:25		Tsvet Sotirov personal foul
19:23	+3	Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Ethan Brittain-Watts assists)	23-41
19:03		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:01		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
18:47		Payton Sparks turnover (bad pass)
18:39		Jayden Mott offensive foul
18:39		Jayden Mott turnover (offensive foul)
18:23	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point jump shot	23-43
18:10	+3	Joe Munden Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists)	26-43
17:49		Jermahri Hill misses two point jump shot
17:47		Tsvet Sotirov defensive rebound
17:35		Joe Munden Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:33		Cardinals defensive rebound
17:27		Kailon Nicholls personal foul
17:18		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:16		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
17:02	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point layup	28-43
16:45		Tsvet Sotirov shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
16:45		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:45	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-44
16:26	+3	Tsvet Sotirov makes three point jump shot (Nasir Muhammad assists)	31-44
16:01		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:59		Nasir Muhammad defensive rebound
15:54		Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul
15:54		TV timeout
15:52		Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot
15:50		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
15:21		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
15:19		Ethan Brittain-Watts offensive rebound
15:14		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
15:12		Tsvet Sotirov defensive rebound
14:58	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists)	34-44
14:30		Quentin Jones shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
14:30		Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:30	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-45
14:16		Jeremiah Hernandez shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
14:16	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-45
14:16		Quentin Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:16		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
14:05		Nasir Muhammad shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
14:05	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-46
14:05	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-47
13:57	+3	Tsvet Sotirov makes three point jump shot (Nasir Muhammad assists)	38-47
13:57	+3	Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists)	38-50
13:23		Jeremiah Hernandez personal foul
13:23		Huskies 30 second timeout
13:23		TV timeout
13:17		Quentin Jones misses two point layup
13:15		Mason Jones defensive rebound
12:58		Jermahri Hill misses two point layup
12:56		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
12:35		Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot
12:33		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
12:08	+2	Juanse Gorosito makes two point jump shot	38-52
11:49		Nasir Muhammad misses three point jump shot
11:47		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
11:25		Jermahri Hill turnover (Tsvet Sotirov steals)
11:12	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point layup	40-52
10:47	+2	Ben Hendriks makes two point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists)	40-54
10:33		Nasir Muhammad turnover
10:33		TV timeout
10:03		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
10:01		Nasir Muhammad defensive rebound
9:45		Joey Hart shooting foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
9:45	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-54
9:45	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-54
9:26	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	42-56
9:26		Jayden Mott shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
9:26	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-57
9:16		Mason Jones shooting foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
9:16	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-57
9:16	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-57
8:59		Tsvet Sotirov blocks Jeremiah Hernandez's two point driving floating jump shot
8:57		Jeremiah Hernandez offensive rebound
8:52	+2	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes two point layup	44-59
8:35	+2	Steven Tipton makes two point jump shot	46-59
8:14		Jermahri Hill misses two point driving layup
8:12		Tsvet Sotirov defensive rebound
7:53	+3	Quentin Jones makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists)	49-59
7:36		Tsvet Sotirov shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
7:36		TV timeout
7:36	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-60
7:36	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-61
7:25		Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul
7:09	+2	Joe Munden Jr. makes two point turnaround jump shot	51-61
6:45		Jeremiah Hernandez turnover (Joe Munden Jr. steals)
6:41	+2	Joe Munden Jr. makes two point dunk	53-61
6:26	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point dunk	53-63
6:18		Payton Sparks shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
6:18	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-63
6:18	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-63
6:04		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:02		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
6:01		Steven Tipton shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
6:01	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-64
6:01		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:01		Huskies defensive rebound
5:53	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot	58-64
5:27		James Dent Jr. shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
5:27		Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:27		Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:27		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
5:13	+3	Tsvet Sotirov makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists)	61-64
4:51		Joe Munden Jr. personal foul
4:51	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-65
4:51	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-66
4:28	+2	Tsvet Sotirov makes two point layup (James Dent Jr. assists)	63-66
4:12		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot
4:10		Steven Tipton defensive rebound
4:10		Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul
4:10	+1	Steven Tipton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-66
4:10	+1	Steven Tipton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-66
4:10		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point layup
4:08		Joe Munden Jr. defensive rebound
3:35		Quentin Jones misses two point layup
3:33		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
3:30		James Dent Jr. shooting foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
3:30		TV timeout
3:30	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-67
3:30	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-68
3:13		James Dent Jr. misses two point layup
3:11		Steven Tipton offensive rebound
3:11		Juanse Gorosito personal foul (Steven Tipton draws the foul)
3:11	+1	Steven Tipton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-68
3:11	+1	Steven Tipton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-68
2:47	+2	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes two point driving floating jump shot	67-70
2:27		Steven Tipton misses three point jump shot
2:25		Quentin Jones offensive rebound
2:15		Steven Tipton misses three point jump shot
2:13		Ethan Brittain-Watts defensive rebound
2:13		Quentin Jones personal foul (Ethan Brittain-Watts draws the foul)
2:13		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:13		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:13		Joe Munden Jr. defensive rebound
1:56		Jeremiah Hernandez blocks Quentin Jones's two point driving layup
1:54		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
1:54		Cardinals 30 second timeout
1:36	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point driving layup	67-72
1:35		Cardinals 30 second timeout
1:14	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point jump shot	69-72
1:14		Mason Jones shooting foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
1:14	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-72
0:47		Payton Sparks misses two point hook shot
0:45		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
0:36		Joe Munden Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:34		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
0:34		Joe Munden Jr. personal foul (Juanse Gorosito draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Juanse Gorosito makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-73
0:34	+1	Juanse Gorosito makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-74
0:26	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point layup	72-74
0:21		Cardinals 60 second timeout
0:20		Steven Tipton personal foul (Juanse Gorosito draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Juanse Gorosito makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-75
0:20		Juanse Gorosito misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
0:13		Quentin Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jermahri Hill steals)
0:07		Steven Tipton personal foul (Juanse Gorosito draws the foul)
0:07		Huskies 60 second timeout
0:07		Juanse Gorosito misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:07	+1	Juanse Gorosito makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-76
0:06		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
0:06	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-76
0:06	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-76
0:05		Joe Munden Jr. personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
0:05		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:05		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:05		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:05		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
0:02		Jeremiah Hernandez personal foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-76
0:02	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-76
0:00		End of period

OT
NIU
Huskies
7
BALL
Cardinals
13

Time		Play	Score
5:00		(Cardinals gains possession)
4:31	+2	Juanse Gorosito makes two point pullup jump shot	76-78
4:11	+3	Steven Tipton makes three point jump shot (Tsvet Sotirov assists)	79-78
3:55	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point layup (Payton Sparks assists)	79-80
3:30		Steven Tipton misses three point jump shot
3:28		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
3:11		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses two point jump shot
3:09		Joe Munden Jr. defensive rebound
2:48		Payton Sparks blocks James Dent Jr.'s two point layup
2:46		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
2:40		Joe Munden Jr. personal foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
2:40	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-81
2:40	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-82
2:26		Quentin Jones turnover (Juanse Gorosito steals)
2:20		Mickey Pearson Jr. offensive foul
2:20		Mickey Pearson Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
1:50	+2	Joe Munden Jr. makes two point jump shot	81-82
1:26	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point hook shot	81-84
1:18		James Dent Jr. turnover (lost ball)
0:47	+2	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes two point driving layup	81-86
0:39	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point driving dunk	83-86
0:38		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:09		Jermahri Hill misses two point jump shot
0:07		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
0:05		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
0:03		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
0:03		Rashon Burno technical foul
0:03		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses technical free throw 1 of 2
0:03	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes technical free throw 2 of 2	83-87
0:03		Joe Munden Jr. personal foul
0:03	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-88
0:03	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-89
0:01		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:00		Ethan Brittain-Watts defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ethan Brittain-Watts defensive rebound