| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Ball State Touchdown - 3-yard run by Keith Wenning. (Steven Schott kick). 9:21 Remaining. |
| Ball State Touchdown - 92-yard fumble return by Joshua Howard. (Steven Schott kick). 2:10 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 15-yard pass from Chandler Harnish to Martel Moore. (Mathew Sims kick). 13:48 Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 3-yard run by Jasmin Hopkins. (Mathew Sims kick). 6:28 Remaining. |
| Ball State Touchdown - 38-yard pass from Keith Wenning to Jamill Smith. (Steven Schott kick). 3:37 Remaining. |
| Ball State Field Goal - 40-yarder by Steven Schott. 0:33 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Ball State Touchdown - 3-yard pass from Keith Wenning to Jack Tomlinson. (Steven Schott kick). 9:19 Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 49-yard run by Chandler Harnish. (Mathew Sims kick). 8:27 Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 11-yard run by Jasmin Hopkins. (Mathew Sims kick). 3:16 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 27-yard pass from Chandler Harnish to Nathan Palmer. (Mathew Sims kick). 14:12 Remaining. |
| Ball State Touchdown - 27-yard run by Dwayne Donigan. (Steven Schott kick). 11:00 Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Field Goal - 23-yarder by Mathew Sims. 2:46 Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Field Goal - 34-yarder by Mathew Sims. 0:08 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Ball State | Northern Ill |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 18 | 43 |
| By Rushing | 5 | 20 |
| By Passing | 11 | 19 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 4 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 3-14-21.0 | 7-14-50.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 2-3-67 | 0-0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 398 | 710 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 69 | 95 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.8 | 7.5 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 153 | 372 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 26 | 58 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 245 | 338 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 0-0 | 2-17 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 43-23-0 | 37-26-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 5.7 | 9.1 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 7-44.0 | 5-31.2 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 187 | 0 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 1--2 | 0-0 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 5-97 | 7-164 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 4-40 | 9-107 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 2-1 | 4-2 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 5 | 5 |
| Rushing | 2 | 3 |
| Passing | 2 | 2 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 5-5 | 5-5 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 38 | 41 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 23:30 | 36:30 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Ball State | Northern Ill |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| K.Wenning | 43 | 23 | 245 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 43 | 23 | 245 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| C.Harnish | 36 | 26 | 338 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 0 | | TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 37 | 26 | 338 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 0 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| R.Neir | 5 | 156 | 31.2 | 2 | 44 | | | | | | | | | Total | 5 | 156 | 31.2 | 2 | 44 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Smith | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| T.Lewis | 7 | 164 | 32 | 0 | | | | | | | | Total | 7 | 164 | 32 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| S.Schott | 1/1 | 100.0 | 40 | 5/5 | 8 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 40 | 5/5 | 8 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| M.Sims | 2/2 | 100.0 | 34 | 5/5 | 11 | | Total | 2/2 | 100.0 | 34 | 5/5 | 11 |
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