Ball St. 44, Northern Illinois 38, 2OT

<hl2 class="block-headline">First Quarter</hl2>

<p class="text-ind">NIU_Rutkiewicz -2 pass from Hampton (Richardson kick), 5:19.

<hl2 class="block-headline">Second Quarter</hl2>

<p class="text-ind">NIU_Waylee 52 run (Richardson kick), 14:51.

<p class="text-ind">NIU_Rutkiewicz 31 pass from Hampton (Richardson kick), 4:49.

<p class="text-ind">BALL_Hunt 30 pass from Paddock (VonGunten kick), 3:06.

<p class="text-ind">NIU_FG Richardson 28, :44.

<hl2 class="block-headline">Third Quarter</hl2>

<p class="text-ind">BALL_Steele 2 run (VonGunten kick), 12:15.

<p class="text-ind">NIU_Waylee 1 run (Richardson kick), 8:38.

<p class="text-ind">BALL_Steele 3 run (VonGunten kick), :26.

<hl2 class="block-headline">Fourth Quarter</hl2>

<p class="text-ind">BALL_Koziol 17 pass from Paddock (VonGunten kick), 8:09.

<p class="text-ind">NIU_Waylee 68 run (Richardson kick), 6:43.

<p class="text-ind">BALL_FG VonGunten 35, 3:59.

<p class="text-ind">BALL_Koziol 6 pass from Paddock (VonGunten kick), :36.

<hl2 class="block-headline">Second Overtime</hl2>

<p class="text-ind">BALL_Steele 1 run (pass failed), :00.

<p class="text-attendance">A_10,012.

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<table id="table-matchup">

<thead>

<tr id="table-matchup-headline">

<th class="headline-col-name"/>

<th class="headline-col-align-visiting-team">NIU</th>

<th class="headline-col-align-home-team">BALL</th>

</tr>

</thead>

<tbody>

<tr class="normal" id="row-first-downs">

<td class="col-name">First downs</td>

<td class="col-align-visiting-team">29</td>

<td class="col-align-home-team">31</td>

</tr>

<tr class="normal" id="row-total-net-yards">

<td class="col-name">Total Net Yards</td>

<td class="col-align-visiting-team">526</td>

<td class="col-align-home-team">480</td>

</tr>

<tr class="normal" id="row-rushes-yards">

<td class="col-name">Rushes-yards</td>

<td class="col-align-visiting-team">57-332</td>

<td class="col-align-home-team">31-77</td>

</tr>

<tr class="normal" id="row-passing">

<td class="col-name">Passing</td>

<td class="col-align-visiting-team">194</td>

<td class="col-align-home-team">403</td>

</tr>

<tr class="normal" id="row-punt-returns">

<td class="col-name">Punt Returns</td>

<td class="col-align-visiting-team">0-0</td>

<td class="col-align-home-team">0-0</td>

</tr>

<tr class="normal" id="row-kickoff-returns">

<td class="col-name">Kickoff Returns</td>

<td class="col-align-visiting-team">1-14</td>

<td class="col-align-home-team">2-30</td>

</tr>

<tr class="normal" id="row-interceptions-ret">

<td class="col-name">Interceptions Ret.</td>

<td class="col-align-visiting-team">2-29</td>

<td class="col-align-home-team">1-31</td>

</tr>

<tr class="normal" id="row-comp-att-int">

<td class="col-name">Comp-Att-Int</td>

<td class="col-align-visiting-team">17-29-1</td>

<td class="col-align-home-team">40-58-2</td>

</tr>

<tr class="normal" id="row-sacked-yards-lost">

<td class="col-name">Sacked-Yards Lost</td>

<td class="col-align-visiting-team">3-28</td>

<td class="col-align-home-team">1-12</td>

</tr>

<tr class="normal" id="row-punts">

<td class="col-name">Punts</td>

<td class="col-align-visiting-team">3-36.333</td>

<td class="col-align-home-team">3-38.667</td>

</tr>

<tr class="normal" id="row-fumbles-lost">

<td class="col-name">Fumbles-Lost</td>

<td class="col-align-visiting-team">1-1</td>

<td class="col-align-home-team">1-0</td>

</tr>

<tr class="normal" id="row-penalties-yards">

<td class="col-name">Penalties-Yards</td>

<td class="col-align-visiting-team">6-43</td>

<td class="col-align-home-team">4-30</td>

</tr>

<tr class="normal" id="row-time-of-possession">

<td class="col-name">Time of Possession</td>

<td class="col-align-visiting-team">35:13</td>

<td class="col-align-home-team">24:47</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

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<hl2 class="block-headline">INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS</hl2>

<p class="text-ind">RUSHING_N. Illinois, Waylee 30-230, Lynch 15-89, Credle 6-27, A.Brown 2-5, Hampton 4-(minus 19). Ball St., Steele 24-77, Jackson 2-4, Paddock 3-0, (Team) 1-(minus 1), Pemberton 1-(minus 3).

<p class="text-ind">PASSING_N. Illinois, Hampton 17-29-1-194. Ball St., Paddock 40-58-2-403.

<p class="text-ind">RECEIVING_N. Illinois, Tucker 8-87, Rutkiewicz 6-89, McCray 2-18, Waylee 1-0. Ball St., Jackson 10-116, Koziol 7-89, Tyler 7-73, Hunt 6-82, Steele 3-15, W.Jones 3-14, Pemberton 2-8, Barfield 1-3, Presley 1-3.

<p class="text-ind">MISSED FIELD GOALS_N. Illinois, Richardson 29, Richardson 24. Ball St., VonGunten 43, VonGunten 37.