Morning Box Score

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Nov 6, 2008 4:05PM

Ball State Bowls Over Northern Illinois
The Huskies got a national television audience all to themselves Wednesday night on ESPN but made the least of it, getting blown out by MAC leader No. 17 Ball State 45-14. The Cardinals took a 21-0 lead to halftime and Northern Illinois struck first in the second half, but Ball State overwhelmed the Huskies with 24 consecutive points to put the game well out of reach. The Huskies managed to gain just 275 yards of total offense while Ball State racked up 529 total yards. The loss knocks the Huskies out of contention for a shot at the MAC Western division title, but at 5-4, a bowl is still not out of reach. Think positive, Huskie fans.

Cavs Ease Past Bulls
The Bulls played from behind almost the entire game, and in spite of occasionally closing the gap, the Cavs never let up on the way to a 107-93 victory over Chicago. The silver lining for the Bulls? Derrick Rose again looked good and the team seemed most in-sync when he was on the floor; the rookie led the team with 20 points and also had seven assists. Ben Gordon led all Bulls scorers with 31 points off the bench, but the Chicago defense couldn't find a way to slow down LeBron, who poured in 41.

Image of one of NIU's few good moments courtesy AP/AJ Mast