Ball State 80-77 Notre Dame (6 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

Ball State Cardinals

5-4, 2-4 away

	1	2	T
BALL	34	46	80
ND	29	48	77

TIME	BALL	ND
20:00	Jump Ball won by Notre Dame	0	0
19:35	Rex Pflueger missed Jumper.	0	0
19:35	Kyle Mallers Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:18	Tayler Persons Turnover.	0	0
19:18	Foul on Tayler Persons.	0	0
19:12	Bonzie Colson missed Free Throw.	0	0
19:12	Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound.	0	0
19:12	Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.	0	1
18:50	Jontrell Walker missed Three Point Jumper.	0	1
18:50	Bonzie Colson Defensive Rebound.	0	1
18:26	Matt Farrell made Layup.	0	3
18:12	Tayler Persons missed Jumper.	0	3
18:12	Tahjai Teague Offensive Rebound.	0	3
18:07	Tahjai Teague missed Jumper.	0	3
18:07	Kyle Mallers Offensive Rebound.	0	3
18:02	Kyle Mallers Turnover.	0	3
18:02	TJ Gibbs Steal.	0	3
17:57	Rex Pflueger Turnover.	0	3
17:57	Jontrell Walker Steal.	0	3
17:29	Tayler Persons made Jumper.	2	3
17:07	Martinas Geben missed Jumper.	2	3
17:07	Tayler Persons Defensive Rebound.	2	3
16:56	Tayler Persons missed Jumper.	2	3
16:56	Martinas Geben Defensive Rebound.	2	3
16:46	Martinas Geben made Dunk. Assisted by Matt Farrell.	2	5
16:34	Sean Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
16:34	Martinas Geben Defensive Rebound.	2	5
16:18	Bonzie Colson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
16:18	Rex Pflueger Offensive Rebound.	2	5
16:13	Matt Farrell missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
16:13	Sean Sellers Defensive Rebound.	2	5
15:58	Sean Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons.	5	5
15:40	Rex Pflueger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Gibbs.	5	8
15:20	Kyle Mallers missed Layup.	5	8
15:20	Martinas Geben Defensive Rebound.	5	8
14:48	Bonzie Colson Turnover.	5	8
14:48	Official TV Timeout	5	8
14:36	Jeremie Tyler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Moses.	8	8
14:04	Foul on Jeremie Tyler.	8	8
14:01	Matt Farrell missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
14:01	Trey Moses Defensive Rebound.	8	8
13:52	Tayler Persons missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
13:52	John Mooney Defensive Rebound.	8	8
13:39	Foul on Ishmael El-Amin.	8	8
13:39	Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.	8	9
13:39	Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.	8	10
13:11	Tayler Persons made Jumper.	10	10
12:40	Bonzie Colson missed Jumper.	10	10
12:40	Zach Gunn Defensive Rebound.	10	10
12:27	Zach Gunn missed Jumper.	10	10
12:27	John Mooney Defensive Rebound.	10	10
12:07	TJ Gibbs Turnover.	10	10
12:07	Jeremie Tyler Steal.	10	10
12:01	Tayler Persons made Layup. Assisted by Jeremie Tyler.	12	10
11:40	Matt Farrell missed Layup.	12	10
11:40	Ball State Defensive Rebound.	12	10
11:39	Jump Ball won by Ball State	12	10
11:38	Official TV Timeout	12	10
11:32	Jeremie Tyler missed Layup.	12	10
11:32	Tahjai Teague Offensive Rebound.	12	10
11:32	Tahjai Teague made Two Point Tip Shot.	14	10
11:19	Martinas Geben made Layup. Assisted by John Mooney.	14	12
11:19	Foul on Tahjai Teague.	14	12
11:19	Martinas Geben made Free Throw.	14	13
11:09	Francis Kiapway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tahjai Teague.	17	13
10:44	D.J. Harvey missed Jumper.	17	13
10:44	Kyle Mallers Block.	17	13
10:44	Jeremie Tyler Defensive Rebound.	17	13
10:30	Foul on D.J. Harvey.	17	13
10:30	Jeremie Tyler missed Free Throw.	17	13
10:30	Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.	17	13
10:30	Jeremie Tyler made Free Throw.	18	13
10:30	Jeremie Tyler made Free Throw.	19	13
10:18	TJ Gibbs missed Three Point Jumper.	19	13
10:18	Martinas Geben Offensive Rebound.	19	13
10:04	Martinas Geben missed Layup.	19	13
10:04	Tahjai Teague Defensive Rebound.	19	13
9:55	Francis Kiapway missed Three Point Jumper.	19	13
9:55	Notre Dame Defensive Rebound.	19	13
9:41	D.J. Harvey Turnover.	19	13
9:31	Jontrell Walker missed Three Point Jumper.	19	13
9:31	Martinas Geben Defensive Rebound.	19	13
9:24	Rex Pflueger missed Three Point Jumper.	19	13
9:24	Tayler Persons Defensive Rebound.	19	13
9:05	Tahjai Teague missed Jumper.	19	13
9:05	Bonzie Colson Defensive Rebound.	19	13
8:44	Bonzie Colson missed Jumper.	19	13
8:44	Trey Moses Block.	19	13
8:44	Tahjai Teague Defensive Rebound.	19	13
8:17	Trey Moses Turnover.	19	13
8:17	Bonzie Colson Steal.	19	13
8:11	Foul on Francis Kiapway.	19	13
8:11	TJ Gibbs made Free Throw.	19	14
8:11	TJ Gibbs made Free Throw.	19	15
7:42	Tahjai Teague missed Jumper.	19	15
7:42	Sean Sellers Offensive Rebound.	19	15
7:32	Sean Sellers made Layup.	21	15
7:25	Foul on Tahjai Teague.	21	15
7:25	Official TV Timeout	21	15
7:13	Bonzie Colson Turnover.	21	15
6:51	Zach Gunn missed Layup.	21	15
6:51	John Mooney Defensive Rebound.	21	15
6:41	Bonzie Colson missed Jumper.	21	15
6:41	Tayler Persons Defensive Rebound.	21	15
6:32	Tayler Persons made Jumper.	23	15
6:19	Bonzie Colson made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Farrell.	23	17
6:00	Trey Moses made Jumper. Assisted by Jontrell Walker.	25	17
5:36	Bonzie Colson made Layup. Assisted by Matt Farrell.	25	19
5:06	Jontrell Walker Turnover.	25	19
4:55	TJ Gibbs missed Three Point Jumper.	25	19
4:55	Ball State Defensive Rebound.	25	19
4:34	Zach Gunn missed Layup.	25	19
4:34	Martinas Geben Block.	25	19
4:34	Bonzie Colson Defensive Rebound.	25	19
4:28	Bonzie Colson Turnover.	25	19
4:16	Kyle Mallers Turnover.	25	19
4:16	Rex Pflueger Steal.	25	19
4:09	TJ Gibbs made Layup. Assisted by Rex Pflueger.	25	21
3:52	Ishmael El-Amin missed Jumper.	25	21
3:52	Jeremie Tyler Offensive Rebound.	25	21
3:45	Sean Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.	25	21
3:45	John Mooney Defensive Rebound.	25	21
3:26	Martinas Geben made Jumper.	25	23
3:26	Foul on Trey Moses.	25	23
3:26	Official TV Timeout	25	23
3:26	Martinas Geben made Free Throw.	25	24
3:03	Foul on TJ Gibbs.	25	24
3:03	Tayler Persons made Free Throw.	26	24
3:03	Tayler Persons made Free Throw.	27	24
2:51	Bonzie Colson missed Three Point Jumper.	27	24
2:51	Jeremie Tyler Defensive Rebound.	27	24
2:39	Tayler Persons Turnover.	27	24
2:34	Matt Farrell missed Jumper.	27	24
2:34	Ball State Defensive Rebound.	27	24
2:09	Kyle Mallers missed Three Point Jumper.	27	24
2:09	Bonzie Colson Defensive Rebound.	27	24
1:57	Martinas Geben Turnover.	27	24
1:57	Ishmael El-Amin Steal.	27	24
1:53	Tayler Persons Turnover.	27	24
1:53	Rex Pflueger Steal.	27	24
1:50	Bonzie Colson made Dunk. Assisted by Rex Pflueger.	27	26
1:33	Trey Moses made Layup. Assisted by Tayler Persons.	29	26
1:33	Foul on Martinas Geben.	29	26
1:33	Trey Moses made Free Throw.	30	26
1:17	John Mooney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Farrell.	30	29
0:56	Kyle Mallers Turnover.	30	29
0:56	John Mooney Steal.	30	29
0:50	Foul on Jeremie Tyler.	30	29
0:50	TJ Gibbs missed Free Throw.	30	29
0:50	Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound.	30	29
0:50	TJ Gibbs missed Free Throw.	30	29
0:50	Trey Moses Defensive Rebound.	30	29
0:37	Jontrell Walker missed Three Point Jumper.	30	29
0:37	Sean Sellers Offensive Rebound.	30	29
0:31	Foul on John Mooney.	30	29
0:31	Notre Dame Timeout	30	29
0:31	Sean Sellers made Free Throw.	31	29
0:31	Sean Sellers made Free Throw.	32	29
0:10	John Mooney missed Three Point Jumper.	32	29
0:10	Trey Moses Defensive Rebound.	32	29
0:02	Foul on Rex Pflueger.	32	29
0:02	Ball State Timeout	32	29
0:01	Kyle Mallers made Jumper.	34	29
0:00	End of 1st half	34	29

Persons hits game-winning 3-pointer to upset No.9 Notre Dame.

0:44

Gibbs' 3-pointer cuts deficit in half

0:20

Colson goes coast-to-coast with steal and layup

0:23

Purcell Pavilion

12:00 AM, 6 December 2017

South Bend, IN

Attendance: 8,891

Referees:
Terry Wymer
Ron Tyburski
Lamont Simpson

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Kent State	0-0	-	2-0
Buffalo	0-0	-	2-1
Akron	0-0	-	1-1
Ball State	0-0	-	1-1
Eastern Michigan	0-0	-	1-1
Miami (OH)	0-0	-	1-1
Northern Illinois	0-0	-	1-1
Ohio	0-0	-	1-1
Toledo	0-0	-	1-1
Bowling Green	0-0	-	1-2
Central Michigan	0-0	-	1-2
Western Michigan	0-0	-	1-2

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Pittsburgh	0-0	-	3-0
SMU	0-0	-	3-0
Virginia Tech	0-0	-	3-0
Wake Forest	0-0	-	3-0
California	0-0	-	2-0
Clemson	0-0	-	2-0
Duke	0-0	-	2-0
Florida State	0-0	-	2-0
Miami	0-0	-	2-0
NC State	0-0	-	2-0
Notre Dame	0-0	-	2-0
Stanford	0-0	-	2-0
Virginia	0-0	-	2-0
Syracuse	0-0	-	1-0
Boston College	0-0	-	1-1
Georgia Tech	0-0	-	1-1
Louisville	0-0	-	1-1
North Carolina	0-0	-	1-1

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