Ball State Cardinals @ Ohio Bobcats

10-11, 5-5 MAC

Final

	1	2	T
Ball State BALL	23	40	63
Ohio OHIO	44	43	87

Ohio BobcatsOhioOHIO

17-3, 8-1 MAC

TIME		BALL	OHIO
19:35	Jason Carter made Layup.	0	2
19:09	Demarius Jacobs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.	3	2
18:50	Mark Sears Turnover.	3	2
18:32	Luke Bumbalough Turnover.	3	2
18:18	Jason Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.	3	5
18:01	Foul on Jason Carter.	3	5
18:01	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	4	5
18:01	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	5	5
17:44	Sam Towns missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
17:41	Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.	5	5
17:36	Miryne Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
17:33	Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.	5	5
17:29	Ben Vander Plas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.	5	8
17:04	Miryne Thomas Turnover.	5	8
17:04	Miles Brown Steal.	5	8
16:59	Sam Towns missed Layup.	5	8
16:59	Miryne Thomas Block.	5	8
16:54	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	5	8
16:52	Foul on IJ Ezuma.	5	8
16:52	Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.	5	8
16:52	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	5	8
16:52	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	6	8
16:34	Miles Brown missed Jumper.	6	8
16:31	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	6	8
16:21	Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.	8	8
16:09	Ben Vander Plas missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
16:05	Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.	8	8
15:58	Foul on Ben Vander Plas.	8	8
15:58	Official TV Timeout	8	8
15:39	Foul on Basheer Jihad.	8	8
15:39	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	8	8
15:25	Jason Carter made Layup.	8	10
15:11	Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.	11	10
14:51	Jason Carter made Layup.	11	12
14:36	Tyler Cochran Turnover.	11	12
14:24	Jason Carter made Dunk.	11	14
13:56	Luke Brown missed Layup.	11	14
13:52	Ben Vander Plas Defensive Rebound.	11	14
13:48	Miles Brown Turnover.	11	14
13:48	Jaylin Sellers Steal.	11	14
13:47	Foul on Tommy Schmock.	11	14
13:33	Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.	11	14
13:30	Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.	11	14
13:16	Jason Carter missed Layup.	11	14
13:16	Mickey Pearson Block.	11	14
13:13	Luke Brown Defensive Rebound.	11	14
13:10	Luke Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	11	14
13:06	Jason Carter Defensive Rebound.	11	14
13:00	Ben Vander Plas made Layup. Assisted by Jason Carter.	11	16
12:59	Ball State Timeout	11	16
12:44	Jaylin Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.	14	16
12:26	Sam Towns made Dunk. Assisted by Mark Sears.	14	18
12:10	Foul on AJ Clayton.	14	18
12:10	Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.	14	18
12:10	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	14	18
12:10	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	15	18
11:59	Foul on Jaylin Sellers.	15	18
11:59	Official TV Timeout	15	18
11:51	Mark Sears made Jumper.	15	20
11:29	Mickey Pearson Turnover.	15	20
11:14	Jason Carter Turnover.	15	20
11:14	Tyler Cochran Steal.	15	20
11:09	Jaylin Sellers made Layup.	17	20
10:56	Foul on Payton Sparks.	17	20
10:45	Mark Sears Turnover.	17	20
10:45	Payton Sparks Steal.	17	20
10:28	Tyler Cochran made Layup.	19	20
10:08	Mark Sears made Jumper.	19	22
10:08	Foul on Jaylin Sellers.	19	22
10:08	Mark Sears made Free Throw.	19	23
9:40	Foul on Miles Brown.	19	23
9:40	Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.	20	23
9:40	Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.	21	23
9:23	Mark Sears Turnover.	21	23
9:23	Tyler Cochran Steal.	21	23
9:18	Payton Sparks missed Layup.	21	23
9:18	Ohio Defensive Rebound.	21	23
9:04	Foul on Mark Sears.	21	23
9:04	Mark Sears Turnover.	21	23
8:38	Tyler Cochran made Layup.	23	23
8:23	Jason Carter missed Layup.	23	23
8:21	Ohio Offensive Rebound.	23	23
8:11	Ben Vander Plas Turnover.	23	23
7:56	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	23	23
7:56	Jason Carter Steal.	23	23
7:44	Ben Vander Plas missed Layup.	23	23
7:41	Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.	23	23
7:36	Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.	23	23
7:35	Ohio Defensive Rebound.	23	23
7:35	Official TV Timeout	23	23
7:22	Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.	23	23
7:18	Ben Vander Plas Offensive Rebound.	23	23
7:18	Foul on Tyler Cochran.	23	23
7:18	Ben Vander Plas missed Free Throw.	23	23
7:18	Ohio Offensive Rebound.	23	23
7:18	Ben Vander Plas made Free Throw.	23	24
7:02	Demarius Jacobs missed Jumper.	23	24
6:59	Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.	23	24
6:55	Demarius Jacobs Turnover.	23	24
6:55	Ben Vander Plas Steal.	23	24
6:37	Tommy Schmock made Layup. Assisted by Ben Vander Plas.	23	26
6:19	Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.	23	26
6:16	Jason Carter Defensive Rebound.	23	26
6:00	Jason Carter missed Jumper.	23	26
5:59	Ohio Offensive Rebound.	23	26
5:49	Jason Carter made Layup.	23	28
5:25	Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.	23	28
5:21	Ben Vander Plas Defensive Rebound.	23	28
5:17	Mark Sears missed Jumper.	23	28
5:14	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	23	28
5:08	Tyler Cochran missed Layup.	23	28
5:06	Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.	23	28
5:02	Miles Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.	23	31
4:44	Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.	23	31
4:41	Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.	23	31
4:38	Foul on Demarius Jacobs.	23	31
4:28	Mark Sears Turnover.	23	31
4:28	Jaylin Sellers Steal.	23	31
4:14	Jaylin Sellers Turnover.	23	31
4:14	Ben Vander Plas Steal.	23	31
4:14	Foul on Jaylin Sellers.	23	31
4:14	Ben Vander Plas made Free Throw.	23	32
4:14	Ben Vander Plas made Free Throw.	23	33
3:53	Payton Sparks Turnover.	23	33
3:53	Miles Brown Steal.	23	33
3:49	Foul on Payton Sparks.	23	33
3:49	Official TV Timeout	23	33
3:49	Miles Brown made Free Throw.	23	34
3:49	Miles Brown missed Free Throw.	23	34
3:48	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	23	34
3:34	Miryne Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	23	34
3:31	Miles Brown Defensive Rebound.	23	34
3:20	Ben Vander Plas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Carter.	23	37
3:01	Luke Bumbalough missed Layup.	23	37
2:59	Ben Vander Plas Defensive Rebound.	23	37
2:52	Foul on Luke Bumbalough.	23	37
2:51	Mark Sears missed Free Throw.	23	37
2:49	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	23	37
2:30	Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.	23	37
2:26	Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.	23	37
2:20	Tommy Schmock missed Three Point Jumper.	23	37
2:17	Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.	23	37
2:12	Miryne Thomas Turnover.	23	37
2:12	Miles Brown Steal.	23	37
2:08	Foul on Luke Bumbalough.	23	37
2:08	Mark Sears missed Free Throw.	23	37
2:08	Ohio Offensive Rebound.	23	37
2:08	Mark Sears made Free Throw.	23	38
1:53	Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.	23	38
1:48	Jason Carter Defensive Rebound.	23	38
1:30	Foul on Miryne Thomas.	23	38
1:30	Jason Carter missed Free Throw.	23	38
1:30	Ohio Offensive Rebound.	23	38
1:30	Jason Carter made Free Throw.	23	39
1:09	Demarius Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.	23	39
1:06	Ben Vander Plas Defensive Rebound.	23	39
1:02	Ben Vander Plas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.	23	42
0:59	Ball State Timeout	23	42
0:41	Payton Sparks Turnover.	23	42
0:41	Ben Vander Plas Steal.	23	42
0:23	Jason Carter made Layup.	23	44
0:03	Miryne Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	23	44
0:00	End of 1st half	23	44
0:00	Ohio Defensive Rebound.	23	44

Game Information

Athens, OH

Referee:Alfred Smith

Referee:Jeff Spedoske

Referee:John Floyd

NCAA Division I

Mid-American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Miami (OH)	12-0	-	25-0
Akron	11-1	1	20-5
Kent State	10-3	2.5	19-7
Bowling Green	7-6	5.5	16-10
Toledo	7-6	5.5	13-13
Ohio	7-6	5.5	13-13
Massachusetts	6-7	6.5	15-11
Buffalo	5-7	7	15-10
Central Michigan	4-8	8	8-17
Western Michigan	3-9	9	9-16
Northern Illinois	3-9	9	8-16
Ball State	3-9	9	8-17
Eastern Michigan	3-10	9.5	9-17

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