Ball State 87-59 Buffalo (24 Jan, 2024) Play-by-Play

Ball State Cardinals

10-9, 2-5 Conference

	1	2	T
BALL	45	42	87
BUFF	31	28	59

TIME	BALL	BUFF
19:46	Isaiah Adams made Layup.	0	2
19:19	Trent Middleton missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:15	Jonnivius Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:02	Sy Chatman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Adams.	0	5
18:49	Foul on Isaiah Adams.	0	5
18:33	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
18:31	Jonnivius Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	5
18:23	Isaiah Adams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.	0	8
18:21	Ball State Timeout	0	8
17:59	Jalin Anderson missed Layup.	0	8
17:56	Jonnivius Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	8
17:49	Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Adams.	0	11
17:32	Foul on Sy Chatman.	0	11
17:31	Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	11
17:28	Jonnivius Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	11
17:14	Sy Chatman missed Three Point Jumper.	0	11
17:12	Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.	0	11
17:06	Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Davion Bailey.	2	11
16:46	Sy Chatman missed Layup.	2	11
16:43	Sy Chatman Offensive Rebound.	2	11
16:40	Foul on Basheer Jihad.	2	11
16:40	Sy Chatman made Free Throw.	2	12
16:40	Sy Chatman made Free Throw.	2	13
16:32	Jalin Anderson made Three Point Jumper.	5	13
16:13	Lloyd McVeigh missed Three Point Jumper.	5	13
16:13	Basheer Jihad Block.	5	13
16:07	Lloyd McVeigh Offensive Rebound.	5	13
16:05	Lloyd McVeigh Turnover.	5	13
16:05	Jalin Anderson Steal.	5	13
15:57	Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.	7	13
15:42	Ryan Sabol missed Jumper.	7	13
15:39	Trent Middleton Defensive Rebound.	7	13
15:34	Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr..	10	13
15:11	Sy Chatman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anquan Boldin Jr..	10	16
14:57	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.	13	16
14:33	Official TV Timeout	13	16
14:29	Jonnivius Smith Turnover.	13	16
14:23	Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.	16	16
13:54	Shawn Fulcher Turnover.	16	16
13:37	Jurica Zagorsak missed Three Point Jumper.	16	16
13:30	Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.	16	16
13:28	Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.	16	16
13:26	Jonnivius Smith Defensive Rebound.	16	16
13:10	Lloyd McVeigh missed Three Point Jumper.	16	16
13:06	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	16	16
13:00	Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.	16	16
12:58	Jurica Zagorsak Offensive Rebound.	16	16
12:38	Ball State Turnover.	16	16
12:22	Foul on Mason Jones.	16	16
12:22	Sy Chatman made Free Throw.	16	17
12:22	Sy Chatman made Free Throw.	16	18
12:05	Foul on Jonnivius Smith.	16	18
12:05	Ben Hendriks missed Free Throw.	16	18
12:05	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	16	18
12:05	Ben Hendriks made Free Throw.	17	18
11:54	Isaiah Adams missed Three Point Jumper.	17	18
11:50	Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.	17	18
11:45	Trent Middleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey.	20	18
11:29	Official TV Timeout	20	18
11:11	Sy Chatman missed Jumper.	20	18
11:08	Jonnivius Smith Offensive Rebound.	20	18
10:55	Isaiah Adams made Jumper.	20	20
10:39	Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones.	22	20
10:25	Jonnivius Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.	22	23
10:14	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	22	23
10:12	Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.	22	23
10:04	Foul on Trent Middleton.	22	23
10:04	Sy Chatman missed Free Throw.	22	23
10:04	Buffalo Offensive Rebound.	22	23
10:04	Sy Chatman made Free Throw.	22	24
9:47	Foul on Sy Chatman.	22	24
9:46	Trent Middleton Turnover.	22	24
9:46	Isaiah Adams Steal.	22	24
9:37	Isaiah Adams missed Three Point Jumper.	22	24
9:34	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	22	24
9:20	Davion Bailey Turnover.	22	24
9:04	Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.	22	24
9:00	Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.	22	24
8:43	Mason Jones made Layup. Assisted by Trent Middleton.	24	24
8:43	Foul on Isaiah Adams.	24	24
8:43	Mason Jones made Free Throw.	25	24
8:21	James Graham Turnover.	25	24
8:21	Jalin Anderson Steal.	25	24
8:16	Foul on Anquan Boldin Jr..	25	24
8:16	Jalin Anderson missed Free Throw.	25	24
8:16	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	25	24
8:16	Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.	26	24
8:08	James Graham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher.	26	27
7:45	Foul on Shawn Fulcher.	26	27
7:45	Official TV Timeout	26	27
7:45	Trent Middleton made Free Throw.	27	27
7:45	Trent Middleton made Free Throw.	28	27
7:30	James Graham made Layup.	28	29
7:10	Foul on James Graham.	28	29
7:10	Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.	29	29
7:10	Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.	30	29
6:50	Jonnivius Smith Turnover.	30	29
6:37	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.	30	29
6:34	James Graham Defensive Rebound.	30	29
6:22	Foul on Trent Middleton.	30	29
6:16	Jonnivius Smith missed Layup.	30	29
6:13	Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.	30	29
6:01	Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.	30	29
5:57	James Graham Defensive Rebound.	30	29
5:50	James Graham missed Three Point Jumper.	30	29
5:47	Ball State Defensive Rebound.	30	29
5:30	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	30	29
5:11	Shawn Fulcher missed Three Point Jumper.	30	29
5:06	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	30	29
5:02	Foul on Shawn Fulcher.	30	29
5:02	Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.	31	29
5:02	Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.	32	29
4:45	Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Layup.	32	29
4:43	Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.	32	29
4:28	Ben Hendriks missed Layup.	32	29
4:26	Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.	32	29
4:20	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey.	35	29
4:16	Buffalo Timeout	35	29
4:16	Official TV Timeout	35	29
4:02	Jonnivius Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	35	29
4:00	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	35	29
3:50	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	35	29
3:39	Sy Chatman missed Jumper.	35	29
3:36	Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.	35	29
3:31	Foul on Sy Chatman.	35	29
3:31	Davion Bailey made Free Throw.	36	29
3:31	Davion Bailey made Free Throw.	37	29
3:08	Isaiah Adams missed Jumper.	37	29
3:05	Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.	37	29
3:01	Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.	40	29
2:42	Isaiah Adams missed Three Point Jumper.	40	29
2:37	Buffalo Offensive Rebound.	40	29
2:31	James Graham missed Jumper.	40	29
2:29	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	40	29
2:18	Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Davion Bailey.	42	29
2:00	Foul on Jalin Anderson.	42	29
1:52	Foul on Ben Hendriks.	42	29
1:42	Shawn Fulcher missed Jumper.	42	29
1:40	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	42	29
1:33	Foul on Isaiah Adams.	42	29
1:33	Ben Hendriks made Free Throw.	43	29
1:33	Ben Hendriks missed Free Throw.	43	29
1:32	Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.	43	29
1:25	Foul on Basheer Jihad.	43	29
1:25	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	43	29
1:09	Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	43	29
1:05	Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.	43	29
0:56	Davion Bailey made Jumper.	45	29
0:35	Jonnivius Smith made Layup. Assisted by James Graham.	45	31
0:03	Ball State Turnover.	45	31
0:00	Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.	45	31
0:00	Ball State Defensive Rebound.	45	31
0:00	End of 1st half	45	31

This slam dunk from Mickey Pearson was too nice

0:20

This flush from Sy Chatman was too nice

0:16

Mason Jones somehow gets the and-1 to fall

0:17

Alumni Arena

12:00 AM, 24 January 2024

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 2,007

Referees:
Steve McJunkins
Edwin Young
Michael Kitts

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Toledo	14-4	-	20-12
Akron	13-5	1	24-11
Ohio	13-5	1	20-13
Central Michigan	12-6	2	18-14
Bowling Green	10-8	4	20-14
Miami (OH)	9-9	5	15-17
Western Michigan	9-9	5	12-20
Kent State	8-10	6	17-17
Ball State	7-11	7	15-16
Eastern Michigan	6-12	8	13-18
Northern Illinois	5-13	9	11-20
Buffalo	2-16	12	4-27

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