Ball State Cardinals @ Central Michigan Chippewas

14-14, 6-9 MAC

Final

	1	2	T
Ball State BALL	38	41	79
C Michigan CMU	31	40	71

Central Michigan ChippewasC MichiganCMU

16-12, 10-5 MAC

TIME		BALL	CMU
19:40	Markus Harding missed Layup.	0	0
19:38	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:19	Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:18	Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:17	Basheer Jihad missed Layup.	0	0
19:17	Markus Harding Block.	0	0
19:17	Markus Harding Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:17	Markus Harding Block.	0	0
19:17	Markus Harding Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:09	Paul McMillan IV Turnover.	0	0
18:47	Jalin Anderson made Jumper.	2	0
18:15	Brian Taylor missed Jumper.	2	0
18:12	Foul on Mason Jones.	2	0
18:12	Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.	2	0
17:56	Aidan Rubio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrick Butler.	2	3
17:34	Mason Jones missed Layup.	2	3
17:29	Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:29	Mason Jones missed Layup.	2	3
17:26	Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:26	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones.	4	3
17:05	Foul on Derrick Butler.	4	3
17:05	Derrick Butler Turnover.	4	3
16:52	Jalin Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.	7	3
16:28	Derrick Butler missed Layup.	7	3
16:25	Markus Harding Offensive Rebound.	7	3
16:25	Markus Harding made Layup.	7	5
16:12	Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.	7	5
16:08	Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.	7	5
16:08	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup.	9	5
15:40	Foul on Davion Bailey.	9	5
15:40	Official TV Timeout	9	5
15:28	Brian Taylor missed Layup.	9	5
15:24	Trent Middleton Defensive Rebound.	9	5
15:18	Davion Bailey made Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.	11	5
14:55	Markus Harding made Layup.	11	7
14:27	Foul on Paul McMillan IV.	11	7
14:17	Jalin Anderson Turnover.	11	7
14:00	Jemal Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	11	7
13:58	Brian Taylor Offensive Rebound.	11	7
13:58	Brian Taylor made Layup.	11	9
13:58	Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..	11	9
13:58	Brian Taylor made Free Throw.	11	10
13:44	Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.	11	10
13:41	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	11	10
13:31	Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.	11	10
13:28	Derrick Butler Defensive Rebound.	11	10
13:19	Paul McMillan IV made Three Point Jumper.	11	13
13:04	Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.	11	13
13:01	Brian Taylor Defensive Rebound.	11	13
12:44	Brian Taylor made Jumper.	11	15
12:25	Trent Middleton Turnover.	11	15
12:06	Cayden Vasko Turnover.	11	15
12:02	Mason Jones Turnover.	11	15
12:02	Jemal Davis Steal.	11	15
11:55	Paul McMillan IV made Layup.	11	17
11:34	Ben Hendriks missed Dunk.	11	17
11:34	Jemal Davis Block.	11	17
11:27	Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.	11	17
11:27	Ben Hendriks missed Layup.	11	17
11:26	Jemal Davis Defensive Rebound.	11	17
11:25	Derrick Butler Turnover.	11	17
11:25	Davion Bailey Steal.	11	17
11:25	Official TV Timeout	11	17
11:12	Trent Middleton missed Three Point Jumper.	11	17
11:10	Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.	11	17
10:54	Derrick Butler missed Three Point Jumper.	11	17
10:50	Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.	11	17
10:47	Trent Middleton missed Layup.	11	17
10:41	Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.	11	17
10:41	Ben Hendriks made Dunk.	13	17
10:20	Jemal Davis missed Jumper.	13	17
10:14	Trent Middleton Defensive Rebound.	13	17
10:01	Jalin Anderson made Jumper.	15	17
9:44	Jemal Davis Turnover.	15	17
9:24	Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.	15	17
9:20	Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.	15	17
9:20	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.	15	17
9:20	Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.	15	17
9:20	Foul on Brian Taylor.	15	17
9:20	Foul on Brian Taylor.	15	17
9:20	Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.	15	17
9:14	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	15	17
9:00	Derrick Butler missed Dunk.	15	17
8:55	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	15	17
8:53	Jalin Anderson Turnover.	15	17
8:53	Paul McMillan IV Steal.	15	17
8:53	Paul McMillan IV Steal.	15	17
8:21	Markus Harding missed Layup.	15	17
8:19	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	15	17
8:14	Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.	18	17
7:46	Foul on Markus Harding.	18	17
7:46	Markus Harding Turnover.	18	17
7:46	Official TV Timeout	18	17
7:29	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed	18	17
7:25	Markus Harding Defensive Rebound.	18	17
7:25	Foul on Basheer Jihad.	18	17
7:01	Aidan Rubio missed Three Point Jumper.	18	17
6:57	Brian Taylor Offensive Rebound.	18	17
6:55	Paul McMillan IV made Jumper.	18	19
6:30	Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.	18	19
6:26	Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.	18	19
6:16	Paul McMillan IV made Jumper.	18	21
6:00	Foul on Cayden Vasko.	18	21
6:00	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.	19	21
6:00	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.	20	21
5:31	Brian Taylor missed Jumper.	20	21
5:28	Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.	20	21
5:20	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey.	23	21
4:54	Markus Harding missed Three Point Jumper.	23	21
4:50	Paul McMillan IV Offensive Rebound.	23	21
4:48	Derrick Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Harding.	23	24
4:34	Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.	26	24
4:32	Central Michigan Timeout	26	24
4:09	Derrick Butler missed Layup.	26	24
4:06	Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.	26	24
4:00	Davion Bailey made Layup.	28	24
3:41	Markus Harding Turnover.	28	24
3:41	Official TV Timeout	28	24
3:20	Mason Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	28	24
3:18	Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.	28	24
2:55	Cayden Vasko missed Layup.	28	24
2:55	Mickey Pearson Jr. Block.	28	24
2:51	Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.	28	24
2:42	Brian Taylor made Layup.	28	26
2:28	Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.	31	26
2:09	Aidan Rubio Turnover.	31	26
1:55	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper.	33	26
1:31	Cayden Vasko Turnover.	33	26
1:31	Davion Bailey Steal.	33	26
1:15	Foul on Markus Harding.	33	26
1:15	Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.	34	26
1:15	Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.	35	26
0:52	Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Taylor.	35	29
0:39	Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.	38	29
0:22	Foul on Davion Bailey.	38	29
0:05	Jemal Davis made Layup.	38	31
0:03	Ball State Timeout	38	31
0:00	End of 1st half	38	31

Basheer Jihad rocks the rim with powerful slam dunk

0:21

Paul McMillan IV hits the 3 vs. Ball State Cardinals

0:16

Paul McMillan IV with the and-1 bucket

0:15

Game Information

Mount Pleasant, MI

Referee:Lamont Simpson

Referee:John Floyd

Referee:Mason Siler

NCAA Division I

Mid-American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Miami (OH)	11-0	-	24-0
Akron	10-1	1	19-5
Kent State	9-3	2.5	18-7
Toledo	7-5	4.5	13-12
Ohio	7-5	4.5	13-12
Bowling Green	6-6	5.5	15-10
Massachusetts	6-6	5.5	15-10
Buffalo	5-7	6.5	15-10
Northern Illinois	3-8	8	8-15
Ball State	3-8	8	8-16
Central Michigan	3-8	8	7-17
Eastern Michigan	3-9	8.5	9-16
Western Michigan	2-9	9	8-16

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