Western Michigan Broncos @ Ball State Cardinals

6-14, 3-5 MAC

Final

	1	2	T
W Michigan WMU	41	33	74
Ball State BALL	36	35	71

Ball State CardinalsBall StateBALL

9-11, 3-5 MAC

TIME		WMU	BALL
19:44	Jermahri Hill made Jumper.	0	2
19:28	Markhi Strickland made Jumper.	2	2
19:15	Jermahri Hill Turnover.	2	2
19:15	Markhi Strickland Steal.	2	2
18:42	JaVaughn Hannah missed Jumper.	2	2
18:39	Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:24	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.	2	5
17:53	JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
17:50	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:46	Foul on Chansey Willis Jr..	2	5
17:46	Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.	2	5
17:46	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	2	5
17:46	Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.	2	5
17:45	Michael Sulaka Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:19	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
17:16	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:07	Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
17:03	Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.	2	5
16:59	Donovan Williams made Layup. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..	4	5
16:59	Foul on Jermahri Hill.	4	5
16:59	Donovan Williams made Free Throw.	5	5
16:42	Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
16:38	Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.	5	5
16:37	Payton Sparks made Layup.	5	7
16:27	Michael Sulaka missed Jumper.	5	7
16:25	Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.	5	7
16:22	JaVaughn Hannah missed Jumper.	5	7
16:19	Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.	5	7
16:15	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	5	7
16:12	Michael Sulaka Defensive Rebound.	5	7
16:08	Foul on Donovan Williams.	5	7
16:08	Donovan Williams Turnover.	5	7
15:42	Juanse Gorosito Turnover.	5	7
15:42	Official TV Timeout	5	7
15:28	Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.	5	7
15:10	Markhi Strickland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Burton.	8	7
14:54	Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.	8	7
14:50	Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.	8	7
14:49	Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.	8	7
14:47	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	8	7
14:37	Payton Sparks Turnover.	8	7
14:37	Seryee Lewis Steal.	8	7
14:32	Donovan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	8	7
14:30	Ball State Defensive Rebound.	8	7
14:03	Foul on Seryee Lewis.	8	7
14:03	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	8	8
14:03	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	8	9
13:49	Brandon Muntu missed Three Point Jumper.	8	9
13:44	Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.	8	9
13:30	Jeremiah Hernandez missed Three Point Jumper.	8	9
13:26	Jermahri Hill Offensive Rebound.	8	9
13:25	Jermahri Hill made Layup.	8	11
13:02	Foul on Mason Jones.	8	11
13:02	Markhi Strickland made Free Throw.	9	11
13:02	Markhi Strickland made Free Throw.	10	11
12:51	Payton Sparks Turnover.	10	11
12:29	Donovan Williams made Jumper.	12	11
12:18	Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.	12	11
12:16	Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.	12	11
12:15	Payton Sparks missed Layup.	12	11
12:15	Max Burton Block.	12	11
12:12	Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.	12	11
11:54	Brandon Muntu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.	15	11
11:36	Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
11:32	Brandon Muntu Defensive Rebound.	15	11
11:20	Donovan Williams missed Jumper.	15	11
11:18	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	15	11
11:08	Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.	15	13
11:08	Foul on Brandon Muntu.	15	13
11:08	Official TV Timeout	15	13
11:08	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	15	14
10:50	JaVaughn Hannah made Jumper.	17	14
10:31	Foul on Markhi Strickland.	17	14
10:10	Ball State Turnover.	17	14
9:57	Chansey Willis Jr. made Jumper.	19	14
9:35	Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.	19	14
9:31	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	19	14
9:09	JaVaughn Hannah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Williams.	22	14
8:37	Joey Hart made Jumper.	22	16
8:28	Markhi Strickland missed Jumper.	22	16
8:25	JaVaughn Hannah Offensive Rebound.	22	16
8:17	Donovan Williams missed Jumper.	22	16
8:17	Payton Sparks Block.	22	16
8:16	Joey Hart Defensive Rebound.	22	16
8:16	Foul on Markhi Strickland.	22	16
7:54	Joey Hart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.	22	19
7:43	JaVaughn Hannah missed Jumper.	22	19
7:43	Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.	22	19
7:43	Official TV Timeout	22	19
7:35	Chansey Willis Jr. made Jumper.	24	19
7:21	Ben Hendriks missed Layup.	24	19
7:17	Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.	24	19
7:17	Ben Hendriks made Jumper.	24	21
7:13	Foul on Ben Hendriks.	24	21
7:13	Seryee Lewis missed Free Throw.	24	21
7:13	Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.	24	21
7:13	Seryee Lewis missed Free Throw.	24	21
7:11	Joey Hart Defensive Rebound.	24	21
6:47	Joey Hart Turnover.	24	21
6:35	Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..	27	21
6:13	Foul on Brandon Muntu.	27	21
6:13	Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.	27	22
6:13	Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.	27	23
5:56	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Jumper.	27	23
5:48	JaVaughn Hannah Offensive Rebound.	27	23
5:48	JaVaughn Hannah made Jumper.	29	23
5:29	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.	29	23
5:29	Max Burton Block.	29	23
5:27	Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.	29	23
5:27	Payton Sparks made Layup.	29	25
5:27	Foul on Max Burton.	29	25
5:27	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	29	26
4:58	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	29	26
4:54	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	29	26
4:49	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	29	26
4:45	Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.	29	26
4:44	Payton Sparks Turnover.	29	26
4:44	EJ Ryans Steal.	29	26
4:18	JaVaughn Hannah made Jumper.	31	26
3:58	Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Jumper.	31	26
3:58	Michael Sulaka Block.	31	26
3:58	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	31	26
3:58	Official TV Timeout	31	26
3:56	Foul on Seryee Lewis.	31	26
3:56	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	31	27
3:56	Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.	31	27
3:54	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	31	27
3:39	Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..	31	27
3:39	Donovan Williams missed Free Throw.	31	27
3:39	Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.	31	27
3:39	Donovan Williams made Free Throw.	32	27
3:23	Jermahri Hill made Jumper.	32	29
3:15	Max Burton made Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..	34	29
2:46	Foul on Max Burton.	34	29
2:46	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	34	30
2:46	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	34	31
2:33	Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.	34	31
2:33	Chansey Willis Jr. made Free Throw.	35	31
2:33	Chansey Willis Jr. made Free Throw.	36	31
2:20	Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.	36	31
2:18	Jermahri Hill Offensive Rebound.	36	31
2:17	Jermahri Hill made Layup.	36	33
2:04	Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.	36	33
2:04	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Free Throw.	36	33
2:03	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	36	33
1:46	Foul on EJ Ryans.	36	33
1:46	Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.	36	34
1:46	Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.	36	34
1:45	Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.	36	34
1:19	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	36	34
1:18	Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.	36	34
1:18	Foul on Michael Sulaka.	36	34
1:18	Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.	36	35
1:18	Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.	36	36
0:56	EJ Ryans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..	39	36
0:39	Juanse Gorosito missed Jumper.	39	36
0:32	Marquese Josephs Defensive Rebound.	39	36
0:31	Michael Sulaka made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Williams.	41	36
0:31	Ball State Timeout	41	36
0:03	Jermahri Hill missed Layup.	41	36
0:03	Michael Sulaka Block.	41	36
0:00	Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.	41	36
0:00	End of 1st half	41	36

JaVaughn Hannah elevates for the Western Michigan dunk

0:16

Jermahri Hill skies for big slam dunk

0:30

Payton Sparks elevates for the big-time swat

0:21

Game Information

Muncie, IN

Referee:King Whetstone

Referee:Luke Schumer

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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