Franklin Grizzlies @ Ball State Cardinals
| TIME | PLAY | FRKL | BALL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks. | 0 | 3 | |
| 19:22 | Ryan Bostic missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 3 | |
| 19:18 | Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 3 | |
| 19:04 | Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 3 | |
| 19:00 | Cody Samples Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 3 | |
| 18:55 | Cody Samples Turnover. | 0 | 3 | |
| 18:55 | Jeremiah Hernandez Steal. | 0 | 3 | |
| 18:48 | Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup. | 0 | 5 | |
| 18:34 | Jessie Morgan Iii made Jumper. | 2 | 5 | |
| 18:21 | Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 5 | |
| 18:16 | Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 5 | |
| 18:15 | Foul on Jessie Morgan Iii. | 2 | 5 | |
| 18:15 | Payton Sparks made Free Throw. | 2 | 6 | |
| 18:15 | Payton Sparks made Free Throw. | 2 | 7 | |
| 17:49 | Jessie Morgan Iii missed Jumper. | 2 | 7 | |
| 17:45 | Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 7 | |
| 17:38 | Foul on Jessie Morgan Iii. | 2 | 7 | |
| 17:23 | Mickey Pearson Jr. Turnover. | 2 | 7 | |
| 17:23 | Braden Flanagan Steal. | 2 | 7 | |
| 17:09 | Braden Flanagan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Spellman. | 5 | 7 | |
| 16:51 | Jeremiah Hernandez missed Jumper. | 5 | 7 | |
| 16:47 | Lynn King Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 7 | |
| 16:43 | Braden Flanagan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Bostic. | 8 | 7 | |
| 16:23 | Payton Sparks missed Layup. | 8 | 7 | |
| 16:23 | Ryan Bostic Block. | 8 | 7 | |
| 16:14 | Lynn King Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 7 | |
| 15:59 | Braden Flanagan made Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 7 | |
| 15:48 | Foul on Lynn King. | 11 | 7 | |
| 15:48 | Official TV Timeout | 11 | 7 | |
| 15:46 | Jermahri Hill made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts. | 11 | 9 | |
| 15:45 | Foul on Jesse Faires. | 11 | 9 | |
| 15:45 | Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw. | 11 | 9 | |
| 15:43 | Mason Jones Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 9 | |
| 15:43 | Mason Jones Turnover. | 11 | 9 | |
| 15:20 | Cooper Matthews made Layup. Assisted by Jesse Faires. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:58 | Jermahri Hill missed Jumper. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:56 | Franklin Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:49 | Foul on Joey Hart. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:36 | Cooper Matthews missed Jumper. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:31 | Mason Jones Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:25 | Joey Hart missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:20 | Ryan Bostic Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:18 | Malachi Archey missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:13 | Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:11 | Jermahri Hill made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts. | 13 | 11 | |
| 13:47 | Will Spellman Turnover. | 13 | 11 | |
| 13:47 | Joey Hart Steal. | 13 | 11 | |
| 13:47 | Foul on Will Spellman. | 13 | 11 | |
| 13:46 | Ben Hendriks Turnover. | 13 | 11 | |
| 13:29 | Braden Flanagan missed Jumper. | 13 | 11 | |
| 13:22 | Joey Hart Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 11 | |
| 13:21 | Foul on Braylon Russell. | 13 | 11 | |
| 13:20 | Joey Hart missed Jumper. | 13 | 11 | |
| 13:15 | Mason Jones Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 11 | |
| 13:14 | Mason Jones made Layup. | 13 | 13 | |
| 12:59 | Braylon Russell made Layup. Assisted by Malachi Archey. | 15 | 13 | |
| 12:40 | Mason Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Joey Hart. | 15 | 15 | |
| 12:25 | Franklin Timeout | 15 | 15 | |
| 12:22 | Cody Samples Turnover. | 15 | 15 | |
| 12:22 | Ethan Brittain-Watts Steal. | 15 | 15 | |
| 12:16 | Foul on Braden Flanagan. | 15 | 15 | |
| 12:16 | Joey Hart made Free Throw. | 15 | 16 | |
| 12:16 | Joey Hart missed Free Throw. | 15 | 16 | |
| 12:15 | Lynn King Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 16 | |
| 11:53 | Ryan Bostic made Jumper. | 17 | 16 | |
| 11:36 | Joey Hart made Jumper. Assisted by Mason Jones. | 17 | 18 | |
| 11:13 | Lynn King Turnover. | 17 | 18 | |
| 11:13 | Jurica Zagorsak Steal. | 17 | 18 | |
| 10:55 | Jeremiah Hernandez Turnover. | 17 | 18 | |
| 10:26 | Braden Flanagan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Bostic. | 20 | 18 | |
| 9:58 | Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 18 | |
| 9:55 | Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 18 | |
| 9:55 | Foul on Braden Flanagan. | 20 | 18 | |
| 9:55 | Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Free Throw. | 20 | 18 | |
| 9:55 | Braylon Russell Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 18 | |
| 9:37 | Ryan Bostic made Jumper. | 22 | 18 | |
| 9:22 | Foul on Jessie Morgan Iii. | 22 | 18 | |
| 9:22 | Payton Sparks made Free Throw. | 22 | 19 | |
| 9:22 | Payton Sparks made Free Throw. | 22 | 20 | |
| 9:07 | Ryan Bostic missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 20 | |
| 9:04 | Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 20 | |
| 8:58 | Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr.. | 22 | 22 | |
| 8:48 | Ryan Bostic Turnover. | 22 | 22 | |
| 8:34 | TJ Burch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks. | 22 | 25 | |
| 8:14 | Will Spellman missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 25 | |
| 8:08 | Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 25 | |
| 7:52 | Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper. | 22 | 25 | |
| 7:52 | Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound. | 22 | 25 | |
| 7:52 | Payton Sparks Turnover. | 22 | 25 | |
| 7:52 | Official TV Timeout | 22 | 25 | |
| 7:21 | Jesse Faires made Layup. Assisted by Lynn King. | 24 | 25 | |
| 7:19 | Foul on Jesse Faires. | 24 | 25 | |
| 7:19 | Payton Sparks made Free Throw. | 24 | 26 | |
| 7:19 | Payton Sparks made Free Throw. | 24 | 27 | |
| 7:10 | Jesse Faires missed Jumper. | 24 | 27 | |
| 7:07 | TJ Burch Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 27 | |
| 6:58 | Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez. | 24 | 29 | |
| 6:42 | Malachi Archey Turnover. | 24 | 29 | |
| 6:42 | TJ Burch Steal. | 24 | 29 | |
| 6:40 | Foul on Braden Flanagan. | 24 | 29 | |
| 6:40 | Jermahri Hill made Free Throw. | 24 | 30 | |
| 6:40 | Jermahri Hill made Free Throw. | 24 | 31 | |
| 6:29 | Foul on Jermahri Hill. | 24 | 31 | |
| 6:29 | Cooper Matthews made Free Throw. | 25 | 31 | |
| 6:29 | Cooper Matthews made Free Throw. | 26 | 31 | |
| 6:20 | Jeremiah Hernandez Turnover. | 26 | 31 | |
| 6:20 | Cooper Matthews Steal. | 26 | 31 | |
| 6:12 | Braylon Russell missed Jumper. | 26 | 31 | |
| 6:07 | Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 31 | |
| 6:06 | Foul on Lynn King. | 26 | 31 | |
| 6:06 | Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. | 26 | 32 | |
| 6:06 | Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. | 26 | 33 | |
| 5:41 | Cooper Matthews Turnover. | 26 | 33 | |
| 5:41 | Juanse Gorosito Steal. | 26 | 33 | |
| 5:36 | Mickey Pearson Jr. Turnover. | 26 | 33 | |
| 5:36 | Lynn King Steal. | 26 | 33 | |
| 5:24 | Lynn King missed Jumper. | 26 | 33 | |
| 5:19 | Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 33 | |
| 5:12 | Joey Hart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill. | 26 | 36 | |
| 5:07 | Franklin Timeout | 26 | 36 | |
| 4:48 | Braylon Russell missed Jumper. | 26 | 36 | |
| 4:48 | Ball State Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 36 | |
| 4:36 | Jermahri Hill Turnover. | 26 | 36 | |
| 4:36 | Lynn King Steal. | 26 | 36 | |
| 4:19 | Cooper Matthews missed Jumper. | 26 | 36 | |
| 4:19 | Mason Jones Block. | 26 | 36 | |
| 4:14 | Jesse Faires Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 36 | |
| 4:14 | Foul on Ben Hendriks. | 26 | 36 | |
| 4:06 | Braylon Russell missed Jumper. | 26 | 36 | |
| 4:06 | Mason Jones Block. | 26 | 36 | |
| 4:06 | Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 36 | |
| 3:50 | Jermahri Hill missed Jumper. | 26 | 36 | |
| 3:46 | Jermahri Hill Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 36 | |
| 3:46 | Jermahri Hill missed Layup. | 26 | 36 | |
| 3:38 | Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 36 | |
| 3:37 | Ben Hendriks made Layup. | 26 | 38 | |
| 3:20 | Foul on Mason Jones. | 26 | 38 | |
| 3:20 | Official TV Timeout | 26 | 38 | |
| 3:00 | Franklin Turnover. | 26 | 38 | |
| 2:43 | Foul on Braylon Russell. | 26 | 38 | |
| 2:43 | Ben Hendriks made Free Throw. | 26 | 39 | |
| 2:43 | Ben Hendriks made Free Throw. | 26 | 40 | |
| 2:23 | Lynn King missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 40 | |
| 2:19 | Jesse Faires Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 40 | |
| 2:11 | Ryan Bostic Turnover. | 26 | 40 | |
| 2:11 | Jeremiah Hernandez Steal. | 26 | 40 | |
| 2:05 | Ben Hendriks Turnover. | 26 | 40 | |
| 2:05 | Cody Samples Steal. | 26 | 40 | |
| 2:00 | Lynn King missed Jumper. | 26 | 40 | |
| 1:57 | Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 40 | |
| 1:38 | Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. | 26 | 42 | |
| 1:10 | Cody Samples missed Jumper. | 26 | 42 | |
| 1:08 | Ball State Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 42 | |
| 0:59 | TJ Burch made Jumper. | 26 | 44 | |
| 0:50 | Malachi Archey missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 44 | |
| 0:45 | Malachi Archey Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 44 | |
| 0:43 | Malachi Archey made Layup. | 28 | 44 | |
| 0:29 | Joey Hart missed Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 44 | |
| 0:24 | Jesse Faires Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 44 | |
| 0:05 | Ball State Timeout | 28 | 44 | |
| 0:04 | Foul on TJ Burch. | 28 | 44 | |
| 0:04 | Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts. | 28 | 44 | |
| 0:04 | Lynn King missed Jumper. | 28 | 44 | |
| 0:02 | Cody Samples Offensive Rebound. | 28 | 44 | |
| 0:01 | Cody Samples missed Jumper. | 28 | 44 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 28 | 44 | |
| 0:00 | Ball State Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 44 | |
Game Information
Muncie, IN
Referee:Bryan Anslinger
Referee:Todd Van Sossan
Referee:Chris Fuller
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mid-American ConferenceMid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 9-0 | - | 21-0 |
| Akron | 9-1 | 0.5 | 18-4 |
| Kent State | 7-3 | 2.5 | 16-6 |
| Toledo | 5-4 | 4 | 11-10 |
| Ohio | 5-5 | 4.5 | 11-11 |
| Buffalo | 4-5 | 5 | 14-7 |
| Bowling Green | 4-5 | 5 | 13-8 |
| Massachusetts | 4-6 | 5.5 | 13-9 |
| Ball State | 3-5 | 5.5 | 7-13 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-6 | 6 | 9-12 |
| Northern Illinois | 3-6 | 6 | 7-13 |
| Western Michigan | 2-7 | 7 | 8-13 |
| Central Michigan | 2-7 | 7 | 6-15 |
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