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Central Michigan Chippewas at Ball State Cardinals

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Central Michigan Chippewas
10-18, 2-12 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 74
Ball State Cardinals
5-22, 5-9 Home

Ball State survives rally, wins 74-71 over CMU

Tyler Koch's layup with 3:13 left put Ball State up 60-52, and the Cardinals (5-22, 2-14 Mid-American) made 14 of 16 free throws from there to hold on for the win.

Chris Fowler had 26 points, nine assists and five rebounds for Central Michigan (10-18, 3-13). During the final 2 minutes, Fowler scored 11, including a pair of 3-pointers, to help the Chippewas close the gap while Ball State made its free throws.

Ball State turned the ball over with 2.3 seconds left after Rayshawn Simmons cut the deficit to 74-71 on a 3-pointer, but Fowler missed a potentially game-tying 3 at the buzzer.

Zavier Turner scored 12 and Chris Bond 10 as Ball State snapped a 10-game losing streak.

Braylon Rayson added 11 points for CMU.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 74
2nd 0:01 Chris Bond Defensive Rebound. 71 - 74
2nd 0:01 Austin Stewart missed Three Point Jumper. 71 - 74
2nd 0:01 Blake Hibbitts Steal. 71 - 74
2nd 0:01 Chris Bond Turnover. 71 - 74

Statistics

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24-56 FG 23-55
43 Field Goal % 42
9-25 3PT 8-26
36 Three Point % 31
14-22 FT 20-28
64 Free Throw % 71
33 Rebounds 41
7 Offensive Rebounds 12
26 Defensive Rebounds 29
14 Assists 17
9 Steals 4
1 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 12
2 Fast Break Points 4
26 Points in Paint 30
23 Fouls 18

Game Information

Venue: Worthen Arena

Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 3,125 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Miami (OH) 18-0 - 32-2
Akron 17-1 1 29-6
Kent State 14-4 4 24-10
Toledo 11-7 7 19-15
Bowling Green 9-9 9 18-14
Ohio 9-9 9 15-17
Buffalo 7-11 11 17-15
Massachusetts 7-11 11 17-16
Ball State 7-11 11 12-19
Central Michigan 6-12 12 10-21
Western Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Eastern Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Northern Illinois 4-14 10 9-21
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