Ball State Cardinals at Central Michigan Chippewas
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
95 - 101
95 - 101
Central Michigan beats Ball State 101-95 in 3OTs
Rayson's spurt put Central Michigan (9-16, 2-11 Mid-American) ahead 96-89 and the Cardinals (4-20, 1-12) couldn't get closer than six after that.
CMU's Chris Fowler added 18 points and 12 assists and Austin Stewart 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Ball State's Chris Bond had the last baskets in the first two overtimes.
Blake Hibbits made three consecutive 3-pointers at the end of regulation to bring the Chippewas back from a seven-point deficit with 31 seconds left. His 3-pointer with 9 seconds tied the game.
Ball State led the entire second half, except for one brief tie, until Hibbits' run of 3s. Hibbits, who had 17 points, fouled out in the second overtime.
Bond led four Cardinals with 21 points and had 12 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 5 0:00 | End of Game | 95 - 101 |
| 5 0:05 | Jesse Berry made Layup. | 95 - 101 |
| 5 0:10 | Braylon Rayson made Free Throw. | 93 - 101 |
| 5 0:10 | Braylon Rayson made Free Throw. | 93 - 100 |
| 5 0:10 | Foul on Kindon Crowder. | 93 - 99 |
Statistics
 BALL |
 CMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-68 | FG | 35-76 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 12-29 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 28-38 | FT | 19-38 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 41 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 31 | Fouls | 27 |
Game Information
Venue: McGuirk Arena
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Attendance: 1,673 | Capacity:
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Attendance: 1,673 | 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 |