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Ball State Cardinals at Eastern Illinois Panthers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State Cardinals
2-3, 0-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
54 - 61
Eastern Illinois Panthers
3-5, 2-1 Home

Eastern Illinois pulls away from Ball St 61-54

Eastern Illinois was held to just 18 first-half points, but went on a 14-2 run after the break to lead 32-26. The Cardinals pulled in front once more with 8:31 to go, making it 38-34.

Dylan Chapman answered with a 3-pointer and the Panthers scored seven-straight to grab the lead for good. Eastern Illinois went 8 of 10 on free-throw shooting in the final five minutes despite ending the night at 57.1 percent.

Anderson finished with a double-double, grabbing 11 rebounds. Cornell Johnston had seven assists for the Panthers (3-5).

Zavier Turner led Ball State with 20 points, Jeremie Tyler added 10, and Franko House grabbed 10 rebounds. The Cardinals (2-3) shot just 30.4 percent (17 of 56) from the floor.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 54 - 61
2nd 0:02 Zavier Turner made Layup. 54 - 61
2nd 0:04 Zavier Turner Offensive Rebound. 52 - 61
2nd 0:05 Trae Anderson Block. 52 - 61
2nd 0:05 Zavier Turner missed Three Point Jumper. 52 - 61

Statistics

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17-56 FG 20-47
30 Field Goal % 43
6-21 3PT 5-14
29 Three Point % 36
14-21 FT 16-28
67 Free Throw % 57
40 Rebounds 37
13 Offensive Rebounds 8
27 Defensive Rebounds 29
11 Assists 11
6 Steals 8
2 Blocks 7
12 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 14
13 Fast Break Points 8
16 Points in Paint 28
23 Fouls 21

Game Information

Venue: Groniger Arena

Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,204 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
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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

2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Tennessee State 15-5 - 23-10
Morehead State 15-5 - 20-13
Southeast Missouri State 14-6 1 20-13
UT Martin 13-7 2 22-11
SIU Edwardsville 12-8 3 19-13
Lindenwood 11-9 4 18-15
Little Rock 9-11 6 12-20
Tennessee Tech 8-12 6 13-18
Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 13-20
Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
Western Illinois 1-19 14 5-26
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