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Ball State Cardinals at Eastern Kentucky Colonels

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Ball State Cardinals
1-2, 0-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
81 - 89
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
2-1, 2-0 Home

Hood, Hawkins carry Eastern Kentucky past Ball State 89-81

Jaylen Babb-Harrison added 14 points and Ja'Mill Powell 13 for the Colonels (2-1), who shot 57 percent, including 11 of 22 from 3-point range.

Eastern Kentucky scored 8 straight points and turned that into an 18-2 run with Powell and Hood hitting back-to-back 3-pointers to take a 77-62 lead with 5:41 to play.

The Cardinals (1-2) came right back with a 16-5 surge, closing within 82-78 when Ryan Weber hit a 3-pointer with 1:06 left.

Weber finished with 19 points, Franko House had 17 and 10 rebounds and Francis Kiapway had 15, going five of nine behind the arc, for Ball State.

Hawkins went 10 for 10 from the foul line as Eastern Kentucky finished 26 of 30. Ball State was 11 of 18 but hit 12 of 26 3-pointers.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 81 - 89
2nd 0:10 Jonathan Hood Defensive Rebound. 81 - 89
2nd 0:10 Ryan Weber missed Three Point Jumper. 81 - 89
2nd 0:13 Jarelle Reischel made Free Throw. 81 - 89
2nd 0:13 Jarelle Reischel made Free Throw. 81 - 88

Statistics

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29-61 FG 26-46
48 Field Goal % 57
12-26 3PT 11-22
46 Three Point % 50
11-18 FT 26-30
61 Free Throw % 87
33 Rebounds 26
14 Offensive Rebounds 4
19 Defensive Rebounds 22
18 Assists 14
5 Steals 7
0 Blocks 3
18 Turnovers 16
2 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
26 Points Off Turnovers 26
4 Fast Break Points 6
30 Points in Paint 26
25 Fouls 24
13 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: Baptist Health Arena

Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 2,150 | 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

2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Utah Valley 14-4 - 25-9
California Baptist 13-5 1 25-9
Utah Tech 11-7 2 19-15
UT Arlington 9-9 5 18-14
Southern Utah 6-12 7 10-22
Tarleton State 5-13 9 14-18
Abilene Christian 5-13 9 14-19
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