Ball State Cardinals at Eastern Michigan Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
88 - 87
88 - 87
Ball State shocks Eastern Michigan 88-87 in 2OT
Ty Toney's acrobatic layup plus a free throw put the Eagles up 87-86 with 26.5 seconds left. Kiapway, who finished with 22 points, missed a 3 with 16.7 seconds remaining. The Eagles' Brandon Nazione got the rebound but Ryan Weber ripped the ball away and found Kiapway, who launched the winning shot just beyond the top of the arc.
Jeremie Tyler added 17 points and Franko House 15 for the Cardinals (13-6, 4-2 Mid-American). Bo Calhoun had 14 points and 14 boards.
Toney and James Thompson IV had 23 points each for the Eagles (10-9, 2-4) with Thompson grabbing 14 rebounds.
Weber missed a deep 3 in the closing seconds of regulation. In the first overtime, Nazione's free throws with 3 seconds tied it at 77-all.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 87 |
| 4th 0:01 | Francis Kiapway made Three Point Jumper. | 88 - 87 |
| 4th 0:16 | Ryan Weber Defensive Rebound. | 85 - 87 |
| 4th 0:16 | Raven Lee missed Three Point Jumper. | 85 - 87 |
| 4th 0:27 | Ty Toney made Free Throw. | 85 - 87 |
Statistics
 BALL |
 EMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-59 | FG | 27-69 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 12-32 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 22-34 | FT | 30-34 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 17 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 17 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 25 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 29 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 30 | Fouls | 27 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Gervin GameAbove Center
Location: Ypsilanti, MI
Attendance: 1,067 | Capacity:
Location: Ypsilanti, MI
Attendance: 1,067 | 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 |