Coppin State Eagles at Ball State Cardinals
· MGM GRAND MAIN EVENT
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
77 - 79
77 - 79
Persons' 3-point play sends Ball State past Coppin State
Keith Shivers' basket with 43 seconds left gave Coppin State (0-6) its only lead of the game at 77-76 before Persons converted his 3-point play with 28 seconds remaining.
Trey Moses then blocked a shot by Shivers and the Cardinals' Sean Sellers got the rebound and was fouled. However, Sellers missed two free throws giving the Eagles a final chance but Dejuan Clayton missed a contested, left-handed layup as time ran out.
All of Persons' points came in the second half. Moses pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds to go with five assists, four blocks and four points. Sellers added 16 points for Ball State (3-2).
The game was part of the MGM Grand Main Event "middleweight division."
Shivers scored a career-high 26 points with nine rebounds.
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Statistics
 COPP |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-61 | FG | 28-58 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 20-32 | FT | 14-23 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 28 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Location: Las Vegas, NV
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2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
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| 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 |