Persons' 3-point play sends Ball State past Coppin State
Tayler Persons scored 19 points, including a game-winning 3-point play, and had 10 assists to help Ball State defeat Coppin State on Monday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Coppin State Eagles
77
Ball State Cardinals
79
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPP | 29 | 48 | 77 |
| BALL | 40 | 39 | 79 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Cheyney (PA) Wolves | W 90-53 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | @ George Mason Patriots | L 51-68 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | @ Virginia Tech Hokies | L 54-88 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:08 77-79
Foul on Keith Shivers.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 77-79
Tayler Persons made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 77-78
Foul on Joshua Treadwell.
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LayUpShot 0:28 77-78
Tayler Persons made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:43 77-76
Keith Shivers made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:11 75-76
Keith Shivers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:11 74-76
Foul on Trey Moses.
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LayUpShot 1:11 74-76
Keith Shivers made Layup.
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JumpShot 1:22 72-76
Tayler Persons made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:43 72-74
Joshua Treadwell made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 69-74
Tayler Persons made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:25 69-73
Foul on Dejuan Clayton.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:38 69-73
Keith Shivers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:38 68-73
Foul on Tahjai Teague.
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LayUpShot 2:38 68-73
Keith Shivers made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:49 66-73
Ryan Weber made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:49 66-72
Foul on Keith Shivers.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:24 66-72
Tre' Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dejuan Clayton.
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LayUpShot 3:47 63-72
Tahjai Teague made Layup. Assisted by Tayler Persons.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:14 63-70
Ryan Weber made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:23 63-67
Juwan Davenport made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:23 62-67
Foul on Ryan Weber.
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LayUpShot 4:23 62-67
Juwan Davenport made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:37 60-67
Ryan Weber made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons.
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LayUpShot 4:44 60-64
Tre' Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Keith Shivers.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:57 58-64
Tayler Persons made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:57 58-63
Tayler Persons made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:57 58-62
Foul on Tre' Thomas.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:22 58-62
Juwan Davenport made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:22 57-62
Foul on Francis Kiapway.
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LayUpShot 5:49 57-62
Tayler Persons made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:03 57-60
Tre' Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dejuan Clayton.
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PersonalFoul 6:11 54-60
Foul on Dejuan Clayton.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:20 54-60
Juwan Davenport made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:20 53-60
Juwan Davenport made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:20 52-60
Foul on Sean Sellers.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:23 52-60
Tayler Persons made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 7:30 52-57
Dejuan Clayton made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:53 50-57
Tayler Persons made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:53 50-56
Tayler Persons made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:53 50-55
Foul on Izais Hicks.
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DunkShot 8:14 50-55
Sean Sellers made Dunk. Assisted by Trey Moses.
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LayUpShot 9:03 50-53
Keith Shivers made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:33 48-53
Sean Sellers made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:39 48-51
Joseph Gripper made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:39 47-51
Foul on Franko House.
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DunkShot 11:08 47-51
Keith Shivers made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:16 45-51
Joseph Gripper made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:16 44-51
Joseph Gripper made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:16 43-51
Foul on Kyle Mallers.
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PersonalFoul 11:38 43-51
Foul on Izais Hicks.
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TipShot 11:49 43-51
Tahjai Teague made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 12:13 43-49
Foul on Tahjai Teague.
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DunkShot 12:29 43-49
Keith Shivers made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:02 41-49
Dejuan Clayton made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 13:34 38-49
Kyle Mallers made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 14:00 38-47
Foul on Kyle Mallers.
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LayUpShot 14:20 38-47
Keith Shivers made Layup. Assisted by Dejuan Clayton.
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PersonalFoul 14:31 36-47
Foul on Blake Simpson.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:50 36-47
Dejuan Clayton made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 77-79
End of Game
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OfficialTVTimeOut 0:00 77-79
Official TV Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:02 77-79
Francis Kiapway Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:02 77-79
Dejuan Clayton missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:08 77-79
Joshua Treadwell Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 77-79
Sean Sellers missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:08 77-79
Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 77-79
Sean Sellers missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 77-79
Foul on Keith Shivers.
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Defensive Rebound 0:08 77-79
Sean Sellers Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:09 77-79
Trey Moses Block.
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LayUpShot 0:09 77-79
Keith Shivers missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 77-79
Tayler Persons made Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 0:28 77-78
Ball State Timeout
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PersonalFoul 0:28 77-78
Foul on Joshua Treadwell.
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LayUpShot 0:28 77-78
Tayler Persons made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:43 77-76
Keith Shivers made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:54 75-76
Juwan Davenport Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:54 75-76
Tayler Persons missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:11 75-76
Keith Shivers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:11 74-76
Foul on Trey Moses.
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LayUpShot 1:11 74-76
Keith Shivers made Layup.
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JumpShot 1:22 72-76
Tayler Persons made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:43 72-74
Joshua Treadwell made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:51 69-74
Keith Shivers Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:51 69-74
Tayler Persons missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:02 69-74
Ryan Weber Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:02 69-74
Dejuan Clayton missed Layup.
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Steal 2:06 69-74
Juwan Davenport Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:08 69-74
Sean Sellers Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:20 69-74
Ball State Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:20 69-74
Trey Moses Block.
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LayUpShot 2:20 69-74
Keith Shivers missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 69-74
Tayler Persons made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:25 69-73
Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 69-73
Tayler Persons missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:25 69-73
Foul on Dejuan Clayton.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:38 69-73
Keith Shivers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:38 68-73
Foul on Tahjai Teague.
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LayUpShot 2:38 68-73
Keith Shivers made Layup.
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Team Stats
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
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