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Ball State Cardinals at North Florida Ospreys

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State Cardinals
9-4, 2-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
73 - 68
North Florida Ospreys
4-12, 3-3 Home

Kiapway's trey lifts Ball State past North Florida, 73-68

Taylor Persons' jumper with 1:31 left gave the Cardinals a 69-63 lead, but North Florida closed the gap with a 3-pointer by Chris Davenport and a layup by Dallas Moore that made it 69-68 with 43 seconds to play.

Persons and Kiapway each knocked down three treys to spark Ball State (8-4) in its final nonconference game, the first meeting between the schools. The Cardinals open Mid-American Conference play Tuesday at Kent State.

Persons finished with 16 points to lead Ball State.

Moore scored 29 points to pace North Florida (4-11).

North Florida closes out its nonconference slate Monday against Palm Beach Atlantic and opens Atlantic Sun play Saturday against Jacksonville.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 68
2nd 0:02 Chris Davenport Defensive Rebound. 73 - 68
2nd 0:02 Francis Kiapway missed Free Throw. 73 - 68
2nd 0:02 Francis Kiapway made Free Throw. 73 - 68
2nd 0:02 Foul on Aaron Bodager. 72 - 68

Statistics

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26-64 FG 22-54
41 Field Goal % 41
13-26 3PT 8-24
50 Three Point % 33
8-14 FT 16-21
57 Free Throw % 76
40 Rebounds 36
17 Offensive Rebounds 11
23 Defensive Rebounds 25
9 Assists 8
2 Steals 4
4 Blocks 6
10 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 13
0 Fast Break Points 4
16 Points in Paint 26
15 Fouls 16
24 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: UNF Arena

Location: Jacksonville, FL
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 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Austin Peay 15-3 +1 22-9
Central Arkansas 15-3 +1 22-12
Queens University 13-5 2 21-14
Lipscomb 12-6 3 19-13
Florida Gulf Coast 8-10 7 16-18
West Georgia 8-10 6 15-17
Bellarmine 7-11 8 13-19
Jacksonville 7-11 8 12-20
Stetson 7-11 8 12-21
Eastern Kentucky 7-11 7 11-21
North Florida 5-13 10 7-25
North Alabama 4-14 10 9-21
Full Standings