Toledo Rockets at Ball State Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
80 - 81
Persons scores 26 with 8 assists, Ball St beats Toledo 81-80
Franko House had 19 points and nine rebounds, Tahjai Teague scored 16 and Trey Moses added eight points with 11 rebounds for Ball State (15-7, 6-3), which has won three in a row and six of its last seven.
Teague scored five points during a 9-0 run that made it 68-63 with 8:17 left and the Cardinals led the rest of the way. Persons made a layup to put Ball State up by nine with 2:23 to go, but Nate Navigato and Luke Knapke hit back-to-back 3-pointers before Steve Taylor Jr.'s free throw cut Toledo's deficit to 79-77 with 14 seconds remaining. Kiapway's free throws seven seconds later made it a four-point lead and Jaelan Sanford's 3 with two seconds left capped the scoring.
Taylor had 23 points and 17 rebounds, Knapke scored 17 and Sanford added 15 points for Toledo (11-11, 4-5), which has lost three of its last four.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ball State Deadball Team Rebound. | 80 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tayler Persons missed Free Throw. | 80 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Justin Roberts. | 80 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jaelan Sanford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Roberts. | 80 - 81 |
Statistics
 TOL |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-60 | FG | 31-71 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 11-23 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 17-21 | FT | 10-14 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Muncie, IN
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 |