NCAAB

Ball State Cardinals at Central Michigan Chippewas

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State Cardinals
17-10, 6-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
109 - 100
Central Michigan Chippewas
16-11, 10-3 Home

Ball St. wins overtime shootout over C. Michigan 109-100

Sean Sellers' 3 with 2:05 left in overtime gave the Cardinals a 97-94 lead they'd keep the rest of the way.

Braylon Rayson's 3 tied the game at 90 with 18.9 seconds left in regulation. Francis Kiapway's 3 rimmed out for Ball State (17-10, 8-6 Mid-American).

The Cardinals led 73-65 after a pair of Tahjai Teague free throws with 7:51 to play before Central Michigan (16-11, 6-8) went on a 16-8 run and tied it at 81 on Rayson's 3 with 4:25 to go.

Kiapway finished with 18 points, Trey Moses had 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting and had 12 rebounds, Ryan Weber finished with 12 points, and Franko House, Teague, and Sellers each scored 11.

Marcus Keene scored 40 points and Rayson added 34 for the Chippewas. Keene, CMU's single season scoring record holder (815) and the NCAA's leading scorer at 29.8 per game, now has 40 or more points in six games this season. Rayson has scored 20 or more in 13 straight conference games.

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Statistics

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38-73 FG 32-87
52 Field Goal % 37
12-31 3PT 14-46
39 Three Point % 30
21-29 FT 22-31
72 Free Throw % 71
52 Rebounds 46
7 Offensive Rebounds 16
45 Defensive Rebounds 30
16 Assists 9
5 Steals 8
4 Blocks 3
16 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
25 Fouls 23

Game Information

Venue: McGuirk Arena

Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
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
Full Standings