Eastern Michigan Eagles at Ball State Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 79
House, Ball St rally from 19-point deficit, beat E Michigan
Tayler Persons scored 16 as well, Sean Sellers had nine of his 11 points after halftime, and Trey Moses grabbed 11 rebounds for Ball State (18-10, 9-6 Mid-American), which maintained first place in the West division of the conference standings.
Willie Mangum IV hit four 3s in fewer than two minutes to cap a 19-1 run that gave Eastern Michigan (13-15, 5-10) a 31-12 lead with 8:27 left in the half. The Cardinals answered with 10-straight points to trim their deficit to nine points when Persons hit a 3 about five minutes later and House scored eight points during an 11-0 run that spanned halftime and made it 35-all with 18:59 to play. Weber hit two 3s during a 9-3 spurt that made it 63-56 with 4:22 remaining and Ball State hit 13 of 16 free throws from there to seal it.
Ball State outscored the Eagles 26-12, including 19-5 in the second half, from the free-throw line.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Willie Mangum IV made Layup. | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Sean Sellers made Free Throw. | 70 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Sean Sellers made Free Throw. | 70 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Ray Lee. | 70 - 77 |
Statistics
 EMU |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-65 | FG | 22-52 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 12-23 | 3PT | 9-29 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 12-16 | FT | 26-35 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 25 | Fouls | 16 |
| 19 | 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 |