Eastern Michigan Eagles at Ball State Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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84 - 82
84 - 82
Jackson lifts E. Michigan over Ball State 84-82 in 2OT
Trey Moses' layup tied it at 82 with 41 seconds left in the second overtime, but he missed the and-one and Jackson hit two free throws for the Eagles with 17 seconds to go. Moses missed a 3 at the buzzer and Thompson grabbed the rebound to ice it.
The Eagles led 34-32 at halftime and Minnie's 3 with six seconds left in regulation tied it at 65. Ball State's Austin Nehls hit a 3 at the first overtime buzzer to tie it at 73.
Tahjai Teague scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Kyle Mallers added 11 points for the Cardinals (10-5, 1-1). Moses grabbed 10 rebounds and scored 16 points for his 1,000th career point to become the 32nd player in Ball State history to reach that mark.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 82 |
| 4th 0:00 | End of 2nd overtime | 84 - 82 |
| 4th 0:00 | James Thompson IV Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 82 |
| 4th 0:00 | Trey Moses missed Three Point Jumper. | 84 - 82 |
| 4th 0:17 | Paul Jackson made Free Throw. | 84 - 82 |
Statistics
 EMU |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-58 | FG | 29-65 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 8-13 | 3PT | 9-25 |
| 62 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 18-24 | FT | 15-30 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 13 | Assists | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 28 | Fouls | 21 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Worthen Arena
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 4,248 | Capacity:
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 4,248 | Capacity:
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| 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 |