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Ball State Cardinals at Eastern Michigan Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State Cardinals
15-15, 7-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 68
Eastern Michigan Eagles
15-15, 11-6 Home

Thompson IV carries E. Michigan over Ball St. 68-61

Thompson, who had eight offensive and 15 defensive boards, set a program record for rebounds in a career with 1,432, breaking Kennedy McIntosh's record, which stood for 47 years.

Paul Jackson had 17 points for Eastern Michigan (15-15, 9-8 Mid-American Conference). Elijah Minnie added 13 points and three blocks.

Tahjai Teague had 15 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for the Cardinals (15-15, 6-11). Tayler Persons added 13 points. K.J. Walton had 10 points and seven rebounds.

The Eagles improve to 2-0 against the Cardinals on the season. Eastern Michigan defeated Ball St. 84-82 on Jan. 8. Eastern Michigan finishes out the regular season against Toledo on the road on Friday. Ball St. finishes out the regular season against Northern Illinois at home on Friday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 61 - 68
2nd 0:13 James Thompson IV Steal. 61 - 68
2nd 0:15 Tahjai Teague Turnover. 61 - 68
2nd 0:21 Paul Jackson made Free Throw. 61 - 68
2nd 0:21 Paul Jackson made Free Throw. 61 - 67

Statistics

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20-52 FG 25-51
38 Field Goal % 49
4-17 3PT 4-13
24 Three Point % 31
17-24 FT 14-26
71 Free Throw % 54
38 Rebounds 32
13 Offensive Rebounds 9
25 Defensive Rebounds 23
13 Assists 11
6 Steals 7
4 Blocks 3
12 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 17
6 Fast Break Points 2
28 Points in Paint 34
18 Fouls 17
6 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: Gervin GameAbove Center

Location: Ypsilanti, MI
Attendance: 1,780 | 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