Howard Bison at Ball State Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
71 - 98
Persons leads hot shooting Ball State over Howard 98-71
Tahjai Teague added 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds for the Cardinals (8-4), who have won seven of eight. Ball State shot 34 of 58 (59 percent) from the field and 14 of 29 (48 percent) from 3-point range.
Ishmael El-Amin scored 15 in his first career start and Kyle Mallers and Zach Gunn added 12 points each. Persons was 3 of 5 from 3-point range and Mallers hit 4 of 7.
Ball State opened the game with an 18-6 lead, but Howard responded to go in front at 28-24. The Cardinals retook the lead for good with an 8-0 run and pulled away in the second half to lead by as many as 33.
Charles Williams and Raymond Bethea Jr. had 14 points each for the Bison (6-6), who lost their third straight. RJ Cole and Kyle Foster added 11 points apiece.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Phillip Jones made Jumper. | 71 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Cameron Lewis Offensive Rebound. | 69 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Phillip Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 98 |
Statistics
 HOW |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-69 | FG | 34-58 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 11-30 | 3PT | 14-29 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 10-13 | FT | 16-20 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 1 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 3,324 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
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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 |