NCAAB

Ball State Cardinals at Eastern Michigan Eagles

· MAC TOURNAMENT PRES. BY VISIT MYRTLE BEACH - 1st ROUND
Ball State Cardinals
16-16, 8-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 43
Eastern Michigan Eagles
15-17, 11-7 Home

Defense shines as Ball St. beats E. Michigan 61-43

Tayler Persons had 12 points and six rebounds for Ball St. (16-16). K.J. Walton added eight rebounds.

Ball St. entered halftime trailing 29-23, but the Cardinals were able to outscore the Eagles 38-14 in the second half to pull away for the victory. The Eagles' 14 points in the second half marked a season low for the team.

Paul Jackson had 12 points for the Eagles (15-17). Kevin McAdoo added 11 points. James Thompson IV had nine rebounds.

Elijah Minnie, the Eagles' second leading scorer coming into the contest at 14 points per game, scored 6 points (2 of 10).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 61 - 43
2nd 0:03 Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound. 61 - 43
2nd 0:03 Paul Jackson missed Jumper. 61 - 43
2nd 0:09 Ball State Turnover. 61 - 43
2nd 0:41 Ball State Defensive Rebound. 61 - 43

Statistics

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21-49 FG 15-51
43 Field Goal % 29
5-18 3PT 5-21
28 Three Point % 24
14-19 FT 8-16
74 Free Throw % 50
41 Rebounds 32
13 Offensive Rebounds 14
28 Defensive Rebounds 18
13 Assists 8
4 Steals 6
4 Blocks 4
17 Turnovers 13
2 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 10
6 Fast Break Points 2
26 Points in Paint 18
17 Fouls 16
18 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Venue: Gervin GameAbove Center

Location: Ypsilanti, MI
Attendance: 1,265 | 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