Portland Pilots at Ball State Cardinals
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46 - 61
46 - 61
El-Amin scores 18 to lead Ball State over Portland 61-46
El-Amin and Bumbalough each made four 3-pointers as Ball State (7-6) was 10 of 37 from distance. The duo combined to make five 3-pointers in the first seven minutes of the second half for the first double-digit lead of the game at 38-27. The lead got as high as 18 from there and as low as eight.
Neither team was able to get much going offensively in the first half, heading to the locker room tied at 19. The Pilots' 19 first-half points marked a season low for the team.
Tahirou Diabate had 12 points for the Pilots (8-7), whose losing streak stretched to four games.
Ball State plays Toledo at home on Jan. 3. Portland hosts top-ranked Gonzaga on Jan. 2.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 46 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Lavar Harewood made Layup. | 46 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Brachen Hazen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Thompson. | 44 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:48 | Theo Akwuba made Dunk. Assisted by Quincy Ferebee. | 44 - 58 |
| 2nd 1:09 | Ishmael El-Amin made Free Throw. | 42 - 58 |
Statistics
 PORT |
 BALL |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-53 | FG | 21-62 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 2-17 | 3PT | 10-37 |
| 12 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 6-7 | FT | 9-11 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Stan Sheriff Center
Location: Honolulu, HI
Capacity:
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |
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 |