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Ball State Cardinals at Eastern Illinois Panthers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State Cardinals
5-4, 2-2 Away
Final
76 - 59
Eastern Illinois Panthers
2-8, 2-3 Home

Pearson scores 20 as Ball State takes down E. Illinois 76-59

Pearson had nine rebounds for the Cardinals (5-4). Payton Sparks scored 12 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field. Jarron Coleman shot 3 for 9, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points, while adding five rebounds and eight assists.

The Panthers (2-8) were led by Nick Ellington, who recorded 12 points and three steals. Kinyon Hodges added 12 points for Eastern Illinois. Sincere Malone also had nine points and two steals.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 76 - 59
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 76 - 59
2nd 0:24 Sincere Malone Turnover. 76 - 59
2nd 0:27 Sincere Malone Steal. 76 - 59
2nd 0:27 Demarius Jacobs Turnover. 76 - 59

Statistics

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27-55 FG 21-49
49 Field Goal % 43
9-21 3PT 1-11
43 Three Point % 9
13-16 FT 16-25
81 Free Throw % 64
36 Rebounds 26
12 Offensive Rebounds 9
24 Defensive Rebounds 17
17 Assists 11
5 Steals 6
1 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 7
0 Fast Break Points 0
32 Points in Paint 30
21 Fouls 19
19 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: Groniger Arena

Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,636 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

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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 14 9-21

2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Tennessee State 15-5 - 23-10
Morehead State 15-5 - 20-13
Southeast Missouri State 14-6 1 20-13
UT Martin 13-7 2 22-11
SIU Edwardsville 12-8 3 19-13
Lindenwood 11-9 4 18-15
Little Rock 9-11 6 12-20
Tennessee Tech 8-12 7 13-18
Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 13-20
Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
Western Illinois 1-19 14 5-26
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