Ball State Cardinals at Massachusetts Minutemen
· NCAA Men's Basketball
UMass wins 79-71 against Ball State
Bettiol had eight rebounds for the Minutemen (10-7, 1-4 Mid-American Conference). Marcus Banks scored 17 points and added four steals. K'Jei Parker shot 4 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.
The Cardinals (4-12, 0-4) were led by Davion Hill, who recorded 22 points and seven rebounds. Preston Copeland added 12 points for Ball State. Armoni Zeigler had 12 points, six assists and two steals.
UMass entered halftime up 28-25. Bettiol paced the team in scoring in the first half with 10 points. UMass took the lead for good with 13:27 left in the second half on a 3-pointer from Isaiah Placide to make it a 39-38 game.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Devon Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:21 | K'Jei Parker makes free throw 2 of 2 | 71 - 79 |
Statistics
 BALL |
 MASS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-56 | FG | 25-52 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 13-18 | FT | 20-29 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 16 | Lead Changes | 16 |
| 15 | Percent Led | 75 |
Game Information
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 4,010 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 8-0 | - | 20-0 |
| Akron | 8-1 | 0.5 | 17-4 |
| Kent State | 7-2 | 1.5 | 16-5 |
| Toledo | 5-4 | 3.5 | 11-10 |
| Ohio | 5-5 | 4 | 11-11 |
| Buffalo | 4-5 | 4.5 | 14-7 |
| Bowling Green | 4-5 | 4.5 | 13-8 |
| Massachusetts | 4-5 | 4.5 | 13-8 |
| Ball State | 3-5 | 5 | 7-13 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-6 | 5.5 | 9-12 |
| Western Michigan | 2-6 | 6 | 8-12 |
| Northern Illinois | 2-6 | 6 | 6-13 |
| Central Michigan | 2-7 | 6.5 | 6-15 |