Ball State Cardinals at Bowling Green Falcons
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Luster throws 2-point conversion in OT to give Ball State a wild 32-31 win over Bowling Green
The Cardinals (2-5, 1-2 Mid-American Conference), who hadn't won a road game in nearly two years, a span of 14 games, matched an Austyn Dendy 4-yard touchdown run to start overtime with a 1-yard score by TJ Horton. Then they elected to go for the improbable win considering the final minute of regulation.
The Cardinals led a majority of the game but Bowling Green tied the game at 17 with 1:12 to go when Jay Kastantin capped an 80-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Eli Jacon-Duffy. On the next play, Luster scrambled for 10 yards before the ball was knocked loose at the 35 and D'kyah Banks swooped in to grab the ball and continued around the right end for the lead with 1:01 left.
Luster then directed a seven-play, 78-yard drive, before finding Eli Hohlt wide open on the right side of the end zone. The ball was snapped with five seconds to go and Bowling Green had six defensive backs lined up on the goal line.
Luster was 16-of-24 passing for 195 yards and added another 125 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Horton had 86 yards rushing and two TDs.
Kastantin was 17 of 24 for 215 yards passing with a pair of touchdowns.
Bowling Green: At Buffalo next Saturday.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 3:21 | Brody Boehm 39 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:07 | TJ Horton 8 Yd Run (Brody Boehm Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 6:50 | Brennan Ridley 77 Yd pass from Jay Kastantin (Travis Kenner Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:49 | Travis Kenner 49 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:19 | Keldric Luster 28 Yd Run (Brody Boehm Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:12 | Eli Jacon-Duffy 6 Yd pass from Jay Kastantin (Travis Kenner Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:01 | D'kyah Banks 35 Yd Fumble Return (Travis Kenner Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:00 | Eli Hohlt 20 Yd pass from Keldric Luster (Brody Boehm Kick) |
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TD | 5 0:00 | Austyn Dendy 4 Yd Run (Travis Kenner Kick) |
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TD | 5 0:00 | TJ Horton 1 Yd Run (Keldric Luster Pass to Alex Scherle for Two-Point Conversion) |
Statistics
 BALL |
 BGSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 5-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-12 |
| 2-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 435 | Total Yards | 313 |
| 195 | Passing | 215 |
| 16/24 | Comp/Att | 17/24 |
| 8.1 | Yards per pass | 9.0 |
| 240 | Rushing | 98 |
| 42 | Rushing Attempts | 35 |
| 5.7 | Yards per rush | 2.8 |
| 6-57 | Penalties | 5-60 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 30:15 | Possession | 29:45 |
Game Information
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Attendance: 19,875 · Capacity:
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