

27, for an in-state battle with Indiana State. Ball State returns to Worthen Arena on Saturday, Nov. With the victory, the Cardinals improved to 2-3 on the year, while the Minutemen fell to 3-3. Rich Kelly and Dyondre Dominguez added 10 points each. The Minutemen were led by Trent Buttrick and CJ Kelly with 19 points each.

The Cardinals held a slim 34-32 edge in points in the paint. The Ball State bench came up big with 31 points to the UMass bench's 21. Ball State improved its season average at the free-throw line with an 81.3 percent performance. Bumbalough and Cochran each had two steals to lead the team.Īs a team, the Cardinals shot 56.3 percent from 3-point range and 50.9 percent from the field. Jacobs and Cochran tied for the team lead with four assists. Pearson added the team's only block of the game. Pearson has recorded back-to-back games with 12 points as he was the fourth player with double digits. Windham recorded his third-straight game in double figures with 13 points while shooting a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line. Bumbalough finished with 14 points with a 3-for-4 performance from 3-point range. Cochran tied with Sparks for the team lead in rebounds with eight.
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In the remaining 32 seconds, Ball State tightened the defense and made key free throws to secure an 89-86 victory.Ĭochran finished with his best performance in a Ball State jersey with 22 points on 7-for-8 shooting from the field. The Cardinals were unfazed by the comeback.

UMass managed to pull within one, 87-86, with 32 seconds left in the game. UMass went on a 14-4 run that ended at 6:19, which allowed the Minutemen to pull within seven, 81-74. The Cardinals continued to extend their lead, reaching as high as 17 points, 77-60, with 10:45 left in regulation. With just over 14 minutes left in regulation, Ball State converted on a four-point swing that came from two free throws from Jalen Windham and two free throws from Cochran after a shooting foul and a technical. During the opening four minutes of the second half, the Cardinals went 4-for-4. Ball State started to get hot from behind the arc as Cochran and Miryne Thomas got in on the action with a 3-pointer each. After UMass made a free throw, Demarius Jacobs drained a 3-pointer to extend the BSU lead to 11. The Cardinals remained focused and ended the half on a 7-4 run to take a 47-41 lead into the locker room.īall State came out with the same intensity to start the second half, as Cochran converted an and-1 opportunity and put the Cardinals up 50-41. Cochran converted a second-chance layup and put Ball State up 40-37. scored the game's next four points and gave BSU a 38-37 lead with three minutes left in the first half. After a 3-pointer by UMass, Mickey Pearson Jr. Sparks added a layup as he scored four consecutive points for the Cardinals.Īfter the Minutemen made a free throw to go up 32-27, the Cardinals battled back and tied the game at 34-34 with just over five minutes left in the half. Payton Sparks converted on two free-throw attempts and pulled BSU within three, 28-25.

The Minutemen scored the game's next eight points and took a 28-23 lead with just over 10 minutes left in the first. The Cardinals were resilient and produced an 11-2 run of their own to take a 15-13 lead with 14:04 left in the first half.Īfter UMass tied the game at 20-20 with 11:58 left in the half, Luke Bumbalough knocked down a 3-pointer to put the Cardinals up three. BSU came back from a nine-point deficit early for an 89-86 victory.Īfter the two teams traded opening baskets, UMass went on an 11-2 run and gained an 11-4 advantage just three minutes into the game. Tyler Cochran led the Cardinals with a 20-point performance as a total of four players finished in double-digit points for the second-straight game. – The Ball State men's basketball team returned to the McArthur Center for the final day of the Jersey Mike's Classic with a matchup with UMass on Sunday.
