Ball State Cardinals @ Central Michigan Chippewas

79–71Final · Feb 27, 2024

BALL 79 CMU 71 Final

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BALL14-14	38	41	79
CMU16-12	31	40	71

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The scoring timeline.

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Jalin Anderson made Jumper.
2–0
Aidan Rubio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrick Butler.
2–3
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones.
4–3
Jalin Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
7–3
Markus Harding made Layup.
7–5
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup.
9–5
Davion Bailey made Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
11–5
Markus Harding made Layup.
11–7
Brian Taylor made Layup.
11–9
Brian Taylor made Free Throw.
11–10
Paul McMillan IV made Three Point Jumper.
11–13
Brian Taylor made Jumper.
11–15
Paul McMillan IV made Layup.
11–17
Ben Hendriks made Dunk.
13–17
Jalin Anderson made Jumper.
15–17
Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.
18–17
Paul McMillan IV made Jumper.
18–19
Paul McMillan IV made Jumper.
18–21
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
19–21
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
20–21
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey.
23–21
Derrick Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Harding.
23–24
Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
26–24
Davion Bailey made Layup.
28–24
Brian Taylor made Layup.
28–26
Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
31–26
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper.
33–26
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
34–26
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
35–26
Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Taylor.
35–29
Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.
38–29
Jemal Davis made Layup.
38–31
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
39–31
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
40–31
Markus Harding made Layup. Assisted by Aidan Rubio.
40–33
Derrick Butler made Free Throw.
40–34
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
42–34
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup.
44–34
Basheer Jihad made Dunk. Assisted by Mason Jones.
46–34
Trent Middleton made Layup.
48–34
Derrick Butler made Free Throw.
48–35
Derrick Butler made Free Throw.
48–36
Derrick Butler made Free Throw.
48–37
Derrick Butler made Free Throw.
48–38
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
49–38
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
50–38
Derrick Butler made Layup. Assisted by Jemal Davis.
50–40
Jalin Anderson made Three Point Jumper.
53–40
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.
56–40
Jalin Anderson made Jumper.
58–40
Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrick Butler.
58–43
Trent Middleton made Jumper.
60–43
Markus Harding made Free Throw.
60–44
Davion Bailey made Jumper.
62–44
Derrick Butler made Three Point Jumper.
62–47
Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
65–47
Paul McMillan IV made Three Point Jumper.
65–50
Basheer Jihad made Jumper.
67–50
Paul McMillan IV made Jumper.
67–52
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
69–52
Paul McMillan IV made Layup.
69–54
Paul McMillan IV made Free Throw.
69–55
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.
72–55
Jemal Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cayden Vasko.
72–58
Basheer Jihad made Layup.
74–58
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
75–58
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
76–58
Paul McMillan IV made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Harding.
76–61
Paul McMillan IV made Layup. Assisted by Markus Harding.
76–63
Jemal Davis made Layup. Assisted by Derrick Butler.
76–65
Derrick Butler made Free Throw.
76–66
Derrick Butler made Free Throw.
76–67
Derrick Butler made Free Throw.
76–68
Paul McMillan IV made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Harding.
76–71
Trent Middleton made Free Throw.
77–71
Trent Middleton made Free Throw.
78–71
Mason Jones made Free Throw.
79–71

Play-by-play

P1 Markus Harding missed Layup.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
P1 Markus Harding Block.
P1 Markus Harding Defensive Rebound.
P1 Markus Harding Block.
P1 Markus Harding Defensive Rebound.
P1 Paul McMillan IV Turnover.
P1 Jalin Anderson made Jumper. 2–0
P1 Brian Taylor missed Jumper.
P1 Foul on Mason Jones.
P1 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Aidan Rubio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrick Butler. 2–3
P1 Mason Jones missed Layup.
P1 Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
P1 Mason Jones missed Layup.
P1 Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones. 4–3
P1 Foul on Derrick Butler.
P1 Derrick Butler Turnover.
P1 Jalin Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 7–3
P1 Derrick Butler missed Layup.
P1 Markus Harding Offensive Rebound.
P1 Markus Harding made Layup. 7–5
P1 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. 9–5
P1 Foul on Davion Bailey.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Brian Taylor missed Layup.
P1 Trent Middleton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Davion Bailey made Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 11–5
P1 Markus Harding made Layup. 11–7
P1 Foul on Paul McMillan IV.
P1 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P1 Jemal Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Brian Taylor Offensive Rebound.
P1 Brian Taylor made Layup. 11–9
P1 Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
P1 Brian Taylor made Free Throw. 11–10
P1 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
P1 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Derrick Butler Defensive Rebound.
P1 Paul McMillan IV made Three Point Jumper. 11–13
P1 Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Brian Taylor Defensive Rebound.
P1 Brian Taylor made Jumper. 11–15
P1 Trent Middleton Turnover.
P1 Cayden Vasko Turnover.
P1 Mason Jones Turnover.
P1 Jemal Davis Steal.
P1 Paul McMillan IV made Layup. 11–17
P1 Ben Hendriks missed Dunk.
P1 Jemal Davis Block.
P1 Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ben Hendriks missed Layup.
P1 Jemal Davis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Derrick Butler Turnover.
P1 Davion Bailey Steal.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Trent Middleton missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
P1 Derrick Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trent Middleton missed Layup.
P1 Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ben Hendriks made Dunk. 13–17
P1 Jemal Davis missed Jumper.
P1 Trent Middleton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jalin Anderson made Jumper. 15–17
P1 Jemal Davis Turnover.
P1 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.
P1 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Foul on Brian Taylor.
P1 Foul on Brian Taylor.
P1 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P1 Derrick Butler missed Dunk.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P1 Paul McMillan IV Steal.
P1 Paul McMillan IV Steal.
P1 Markus Harding missed Layup.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton. 18–17
P1 Foul on Markus Harding.
P1 Markus Harding Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed
P1 Markus Harding Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P1 Aidan Rubio missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Brian Taylor Offensive Rebound.
P1 Paul McMillan IV made Jumper. 18–19
P1 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.
P1 Paul McMillan IV made Jumper. 18–21
P1 Foul on Cayden Vasko.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 19–21
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 20–21
P1 Brian Taylor missed Jumper.
P1 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey. 23–21
P1 Markus Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Paul McMillan IV Offensive Rebound.
P1 Derrick Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Harding. 23–24
P1 Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 26–24
P1 Central Michigan Timeout
P1 Derrick Butler missed Layup.
P1 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Davion Bailey made Layup. 28–24
P1 Markus Harding Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Mason Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
P1 Cayden Vasko missed Layup.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Block.
P1 Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
P1 Brian Taylor made Layup. 28–26
P1 Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 31–26
P1 Aidan Rubio Turnover.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. 33–26
P1 Cayden Vasko Turnover.
P1 Davion Bailey Steal.
P1 Foul on Markus Harding.
P1 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 34–26
P1 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 35–26
P1 Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Taylor. 35–29
P1 Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton. 38–29
P1 Foul on Davion Bailey.
P1 Jemal Davis made Layup. 38–31
P1 Ball State Timeout
P2 Mason Jones missed Jumper.
P2 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Markus Harding.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 39–31
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 40–31
P2 Markus Harding made Layup. Assisted by Aidan Rubio. 40–33
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Brian Taylor Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Mason Jones.
P2 Derrick Butler missed Free Throw.
P2 Central Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Derrick Butler made Free Throw. 40–34
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
P2 Brian Taylor Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brian Taylor Turnover.
P2 Jalin Anderson Steal.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 42–34
P2 Aidan Rubio missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. 44–34
P2 Paul McMillan IV Turnover.
P2 Basheer Jihad Steal.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Dunk. Assisted by Mason Jones. 46–34
P2 Foul on Ben Hendriks.
P2 Paul McMillan IV missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trent Middleton made Layup. 48–34
P2 Markus Harding missed Jumper.
P2 Jemal Davis Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jemal Davis missed Jumper.
P2 Derrick Butler Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ben Hendriks.
P2 Derrick Butler made Free Throw. 48–35
P2 Derrick Butler made Free Throw. 48–36
P2 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P2 Foul on Trent Middleton.
P2 Derrick Butler made Free Throw. 48–37
P2 Derrick Butler made Free Throw. 48–38
P2 Foul on Paul McMillan IV.
P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 49–38
P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 50–38
P2 Jemal Davis missed Layup.
P2 Basheer Jihad Block.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
P2 Jemal Davis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Derrick Butler made Layup. Assisted by Jemal Davis. 50–40
P2 Jalin Anderson made Three Point Jumper. 53–40
P2 Aidan Rubio missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton. 56–40
P2 Jemal Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ball State Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalin Anderson made Jumper. 58–40
P2 Foul on Trent Middleton.
P2 Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrick Butler. 58–43
P2 Foul on Brian Taylor.
P2 Trent Middleton made Jumper. 60–43
P2 Brian Taylor missed Layup.
P2 Markus Harding Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Mason Jones.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Markus Harding made Free Throw. 60–44
P2 Markus Harding missed Free Throw.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Davion Bailey made Jumper. 62–44
P2 Derrick Butler made Three Point Jumper. 62–47
P2 Trent Middleton Turnover.
P2 Markus Harding Steal.
P2 Brian Taylor Turnover.
P2 Jalin Anderson Steal.
P2 Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 65–47
P2 Central Michigan Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Three Point Jumper. 65–50
P2 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P2 Markus Harding Steal.
P2 Cayden Vasko missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Jumper. 67–50
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Jumper. 67–52
P2 Foul on Jalin Anderson.
P2 Paul McMillan IV missed Free Throw.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 69–52
P2 Paul McMillan IV missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Aidan Rubio Offensive Rebound.
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Layup. 69–54
P2 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Free Throw. 69–55
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton. 72–55
P2 Jemal Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cayden Vasko. 72–58
P2 Basheer Jihad made Layup. 74–58
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Derrick Butler missed Layup.
P2 Basheer Jihad Block.
P2 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Cayden Vasko.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 75–58
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 76–58
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Harding. 76–61
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
P2 Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Layup. Assisted by Markus Harding. 76–63
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.
P2 Jemal Davis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cayden Vasko missed Jumper.
P2 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P2 Foul on Markus Harding.
P2 Markus Harding Turnover.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Turnover.
P2 Paul McMillan IV missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P2 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Paul McMillan IV Defensive Rebound.
P2 Paul McMillan IV Turnover.
P2 Jalin Anderson Steal.
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Derrick Butler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jemal Davis made Layup. Assisted by Derrick Butler. 76–65
P2 Davion Bailey missed Layup.
P2 Derrick Butler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Derrick Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Cayden Vasko missed Jumper.
P2 Derrick Butler Offensive Rebound.
P2 Derrick Butler missed Layup.
P2 Derrick Butler Offensive Rebound.
P2 Derrick Butler missed Layup.
P2 Basheer Jihad Block.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Cayden Vasko.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
P2 Derrick Butler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Paul McMillan IV missed Jumper.
P2 Markus Harding Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Mason Jones.
P2 Markus Harding missed Free Throw.
P2 Trent Middleton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Derrick Butler.
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Free Throw.
P2 Markus Harding Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Trent Middleton.
P2 Derrick Butler made Free Throw. 76–66
P2 Derrick Butler made Free Throw. 76–67
P2 Derrick Butler made Free Throw. 76–68
P2 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P2 Derrick Butler Steal.
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Harding. 76–71
P2 Central Michigan Timeout
P2 Ball State Timeout
P2 Foul on Brian Taylor.
P2 Trent Middleton made Free Throw. 77–71
P2 Trent Middleton made Free Throw. 78–71
P2 Derrick Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Brian Taylor.
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Free Throw.
P2 Brian Taylor Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jemal Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Cayden Vasko.
P2 Mason Jones missed Free Throw.
P2 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Mason Jones made Free Throw. 79–71
P2 Derrick Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.

Box score

BALL

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Mason JonesF	26	1	0-4	0-1	1-2	7	2	1	0	0	5	2	4
Basheer JihadF	35	13	4-8	1-3	4-4	7	4	3	1	3	0	7	2
Mickey Pearson Jr.F	37	25	9-13	3-5	4-4	4	0	1	0	1	3	1	1
Jalin AndersonPG	38	14	5-11	2-3	2-4	5	3	6	3	0	0	5	1
Davion BaileyG	38	18	7-14	4-10	0-0	5	1	0	2	0	0	5	2
Ben HendriksC	6	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	2
Trent Middleton Jr.G	20	6	2-4	0-1	2-2	3	4	2	0	0	0	3	3
Zane DoughtyC
Jurica ZagorsakG
Quincy AdamsG
Jack FutaG
Micah BellG
Joey BrownG
Ethan Brittain-WattsG

CMU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Markus HardingC	30	7	3-7	0-1	1-3	6	4	3	2	1	3	3	4
Aidan RubioG	22	3	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Derrick ButlerG	34	16	3-13	2-6	8-9	7	3	2	1	0	3	4	2
Paul McMillan IVG	39	25	10-14	4-7	1-2	2	0	3	1	0	1	1	2
Brian TaylorG	34	7	3-7	0-0	1-1	6	1	2	0	0	2	4	4
Jemal DavisF	16	7	3-9	1-4	0-0	4	1	1	1	1	1	3	0
KJ OduorC	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cayden VaskoG	24	6	2-6	2-3	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	4
Josiah SandersF
Drew BarbeeF
Hunter HardingC
Noah AdamczykG
Shaedon SimpsonG
Bryce EatonG
Max MajerleG
Anthony PritchardG

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