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FINAL
Mar 2, 2021

Game Recap

Walton scores 32 to carry Ball State over Eastern Michigan. K.J. Walton had a career-high 32 points as Ball State easily defeated Eastern Michigan 100-65 on Tuesday night.

Box Score

12T
EMU224365
BALL5050100
Eastern Michigan Eagles logoEASTERN MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Ty Groce396-142-77-1072011421
4Bryce McBride394-103-71-232002312
10Darion Spottsville372-60-04-60120408
0Yeikson Montero203-81-50-04001127
5Noah Morgan405-141-41-355201012
33Derek Ballard Jr.182-51-20-06100015
2Miles Gibson30-10-00-01000120
13Chris James40-20-10-00000010
TOTAL22-6036.7%8-2630.8%13-2161.9%261142101365
Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Miryne Thomas175-52-28-850202220
12Brachen Hazen212-60-10-011610024
11Jarron Coleman235-102-71-252112213
5Ishmael El-Amin325-133-110-042002113
1K.J. Walton2913-210-06-681202132
15Zach Gunn71-10-00-02000012
34Ben Hendriks41-20-00-01000002
44Blake Huggins80-10-00-01001010
4Josh Bryan20-10-10-00000000
3Teemu Suokas80-10-10-02100110
2Luke Bumbalough232-22-20-01600126
24Jalen Windham41-21-20-00000003
13Kani Acree222-61-30-04400035
TOTAL37-7152.1%11-3036.7%15-1693.8%4422621016100

Play-by-Play

1st halfemuball
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:29) Yeikson Montero missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:26) Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:10) Jarron Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:05) Brachen Hazen Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (19:03) Brachen Hazen made Layup.
    02
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (18:34) Noah Morgan made Jumper.
    22
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:22) Foul on Ty Groce.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (18:22) K.J. Walton made Free Throw.
    23
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (18:22) K.J. Walton made Free Throw.
    24
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:56) Bryce McBride missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:53) Jarron Coleman Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (17:47) K.J. Walton made Layup.
    26
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (17:16) Ty Groce made Three Point Jumper.
    56
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:00) K.J. Walton missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:57) Noah Morgan Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:37) Noah Morgan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:34) Brachen Hazen Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:28) Brachen Hazen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:24) Noah Morgan Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:00) Bryce McBride missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:58) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • (15:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:54) Noah Morgan missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:51) Jarron Coleman Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (15:37) Kani Acree made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brachen Hazen.
    59
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:15) Foul on Luke Bumbalough.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:05) Yeikson Montero missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:02) Ishmael El-Amin Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (14:56) Ishmael El-Amin made Jumper.
    511
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:30) Darion Spottsville Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:30) Jarron Coleman Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:10) Brachen Hazen missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:07) Noah Morgan Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:55) Foul on Kani Acree.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:50) Bryce McBride Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:50) Miryne Thomas Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:44) K.J. Walton Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (13:19) Bryce McBride made Layup.
    711
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:04) K.J. Walton missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:57) Miryne Thomas Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (12:57) Miryne Thomas made Layup.
    713
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:43) Foul on Miryne Thomas.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (12:43) Ty Groce made Free Throw.
    813
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (12:43) Ty Groce made Free Throw.
    913
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:25) Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:22) Miles Gibson Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:03) Miles Gibson missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:00) Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:55) Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:52) Kani Acree Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:47) Foul on Miles Gibson.
  • (11:47) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (11:47) Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
    914
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (11:47) Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
    915
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:19) Ty Groce missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:13) K.J. Walton Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:07) Kani Acree missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:01) Noah Morgan Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:01) Miles Gibson Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (10:36) Miryne Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
    917
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:36) Foul on Miles Gibson.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (10:36) Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
    918
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:24) Chris James missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:20) Jarron Coleman Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (10:18) Ishmael El-Amin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarron Coleman.
    921
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:57) Chris James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:52) Ishmael El-Amin Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:52) Foul on Chris James.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:43) Jarron Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:42) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:37) K.J. Walton Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:37) Darion Spottsville Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:32) Darion Spottsville missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:30) Bryce McBride Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:30) Foul on Ishmael El-Amin.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:30) Bryce McBride missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:30) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (9:30) Bryce McBride made Free Throw.
    1021
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:11) Brachen Hazen missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:11) Yeikson Montero Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:06) K.J. Walton Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (9:05) K.J. Walton made Layup.
    1023
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:53) Bryce McBride missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:50) Brachen Hazen Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:44) Ishmael El-Amin Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:44) Noah Morgan Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (8:40) Yeikson Montero made Layup. Assisted by Noah Morgan.
    1223
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (8:18) K.J. Walton made Layup.
    1225
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:01) Noah Morgan missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:58) Kani Acree Defensive Rebound.
  • (7:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (7:46) K.J. Walton made Layup.
    1227
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:19) Ty Groce missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:14) Brachen Hazen Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (7:12) Jarron Coleman made Three Point Jumper.
    1230
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (6:46) Ty Groce made Layup. Assisted by Darion Spottsville.
    1430
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (6:31) K.J. Walton made Jumper. Assisted by Brachen Hazen.
    1432
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:20) Darion Spottsville Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:07) Jarron Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:03) Yeikson Montero Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (6:00) Ty Groce made Layup. Assisted by Bryce McBride.
    1632
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:45) Foul on Yeikson Montero.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (5:45) Jarron Coleman made Free Throw.
    1633
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:45) Jarron Coleman missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:43) Derek Ballard Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:33) Foul on Jarron Coleman.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:27) Derek Ballard Jr. missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:27) Blake Huggins Block.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:22) Ty Groce Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:09) Kani Acree missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:09) Bryce McBride Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:09) Foul on Jarron Coleman.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:09) Ty Groce missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:09) Jarron Coleman Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:09) Ishmael El-Amin Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:03) Derek Ballard Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:03) K.J. Walton Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:50) Foul on Blake Huggins.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:50) Noah Morgan missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:50) Blake Huggins Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:48) Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:44) K.J. Walton Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:42) Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:38) Derek Ballard Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (4:17) Darion Spottsville made Layup. Assisted by Derek Ballard Jr..
    1833
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (3:54) K.J. Walton made Layup.
    1835
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:35) Darion Spottsville missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:30) K.J. Walton Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:20) K.J. Walton missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:17) Derek Ballard Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:05) Bryce McBride missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:04) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • (3:04) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:53) Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:51) K.J. Walton Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:42) Jarron Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:39) Miryne Thomas Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:28) Foul on Ty Groce.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (2:28) Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
    1836
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (2:28) Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
    1837
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:15) Foul on Luke Bumbalough.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:15) Ty Groce missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:15) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (2:15) Ty Groce made Free Throw.
    1937
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:05) Luke Bumbalough Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:42) Noah Morgan missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:38) Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (1:32) Miryne Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
    1940
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:21) Ty Groce missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:17) Ishmael El-Amin Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (1:04) Ishmael El-Amin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
    1943
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:50) Darion Spottsville Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:50) Miryne Thomas Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (0:39) Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ishmael El-Amin.
    1946
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:38) Foul on Yeikson Montero.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (0:38) Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
    1947
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (0:38) Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
    1948
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:11) Noah Morgan missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:10) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (0:08) Ty Groce made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Morgan.
    2248
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (0:00) K.J. Walton made Layup. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
    2250
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

65Points100
22-60(36.7%)Field Goal(%)37-71(52.1%)
8-26(30.8%)3-Point(%)11-30(36.7%)
13-21(61.9%)Free Throw(%)15-16(93.8%)
29(9)Rebounds(Offensive)48(15)
11Assists22
4Steals6
2Blocks2
10Turnovers10
13(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
0Largest Lead47

Game Details

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 · 7:00 PM
Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN
attendance: 92 (0.8%)
spread: BALL -8
over/under: 144.5