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FINAL
Dec 18, 2021

Game Recap

Strong, Reeves spark Illinois St. past Ball St. 85-64. Josiah Strong scored 23 points, making six 3-pointers, Antonio Reeves scored 17 points and Illinois State blasted Ball State 85-64 on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
BALL293564
ILST374885
Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Miryne Thomas161-41-11-43200124
5Payton Sparks253-40-02-43100228
12Jaylin Sellers172-21-10-04000225
2Luke Bumbalough302-122-90-02200206
1Demarius Jacobs243-50-00-01310116
11Basheer Jihad130-20-12-22000132
14Mickey Pearson Jr.202-30-03-33001107
44Blake Huggins61-10-02-21000034
Luke Brown42-22-20-00000006
4Josh Bryan41-10-00-00100002
3Teemu Suokas40-30-10-02100000
45Tyler Cochran235-131-53-470104314
13Kani Acree140-40-10-04220100
TOTAL22-5639.3%7-2133.3%13-1968.4%321241151664
Illinois State Redbirds logoILLINOIS STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Kendall Lewis253-51-32-39212129
1Sy Chatman204-80-12-332012310
3Howie Fleming Jr.223-62-40-02210038
12Antonio Reeves266-102-33-441313117
0Mark Freeman240-40-20-02630320
50Ryan Schmitt100-10-02-21000022
11Alston Andrews40-10-00-01000010
23Harouna Sissoko50-00-02-41001102
13Liam McChesney153-41-20-02100037
4Abdou Ndiaye61-20-00-03000012
24Jayden Johnson40-10-10-00000000
14Nik Stadelman10-00-00-00000000
10Emon Washington72-40-11-11000005
34Malcolm Miller80-30-10-03100000
2Josiah Strong238-106-71-242211223
TOTAL30-5950.8%12-2548.0%13-1968.4%3617106112085

Play-by-Play

1st halfballilst
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (19:45) Sy Chatman made Jumper.
    02
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:19) Payton Sparks missed Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (19:15) Antonio Reeves Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:04) Foul on Jaylin Sellers.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (19:04) Kendall Lewis made Free Throw.
    03
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (19:04) Kendall Lewis missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:02) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:44) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (18:40) Sy Chatman Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (18:35) Howard Fleming Jr. missed Layup.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (18:33) Kendall Lewis Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (18:30) Kendall Lewis made Layup.
    05
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:09) Luke Bumbalough missed Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (18:04) Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (17:58) Kendall Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman.
    08
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:28) Payton Sparks Turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:28) Antonio Reeves Steal.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:18) Kendall Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:15) Sy Chatman Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:09) Mark Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:06) Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (16:55) Foul on Sy Chatman.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:55) Miryne Thomas missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:55) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:54) Miryne Thomas missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:53) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (16:44) Payton Sparks made Jumper. Assisted by Miryne Thomas.
    28
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (16:12) Antonio Reeves missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:08) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:04) Jaylin Sellers Turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (15:48) Kendall Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Josiah Strong.
    210
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:48) Foul on Payton Sparks.
  • (15:48) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (15:48) Kendall Lewis made Free Throw.
    211
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:23) Kani Acree missed Layup.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (15:20) Ryan Schmitt Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (15:06) Mark Freeman Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:06) Kani Acree Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:59) Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (14:56) Kendall Lewis Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (14:43) Antonio Reeves missed Layup.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (14:40) Antonio Reeves Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:31) Foul on Basheer Jihad.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (14:31) Antonio Reeves made Free Throw.
    212
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (14:31) Antonio Reeves made Free Throw.
    213
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:15) Mickey Pearson missed Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (14:11) Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (14:08) Sy Chatman made Layup. Assisted by Mark Freeman.
    215
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:53) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (13:49) Sy Chatman Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (13:42) Mark Freeman Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:42) Tyler Cochran Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (13:35) Tyler Cochran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kani Acree.
    515
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:01) Foul on Tyler Cochran.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (13:01) Josiah Strong made Free Throw.
    516
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (13:01) Josiah Strong missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:57) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (12:44) Jaylin Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.
    816
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (12:26) Liam McChesney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah Strong.
    819
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:09) Tyler Cochran Turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (11:58) Antonio Reeves missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:58) Mickey Pearson Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:54) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (11:50) Tyler Cochran made Jumper.
    1019
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (11:50) Foul on Mark Freeman.
  • (11:50) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (11:50) Tyler Cochran made Free Throw.
    1119
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:32) Foul on Blake Huggins.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (11:32) Sy Chatman made Free Throw.
    1120
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (11:32) Sy Chatman made Free Throw.
    1121
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (11:12) Foul on Howard Fleming Jr..
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (11:10) Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.
    1421
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:59) Foul on Blake Huggins.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (10:41) Josiah Strong missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:39) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:23) Jaylin Sellers Turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (10:23) Antonio Reeves Steal.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (10:16) Antonio Reeves Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (10:01) Demarius Jacobs made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
    1621
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (9:44) Sy Chatman made Dunk.
    1623
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:30) Miryne Thomas Turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (9:21) Sy Chatman Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:05) Demarius Jacobs missed Layup.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (9:05) Kendall Lewis Block.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (9:03) Antonio Reeves Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:03) Foul on Miryne Thomas.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (9:03) Antonio Reeves made Free Throw.
    1624
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (9:03) Antonio Reeves missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:01) Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:37) Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (8:33) Kendall Lewis Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (8:20) Howard Fleming Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:16) Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (8:12) Foul on Howard Fleming Jr..
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:48) Tyler Cochran missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:46) Miryne Thomas Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:44) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:41) Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:39) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:38) Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:38) Foul on Tyler Cochran.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:38) Tyler Cochran Turnover.
  • (7:38) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (7:17) Sy Chatman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:13) Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (7:09) Tyler Cochran made Layup.
    1824
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (6:45) Sy Chatman missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:40) Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:37) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:33) Mickey Pearson Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:17) Luke Bumbalough Turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (6:03) Foul on Antonio Reeves.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (6:03) Antonio Reeves Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:42) Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (5:40) Illinois State Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (5:21) Ryan Schmitt missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:18) Kani Acree Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:04) Payton Sparks Turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (5:04) Mark Freeman Steal.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (4:57) Josiah Strong made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman.
    1827
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (4:34) Foul on Kendall Lewis.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (4:34) Mickey Pearson made Free Throw.
    1927
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (4:34) Mickey Pearson made Free Throw.
    2027
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (4:16) Mark Freeman missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:13) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (4:06) Foul on Liam McChesney.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (4:06) Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
    2127
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (4:06) Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
    2227
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (3:42) Josiah Strong made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman.
    2230
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (3:15) Demarius Jacobs made Layup. Assisted by Kani Acree.
    2430
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (2:53) Antonio Reeves made Jumper.
    2432
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:35) Mickey Pearson Turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (2:35) Josiah Strong Steal.
  • (2:30) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (2:18) Sy Chatman missed Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (2:14) Liam McChesney Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (2:13) Liam McChesney made Layup.
    2434
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (1:45) Tyler Cochran made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
    2634
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:15) Foul on Miryne Thomas.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (1:15) Sy Chatman missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:13) Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:48) Miryne Thomas missed Layup.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (0:45) Kendall Lewis Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (0:28) Josiah Strong made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Liam McChesney.
    2637
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (0:27) Illinois State Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (0:05) Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper.
    2937
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

64Points85
22-56(39.3%)Field Goal(%)30-59(50.8%)
7-21(33.3%)3-Point(%)12-25(48%)
13-19(68.4%)Free Throw(%)13-19(68.4%)
34(9)Rebounds(Offensive)39(9)
12Assists17
4Steals10
1Blocks6
15Turnovers11
16(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)
0Largest Lead30

Game Details

Saturday, December 18, 2021 · 4:00 PM
Redbird Arena · Normal, IL
attendance: 2,704 (26.5%)
spread: ILST -5.5
over/under: 151