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FINAL
Jan 8, 2022

Game Recap

Bumbalough leads Ball State over Eastern Michigan 78-72. Luke Bumbalough had 20 points as Ball State defeated Eastern Michigan 78-72 in Mid-American Conference play on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
BALL393978
EMU343872
Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Miryne Thomas273-82-52-352002310
5Payton Sparks322-50-07-1362112111
2Luke Bumbalough376-125-93-463001020
45Tyler Cochran285-90-05-521104315
1Demarius Jacobs343-90-14-454213310
11Basheer Jihad50-00-00-00000210
14Mickey Pearson Jr.80-00-00-20200200
44Blake Huggins21-10-01-11000123
12Jaylin Sellers194-41-10-01131029
13Kani Acree80-30-00-15000200
TOTAL24-5147.1%8-1650.0%22-3366.7%311573191578
Eastern Michigan Eagles logoEASTERN MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Colin Golson Jr.237-90-12-240101516
33Derek Ballard Jr.203-41-20-06100047
4Bryce McBride312-71-32-31310347
5Noah Farrakhan335-153-70-012415513
2Monty Scott283-101-50-03310327
22Yusuf Jihad80-20-21-21001011
25Nate Scott273-71-42-39000229
15Axel Okongo10-00-00-01000010
0Kevin-David Rice20-10-10-00000000
10Darion Spottsville274-90-34-543012312
TOTAL27-6442.2%7-2825.0%11-1573.3%301273162772

Play-by-Play

1st halfballemu
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:33) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:30) Monty Scott Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (19:25) Monty Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce McBride.
    03
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (19:10) Luke Bumbalough made Layup. Assisted by Miryne Thomas.
    23
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (18:55) Derek Ballard Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Farrakhan.
    26
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:41) Foul on Derek Ballard Jr..
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (18:41) Tyler Cochran made Free Throw.
    36
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (18:41) Tyler Cochran made Free Throw.
    46
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:24) Colin Golson Jr. missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:21) Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:17) Luke Bumbalough missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:13) Derek Ballard Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:08) Noah Farrakhan Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:56) Foul on Miryne Thomas.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:56) Miryne Thomas Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (17:42) Colin Golson Jr. made Layup.
    48
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (17:28) Demarius Jacobs made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
    68
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:10) Darion Spottsville missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:07) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:51) Foul on Tyler Cochran.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (16:46) Colin Golson Jr. made Layup.
    610
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:20) Miryne Thomas Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:59) Noah Farrakhan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:56) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (15:39) Payton Sparks made Layup.
    810
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (15:15) Nate Scott made Jumper. Assisted by Darion Spottsville.
    812
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:53) Foul on Colin Golson Jr..
  • (14:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (14:53) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    912
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (14:53) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    1012
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:36) Noah Farrakhan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:33) Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (14:06) Demarius Jacobs made Layup.
    1212
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:44) Darion Spottsville missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:41) Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:30) Foul on Darion Spottsville.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:30) Mickey Pearson missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:30) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:30) Mickey Pearson missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:28) Nate Scott Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (13:16) Bryce McBride made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Monty Scott.
    1215
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (12:48) Jaylin Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey Pearson.
    1515
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (12:34) Monty Scott made Jumper.
    1517
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:17) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:13) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:10) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:07) Nate Scott Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (11:57) Nate Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Monty Scott.
    1520
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:25) Luke Bumbalough missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:22) Nate Scott Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:19) Nate Scott Turnover.
  • (11:19) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (11:01) Tyler Cochran made Layup.
    1720
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:40) Monty Scott missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:35) Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:22) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:59) Monty Scott missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:55) Yusuf Jihad Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:41) Foul on Demarius Jacobs.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (9:41) Darion Spottsville made Free Throw.
    1721
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (9:41) Darion Spottsville made Free Throw.
    1722
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (9:15) Miryne Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
    2022
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:56) Foul on Colin Golson Jr..
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:56) Colin Golson Jr. Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:46) Miryne Thomas missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:45) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:38) Foul on Monty Scott.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:35) Demarius Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:32) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:17) Monty Scott Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:17) Demarius Jacobs Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:17) Foul on Axel Okongo.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (8:09) Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
    2322
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:52) Kevin-David Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:49) Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:41) Demarius Jacobs missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:38) Axel Okongo Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:32) Noah Farrakhan Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:32) Payton Sparks Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (7:22) Miryne Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.
    2622
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:21) Eastern Michigan Timeout
  • (7:21) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:58) Nate Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:55) Darion Spottsville Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (6:54) Darion Spottsville made Layup.
    2624
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:43) Foul on Basheer Jihad.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:43) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (6:31) Derek Ballard Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Noah Farrakhan.
    2626
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:21) Foul on Darion Spottsville.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:21) Kani Acree missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:20) Nate Scott Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:16) Monty Scott Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:16) Demarius Jacobs Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:12) Kani Acree missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:09) Nate Scott Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:05) Noah Farrakhan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:01) Kani Acree Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (5:56) Miryne Thomas made Layup.
    2826
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:36) Foul on Miryne Thomas.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (5:36) Nate Scott made Free Throw.
    2827
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (5:36) Nate Scott made Free Throw.
    2828
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:36) Nate Scott missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:34) Kani Acree Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:31) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:27) Kani Acree Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:19) Kani Acree missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:16) Kani Acree Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:15) Kani Acree missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:15) Yusuf Jihad Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:14) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:01) Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:57) Nate Scott Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:49) Bryce McBride missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:46) Kani Acree Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:41) Kani Acree Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:41) Noah Farrakhan Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:36) Nate Scott Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (4:19) Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cochran.
    3128
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:00) Bryce McBride Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:00) Jaylin Sellers Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (3:54) Jaylin Sellers made Layup.
    3328
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:46) Foul on Tyler Cochran.
  • (3:46) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:40) Yusuf Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:38) Derek Ballard Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (3:36) Derek Ballard Jr. made Layup.
    3330
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:19) Mickey Pearson Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:57) Noah Farrakhan missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:53) Bryce McBride Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:53) Foul on Jaylin Sellers.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (2:53) Bryce McBride made Free Throw.
    3331
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:53) Bryce McBride missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:52) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:35) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:34) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:34) Foul on Derek Ballard Jr..
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (2:34) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    3431
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (2:34) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    3531
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:20) Yusuf Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:16) Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:10) Foul on Noah Farrakhan.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (2:10) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    3631
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:10) Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:09) Derek Ballard Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:48) Noah Farrakhan missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:45) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (1:39) Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylin Sellers.
    3931
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:19) Monty Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:16) Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:09) Payton Sparks Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:09) Bryce McBride Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:02) Monty Scott missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:02) Jaylin Sellers Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:56) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:54) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:51) Derek Ballard Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (0:33) Noah Farrakhan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Ballard Jr..
    3934
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:08) Demarius Jacobs Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:08) Ball State Timeout
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

78Points72
24-51(47.1%)Field Goal(%)27-64(42.2%)
8-16(50%)3-Point(%)7-28(25%)
22-33(66.7%)Free Throw(%)11-15(73.3%)
37(9)Rebounds(Offensive)37(11)
15Assists12
7Steals7
3Blocks3
19Turnovers16
15(3)Fouls(Technical)27(3)
8Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, January 8, 2022 · 3:30 PM
Convocation Center (MI) · Ypsilanti, MI
attendance: 2,242 (25.6%)
spread: EMU -1.5
over/under: 150.5