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Ball State Cardinals vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Dec 21, 2023
FINAL

Box Score

12T
BALL273663
MINN394180

Game Recap

Mitchell scores 20 points to lead Minnesota past Ball State; its 10th game at home. Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 20 points shooting 8 for 11 and Pharrel Payne scored 13 points and Minnesota beat Ball State 80-63 on Thursday night in a game it never trailed.

Player Stats

Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Mason Jones300-40-20-03100130
11Basheer Jihad375-102-45-772108117
54Zane Doughty212-70-01-25001035
1Jalin Anderson3911-183-61-247101226
5Davion Bailey353-62-50-02000248
13Trent Middleton Jr.160-30-10-02000120
12Jurica Zagorsak223-51-30-02100117
TOTAL-24-5345.3%8-2138.1%7-1163.6%251121141663
Minnesota Golden Gophers logoMINNESOTAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Pharrel Payne245-80-03-540100213
1Joshua Ola-Joseph225-80-12-330002412
0Elijah Hawkins373-61-15-679101012
2Mike Mitchell Jr.378-114-50-045311320
24Cam Christie374-112-61-276001311
8Kris Keinys10-00-00-00000000
15Kadyn Betts110-20-10-01000020
23Parker Fox162-40-00-55212014
5Isaiah Ihnen153-71-41-10010108
TOTAL-30-5752.6%8-1844.4%12-2254.5%31227361580

Play-by-Play

1st halfBALLMINN
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:50) Foul on Davion Bailey.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:50) Davion Bailey Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (19:39) Mike Mitchell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Hawkins.
    03
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:17) Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (19:14) Elijah Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (19:05) Pharrel Payne missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:03) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (18:54) Jalin Anderson made Jumper.
    23
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (18:37) Mike Mitchell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Hawkins.
    26
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:20) Davion Bailey Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (18:20) Mike Mitchell Jr. Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (18:15) Cam Christie made Jumper. Assisted by Mike Mitchell Jr..
    28
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:54) Zane Doughty missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:51) Joshua Ola-Joseph Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:50) Joshua Ola-Joseph Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:50) Basheer Jihad Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:50) Foul on Pharrel Payne.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (17:50) Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
    38
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:50) Basheer Jihad missed Free Throw.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:49) Cam Christie Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:44) Mike Mitchell Jr. Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:30) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (17:01) Cam Christie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Mitchell Jr..
    311
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:40) Trent Middleton missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (16:37) Elijah Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (16:33) Joshua Ola-Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Cam Christie.
    313
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:11) Jurica Zagorsak missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (16:07) Joshua Ola-Joseph Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (15:57) Elijah Hawkins missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:55) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:33) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (15:33) Elijah Hawkins Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (15:27) Joshua Ola-Joseph missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:23) Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (15:05) Jurica Zagorsak made Layup. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
    513
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (14:45) Joshua Ola-Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Cam Christie.
    515
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (14:32) Jalin Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Jurica Zagorsak.
    715
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (14:04) Elijah Hawkins Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:41) Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (13:41) Parker Fox Block.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (13:38) Elijah Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (13:32) Isaiah Ihnen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:29) Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:08) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (13:08) Isaiah Ihnen Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (12:52) Isaiah Ihnen made Layup. Assisted by Elijah Hawkins.
    717
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:52) Foul on Mason Jones.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +1 (12:52) Isaiah Ihnen made Free Throw.
    718
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:37) Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:34) Parker Fox Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:26) Isaiah Ihnen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:23) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (12:11) Jalin Anderson made Jumper.
    918
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (11:51) Cam Christie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (11:47) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (11:37) Parker Fox made Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Hawkins.
    920
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:16) Mason Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (11:12) Mike Mitchell Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:08) Foul on Trent Middleton.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +1 (11:08) Elijah Hawkins made Free Throw.
    921
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +1 (11:08) Elijah Hawkins made Free Throw.
    922
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:52) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (10:33) Parker Fox made Layup. Assisted by Mike Mitchell Jr..
    924
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (10:10) Foul on Parker Fox.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:08) Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (10:05) Elijah Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (9:51) Mike Mitchell Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:48) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:35) Trent Middleton missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (9:35) Mike Mitchell Jr. Block.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (9:32) Parker Fox Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (9:26) Elijah Hawkins made Jumper.
    926
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (9:08) Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
    1226
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (8:48) Parker Fox missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:45) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:42) Jalin Anderson Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (8:25) Isaiah Ihnen made Layup. Assisted by Parker Fox.
    1228
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:02) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (7:49) Cam Christie missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:47) Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (7:42) Jurica Zagorsak made Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
    1428
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (7:14) Kadyn Betts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:11) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:06) Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (7:03) Mike Mitchell Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (6:55) Mike Mitchell Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (6:51) Kadyn Betts Offensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (6:51) Kadyn Betts missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:47) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (6:26) Zane Doughty made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
    1628
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (6:04) Isaiah Ihnen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:01) Zane Doughty Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (5:46) Foul on Mike Mitchell Jr..
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (5:29) Jalin Anderson made Three Point Jumper.
    1928
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:06) Foul on Zane Doughty.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +1 (5:06) Pharrel Payne made Free Throw.
    1929
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +1 (5:06) Pharrel Payne made Free Throw.
    1930
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:48) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (4:48) Pharrel Payne Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (4:33) Cam Christie Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:33) Jalin Anderson Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (4:16) Davion Bailey made Jumper.
    2130
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (3:49) Cam Christie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:45) Zane Doughty Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:29) Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:27) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:22) Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:17) Zane Doughty Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:17) Zane Doughty missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:14) Zane Doughty Offensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (3:14) Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:14) Zane Doughty missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (2:50) Pharrel Payne made Layup. Assisted by Cam Christie.
    2132
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:19) Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:17) Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (2:17) Basheer Jihad made Layup.
    2332
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (2:17) Foul on Cam Christie.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (2:17) Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
    2432
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:53) Foul on Zane Doughty.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +1 (1:53) Joshua Ola-Joseph made Free Throw.
    2433
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (1:53) Joshua Ola-Joseph missed Free Throw.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (1:52) Pharrel Payne Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:52) Foul on Davion Bailey.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (1:45) Pharrel Payne made Layup.
    2435
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (1:21) Jalin Anderson made Three Point Jumper.
    2735
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (0:56) Mike Mitchell Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Hawkins.
    2737
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:33) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:33) Mike Mitchell Jr. Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (0:30) Mike Mitchell Jr. made Jumper.
    2739
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:08) Foul on Joshua Ola-Joseph.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:03) Foul on Joshua Ola-Joseph.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:00) Zane Doughty missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:00) Mike Mitchell Jr. Defensive Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

63Points80
24-53(45.3%)Field Goal(%)30-57(52.6%)
8-21(38.1%)3-Point(%)8-18(44.4%)
7-11(63.6%)Free Throw(%)12-22(54.5%)
30(7)Rebounds(Offensive)35(10)
11Assists22
2Steals7
1Blocks3
14Turnovers6
16(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)
0Largest Lead20

Game Details

Thursday, December 21, 2023 · 8:00 PM
Williams Arena · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 7,261 (49.6%)