C Michigan (71) vs Ball State (65) · Jan 6, 2024 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Jan 6, 2024

Game Recap

Rubio scores 18 to lead Central Michigan to 71-65 victory over Ball State. Aidan Rubio's 18 points helped Central Michigan defeat Ball State 71-65 on Saturday.

Box Score

	1	2	T
CMU	31	40	71
BALL	29	36	65

CENTRAL MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Markus Harding	31	4-10	0-3	0-1	5	2	0	0	2	4	8
3Derrick Butler	26	4-7	2-3	4-5	6	0	0	0	1	3	14
2Cayden Vasko	16	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	0
30Anthony Pritchard	29	5-9	1-1	4-5	5	6	2	0	3	3	15
0Brian Taylor	36	3-7	1-3	2-2	6	1	1	0	0	5	9
4Jemal Davis	9	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2
12Hunter Harding	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13Aidan Rubio	31	6-9	4-6	2-2	4	2	2	1	1	3	18
34Paul McMillan IV	18	1-7	1-4	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	1	5
TOTAL		24-5543.6%	9-2339.1%	14-1782.4%	28	14	7	1	9	23	71

BALL STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Mason Jones	32	2-5	1-2	0-1	5	1	1	0	2	4	5
11Basheer Jihad	36	4-8	0-3	8-10	11	2	0	1	4	3	16
3Mickey Pearson Jr.	39	0-5	0-3	10-10	2	1	1	0	1	2	10
1Jalin Anderson	39	3-8	1-6	4-6	3	4	0	0	3	4	11
5Davion Bailey	37	7-13	4-10	3-4	5	1	0	0	2	2	21
34Ben Hendriks	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	4	2
13Trent Middleton Jr.	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
4Micah Bell	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL		17-4141.5%	6-2425.0%	25-3180.6%	28	10	2	1	13	19	65

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfcmuball

(19:36) Markus Harding missed Layup.
(19:36) Basheer Jihad Block.
(19:30) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
(19:06) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
(18:35) Cayden Vasko missed Jumper.
(18:31) Brian Taylor Offensive Rebound.
(18:29) Brian Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:24) Markus Harding Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:18) Anthony Pritchard made Layup.
20
(18:08) Foul on Anthony Pritchard.
(17:53) Foul on Derrick Butler.
+1 (17:53) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
21
+1 (17:53) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
22
(17:30) Foul on Markus Harding.
(17:30) Markus Harding Turnover.
(17:09) Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:04) Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.
(16:59) Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.
(16:52) Derrick Butler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:52) Derrick Butler made Layup.
42
(16:49) Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:42) Derrick Butler Defensive Rebound.
(16:22) Markus Harding missed Layup.
(16:19) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
(15:59) Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:55) Derrick Butler Defensive Rebound.
(15:51) Derrick Butler Turnover.
(15:51) Official TV Timeout
(15:46) Foul on Anthony Pritchard.
+3 (15:36) Mason Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
45
(15:06) Derrick Butler missed Layup.
(15:00) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
(14:47) Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:43) Derrick Butler Defensive Rebound.
(14:43) Foul on Mason Jones.
(14:31) Paul McMillan IV missed Layup.
(14:29) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
(14:22) Jalin Anderson Turnover.
(14:08) Derrick Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:04) Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(13:48) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
(13:27) Cayden Vasko missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:23) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:12) Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Jones.
48
(12:52) Foul on Basheer Jihad.
+2 (12:36) Markus Harding made Layup. Assisted by Aidan Rubio.
68
(12:17) Foul on Ben Hendriks.
(12:17) Ben Hendriks Turnover.
(12:04) Brian Taylor missed Layup.
(12:00) Trent Middleton Defensive Rebound.
(11:46) Foul on Aidan Rubio.
(11:45) Official TV Timeout
(11:44) Foul on Brian Taylor.
+3 (11:33) Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
611
+3 (11:16) Aidan Rubio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul McMillan IV.
911
(10:54) Ben Hendriks missed Layup.
(10:54) Aidan Rubio Block.
(10:49) Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.
(10:43) Paul McMillan IV missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:39) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
(10:33) Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:28) Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.
(10:22) Foul on Hunter Harding.
+1 (10:22) Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
912
+1 (10:22) Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
913
(9:53) Brian Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:49) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
(9:25) Foul on Cayden Vasko.
+1 (9:25) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
914
+1 (9:25) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
915
(9:25) Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.
(9:25) Anthony Pritchard Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:25) Aidan Rubio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
1215
(9:25) Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:16) Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
(8:36) Foul on Aidan Rubio.
(8:35) Mason Jones missed Free Throw.
(8:35) Brian Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(8:25) Foul on Jalin Anderson.
+2 (8:09) Markus Harding made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
1415
(7:48) Mason Jones missed Jumper.
(7:45) Brian Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(7:33) Anthony Pritchard missed Jumper.
(7:28) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
(7:16) Mason Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:14) Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(7:14) Foul on Derrick Butler.
(7:12) Official TV Timeout
+1 (7:12) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
1416
+1 (7:12) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
1417
+3 (6:56) Derrick Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cayden Vasko.
1717
(6:22) Mason Jones missed Layup.
(6:21) Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:05) Brian Taylor made Layup.
1917
+2 (5:46) Mason Jones made Layup. Assisted by Trent Middleton.
1919
(5:24) Foul on Mason Jones.
+1 (5:24) Brian Taylor made Free Throw.
2019
+1 (5:24) Brian Taylor made Free Throw.
2119
(5:16) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.
(5:12) Derrick Butler Defensive Rebound.
(5:03) Paul McMillan IV missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:58) Paul McMillan IV Offensive Rebound.
(4:56) Paul McMillan IV missed Layup.
(4:53) Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(4:44) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
(4:44) Paul McMillan IV Steal.
(4:37) Paul McMillan IV missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:35) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Foul on Derrick Butler.
+1 (4:35) Davion Bailey made Free Throw.
2120
(4:35) Davion Bailey missed Free Throw.
(4:35) Aidan Rubio Defensive Rebound.
(4:27) Aidan Rubio missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:23) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:55) Jalin Anderson made Three Point Jumper.
2123
(3:38) Cayden Vasko missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:33) Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(3:25) Davion Bailey Turnover.
(3:25) Brian Taylor Steal.
+2 (3:20) Brian Taylor made Dunk. Assisted by Cayden Vasko.
2323
(2:58) Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:56) Aidan Rubio Defensive Rebound.
(2:52) Official TV Timeout
(2:40) Foul on Basheer Jihad.
(2:28) Markus Harding missed Layup.
(2:25) Markus Harding Offensive Rebound.
(2:22) Paul McMillan IV missed Jumper.
(2:12) Markus Harding Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:11) Anthony Pritchard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Harding.
2623
+2 (2:00) Davion Bailey made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
2625
+3 (1:38) Paul McMillan IV made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
2925
+2 (1:14) Jalin Anderson made Jumper.
2927
(1:05) Central Michigan Timeout
(0:54) Brian Taylor missed Jumper.
(0:49) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:38) Jalin Anderson made Jumper.
2929
(0:06) Foul on Mason Jones.
+1 (0:06) Paul McMillan IV made Free Throw.
3029
+1 (0:06) Paul McMillan IV made Free Throw.
3129
(0:00) Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

CMU

BALL

71Points65

24-55(43.6%)Field Goal(%)17-41(41.5%)

9-23(39.1%)3-Point(%)6-24(25%)

14-17(82.4%)Free Throw(%)25-31(80.6%)

31(9)Rebounds(Offensive)29(5)

14Assists10

7Steals2

1Blocks1

9Turnovers13

23(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

10Largest Lead6

Game Details

Saturday, January 6, 2024 · 1:00 PM

Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN

attendance: 3,612 (31.4%)

spread: BALL -6.5

over/under: 139.5