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FINAL
Feb 24, 2024

Game Recap

Acuff scores 19, Eastern Michigan beats Ball State 58-56. Tyson Acuff's 19 points helped Eastern Michigan defeat Ball State 58-56 on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
EMU263258
BALL272956
Eastern Michigan Eagles logoEASTERN MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
2Connor Serven331-60-41-38322013
4Legend Geeter202-50-00-02320354
22Yusuf Jihad122-20-01-24010215
44Arne Osojnik352-62-50-06220216
5Tyson Acuff407-202-73-341001219
1Jalin Billingsley277-131-22-362001517
21Cyril Martynov50-10-00-02000020
55Orlando Lovejoy282-50-00-04100214
TOTAL23-5839.7%5-1827.8%7-1163.6%361272111858
Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Mason Jones283-70-30-03110226
11Basheer Jihad386-141-45-6163324418
3Mickey Pearson Jr.352-71-68-930000213
1Jalin Anderson394-121-60-06710219
5Davion Bailey383-122-50-13120138
34Ben Hendriks81-20-00-03000012
13Trent Middleton Jr.130-00-00-00201100
12Jurica Zagorsak10-10-10-00000000
TOTAL19-5534.5%5-2520.0%13-1681.3%341473101356

Play-by-Play

1st halfemuball
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:33) Connor Serven missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:28) Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:12) Davion Bailey missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:09) Yusuf Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:57) Legend Geeter Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:57) Basheer Jihad Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:44) Jalin Anderson missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:43) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:16) Legend Geeter missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:12) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:03) Foul on Tyson Acuff.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:57) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:57) Connor Serven Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:47) Arne Osojnik missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:45) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:29) Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:25) Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (17:23) Mason Jones made Layup.
    02
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (17:07) Tyson Acuff made Jumper. Assisted by Connor Serven.
    22
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:07) Foul on Mason Jones.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (17:07) Tyson Acuff made Free Throw.
    32
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:52) Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:48) Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:47) Mason Jones missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:47) Connor Serven Block.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:46) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:29) Yusuf Jihad Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:29) Mason Jones Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (16:24) Mason Jones made Layup.
    34
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:09) Connor Serven missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:05) Legend Geeter Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (16:03) Legend Geeter made Layup.
    54
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:48) Mason Jones Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:48) Legend Geeter Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (15:25) Legend Geeter made Jumper. Assisted by Arne Osojnik.
    74
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:05) Mason Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:01) Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:54) Foul on Yusuf Jihad.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:54) Yusuf Jihad Turnover.
  • (14:54) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:35) Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:31) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:14) Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:10) Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:53) Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:51) Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (13:32) Tyson Acuff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Billingsley.
    104
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (13:13) Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones.
    106
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:52) Legend Geeter Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:52) Basheer Jihad Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:52) Foul on Legend Geeter.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:33) Mason Jones Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:33) Legend Geeter Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:02) Jalin Billingsley missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:59) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:47) Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:43) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • (11:42) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:28) Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:26) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:26) Foul on Jalin Billingsley.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:08) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:57) Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:53) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:48) Jalin Anderson missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:46) Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:42) Orlando Lovejoy Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:42) Jalin Anderson Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (10:37) Mason Jones made Dunk. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
    108
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:20) Foul on Mason Jones.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:14) Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:08) Jalin Billingsley Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (10:08) Jalin Billingsley made Layup.
    128
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:58) Foul on Cyril Martynov.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:54) Foul on Cyril Martynov.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (9:54) Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
    129
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (9:54) Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
    1210
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:36) Foul on Basheer Jihad.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:29) Tyson Acuff Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:07) Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:03) Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (8:50) Jalin Billingsley made Layup. Assisted by Legend Geeter.
    1410
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:32) Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:29) Legend Geeter Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (8:18) Jalin Billingsley made Layup.
    1610
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (8:00) Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
    1613
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (7:26) Jalin Billingsley made Jumper.
    1813
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (7:13) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.
    1816
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:51) Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:46) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (6:37) Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Trent Middleton.
    1818
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:37) Foul on Legend Geeter.
  • (6:37) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (6:37) Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
    1819
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:23) Orlando Lovejoy missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:20) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:17) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:13) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:09) Foul on Jalin Anderson.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:48) Jalin Billingsley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:43) Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (5:25) Jalin Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
    1821
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:09) Tyson Acuff missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:09) Trent Middleton Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:03) Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:01) Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:57) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:50) Jalin Billingsley missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:47) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:27) Davion Bailey missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:25) Tyson Acuff Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (4:12) Jalin Billingsley made Layup. Assisted by Arne Osojnik.
    2021
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:54) Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:50) Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (3:35) Tyson Acuff made Jumper. Assisted by Connor Serven.
    2221
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (3:10) Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
    2223
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (2:33) Tyson Acuff made Jumper.
    2423
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:28) Trent Middleton Turnover.
  • (2:28) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:15) Jalin Billingsley missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:11) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (1:55) Basheer Jihad made Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey.
    2425
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:32) Jalin Billingsley missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:29) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:15) Jurica Zagorsak missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:11) Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (1:08) Ben Hendriks made Dunk. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
    2427
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:02) Eastern Michigan Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:43) Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:38) Orlando Lovejoy Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (0:24) Orlando Lovejoy made Jumper.
    2627
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:00) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:00) Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

58Points56
23-58(39.7%)Field Goal(%)19-55(34.5%)
5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)5-25(20%)
7-11(63.6%)Free Throw(%)13-16(81.3%)
42(10)Rebounds(Offensive)35(7)
12Assists14
7Steals7
2Blocks3
11Turnovers10
18(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
4Largest Lead6

Game Details

Saturday, February 24, 2024 · 2:00 PM
Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN
attendance: 4,708 (40.9%)
spread: BALL -10.5
over/under: 144.5