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FINAL
Jan 11, 2025

Game Recap

Sparks scores 19 as Ball State cruises past Bowling Green 91-69. Payton Sparks scored 19 points as Ball State beat Bowling Green 91-69 on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
BGSU264369
BALL424991
Bowling Green Falcons logoBOWLING GREENMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
6Marcus Johnson355-191-80-163214311
11Jamai Felt152-30-05-75011159
2Javontae Campbell346-80-01-231203413
10Derrick Butler383-112-70-21210128
1Trey Thomas234-112-60-030000410
7Wilguens Jr. Exacte283-53-53-650002112
5Braelon Green272-50-12-34410116
TOTAL25-6240.3%8-2729.6%11-2152.4%271072122069
Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
3Mickey Pearson Jr.335-90-26-763020516
5Payton Sparks248-110-03-3130003319
1Jermahri Hill384-100-24-676104112
4Juanse Gorosito266-94-70-012001416
33Jeremiah Hernandez295-71-23-454304114
24Mason Jones70-10-00-02000100
34Ben Hendriks131-20-00-00102012
20Joey Hart81-10-00-00100002
2Ethan Brittain-Watts223-62-42-204000210
TOTAL33-5658.9%7-1741.2%18-2281.8%342144131791

Play-by-Play

1st halfbgsuball
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:35) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (19:33) Trey Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (19:20) Derrick Butler missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:15) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:03) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (18:58) Jamai Felt Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (18:44) Marcus Johnson Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:44) Jeremiah Hernandez Steal.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (18:34) Foul on Trey Thomas.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (18:34) Payton Sparks made Layup.
    02
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:33) Foul on Payton Sparks.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (18:05) Jamai Felt missed Free Throw.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (18:05) Bowling Green Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (17:56) Jermahri Hill made Jumper.
    04
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (17:53) Jamai Felt missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:52) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (17:29) Jamai Felt made Layup.
    24
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (17:10) Foul on Javontae Campbell.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (17:05) Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.
    26
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (16:53) Trey Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:47) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:41) Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (16:36) Marcus Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:30) Foul on Jermahri Hill.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +1 (16:30) Jamai Felt made Free Throw.
    36
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +1 (16:30) Jamai Felt made Free Throw.
    46
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:08) Juanse Gorosito Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +3 (15:47) Wilguens Jr. Exacte made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrick Butler.
    76
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (15:22) Jeremiah Hernandez made Jumper.
    78
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (15:09) Wilguens Jr. Exacte Turnover.
  • (15:09) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:55) Jeremiah Hernandez Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (14:55) Marcus Johnson Steal.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (14:39) Braelon Green made Jumper.
    98
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (14:23) Foul on Wilguens Jr. Exacte.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:21) Jermahri Hill Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (14:09) Foul on Jamai Felt.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (14:09) Jamai Felt Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:55) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:52) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (13:51) Payton Sparks made Layup.
    910
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (13:25) Wilguens Jr. Exacte missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:20) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (13:08) Foul on Jamai Felt.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:06) Payton Sparks missed Dunk.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (13:03) Trey Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:03) Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (12:57) Marcus Johnson Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (12:36) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Jumper. Assisted by Joey Hart.
    912
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (12:28) Braelon Green missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:24) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (12:16) Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
    914
  • (11:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (11:51) Javontae Campbell Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:24) Ben Hendriks missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:20) Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (11:14) Ben Hendriks made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
    916
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:55) Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (10:51) Marcus Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:47) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:26) Mason Jones missed Layup.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (10:25) Bowling Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (10:08) Wilguens Jr. Exacte Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (9:47) Foul on Marcus Johnson.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (9:42) Foul on Derrick Butler.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:42) Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:42) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (9:42) Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
    917
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (9:26) Trey Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (9:25) Javontae Campbell Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (9:25) Javontae Campbell made Jumper.
    1117
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:25) Foul on Jeremiah Hernandez.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +1 (9:25) Javontae Campbell made Free Throw.
    1217
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:10) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (9:07) Wilguens Jr. Exacte Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (8:49) Derrick Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:46) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (8:41) Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper.
    1220
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (8:20) Javontae Campbell Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (7:57) Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr..
    1222
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:57) Foul on Javontae Campbell.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (7:57) Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.
    1223
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:40) Marcus Johnson Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:40) Jeremiah Hernandez Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:35) Jeremiah Hernandez Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:35) Derrick Butler Steal.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:30) Trey Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:27) Marcus Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:27) Marcus Johnson missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:27) Ben Hendriks Block.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:27) Bowling Green Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:20) Derrick Butler Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:20) Jermahri Hill Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:03) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:59) Braelon Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:52) Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:49) Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:42) Foul on Trey Thomas.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (6:39) Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.
    1224
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:39) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Free Throw.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:38) Wilguens Jr. Exacte Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:34) Derrick Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:31) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:27) Jermahri Hill Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:27) Marcus Johnson Steal.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:06) Braelon Green missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:02) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (5:56) Jermahri Hill made Jumper.
    1226
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:29) Foul on Ben Hendriks.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (5:26) Marcus Johnson made Jumper.
    1426
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (5:13) Juanse Gorosito made Jumper. Assisted by Ben Hendriks.
    1428
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (4:51) Javontae Campbell missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:51) Ben Hendriks Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:44) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (4:30) Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
    1431
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (4:27) Bowling Green Timeout
  • (4:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +3 (4:10) Wilguens Jr. Exacte made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braelon Green.
    1731
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (3:43) Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
    1734
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (3:26) Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:23) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:05) Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:01) Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (3:00) Foul on Jamai Felt.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (3:00) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
    1735
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:00) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (2:59) Marcus Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (2:44) Marcus Johnson made Jumper.
    1935
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:25) Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:22) Jermahri Hill Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:18) Jermahri Hill Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +3 (2:07) Trey Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Johnson.
    2235
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (1:46) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper.
    2237
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (1:46) Foul on Trey Thomas.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (1:46) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
    2238
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (1:29) Braelon Green Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:14) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (1:11) Derrick Butler Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (1:07) Derrick Butler made Layup.
    2438
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (0:49) Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
    2440
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (0:33) Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:33) Mickey Pearson Jr. Block.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (0:27) Marcus Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (0:25) Wilguens Jr. Exacte missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:25) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (0:25) Foul on Marcus Johnson.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (0:25) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
    2441
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (0:25) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
    2442
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (0:04) Javontae Campbell made Layup. Assisted by Braelon Green.
    2642
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

69Points91
25-62(40.3%)Field Goal(%)33-56(58.9%)
8-27(29.6%)3-Point(%)7-17(41.2%)
11-21(52.4%)Free Throw(%)18-22(81.8%)
31(12)Rebounds(Offensive)37(7)
10Assists21
7Steals4
2Blocks4
14Turnovers13
20(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
1Largest Lead23

Game Details

Saturday, January 11, 2025 · 1:00 PM
Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN
attendance: 4,256 (37.0%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: BALL -5.5
over/under: 149.5