Ball State Cardinals vs. Buffalo Bulls

Feb 1, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BALL	45	44	89
BUFF	32	44	76

Game Recap

Payton Sparks scores 27 and Ball State beats Buffalo 89-76. Payton Sparks' 27 points helped Ball State defeat Buffalo 89-76 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

BALL STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Mickey Pearson Jr.	35	6-9	3-4	4-4	7	1	0	1	0	2	19
5Payton Sparks	28	10-19	0-0	7-13	14	1	0	1	1	2	27
1Fatt Hill	30	6-15	1-3	5-5	5	3	2	0	5	1	18
4Juanse Gorosito	34	0-4	0-3	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	2	0
2Ethan Brittain-Watts	35	2-8	1-6	5-6	4	4	1	0	2	2	10
24Mason Jones	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
34Ben Hendriks	7	1-1	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	3	3
20Joey Hart	8	2-4	1-1	3-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	8
33Jeremiah Hernandez	17	2-2	0-0	0-2	2	4	0	0	0	5	4

TOTAL	-	29-6346.0%	6-1735.3%	25-3571.4%	39	16	4	2	9	18	89

BUFFALO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Ben Michaels	19	3-8	1-4	4-4	6	2	1	0	0	4	11
5Tyson Dunn	33	4-14	2-9	1-1	2	6	0	0	5	2	11
4Anquan Boldin Jr	36	7-11	0-4	2-2	5	2	3	2	2	3	16
2Ryan Sabol	37	5-13	2-10	0-0	6	5	1	0	0	2	12
1Noah Batchelor	32	1-6	1-5	1-1	7	0	0	2	1	3	4
33Tim Oboh	8	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	3	2
14Frederiks Meinarts	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Kavon Bradford	7	0-0	0-0	4-4	4	1	0	0	0	1	4
0Omar Migues-Hibeljic	2	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Bryson Wilson	25	5-10	2-5	4-5	4	1	0	1	1	3	16
TOTAL	-	25-6538.5%	8-3920.5%	18-1994.7%	35	18	5	5	10	22	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBALLBUFF

+2 (19:41) Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
20
(19:41) Foul on Tyson Dunn.
(19:41) Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.
(19:40) Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.
(19:31) Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:27) Ben Michaels Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:17) Tyson Dunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Michaels.
23
(18:50) Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
(18:47) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:46) Payton Sparks made Layup.
43
(18:33) Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:30) Ben Michaels Offensive Rebound.
(18:29) Ben Michaels missed Layup.
(18:27) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(18:17) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:14) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:13) Payton Sparks made Layup.
63
+2 (17:46) Anquan Boldin Jr. made Layup.
65
(17:24) Payton Sparks Turnover.
(17:24) Ryan Sabol Steal.
(17:08) Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:06) Noah Batchelor Offensive Rebound.
(16:51) Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:49) Noah Batchelor Offensive Rebound.
(16:47) Noah Batchelor Turnover.
(16:47) Juanse Gorosito Steal.
(16:28) Payton Sparks missed Jumper.
(16:24) Anquan Boldin Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:17) Ben Michaels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.
68
(15:51) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
(15:49) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
(15:27) Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:23) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(15:18) Jermahri Hill Turnover.
+2 (14:51) Anquan Boldin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.
610
+2 (14:38) Ben Hendriks made Dunk. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
810
(14:16) Noah Batchelor missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:13) Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
(14:08) Jermahri Hill missed Layup.
(14:08) Anquan Boldin Jr. Block.
(14:03) Kavon Bradford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:57) Ryan Sabol made Jumper. Assisted by Tim Oboh.
812
(13:41) Jermahri Hill Turnover.
(13:41) Anquan Boldin Jr. Steal.
(13:40) Foul on Jermahri Hill.
(13:26) Foul on Ben Hendriks.
+1 (13:26) Tim Oboh made Free Throw.
813
+1 (13:26) Tim Oboh made Free Throw.
814
+2 (13:04) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Ben Hendriks.
1014
(12:45) Noah Batchelor missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:43) Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.
(12:34) Foul on Tim Oboh.
+1 (12:34) Ben Hendriks made Free Throw.
1114
(12:34) Ben Hendriks missed Free Throw.
(12:32) Bryson Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(12:16) Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
+1 (12:16) Bryson Wilson made Free Throw.
1115
+1 (12:16) Bryson Wilson made Free Throw.
1116
(11:56) Joey Hart missed Layup.
(11:54) Omar Migues-Hibeljic Defensive Rebound.
(11:33) Omar Migues-Hibeljic missed Jumper.
(11:30) Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:21) Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
1316
(11:21) Foul on Omar Migues-Hibeljic.
(11:20) Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.
(11:19) Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
(11:17) Mason Jones missed Layup.
(11:13) Ben Michaels Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:58) Bryson Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Dunn.
1319
(10:29) Joey Hart missed Layup.
(10:27) Bryson Wilson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:17) Tyson Dunn made Layup.
1321
+2 (9:54) Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
1521
+2 (9:29) Anquan Boldin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.
1523
(9:29) Foul on Jeremiah Hernandez.
(9:11) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
(9:11) Anquan Boldin Jr. Block.
(9:07) Ben Michaels Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:05) Ben Michaels made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.
1525
+3 (8:48) Jermahri Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
1825
(8:29) Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:26) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
(8:06) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:02) Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(7:55) Juanse Gorosito missed Jumper.
(7:52) Kavon Bradford Defensive Rebound.
(7:43) Foul on Payton Sparks.
+1 (7:43) Kavon Bradford made Free Throw.
1826
+1 (7:43) Kavon Bradford made Free Throw.
1827
(7:35) Jermahri Hill missed Layup.
(7:33) Jermahri Hill Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:32) Jermahri Hill made Layup.
2027
(7:32) Foul on Ben Michaels.
+1 (7:32) Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
2127
(7:23) Bryson Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:20) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
(7:07) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
(7:04) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:03) Payton Sparks made Layup.
2327
(6:45) Ben Michaels missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:42) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:14) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Jumper. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr..
2527
(5:59) Foul on Juanse Gorosito.
(5:49) Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:47) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:47) Foul on Noah Batchelor.
(5:30) Jermahri Hill missed Layup.
(5:28) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:27) Payton Sparks made Layup.
2727
+3 (5:00) Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Dunn.
2730
(4:31) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
(4:29) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:29) Payton Sparks made Layup.
2930
(4:08) Noah Batchelor missed Jumper.
(4:05) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:58) Anquan Boldin Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:50) Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:48) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:34) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
3230
(3:15) Tyson Dunn Turnover.
(3:15) Jermahri Hill Steal.
+2 (3:10) Jermahri Hill made Layup.
3430
(3:00) Foul on Tim Oboh.
(3:00) Tim Oboh Turnover.
(2:45) Jermahri Hill missed Dunk.
(2:44) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:33) Jermahri Hill made Layup.
3630
(2:14) Tyson Dunn Turnover.
(2:04) Foul on Ben Michaels.
+1 (2:04) Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
3730
+1 (2:04) Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
3830
+2 (1:46) Ben Michaels made Layup. Assisted by Bryson Wilson.
3832
+3 (1:26) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
4132
(1:03) Bryson Wilson missed Layup.
(1:03) Payton Sparks Block.
(1:02) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
(0:55) Anquan Boldin Jr. Turnover.
(0:40) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
(0:38) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
(0:37) Foul on Tim Oboh.
+1 (0:36) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
4232
+1 (0:36) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
4332
(0:19) Ben Michaels missed Layup.
(0:17) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:03) Jeremiah Hernandez made Jumper.
4532

2nd half

Team Stats

BALL

BUFF

89Points76

29-63(46.0%)Field Goal(%)25-65(38.5%)

6-17(35.3%)3-Point(%)8-39(20.5%)

25-35(71.4%)Free Throw(%)18-19(94.7%)

45(17)Rebounds(Offensive)37(13)

16Assists18

4Steals5

2Blocks5

9Turnovers10

18(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

18Largest Lead10

Game Details

Saturday, February 1, 2025 · 5:00 PM

Alumni Arena · Buffalo, NY

attendance: 2,101 (31.0%)

tv: ESPN+