Buffalo Bulls vs. Ball State Cardinals

Feb 22, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUFF	36	30	66
BALL	41	39	80

Game Recap

Ball State defeats Buffalo 80-66. Payton Sparks scored 18 points to help Ball State defeat Buffalo 80-66 on Saturday.

Player Stats

BUFFALO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Tim Oboh	17	2-6	0-2	2-2	4	0	0	1	2	4	6
1Noah Batchelor	31	1-5	0-2	0-0	10	1	0	1	1	4	2
5Tyson Dunn	35	4-12	0-4	2-4	1	7	2	0	1	3	10
4Anquan Boldin Jr	22	2-3	1-2	3-5	4	0	1	0	3	3	8
2Ryan Sabol	38	4-10	0-4	6-7	4	1	0	0	5	2	14
8Ben Michaels	10	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3
14Frederiks Meinarts	17	2-3	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	4	5
22Kavon Bradford	22	6-11	1-2	5-8	4	0	1	0	0	5	18
7Brayden Jackson	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Bryson Wilson	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0

TOTAL	-	22-5540.0%	4-2317.4%	18-2669.2%	30	9	4	3	14	29	66

BALL STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
3Mickey Pearson Jr.	31	3-5	2-2	6-9	7	0	0	1	3	14
5Payton Sparks	23	6-10	0-0	6-8	8	1	0	3	2	18
1Fatt Hill	29	3-12	1-3	3-4	11	4	0	3	3	10
4Juanse Gorosito	34	3-8	2-4	0-0	1	1	2	2	3	8
2Ethan Brittain-Watts	31	0-4	0-2	2-2	2	1	1	1	3	2
24Mason Jones	14	0-1	0-0	4-6	3	0	0	0	3	4
54Zane Doughty	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34Ben Hendriks	11	6-8	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	1	2	14
22TJ Burch	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Joey Hart	11	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	0	1	0	0	2
33Jeremiah Hernandez	14	3-5	1-1	1-3	2	3	0	0	0	8
TOTAL	-	24-5543.6%	6-1346.2%	26-3672.2%	36	10	5	11	19	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUFFBALL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Ball State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Buffalo.
(19:49) Ethan Brittain-Watts Turnover.
+2 (19:19) Noah Batchelor made Jumper.
20
+2 (18:57) Payton Sparks made Jumper.
22
+2 (18:42) Ryan Sabol made Layup.
42
(18:41) Mickey Pearson Jr. Turnover.
+2 (18:36) Ryan Sabol made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Dunn.
62
+3 (18:25) Jermahri Hill made Three Point Jumper.
65
(17:56) Anquan Boldin Jr. Turnover.
(17:35) Payton Sparks missed Jumper.
(17:35) Tim Oboh Block.
(17:35) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
(17:28) Juanse Gorosito missed Jumper.
(17:24) Tyson Dunn Defensive Rebound.
(17:19) Tyson Dunn missed Jumper.
(17:15) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
(17:08) Jermahri Hill missed Layup.
(17:06) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
(17:04) Juanse Gorosito missed Jumper.
(17:00) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(16:51) Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.
(16:41) Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:37) Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
(16:32) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Layup.
(16:28) Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:28) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
67
(16:19) Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:17) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:17) Foul on Noah Batchelor.
(15:52) Payton Sparks Turnover.
(15:42) Foul on Jermahri Hill.
+1 (15:42) Tyson Dunn made Free Throw.
77
(15:42) Tyson Dunn missed Free Throw.
(15:42) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:27) Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
710
(15:09) Tim Oboh missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:08) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:53) Jermahri Hill made Jumper.
712
(14:38) Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:35) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
(14:22) Jermahri Hill missed Layup.
(14:20) Jermahri Hill Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:18) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
715
+3 (14:05) Ben Michaels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Dunn.
1015
+2 (13:40) Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
1017
(13:25) Foul on Ben Hendriks.
+1 (13:25) Ryan Sabol made Free Throw.
1117
+1 (13:25) Ryan Sabol made Free Throw.
1217
+1 (13:25) Ryan Sabol made Free Throw.
1317
+2 (12:57) Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
1319
+2 (12:37) Ryan Sabol made Layup.
1519
+2 (12:16) Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup.
1521
(12:16) Foul on Bryson Wilson.
+1 (12:16) Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.
1522
(12:06) Bryson Wilson Turnover.
(12:06) Joey Hart Steal.
(12:02) Foul on Bryson Wilson.
+1 (12:02) Joey Hart made Free Throw.
1523
+1 (12:02) Joey Hart made Free Throw.
1524
(11:52) Foul on Ryan Sabol.
(11:52) Ryan Sabol Turnover.
+2 (11:36) Ben Hendriks made Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
1526
(11:22) Tyson Dunn Turnover.
(11:22) Ben Hendriks Steal.
(11:12) Foul on Ben Michaels.
(11:12) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Free Throw.
(11:12) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:11) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Free Throw.
(11:08) Jeremiah Hernandez Offensive Rebound.
(10:58) Mason Jones missed Layup.
(10:52) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:52) Payton Sparks made Two Point Tip Shot.
1528
+2 (10:30) Tyson Dunn made Layup.
1728
(10:07) Foul on Tim Oboh.
+1 (10:07) Mason Jones made Free Throw.
1729
(10:07) Mason Jones missed Free Throw.
(10:06) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(9:57) Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:53) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
(9:37) Payton Sparks Turnover.
(9:20) Ryan Sabol Turnover.
(9:20) Ethan Brittain-Watts Steal.
(8:51) Jermahri Hill missed Layup.
(8:48) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:48) Payton Sparks made Two Point Tip Shot.
1731
(8:34) Tim Oboh missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:31) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
(8:23) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:19) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
(8:03) Tyson Dunn missed Jumper.
(8:01) Noah Batchelor Offensive Rebound.
(7:58) Brayden Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:57) Tim Oboh Offensive Rebound.
(7:57) Foul on Payton Sparks.
(7:49) Tim Oboh missed Layup.
(7:46) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(7:24) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:23) Buffalo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:07) Kavon Bradford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.
2031
(6:46) Foul on Kavon Bradford.
(6:46) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Free Throw.
(6:45) Frederiks Meinarts Defensive Rebound.
(6:35) Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:32) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:29) Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
2034
(6:17) Foul on Tim Oboh.
(6:17) Tim Oboh Turnover.
(6:03) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
(6:00) Frederiks Meinarts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:52) Kavon Bradford made Layup.
2234
(5:52) Foul on Jermahri Hill.
+1 (5:52) Kavon Bradford made Free Throw.
2334
(5:31) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:26) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:15) Kavon Bradford made Layup.
2534
(5:15) Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
+1 (5:15) Kavon Bradford made Free Throw.
2634
(4:47) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Jumper.
(4:44) Kavon Bradford Defensive Rebound.
(4:40) Foul on Payton Sparks.
(4:16) Kavon Bradford missed Free Throw.
(4:16) Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:15) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup.
(4:14) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:14) Foul on Kavon Bradford.
+1 (4:14) Ben Hendriks made Free Throw.
2635
+1 (4:14) Ben Hendriks made Free Throw.
2636
+2 (4:01) Tyson Dunn made Jumper.
2836
(3:59) Kavon Bradford missed Free Throw.
(3:27) Foul on Frederiks Meinarts.
+1 (3:27) Mason Jones made Free Throw.
2837
+1 (3:27) Mason Jones made Free Throw.
2838
(3:09) Ryan Sabol Turnover.
(3:09) Juanse Gorosito Steal.
(2:38) Juanse Gorosito missed Jumper.
(2:34) Buffalo Defensive Rebound.
(2:21) Ben Michaels Turnover.
(2:18) Foul on Anquan Boldin Jr..
(2:11) Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.
(2:11) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:11) Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
2839
+2 (1:58) Tyson Dunn made Jumper.
3039
(1:38) Zane Doughty missed Layup.
(1:35) Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.
(1:31) Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.
+1 (1:31) Tyson Dunn made Free Throw.
3139
(1:31) Tyson Dunn missed Free Throw.
(1:30) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
(1:17) Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
(1:14) Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.
(1:09) Frederiks Meinarts missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:03) Anquan Boldin Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(0:55) Ryan Sabol missed Layup.
(0:55) Ryan Sabol Offensive Rebound.
(0:55) Foul on Juanse Gorosito.
+1 (0:55) Ryan Sabol made Free Throw.
3239
+1 (0:55) Ryan Sabol made Free Throw.
3339
+2 (0:26) Juanse Gorosito made Jumper.
3341
+3 (0:02) Frederiks Meinarts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Dunn.
3641

2nd half

Team Stats

BUFF

BALL

66Points80

22-55(40.0%)Field Goal(%)24-55(43.6%)

4-23(17.4%)3-Point(%)6-13(46.2%)

18-26(69.2%)Free Throw(%)26-36(72.2%)

32(8)Rebounds(Offensive)41(13)

9Assists10

4Steals5

3Blocks0

14Turnovers12

29(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

4Largest Lead14

Game Details

Saturday, February 22, 2025 · 2:30 PM

Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN

attendance: 5,276 (45.9%)

tv: ESPN+