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FINAL
Mar 4, 2025

Game Recap

Pritchard, Heady lead Central Michigan over Ball State, 69-67. Anthony Pritchard led Central Michigan with 18 points and Jakobi Heady hit the game-winning jump shot with eight seconds left as the Chippewas took down Ball State 69-67 on Tuesday night.

Box Score

12T
CMU224769
BALL392867
Central Michigan Chippewas logoCENTRAL MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
5Quentin Heady233-40-00-02011216
21Ugnius Jarusevicius254-101-44-460104413
0Jakobi Heady377-151-43-360202218
2Cayden Vasko393-72-50-08010138
30Anthony Pritchard408-141-31-276000018
40Decorion Temple112-20-02-31111036
4Kyler Vanderjagt250-30-20-02100020
TOTAL-27-5549.1%5-1827.8%10-1283.3%3286291569
Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
3Mickey Pearson Jr.294-71-32-230010411
5Payton Sparks314-60-00-09302438
34Ben Hendriks80-10-00-01000020
33Jeremiah Hernandez111-30-11-10100003
2Ethan Brittain-Watts282-71-41-20100136
24Mason Jones111-30-20-02100012
54Zane Doughty30-00-00-01100000
22TJ Burch82-31-20-01200115
1Jermahri Hill316-172-47-741002121
20Joey Hart91-21-20-00000013
4Juanse Gorosito313-62-40-03110228
TOTAL-24-5543.6%8-2236.4%11-1291.7%241113101867

Play-by-Play

1st halfcmuball
  • (20:00) Start game
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:58) Jump Ball won by Ball State
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (19:58) Jump Ball lost by Central Michigan
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:40) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:37) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (19:34) Payton Sparks made Layup.
    02
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (19:18) Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:15) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:59) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (18:56) Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:40) Foul on Ben Hendriks.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (18:33) Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
    32
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (18:08) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper.
    34
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:52) Foul on Ugnius Jarusevicius.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:52) Ugnius Jarusevicius Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:52) Jeremiah Hernandez subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:52) Ben Hendriks subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:52) Jermahri Hill subbing in for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:52) Juanse Gorosito subbing in for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:46) Juanse Gorosito Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:46) Ugnius Jarusevicius Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:42) Quentin Heady Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:42) Quentin Heady subbing out for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:42) Kyler Vanderjagt subbing in for Central Michigan
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:27) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:23) Ugnius Jarusevicius Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:16) Jakobi Heady missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:12) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (16:47) Jermahri Hill made Layup.
    36
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (16:15) Central Michigan Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (16:15) Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing out for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (16:15) Quentin Heady subbing in for Central Michigan
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:56) Juanse Gorosito Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:56) Jakobi Heady Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:46) Jakobi Heady missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:46) Mickey Pearson Jr. Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:41) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:38) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:34) Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:21) Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.
  • (15:21) Official TV Timeout
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (15:07) Quentin Heady made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
    56
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:41) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (14:41) Quentin Heady Block.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (14:36) Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (14:28) Anthony Pritchard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (14:23) Quentin Heady Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (14:20) Kyler Vanderjagt missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:18) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (14:05) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
    59
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:46) Cayden Vasko missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:43) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (13:31) Payton Sparks made Layup.
    511
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:04) Anthony Pritchard missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:00) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:55) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (12:52) Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:34) Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:34) Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:34) Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:34) TJ Burch subbing in for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:34) Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (12:34) Quentin Heady subbing out for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (12:34) Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing in for Central Michigan
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:21) Foul on Ben Hendriks.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:21) Ben Hendriks subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:21) Zane Doughty subbing in for Ball State
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (12:21) Jakobi Heady made Layup.
    711
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (12:00) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper.
    713
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (11:41) Ugnius Jarusevicius Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:41) Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:41) Juanse Gorosito subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:41) Zane Doughty subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:41) Payton Sparks subbing in for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:41) Joey Hart subbing in for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:41) Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (11:24) Joey Hart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Burch.
    716
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (11:07) Jakobi Heady Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (10:44) TJ Burch made Jumper.
    718
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (10:27) Jakobi Heady missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:27) Payton Sparks Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:27) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:10) TJ Burch Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (10:10) Cayden Vasko Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:06) Foul on TJ Burch.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (10:01) Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:56) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (9:51) Jermahri Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Burch.
    721
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:49) Central Michigan Timeout
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:36) Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:33) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (9:28) TJ Burch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
    724
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (9:04) Anthony Pritchard made Layup.
    924
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:42) Foul on Kyler Vanderjagt.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:30) Joey Hart missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:27) Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:10) Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:07) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:00) Jermahri Hill missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:58) Jermahri Hill Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (7:53) Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones.
    926
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (7:31) Anthony Pritchard made Jumper.
    1126
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:10) Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:08) Jakobi Heady Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:58) Jakobi Heady missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:58) Ugnius Jarusevicius Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:58) Foul on Mason Jones.
  • (6:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:57) Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:57) TJ Burch subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:57) Mason Jones subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:57) Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing in for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:57) Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing in for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:57) Zane Doughty subbing in for Ball State
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:57) Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing out for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:57) Quentin Heady subbing in for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:46) Kyler Vanderjagt missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:42) Zane Doughty Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (6:23) Jermahri Hill made Dunk. Assisted by Zane Doughty.
    1128
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (6:10) Anthony Pritchard made Jumper.
    1328
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:51) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:47) Jakobi Heady Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:38) Jakobi Heady missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:35) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:14) Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:11) Jakobi Heady Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (4:58) Quentin Heady made Jumper.
    1528
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:33) Foul on Quentin Heady.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:33) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:33) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:33) Jermahri Hill subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:33) Joey Hart subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:33) Zane Doughty subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:33) Juanse Gorosito subbing in for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:33) Payton Sparks subbing in for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:33) Jeremiah Hernandez subbing in for Ball State
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:33) Kyler Vanderjagt subbing out for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:33) Quentin Heady subbing out for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:33) Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing in for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:33) Decorion Temple subbing in for Central Michigan
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (4:33) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
    1529
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (4:19) Decorion Temple made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
    1729
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:19) Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:19) Decorion Temple missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:17) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:55) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:52) Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:34) Anthony Pritchard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:31) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:15) Foul on Jakobi Heady.
  • (3:15) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (3:08) Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup.
    1731
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:08) Foul on Jakobi Heady.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:08) Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:08) Jermahri Hill subbing in for Ball State
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:08) Jakobi Heady subbing out for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:08) Kyler Vanderjagt subbing in for Central Michigan
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (3:08) Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.
    1732
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:48) Kyler Vanderjagt missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:44) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:23) Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:21) Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:21) Foul on Payton Sparks.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:21) Decorion Temple subbing out for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:21) Quentin Heady subbing in for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (2:21) Anthony Pritchard made Free Throw.
    1832
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:21) Anthony Pritchard missed Free Throw.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:18) Ugnius Jarusevicius Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:17) Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:17) Ugnius Jarusevicius Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:17) Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:17) Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:17) Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (2:17) Ugnius Jarusevicius made Free Throw.
    1932
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (2:17) Ugnius Jarusevicius made Free Throw.
    2032
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:17) Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing out for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:17) Decorion Temple subbing in for Central Michigan
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:55) Mason Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:51) Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:40) Quentin Heady missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:38) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:32) Foul on Payton Sparks.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:32) Payton Sparks Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:32) Decorion Temple subbing out for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:32) Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing in for Central Michigan
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:32) Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:32) Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:32) Quentin Heady subbing out for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:32) Jakobi Heady subbing in for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:16) Cayden Vasko missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:15) Jakobi Heady subbing out for Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:15) Quentin Heady subbing in for Central Michigan
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:14) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (0:44) Jermahri Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.
    2035
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (0:44) Foul on Ugnius Jarusevicius.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (0:44) Mason Jones made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
    2037
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (0:26) Ugnius Jarusevicius made Layup.
    2237
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (0:02) Juanse Gorosito made Layup.
    2239
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

69Points67
27-55(49.1%)Field Goal(%)24-55(43.6%)
5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)8-22(36.4%)
10-12(83.3%)Free Throw(%)11-12(91.7%)
33(6)Rebounds(Offensive)26(4)
8Assists11
6Steals1
2Blocks3
11Turnovers10
15(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)
2Largest Lead21

Game Details

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 · 7:00 PM
Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN
attendance: 2,844 (24.7%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: CMU -2.5
over/under: 147.5