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Evansville Purple Aces vs. Ball State Cardinals

Dec 21, 2024
FINAL

Box Score

12T
EVAN172643
BALL374380

Game Recap

Sparks scores 20 off the bench, Ball State knocks off Evansville 80-43. Payton Sparks scored 20 points off of the bench to lead Ball State past Evansville 80-43 on Saturday.

Player Stats

Evansville Purple Aces logoEVANSVILLEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Joshua Hughes221-70-50-06001122
21Connor Turnbull80-20-10-01001020
1Tanner Cuff364-111-22-373004411
3Cam Haffner161-50-42-63010124
12Tayshawn Comer240-80-41-23000231
45Trent Hundley90-10-10-00000010
32Dakota Candler11-10-00-00000002
33Michael Day255-91-22-241011413
9Kaia Berridge201-30-20-01000412
40Weston Aigner141-40-21-22110033
6Gui Tesch242-41-30-03000005
23Cameron Gehlhausen10-00-00-00000000
TOTAL-16-5529.1%3-2611.5%8-1553.3%30523132243
Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Mason Jones221-30-00-06300112
34Ben Hendriks175-60-00-040011210
1Fatt Hill305-141-52-281411113
4Juanse Gorosito232-52-40-03210026
33Jeremiah Hernandez273-92-34-523300212
3Mickey Pearson Jr.180-20-02-55000112
54Zane Doughty51-20-00-00100112
5Payton Sparks175-50-010-1252111120
22TJ Burch123-41-21-20110008
11Kody Clancy20-00-00-21000000
12Jurica Zagorsak10-00-00-00100000
20Joey Hart140-00-00-01000010
2Ethan Brittain-Watts122-41-30-00000015
TOTAL-27-5450.0%7-1741.2%19-2867.9%351410361380

Play-by-Play

1st halfEVANBALL
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (19:35) Tayshawn Comer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (19:31) Joshua Hughes Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (19:29) Joshua Hughes missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:25) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (19:14) Foul on Cam Haffner.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (18:56) Ben Hendriks made Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.
    02
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (18:30) Joshua Hughes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:26) Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:21) Juanse Gorosito missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:17) Jeremiah Hernandez Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:03) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (18:03) Connor Turnbull Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:03) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (18:00) Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
    05
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (17:40) Tayshawn Comer missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:40) Jermahri Hill Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:34) Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:27) Ben Hendriks missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (17:24) Tayshawn Comer Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (17:05) Tanner Cuff Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:05) Jermahri Hill Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (17:00) Jermahri Hill made Jumper.
    07
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:46) Foul on Ben Hendriks.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (16:34) Tanner Cuff missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:32) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:17) Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:15) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (16:15) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (16:15) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    08
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (16:15) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    09
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (15:58) Tanner Cuff missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:55) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (15:49) Payton Sparks made Dunk. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
    011
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (15:15) Cam Haffner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (15:10) Tanner Cuff Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (15:08) Tayshawn Comer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:05) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:38) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (14:36) Cam Haffner Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (14:22) Tanner Cuff made Layup.
    211
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:08) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (14:06) Michael Day Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:06) Foul on Payton Sparks.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:59) Tanner Cuff Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:59) Jermahri Hill Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (13:55) Jermahri Hill made Dunk.
    213
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:36) Tanner Cuff missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:31) Joey Hart Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (13:23) Payton Sparks made Layup.
    215
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:11) Connor Turnbull missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:08) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (12:59) Foul on Cam Haffner.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (12:59) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
    216
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:59) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:59) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:59) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (12:56) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +3 (12:39) Tanner Cuff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Day.
    516
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:20) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (12:18) Tayshawn Comer Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (12:07) Joshua Hughes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:05) Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:44) Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (11:42) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (11:28) Joshua Hughes Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:28) Jermahri Hill Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (11:22) Jermahri Hill made Dunk.
    518
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (11:05) Tayshawn Comer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:02) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:49) Foul on Michael Day.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:27) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:24) Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:23) Mason Jones missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:23) Michael Day Block.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:23) Tanner Cuff Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:18) Foul on Juanse Gorosito.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:08) Tayshawn Comer Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:08) Juanse Gorosito Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (9:46) Ben Hendriks made Layup.
    520
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (9:20) Tanner Cuff missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (9:17) Michael Day Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (9:15) Michael Day made Layup.
    720
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:58) Foul on Ben Hendriks.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:58) Ben Hendriks Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:50) Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:50) Tayshawn Comer missed Free Throw.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:50) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +1 (8:50) Tayshawn Comer made Free Throw.
    820
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (8:31) Payton Sparks made Layup.
    822
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:20) Tayshawn Comer missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:20) Payton Sparks Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:16) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:12) Jermahri Hill missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:07) Tanner Cuff Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (7:44) Tayshawn Comer missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (7:41) Michael Day Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (7:39) Michael Day missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:34) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (7:21) Foul on Kaia Berridge.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:11) Jermahri Hill Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (6:52) Gui Tesch missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:50) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (6:38) Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
    825
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (6:19) Michael Day made Jumper.
    1025
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (5:50) Jermahri Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.
    1028
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +3 (5:35) Michael Day made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanner Cuff.
    1328
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (5:12) Foul on Michael Day.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (5:12) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    1329
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (5:12) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    1330
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (4:59) Tanner Cuff missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:56) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (4:50) Foul on Connor Turnbull.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (4:49) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    1331
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (4:49) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
    1332
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (4:23) Connor Turnbull missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:17) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:52) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:50) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:46) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (3:43) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (3:37) Tayshawn Comer Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:25) Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (3:21) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (3:11) Tanner Cuff made Layup.
    1532
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (3:01) Foul on Trent Hundley.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (2:59) Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.
    1533
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (2:59) Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.
    1534
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (2:30) Tayshawn Comer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:27) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:04) Payton Sparks Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (1:55) Cam Haffner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (1:51) Tayshawn Comer Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (1:39) Cam Haffner Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:18) Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (1:16) Cam Haffner Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (1:13) Cam Haffner made Layup.
    1734
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (1:03) Foul on Connor Turnbull.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:03) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:03) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (1:03) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
    1735
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (0:48) Gui Tesch missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:44) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (0:30) Foul on Tayshawn Comer.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (0:30) Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
    1736
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (0:30) Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
    1737
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (0:03) Cam Haffner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:01) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

43Points80
16-55(29.1%)Field Goal(%)27-54(50.0%)
3-26(11.5%)3-Point(%)7-17(41.2%)
8-15(53.3%)Free Throw(%)19-28(67.9%)
33(10)Rebounds(Offensive)42(10)
5Assists14
2Steals10
3Blocks3
13Turnovers6
22(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
0Largest Lead41

Game Details

Saturday, December 21, 2024 · 2:00 PM
Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN
attendance: 3,521 (30.6%)
tv: ESPN+