Southern Miss (76) vs Ball State (77) · Feb 8, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 8, 2025

Game Recap

Pearson scores 21 in Ball State's 77-76 win over Southern Miss. Mickey Pearson Jr. scored 21 points as Ball State beat Southern Miss 77-76 on Saturday.

Box Score

	1	2	T
USM	37	39	76
BALL	35	42	77

SOUTHERN MISS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Denijay Harris	39	10-17	0-1	3-3	13	2	1	2	3	4	23
1DeAntoni Gordon	25	7-11	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	3	14
7Christian Watson	31	4-8	1-4	4-7	3	2	1	0	1	2	13
11Andre Curbelo	31	0-4	0-1	0-1	5	12	4	1	4	2	0
12Neftali Alvarez	28	1-3	1-3	2-2	0	3	0	0	0	3	5
15Christian Reid	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0
0Alfred Worrell Jr.	15	2-5	2-3	3-3	1	1	1	1	0	1	9
9John Wade III	12	0-2	0-2	2-4	1	2	1	0	1	0	2
10Cobie Montgomery	13	3-5	3-4	1-3	2	1	0	1	0	0	10

TOTAL		27-5549.1%	7-2035.0%	15-2365.2%	27	25	9	5	11	18	76

BALL STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Mickey Pearson Jr.	25	7-12	3-6	4-4	5	1	1	0	2	4	21
5Payton Sparks	30	4-8	0-0	5-5	12	4	2	1	1	2	13
1Jermahri Hill	25	2-8	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	3	1	4
4Juanse Gorosito	22	3-8	2-5	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	0	8
2Ethan Brittain-Watts	35	4-9	2-4	0-1	2	4	1	0	0	2	10
24Mason Jones	15	1-1	0-0	1-2	3	1	1	0	0	3	3
34Ben Hendriks	10	4-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	8
22TJ Burch	4	0-2	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Joey Hart	11	1-4	1-3	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	4
33Jeremiah Hernandez	23	3-8	0-2	0-0	4	2	1	0	3	4	6
TOTAL		29-6544.6%	8-2138.1%	11-1573.3%	35	17	7	1	11	17	77

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfusmball

(19:44) Mickey Pearson Jr. Turnover.
(19:44) Denijay Harris Steal.
(19:25) DeAntoni Gordon missed Jumper.
(19:22) Denijay Harris Offensive Rebound.
(19:20) Denijay Harris Turnover.
(19:20) Payton Sparks Steal.
(19:07) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:04) Ethan Brittain-Watts Offensive Rebound.
(18:53) Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:51) Southern Miss Defensive Rebound.
(18:30) Andre Curbelo missed Jumper.
(18:27) Denijay Harris Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:23) DeAntoni Gordon made Jumper. Assisted by Neftali Alvarez.
20
+2 (18:05) Jermahri Hill made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
22
(17:52) Denijay Harris missed Jumper.
(17:49) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
(17:34) Payton Sparks missed Jumper.
(17:33) Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(17:33) Foul on DeAntoni Gordon.
+1 (17:33) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
23
+1 (17:33) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
24
(17:07) DeAntoni Gordon missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:04) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:53) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:50) Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:47) Christian Watson made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
44
(16:25) Mickey Pearson Jr. Turnover.
(16:25) Andre Curbelo Steal.
(16:22) Andre Curbelo missed Dunk.
(16:18) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:14) Juanse Gorosito made Jumper.
46
+3 (15:54) Neftali Alvarez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
76
(15:36) Foul on Neftali Alvarez.
(15:36) Official TV Timeout
+2 (15:29) Jermahri Hill made Jumper.
78
(15:09) Denijay Harris missed Jumper.
(15:06) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(14:56) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
(14:54) Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
(14:54) Foul on Andre Curbelo.
+1 (14:54) Mason Jones made Free Throw.
79
(14:54) Mason Jones missed Free Throw.
(14:53) Denijay Harris Defensive Rebound.
(14:32) Christian Watson missed Jumper.
(14:30) Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.
(14:30) Foul on Christian Reid.
(14:01) Ben Hendriks missed Jumper.
(13:56) Denijay Harris Defensive Rebound.
(13:50) Neftali Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:46) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
(13:44) Jermahri Hill Turnover.
(13:29) John Wade III missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:26) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
(13:17) Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
(13:15) Alfred Worrell Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:10) Cobie Montgomery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Wade III.
109
(12:48) Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
(12:45) Cobie Montgomery Defensive Rebound.
(12:33) Foul on Christian Reid.
(12:33) Christian Reid Turnover.
(12:16) Joey Hart missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:12) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:12) Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
1012
+3 (11:42) Alfred Worrell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cobie Montgomery.
1312
(11:28) Foul on Payton Sparks.
(11:28) Payton Sparks Turnover.
(11:28) Official TV Timeout
+3 (11:12) Cobie Montgomery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeAntoni Gordon.
1612
+2 (10:55) Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Joey Hart.
1614
(10:42) DeAntoni Gordon missed Jumper.
(10:39) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:23) Joey Hart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.
1617
(10:09) John Wade III Turnover.
(10:09) Mason Jones Steal.
+2 (10:06) Mason Jones made Dunk.
1619
(9:49) Foul on Jeremiah Hernandez.
+1 (9:49) Alfred Worrell Jr. made Free Throw.
1719
+1 (9:49) Alfred Worrell Jr. made Free Throw.
1819
+1 (9:49) Alfred Worrell Jr. made Free Throw.
1919
(9:26) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:22) Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:19) DeAntoni Gordon made Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
2119
(8:58) Foul on DeAntoni Gordon.
(8:56) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:50) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:49) Payton Sparks made Layup.
2121
(8:45) Foul on Denijay Harris.
+1 (8:45) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
2122
(8:37) Andre Curbelo Turnover.
(8:37) Juanse Gorosito Steal.
(8:16) Juanse Gorosito missed Jumper.
(8:15) Southern Miss Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:04) Denijay Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
2322
(7:40) Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
(7:35) Denijay Harris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:21) Denijay Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Alfred Worrell Jr..
2522
+2 (6:59) Payton Sparks made Jumper.
2524
(6:53) Foul on Jermahri Hill.
(6:53) Official TV Timeout
+1 (6:53) Neftali Alvarez made Free Throw.
2624
+1 (6:53) Neftali Alvarez made Free Throw.
2724
(6:40) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Layup.
(6:40) Alfred Worrell Jr. Block.
(6:36) Christian Watson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:34) Denijay Harris made Dunk. Assisted by Neftali Alvarez.
2924
+2 (6:18) Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
2926
+3 (5:56) Christian Watson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denijay Harris.
3226
(5:32) Jermahri Hill Turnover.
(5:32) Christian Watson Steal.
(5:25) Christian Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:22) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
(5:15) Juanse Gorosito missed Jumper.
(5:11) Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(5:11) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.
(5:11) Southern Miss Defensive Rebound.
(4:59) Christian Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:59) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
(4:44) Jeremiah Hernandez Turnover.
(4:44) Andre Curbelo Steal.
(4:33) Andre Curbelo Turnover.
(4:33) Jeremiah Hernandez Steal.
(4:29) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:24) Cobie Montgomery Defensive Rebound.
(4:19) Christian Watson Turnover.
(4:19) Mickey Pearson Jr. Steal.
+2 (4:14) Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup.
3228
(4:05) Andre Curbelo Turnover.
(3:52) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Jumper.
(3:52) Andre Curbelo Block.
(3:48) Denijay Harris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:46) Christian Watson made Jumper. Assisted by Denijay Harris.
3428
(3:34) TJ Burch missed Layup.
(3:29) Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:29) Ben Hendriks made Jumper.
3430
(3:09) Andre Curbelo Turnover.
(3:09) Official TV Timeout
+2 (2:56) Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Joey Hart.
3432
(2:22) Cobie Montgomery missed Layup.
(2:19) Joey Hart Defensive Rebound.
(1:58) Joey Hart missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:54) Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
(1:47) Foul on Ben Hendriks.
(1:44) Foul on Mason Jones.
+1 (1:44) John Wade III made Free Throw.
3532
(1:44) John Wade III missed Free Throw.
(1:43) Joey Hart Defensive Rebound.
(1:22) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:18) Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:15) Christian Watson made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
3732
(0:56) TJ Burch missed Jumper.
(0:53) Christian Watson Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) John Wade III missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:43) Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
(0:36) Foul on Andre Curbelo.
(0:34) TJ Burch missed Free Throw.
(0:33) Denijay Harris Defensive Rebound.
(0:23) Southern Miss Timeout
(0:07) Denijay Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:04) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:00) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Jones.
3735
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

USM

BALL

76Points77

27-55(49.1%)Field Goal(%)29-65(44.6%)

7-20(35%)3-Point(%)8-21(38.1%)

15-23(65.2%)Free Throw(%)11-15(73.3%)

31(6)Rebounds(Offensive)40(14)

25Assists17

9Steals7

5Blocks1

11Turnovers11

18(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

6Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, February 8, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN

attendance: 3,420 (29.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: BALL -3.5

over/under: 147.5