Ball State Cardinals vs. UMass Minutemen

Jan 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BALL	25	46	71
MASS	28	51	79

Game Recap

UMass wins 79-71 against Ball State. Leonardo Bettiol had 20 points in UMass' 79-71 win over Ball State on Saturday.

Player Stats

BALL STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Preston Copeland	27	4-4	0-0	4-7	5	0	0	0	1	4	12
24Mason Jones	38	3-7	2-4	1-2	3	1	3	0	1	4	9
5Armoni Zeigler	39	3-14	0-3	6-6	4	6	2	0	4	3	12
13Devon Barnes	18	2-6	1-4	2-2	1	3	3	0	0	3	7
1Elmore James IV	32	2-8	1-4	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	3	5
7Cam Denson	15	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3	4
11Kody Clancy	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Davion Hill	28	9-13	4-7	0-1	7	2	1	1	1	2	22



TOTAL	-	25-5644.6%	8-2334.8%	13-1872.2%	23	15	10	1	9	22	71

UMASS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Daniel Hankins-Sanford	33	3-5	0-1	4-4	10	2	0	0	2	2	10
3Leonardo Bettiol	34	7-9	0-0	6-7	8	3	1	0	3	4	20
11Jayden Ndjigue	27	2-4	0-0	1-3	8	0	0	0	3	3	5
0Danny Carbuccia	27	1-4	0-1	3-6	3	6	0	0	2	2	5
24Marcus Banks Jr.	30	5-12	5-10	2-5	2	1	4	0	1	1	17
25Dimitri Clerc	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13Luka Damjanac	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
2Dwayne Wimbley Jr.	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
4Isaiah Placide	14	2-6	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	3	6
10Donovan Brown	2	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5K'Jei Parker	20	4-9	2-6	4-4	4	4	0	0	0	2	14
TOTAL	-	25-5248.1%	9-2437.5%	20-2969.0%	35	19	5	2	12	18	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBALLMASS

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Massachusetts.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Ball State.
(19:38) Jayden Ndjigue bad pass turnover.
(19:38) Mason Jones Steal.
(19:25) Armoni Zeigler bad pass turnover.
(19:25) Leonardo Bettiol Steal.
(19:11) Jayden Ndjigue bad pass turnover.
(19:11) Devon Barnes Steal.
(18:50) Devon Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:47) Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound.
(18:44) Foul on Mason Jones.
(18:30) Daniel Hankins-Sanford bad pass turnover.
(18:30) Mason Jones Steal.
(18:14) Elmore James IV misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:06) Danny Carbuccia Defensive Rebound.
(18:06) Foul on Devon Barnes.
(17:59) Danny Carbuccia misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:58) Devon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(17:58) Foul on Leonardo Bettiol.
(17:45) Devon Barnes misses layup.
(17:44) Massachusetts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:21) Leonardo Bettiol makes layup (Danny Carbuccia assists).
02
(17:10) Armoni Zeigler misses layup.
(17:07) Armoni Zeigler Offensive Rebound.
(17:07) Foul on Daniel Hankins-Sanford.
+1 (17:07) Preston Copeland makes free throw 1 of 2.
12
(17:07) Preston Copeland misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:03) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:49) Leonardo Bettiol makes layup (Danny Carbuccia assists).
14
(16:18) Mason Jones misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:14) Leonardo Bettiol Defensive Rebound.
(16:09) Danny Carbuccia bad pass turnover.
(16:09) Elmore James IV Steal.
+2 (15:59) Armoni Zeigler makes layup (Devon Barnes assists).
34
+2 (15:43) Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes layup.
36
(15:27) Armoni Zeigler misses layup.
(15:27) Isaiah Placide Block.
(15:27) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:19) Preston Copeland makes 2-foot dunk (Armoni Zeigler assists).
56
(15:04) Foul on Devon Barnes.
(15:04) Marcus Banks Jr. misses free throw 1 of 3.
(15:04) Massachusetts Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:04) Marcus Banks Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3.
57
(15:04) Marcus Banks Jr. misses free throw 3 of 3.
(15:01) Preston Copeland Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) Armoni Zeigler misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:30) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
(14:22) Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:19) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
(14:07) Davion Hill bad pass turnover.
(14:07) Marcus Banks Jr. Steal.
+2 (13:55) Leonardo Bettiol makes layup (Dwayne Wimbley Jr. assists).
59
(13:29) Armoni Zeigler traveling turnover.
(13:09) Donovan Brown misses driving layup.
(13:07) Cam Denson Defensive Rebound.
(12:51) Cam Denson misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(12:48) Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Foul on Elmore James IV.
(12:34) Donovan Brown bad pass turnover.
(12:34) Armoni Zeigler Steal.
+2 (12:27) Cam Denson makes layup (Armoni Zeigler assists).
79
(12:13) K'Jei Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:07) Preston Copeland Defensive Rebound.
(12:00) Elmore James IV misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:54) K'Jei Parker Defensive Rebound.
(11:49) K'Jei Parker misses 8-foot jumper.
(11:44) Jayden Ndjigue Offensive Rebound.
(11:44) Donovan Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:44) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:44) Foul on Dimitri Clerc.
(11:21) Davion Hill misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:15) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
(11:13) Marcus Banks Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:09) Elmore James IV Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:45) Elmore James IV makes 24-foot three point jumper (Armoni Zeigler assists).
109
(10:35) Foul on Cam Denson.
(10:30) Marcus Banks Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:26) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
(10:13) Mason Jones misses layup.
(10:09) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:02) Danny Carbuccia makes layup.
1011
(9:48) Foul on Cam Denson.
(9:48) Cam Denson turnover.
(9:18) Leonardo Bettiol bad pass turnover.
(9:18) Mason Jones Steal.
+2 (9:09) Elmore James IV makes layup.
1211
+2 (9:02) Jayden Ndjigue makes 13-foot jumper.
1213
(9:02) Foul on Elmore James IV.
(9:02) Jayden Ndjigue misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:02) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:42) Armoni Zeigler makes 13-foot jumper.
1413
(8:19) Danny Carbuccia misses 6-foot jumper.
(8:14) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
(8:12) Mason Jones bad pass turnover.
(8:12) Marcus Banks Jr. Steal.
(8:06) Marcus Banks Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(8:00) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
(7:53) Armoni Zeigler misses 13-foot jumper.
(7:50) Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) Marcus Banks Jr. misses 17-foot jumper.
(7:34) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:23) Davion Hill makes layup.
1613
(7:15) Jayden Ndjigue bad pass turnover.
(7:15) Armoni Zeigler Steal.
(7:10) Foul on Danny Carbuccia.
(6:59) Mason Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:56) K'Jei Parker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:36) K'Jei Parker makes 14-foot floating jump shot.
1615
(6:11) Kody Clancy misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:08) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
(6:02) Foul on Preston Copeland.
+1 (6:02) Leonardo Bettiol makes free throw 1 of 2.
1616
+1 (6:02) Leonardo Bettiol makes free throw 2 of 2.
1617
(5:48) Armoni Zeigler bad pass turnover.
(5:48) Marcus Banks Jr. Steal.
(5:43) Marcus Banks Jr. bad pass turnover.
(5:43) Devon Barnes Steal.
+2 (5:36) Preston Copeland makes 3-foot dunk (Elmore James IV assists).
1817
(5:27) Foul on Preston Copeland.
+1 (5:27) Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes free throw 1 of 2.
1818
+1 (5:27) Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes free throw 2 of 2.
1819
(4:57) Armoni Zeigler misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:52) Leonardo Bettiol Defensive Rebound.
(4:44) K'Jei Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:40) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:22) Mason Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Denson assists).
2119
+3 (3:54) K'Jei Parker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leonardo Bettiol assists).
2122
+2 (3:37) Cam Denson makes layup (Armoni Zeigler assists).
2322
+2 (3:15) Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes layup (K'Jei Parker assists).
2324
(3:00) Armoni Zeigler misses driving layup.
(3:00) Dwayne Wimbley Jr. Block.
(2:59) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:45) Davion Hill makes 13-foot jumper.
2524
(2:14) Isaiah Placide misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:10) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
(1:44) Davion Hill misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:41) K'Jei Parker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:34) Leonardo Bettiol makes layup (Danny Carbuccia assists).
2526
(1:13) Foul on Isaiah Placide.
(1:12) Elmore James IV out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:53) Jayden Ndjigue makes layup (Leonardo Bettiol assists).
2528
(0:23) Armoni Zeigler misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:19) Leonardo Bettiol Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Danny Carbuccia misses driving layup.
(0:00) Davion Hill Block.
(0:00) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BALL

MASS

71Points79

25-56(44.6%)Field Goal(%)25-52(48.1%)

8-23(34.8%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)

13-18(72.2%)Free Throw(%)20-29(69.0%)

28(6)Rebounds(Offensive)36(9)

15Assists19

10Steals5

1Blocks2

10Turnovers12

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

3Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, January 10, 2026 · 3:30 PM

William D. Mullins Memorial Center · Amherst, MA

attendance: 4,010 (42.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MASS -10.5

over/under: 147.5