Ohio Bobcats vs. Ball State Cardinals

Jan 16, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
OHIO	31	40	71
BALL	44	32	76

Player Stats

OHIO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Aidan Hadaway	38	9-14	0-2	4-4	7	1	0	0	1	2	22
1Javan Simmons	31	4-8	0-0	5-8	6	1	1	3	4	5	13
4JJ Kelly	34	3-7	1-3	2-2	5	1	1	0	1	0	9
0Ajay Sheldon	36	1-5	1-5	2-2	4	0	1	0	0	5	5
13Jackson Paveletzke	39	9-18	2-5	2-3	2	4	0	0	4	4	22
17Kiir Kuany	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Jalen Breath	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
21Jesse Burris	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Dior Conners	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	26-5448.1%	4-1625.0%	15-1978.9%	25	7	3	3	12	18	71

BALL STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Preston Copeland	30	0-0	0-0	1-4	7	0	1	0	3	2	1
24Mason Jones	37	2-4	1-3	2-4	4	2	1	1	0	3	7
5Armoni Zeigler	38	7-14	2-3	12-13	7	4	1	0	3	1	28
13Devon Barnes	29	3-10	2-7	4-4	1	0	0	0	1	0	12
1Elmore James IV	28	1-7	1-3	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	4	5
7Cam Denson	11	2-6	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	5	4
2Davion Hill	27	7-10	1-2	4-4	4	4	3	0	2	2	19


TOTAL	-	22-5143.1%	7-1936.8%	25-3180.6%	26	11	8	1	9	17	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfOHIOBALL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Ball State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Ohio.
+2 (19:32) Armoni Zeigler makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
02
(19:06) Javan Simmons misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:05) Ohio Offensive Rebound.
(19:02) Ajay Sheldon misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(18:57) Armoni Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:49) Armoni Zeigler makes driving layup.
04
(18:32) JJ Kelly misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:29) Elmore James IV Defensive Rebound.
(18:07) Elmore James IV misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(18:02) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:58) Jackson Paveletzke makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
24
(17:42) Devon Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:36) Ajay Sheldon Defensive Rebound.
(17:33) Jackson Paveletzke misses layup.
(17:27) Devon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:27) Devon Barnes makes layup.
26
(17:03) Aidan Hadaway misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:59) Preston Copeland Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) Armoni Zeigler misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(16:50) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:43) JJ Kelly makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
56
+2 (16:11) Mason Jones makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
58
(16:00) Foul on Elmore James IV.
(15:46) Jalen Breath bad pass turnover.
(15:34) Elmore James IV misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:29) Jackson Paveletzke Defensive Rebound.
(15:23) Jackson Paveletzke misses 10-foot jumper.
(15:21) Armoni Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
(15:18) Devon Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:14) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(15:07) Ajay Sheldon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:03) Preston Copeland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:48) Armoni Zeigler makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
510
+2 (14:22) Aidan Hadaway makes layup.
710
+3 (13:57) Devon Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mason Jones assists).
713
+3 (13:47) Jackson Paveletzke makes 26-foot three pointer.
1013
(13:20) Foul on Jalen Breath.
+1 (13:20) Armoni Zeigler makes free throw 1 of 2.
1014
+1 (13:20) Armoni Zeigler makes free throw 2 of 2.
1015
(13:02) Jackson Paveletzke bad pass turnover.
(13:02) Davion Hill Steal.
(13:00) Foul on Davion Hill.
(13:00) Davion Hill turnover.
(12:53) Jackson Paveletzke bad pass turnover.
(12:53) Mason Jones Steal.
+3 (12:28) Elmore James IV makes 26-foot three point jumper (Davion Hill assists).
1018
(12:09) Dior Conners traveling turnover.
+2 (11:53) Davion Hill makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
1020
(11:33) Jesse Burris misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(11:32) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:12) Cam Denson makes layup (Mason Jones assists).
1022
(11:01) Jackson Paveletzke bad pass turnover.
(11:01) Cam Denson Steal.
+2 (10:56) Davion Hill makes layup (Cam Denson assists).
1024
(10:43) Jackson Paveletzke misses 8-foot jumper.
(10:39) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
(10:39) Foul on Jackson Paveletzke.
(10:13) Devon Barnes misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(10:13) Javan Simmons Block.
(10:06) Javan Simmons Defensive Rebound.
(9:47) Aidan Hadaway misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:47) Javan Simmons Offensive Rebound.
(9:47) Foul on Cam Denson.
+2 (9:39) Aidan Hadaway makes layup (Javan Simmons assists).
1224
+2 (9:18) Armoni Zeigler makes driving layup.
1226
(9:01) Foul on Armoni Zeigler.
+1 (9:01) Javan Simmons makes free throw 1 of 2.
1326
(9:01) Javan Simmons misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:57) Aidan Hadaway Offensive Rebound.
(8:56) Aidan Hadaway bad pass turnover.
(8:56) Preston Copeland Steal.
(8:51) Cam Denson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:51) Ohio Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Javan Simmons bad pass turnover.
(8:34) Armoni Zeigler Steal.
+2 (8:27) Davion Hill makes layup (Armoni Zeigler assists).
1328
+2 (8:07) Aidan Hadaway makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
1528
(8:07) Foul on Cam Denson.
+1 (8:07) Aidan Hadaway makes free throw 1 of 1.
1628
(7:48) Armoni Zeigler misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(7:48) Javan Simmons Block.
(7:44) Javan Simmons Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:40) JJ Kelly makes layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
1828
(7:19) Mason Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:14) Ajay Sheldon Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:58) Ajay Sheldon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
2128
(6:35) Devon Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:32) Javan Simmons Defensive Rebound.
(6:23) JJ Kelly misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:18) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
(6:07) Devon Barnes misses driving layup.
(6:04) Javan Simmons Defensive Rebound.
(6:02) Foul on Mason Jones.
+1 (6:02) JJ Kelly makes free throw 1 of 2.
2228
+1 (6:02) JJ Kelly makes free throw 2 of 2.
2328
(5:32) team shot clock turnover .
(5:23) Javan Simmons bad pass turnover.
+3 (5:03) Devon Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Armoni Zeigler assists).
2331
(4:49) JJ Kelly misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:45) Armoni Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:33) Mason Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Armoni Zeigler assists).
2334
(4:07) Aidan Hadaway misses 11-foot hook shot.
(4:07) Mason Jones Block.
(4:00) Preston Copeland Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) Elmore James IV misses layup.
(3:43) Preston Copeland Offensive Rebound.
(3:43) Preston Copeland out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (3:28) Aidan Hadaway makes 1-foot dunk.
2534
(3:09) Foul on Javan Simmons.
+1 (3:09) Armoni Zeigler makes free throw 1 of 2.
2535
+1 (3:09) Armoni Zeigler makes free throw 2 of 2.
2536
+2 (2:40) Jackson Paveletzke makes 13-foot step back jumpshot.
2736
(2:25) Armoni Zeigler misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:22) Preston Copeland Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:10) Armoni Zeigler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Davion Hill assists).
2739
+2 (1:49) Aidan Hadaway makes 6-foot jumper.
2939
(1:16) Elmore James IV misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(1:13) Aidan Hadaway Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:07) Aidan Hadaway makes driving layup.
3139
+3 (0:46) Armoni Zeigler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Davion Hill assists).
3142
(0:20) Javan Simmons misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:17) Armoni Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Foul on Ajay Sheldon.
+1 (0:03) Armoni Zeigler makes free throw 1 of 2.
3143
+1 (0:03) Armoni Zeigler makes free throw 2 of 2.
3144

2nd half

Team Stats

OHIO

BALL

71Points76

26-54(48.1%)Field Goal(%)22-51(43.1%)

4-16(25.0%)3-Point(%)7-19(36.8%)

15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)25-31(80.6%)

31(8)Rebounds(Offensive)30(9)

7Assists11

3Steals8

3Blocks1

12Turnovers10

19(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

0Largest Lead15

Game Details

Friday, January 16, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN

attendance: 2,505 (21.8%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: OHIO -5.5

over/under: 147.5