Ball State Cardinals vs. Western Michigan Broncos

Mar 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
BALL	25	36	13	74
WMU	22	39	10	71

Game Recap

Player Stats

BALL STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Preston Copeland	35	6-7	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	1	12
24Mason Jones	42	0-2	0-1	0-0	10	0	3	2	0	4	0
5Armoni Zeigler	42	10-19	2-4	6-10	7	8	0	0	3	1	28
13Devon Barnes	18	1-8	0-3	2-2	2	1	3	0	0	1	4
2Davion Hill	38	7-15	0-1	3-7	2	3	3	0	1	4	17
7Cam Denson	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
4Kayden Fish	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
3Juwan Maxey	22	3-4	2-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2	8
1Elmore James IV	16	1-5	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	4	3

TOTAL	-	29-6246.8%	5-1338.5%	11-1957.9%	31	13	9	3	6	19	74

WESTERN MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Max Burton	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
3EJ Ryans	30	0-6	0-1	5-6	0	2	0	0	2	1	5
12Jayden Brewer	38	6-12	1-2	7-7	13	0	0	3	6	3	20
1Trey Lewis	19	1-4	1-3	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	5
11Justice Williams	40	8-17	2-8	4-5	6	1	0	0	1	1	22
24Michael Sulaka	19	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	2	0	3	2
22Declan Peterson	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
7Carson Vis	25	5-7	1-2	0-2	4	0	1	0	0	0	11
0Sharod Barnes	16	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	2	0	0	1	2	1
2Jalen Griffith	12	1-5	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	23-5641.1%	6-1931.6%	19-2479.2%	34	9	1	5	10	13	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBALLWMU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Ball State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Western Michigan.
(19:37) Davion Hill misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:34) Trey Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(19:19) Jayden Brewer bad pass turnover.
(19:10) Devon Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:06) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
(19:00) Jayden Brewer misses driving layup.
(18:57) Armoni Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
(18:52) Armoni Zeigler misses driving layup.
(18:49) Preston Copeland Offensive Rebound.
(18:48) Preston Copeland misses layup.
(18:46) Justice Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:40) Justice Williams makes 18-foot jumper.
02
+2 (18:22) Davion Hill makes driving layup.
22
(18:02) Jayden Brewer bad pass turnover.
(18:02) Devon Barnes Steal.
(17:58) Devon Barnes misses layup.
(17:58) Jayden Brewer Block.
(17:54) Trey Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(17:37) EJ Ryans bad pass turnover.
(17:37) Davion Hill Steal.
(17:32) Devon Barnes misses layup.
(17:29) Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
(17:23) Armoni Zeigler misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:19) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
(17:03) Foul on Mason Jones.
(17:03) Carson Vis misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:03) Western Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:03) Carson Vis misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:59) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:51) Preston Copeland makes 2-foot dunk (Armoni Zeigler assists).
42
(16:19) Justice Williams misses 17-foot step back jumpshot.
(16:16) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:01) Armoni Zeigler makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
72
(15:32) EJ Ryans misses 17-foot jumper.
(15:30) Carson Vis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:29) Carson Vis makes layup.
74
(15:08) Davion Hill misses driving layup.
(15:05) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
(15:01) Jayden Brewer bad pass turnover.
(15:01) Davion Hill Steal.
+2 (14:56) Armoni Zeigler makes 5-foot dunk (Davion Hill assists).
94
(14:22) Jayden Brewer misses 6-foot jumper.
(14:22) Mason Jones Block.
(14:22) Western Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:21) team shot clock turnover .
(13:58) Elmore James IV misses layup.
(13:55) Declan Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(13:33) Foul on Elmore James IV.
+1 (13:33) Sharod Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2.
95
(13:33) Sharod Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:31) Armoni Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
(13:19) Mason Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:17) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
(13:02) Elmore James IV bad pass turnover.
(12:41) Justice Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:38) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
(12:25) Armoni Zeigler misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:22) Trey Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(12:15) Trey Lewis misses 14-foot step back jumpshot.
(12:11) Armoni Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
(11:58) Armoni Zeigler misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(11:55) Jalen Griffith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:48) Justice Williams makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Jalen Griffith assists).
97
(11:23) Kayden Fish misses layup.
(11:18) Armoni Zeigler Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:16) Elmore James IV makes 27-foot three point jumper (Armoni Zeigler assists).
127
(10:59) Justice Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:54) Armoni Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:39) Kayden Fish makes layup (Armoni Zeigler assists).
147
(10:21) Jalen Griffith misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:17) Juwan Maxey Defensive Rebound.
(10:05) Elmore James IV misses layup.
(10:00) Justice Williams Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Jalen Griffith misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(9:49) Juwan Maxey Defensive Rebound.
(9:45) Juwan Maxey misses driving layup.
(9:41) Justice Williams Defensive Rebound.
(9:15) Jalen Griffith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:11) Justice Williams Offensive Rebound.
(9:00) Trey Lewis misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:57) Juwan Maxey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:30) Juwan Maxey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elmore James IV assists).
177
+2 (7:58) Jayden Brewer makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
179
(7:24) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (6:54) Justice Williams makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
1711
(6:35) Elmore James IV misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(6:32) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
(6:10) Foul on Elmore James IV.
(6:03) EJ Ryans misses driving layup.
(6:01) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
(5:55) Armoni Zeigler misses layup.
(5:55) Michael Sulaka Block.
(5:51) Armoni Zeigler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:33) Armoni Zeigler makes 15-foot floating jump shot.
1911
(5:02) Michael Sulaka misses layup.
(5:01) Michael Sulaka Offensive Rebound.
(4:52) Foul on Davion Hill.
+1 (4:52) Trey Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2.
1912
+1 (4:52) Trey Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2.
1913
+2 (4:40) Davion Hill makes driving layup.
2113
(4:33) Jayden Brewer misses layup.
(4:33) Cam Denson Block.
(4:28) Devon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(4:12) Davion Hill bad pass turnover.
+3 (3:48) Jalen Griffith makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2116
(3:30) Armoni Zeigler out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(3:06) Jayden Brewer bad pass turnover.
(3:06) Devon Barnes Steal.
(2:53) Devon Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:51) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
(2:37) Foul on Cam Denson.
+1 (2:37) Justice Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
2117
(2:37) Justice Williams misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:35) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:24) Preston Copeland makes 4-foot alley oop dunk.
2317
+3 (2:11) Trey Lewis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Justice Williams assists).
2320
(1:48) Devon Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:43) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
(1:31) Sharod Barnes bad pass turnover.
(1:31) Devon Barnes Steal.
+2 (1:24) Armoni Zeigler makes layup.
2520
(0:54) Jayden Brewer misses driving layup.
(0:54) Mason Jones Block.
(0:50) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
(0:42) Foul on Declan Peterson.
(0:33) Foul on Justice Williams.
(0:28) Davion Hill misses driving layup.
(0:25) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
(0:09) Foul on Davion Hill.
+2 (0:02) Michael Sulaka makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Sharod Barnes assists).
2522

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

BALL

WMU

74Points71

29-62(46.8%)Field Goal(%)23-56(41.1%)

5-13(38.5%)3-Point(%)6-19(31.6%)

11-19(57.9%)Free Throw(%)19-24(79.2%)

35(8)Rebounds(Offensive)35(6)

13Assists9

9Steals1

3Blocks5

8Turnovers11

19(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

10Largest Lead7

Game Details

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · 7:00 PM

University Arena (MI) · Kalamazoo, MI

capacity: 5,421

tv: ESPN+

spread: WMU -1.5

over/under: 138.5