Pearson, Hernandez lead Ball State over Central Michigan 82-80
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Mickey Pearson Jr. scored 16 points to lead Ball State and Jeremiah Hernandez made three free throws with 4.2 seconds left as the Cardinals took down Central Michigan 82-80 on Tuesday night.
Pearson also contributed five rebounds for the Cardinals (9-9, 3-3 Mid-American Conference). Hernandez scored 15 points while going 4 of 8 and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line. Payton Sparks shot 5 of 7 from the field and 4 for 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points, while adding eight rebounds and three blocks.
The Chippewas (8-10, 2-4) were led in scoring by Quentin Heady, who finished with 17 points and three steals. Central Michigan also got 15 points and seven rebounds from Bryan Ndjonga. Anthony Pritchard finished with 15 points, six assists and three steals.
Hernandez scored eight points in the first half and Ball State went into halftime trailing 41-33. Pearson scored a team-high 12 points for Ball State in the second half. Ball State outscored Central Michigan by 10 points over the final half.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Chippewas gains possession) | Â | |
19:53 | +2 | Quentin Heady makes two point layup (Cayden Vasko assists) | 0-2 | |
19:31 | +2 | Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Mickey Pearson Jr. assists) | 2-2 | |
19:07 | Â | Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:05 | Â | Jermahri Hill defensive rebound | Â | |
18:51 | +2 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point layup (Payton Sparks assists) | 4-2 | |
18:24 | Â | Juanse Gorosito personal foul | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Cayden Vasko turnover (bad pass) (Mickey Pearson Jr. steals) | Â | |
18:16 | Â | Cayden Vasko blocks Ethan Brittain-Watts's two point layup | Â | |
18:14 | Â | Cardinals offensive rebound | Â | |
18:01 | Â | Jakobi Heady blocks Jermahri Hill's two point layup | Â | |
17:59 | Â | Chippewas defensive rebound | Â | |
17:46 | +2 | Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot | 4-4 | |
17:14 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:12 | Â | Jakobi Heady defensive rebound | Â | |
17:01 | Â | Jakobi Heady turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Brittain-Watts steals) | Â | |
16:56 | +2 | Jermahri Hill makes two point layup | 6-4 | |
16:48 | Â | Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:46 | Â | Jakobi Heady offensive rebound | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Jakobi Heady misses two point tip layup | Â | |
16:43 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga offensive rebound | Â | |
16:34 | +2 | Bryan Ndjonga makes two point hook shot | 6-6 | |
16:06 | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:04 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound | Â | |
15:58 | +2 | Quentin Heady makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists) | 6-8 | |
15:43 | Â | Anthony Pritchard personal foul | Â | |
15:43 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:39 | +3 | Ethan Brittain-Watts makes three point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists) | 9-8 | |
15:09 | +2 | Quentin Heady makes two point hook shot | 9-10 | |
14:50 | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts turnover (bad pass) (Quentin Heady steals) | Â | |
14:32 | Â | Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup | Â | |
14:30 | Â | Cardinals defensive rebound | Â | |
14:06 | +2 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point jump shot | 11-10 | |
13:50 | +2 | Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup | 11-12 | |
13:27 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:25 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound | Â | |
13:17 | Â | Kyler VanderJagt misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Jermahri Hill defensive rebound | Â | |
13:10 | Â | Jermahri Hill turnover (lost ball) (Kyler VanderJagt steals) | Â | |
12:57 | Â | Anthony Pritchard turnover (lost ball) (Jermahri Hill steals) | Â | |
12:53 | +2 | Jermahri Hill makes two point dunk | 13-12 | |
12:47 | Â | Jermahri Hill personal foul | Â | |
12:44 | +2 | Damarion Bonds makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists) | 13-14 | |
12:31 | Â | Joey Hart turnover (bad pass) (Jakobi Heady steals) | Â | |
12:23 | Â | Cayden Vasko offensive foul | Â | |
12:23 | Â | Cayden Vasko turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
11:58 | Â | Juanse Gorosito turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Pritchard steals) | Â | |
11:45 | Â | Damarion Bonds misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:43 | Â | Joey Hart defensive rebound | Â | |
11:28 | Â | Jermahri Hill turnover (bad pass) (Damarion Bonds steals) | Â | |
11:25 | +2 | Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup | 13-16 | |
10:58 | Â | Joey Hart misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound | Â | |
10:48 | Â | Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound | Â | |
10:39 | +2 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point jump shot | 15-16 | |
10:07 | Â | Jump ball. Cayden Vasko vs. Mickey Pearson Jr. (Cardinals gains possession) | Â | |
10:07 | Â | Cayden Vasko turnover (lost ball) (Mickey Pearson Jr. steals) | Â | |
10:07 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:40 | Â | Damarion Bonds defensive rebound | Â | |
9:34 | +3 | Damarion Bonds makes three point jump shot (Cayden Vasko assists) | 15-19 | |
9:19 | Â | Damarion Bonds blocks Joey Hart's three point jump shot | Â | |
9:17 | Â | Joey Hart offensive rebound | Â | |
9:10 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga shooting foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul) | Â | |
9:10 | +1 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-19 | |
9:10 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
9:10 | Â | Damarion Bonds defensive rebound | Â | |
8:53 | Â | Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound | Â | |
8:35 | Â | Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:33 | Â | Quentin Heady defensive rebound | Â | |
8:27 | +2 | Quentin Heady makes two point layup | 16-21 | |
8:05 | +2 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists) | 18-21 | |
7:54 | Â | Anthony Pritchard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:52 | Â | Payton Sparks defensive rebound | Â | |
7:41 | +3 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes three point jump shot (Juanse Gorosito assists) | 21-21 | |
7:19 | Â | Quentin Heady misses two point hook shot | Â | |
7:17 | Â | Damarion Bonds offensive rebound | Â | |
7:14 | Â | Jump ball. (Chippewas gains possession) | Â | |
7:14 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:08 | +3 | Bryan Ndjonga makes three point jump shot (Kyler VanderJagt assists) | 21-24 | |
6:40 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga blocks Jermahri Hill's three point jump shot | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound | Â | |
6:29 | Â | Damarion Bonds misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:27 | Â | Jakobi Heady offensive rebound | Â | |
6:24 | Â | Jermahri Hill personal foul | Â | |
6:20 | +2 | Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup | 21-26 | |
5:51 | Â | Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:49 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound | Â | |
5:44 | Â | Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:42 | Â | Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound | Â | |
5:31 | Â | Juanse Gorosito misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:29 | Â | Damarion Bonds defensive rebound | Â | |
5:25 | Â | Damarion Bonds turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
5:03 | Â | Juanse Gorosito turnover (bad pass) (Quentin Heady steals) | Â | |
4:52 | +2 | Kyler VanderJagt makes two point layup | 21-28 | |
4:38 | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts turnover (lost ball) (Shaedon Simpson steals) | Â | |
4:33 | +2 | Quentin Heady makes two point dunk (Shaedon Simpson assists) | 21-30 | |
4:31 | Â | Cardinals 30 second timeout | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Quentin Heady steals) | Â | |
4:20 | +2 | Quentin Heady makes two point layup | 21-32 | |
3:49 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:47 | Â | TJ Burch offensive rebound | Â | |
3:40 | +3 | Ethan Brittain-Watts makes three point jump shot (TJ Burch assists) | 24-32 | |
3:39 | Â | Chippewas 30 second timeout | Â | |
3:39 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:27 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:25 | Â | TJ Burch defensive rebound | Â | |
3:10 | Â | Payton Sparks misses two point layup | Â | |
3:08 | Â | Payton Sparks offensive rebound | Â | |
3:07 | +2 | Payton Sparks makes two point layup | 26-32 | |
3:07 | Â | Jakobi Heady shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul) | Â | |
3:07 | +1 | Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-32 | |
2:53 | Â | Kyler VanderJagt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:51 | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts defensive rebound | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul) | Â | |
2:42 | +1 | Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-32 | |
2:42 | Â | Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound | Â | |
2:24 | Â | Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:22 | Â | Quentin Heady offensive rebound | Â | |
2:17 | +2 | Quentin Heady makes two point layup | 28-34 | |
1:55 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:53 | Â | Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound | Â | |
1:48 | +3 | Damarion Bonds makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists) | 28-37 | |
1:36 | Â | TJ Burch turnover (bad pass) (Cayden Vasko steals) | Â | |
1:31 | Â | TJ Burch shooting foul (Quentin Heady draws the foul) | Â | |
1:31 | +1 | Quentin Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-38 | |
1:31 | Â | Quentin Heady misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Quentin Heady shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul) | Â | |
1:15 | +1 | Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-38 | |
1:15 | Â | Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound | Â | |
0:59 | +3 | Damarion Bonds makes three point jump shot | 29-41 | |
0:44 | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:42 | Â | Payton Sparks offensive rebound | Â | |
0:36 | +2 | Payton Sparks makes two point layup | 31-41 | |
0:10 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. blocks Anthony Pritchard's two point layup | Â | |
0:08 | Â | Chippewas offensive rebound | Â | |
0:07 | Â | Damarion Bonds misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | +2 | Jermahri Hill makes two point layup (Mickey Pearson Jr. assists) | 33-41 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |