Eastern Michigan 58-56 Ball State (Feb 24, 2024) Play-by-Play

Eastern Michigan Eagles

11-16, 4-10 MAC

	1	2	T
EMU	26	32	58
BALL	27	29	56

Ball State Cardinals

13-14, 5-9 MAC

TIME		EMU	BALL
19:33	Connor Serven missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:28	Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:12	Davion Bailey missed Jumper.	0	0
19:09	Yusuf Jihad Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:57	Legend Geeter Turnover.	0	0
18:57	Basheer Jihad Steal.	0	0
18:44	Jalin Anderson missed Layup.	0	0
18:43	Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:16	Legend Geeter missed Jumper.	0	0
18:12	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:03	Foul on Tyson Acuff.	0	0
17:57	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	0	0
17:57	Connor Serven Steal.	0	0
17:47	Arne Osojnik missed Layup.	0	0
17:45	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	0	0
17:29	Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.	0	0
17:25	Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.	0	0
17:23	Mason Jones made Layup.	0	2
17:07	Tyson Acuff made Jumper. Assisted by Connor Serven.	2	2
17:07	Foul on Mason Jones.	2	2
17:07	Tyson Acuff made Free Throw.	3	2
16:52	Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.	3	2
16:48	Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.	3	2
16:47	Mason Jones missed Layup.	3	2
16:47	Connor Serven Block.	3	2
16:46	Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.	3	2
16:29	Yusuf Jihad Turnover.	3	2
16:29	Mason Jones Steal.	3	2
16:24	Mason Jones made Layup.	3	4
16:09	Connor Serven missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
16:05	Legend Geeter Offensive Rebound.	3	4
16:03	Legend Geeter made Layup.	5	4
15:48	Mason Jones Turnover.	5	4
15:48	Legend Geeter Steal.	5	4
15:25	Legend Geeter made Jumper. Assisted by Arne Osojnik.	7	4
15:05	Mason Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	7	4
15:01	Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.	7	4
14:54	Foul on Yusuf Jihad.	7	4
14:54	Yusuf Jihad Turnover.	7	4
14:54	Official TV Timeout	7	4
14:35	Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.	7	4
14:31	Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.	7	4
14:14	Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.	7	4
14:10	Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.	7	4
13:53	Basheer Jihad missed Layup.	7	4
13:51	Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.	7	4
13:32	Tyson Acuff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Billingsley.	10	4
13:13	Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones.	10	6
12:52	Legend Geeter Turnover.	10	6
12:52	Basheer Jihad Steal.	10	6
12:52	Foul on Legend Geeter.	10	6
12:33	Mason Jones Turnover.	10	6
12:33	Legend Geeter Steal.	10	6
12:02	Jalin Billingsley missed Jumper.	10	6
11:59	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	10	6
11:47	Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.	10	6
11:43	Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.	10	6
11:42	Official TV Timeout	10	6
11:28	Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.	10	6
11:26	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	10	6
11:26	Foul on Jalin Billingsley.	10	6
11:08	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	10	6
10:57	Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.	10	6
10:53	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	10	6
10:48	Jalin Anderson missed Layup.	10	6
10:46	Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.	10	6
10:42	Orlando Lovejoy Turnover.	10	6
10:42	Jalin Anderson Steal.	10	6
10:37	Mason Jones made Dunk. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.	10	8
10:20	Foul on Mason Jones.	10	8
10:14	Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.	10	8
10:08	Jalin Billingsley Offensive Rebound.	10	8
10:08	Jalin Billingsley made Layup.	12	8
9:58	Foul on Cyril Martynov.	12	8
9:54	Foul on Cyril Martynov.	12	8
9:54	Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.	12	9
9:54	Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.	12	10
9:36	Foul on Basheer Jihad.	12	10
9:29	Tyson Acuff Turnover.	12	10
9:07	Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.	12	10
9:03	Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.	12	10
8:50	Jalin Billingsley made Layup. Assisted by Legend Geeter.	14	10
8:32	Basheer Jihad missed Layup.	14	10
8:29	Legend Geeter Defensive Rebound.	14	10
8:18	Jalin Billingsley made Layup.	16	10
8:00	Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.	16	13
7:26	Jalin Billingsley made Jumper.	18	13
7:13	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Middleton.	18	16
6:51	Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.	18	16
6:46	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	18	16
6:37	Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Trent Middleton.	18	18
6:37	Foul on Legend Geeter.	18	18
6:37	Official TV Timeout	18	18
6:37	Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.	18	19
6:23	Orlando Lovejoy missed Layup.	18	19
6:20	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	18	19
6:17	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	18	19
6:13	Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.	18	19
6:09	Foul on Jalin Anderson.	18	19
5:48	Jalin Billingsley missed Three Point Jumper.	18	19
5:43	Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.	18	19
5:25	Jalin Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.	18	21
5:09	Tyson Acuff missed Layup.	18	21
5:09	Trent Middleton Block.	18	21
5:03	Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.	18	21
5:01	Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.	18	21
4:57	Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.	18	21
4:50	Jalin Billingsley missed Jumper.	18	21
4:47	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	18	21
4:27	Davion Bailey missed Jumper.	18	21
4:25	Tyson Acuff Defensive Rebound.	18	21
4:12	Jalin Billingsley made Layup. Assisted by Arne Osojnik.	20	21
3:54	Basheer Jihad missed Layup.	20	21
3:50	Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.	20	21
3:35	Tyson Acuff made Jumper. Assisted by Connor Serven.	22	21
3:10	Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.	22	23
2:33	Tyson Acuff made Jumper.	24	23
2:28	Trent Middleton Turnover.	24	23
2:28	Official TV Timeout	24	23
2:15	Jalin Billingsley missed Layup.	24	23
2:11	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	24	23
1:55	Basheer Jihad made Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey.	24	25
1:32	Jalin Billingsley missed Layup.	24	25
1:29	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	24	25
1:15	Jurica Zagorsak missed Three Point Jumper.	24	25
1:11	Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.	24	25
1:08	Ben Hendriks made Dunk. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.	24	27
1:02	Eastern Michigan Timeout	24	27
0:43	Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.	24	27
0:38	Orlando Lovejoy Offensive Rebound.	24	27
0:24	Orlando Lovejoy made Jumper.	26	27
0:00	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	26	27
0:00	Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.	26	27
0:00	End of 1st half	26	27

Worthen Arena

2:00 PM, February 24, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Muncie, IN

Line: BALL -10.5

Over/Under: 144.5

Attendance: 4,708

Referees:
Rob Kueneman
Lewis Garrison
Scott Siville

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Bowling Green	8-10	9	14-18
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