Central Michigan 69-67 Ball State (Mar 4, 2025) Play-by-Play

Central Michigan Chippewas

14-16, 7-10 MAC

	1	2	T
CMU	22	47	69
BALL	39	28	67

TIME	CMU	BALL
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Ball State	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by Central Michigan	0	0
19:40	Jeremiah Hernandez missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:37	Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:34	Payton Sparks made Layup.	0	2
19:18	Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.	0	2
19:15	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:59	Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Jumper.	0	2
18:56	Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:40	Foul on Ben Hendriks.	0	2
18:33	Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.	3	2
18:08	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper.	3	4
17:52	Foul on Ugnius Jarusevicius.	3	4
17:52	Ugnius Jarusevicius Turnover.	3	4
17:52	Jeremiah Hernandez subbing out for Ball State	3	4
17:52	Ben Hendriks subbing out for Ball State	3	4
17:52	Jermahri Hill subbing in for Ball State	3	4
17:52	Juanse Gorosito subbing in for Ball State	3	4
17:46	Juanse Gorosito Turnover.	3	4
17:46	Ugnius Jarusevicius Steal.	3	4
17:42	Quentin Heady Turnover.	3	4
17:42	Quentin Heady subbing out for Central Michigan	3	4
17:42	Kyler Vanderjagt subbing in for Central Michigan	3	4
17:27	Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
17:23	Ugnius Jarusevicius Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:16	Jakobi Heady missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
17:12	Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.	3	4
16:47	Jermahri Hill made Layup.	3	6
16:15	Central Michigan Turnover.	3	6
16:15	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing out for Central Michigan	3	6
16:15	Quentin Heady subbing in for Central Michigan	3	6
15:56	Juanse Gorosito Turnover.	3	6
15:56	Jakobi Heady Steal.	3	6
15:46	Jakobi Heady missed Layup.	3	6
15:46	Mickey Pearson Jr. Block.	3	6
15:41	Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.	3	6
15:38	Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.	3	6
15:34	Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.	3	6
15:21	Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.	3	6
15:21	Official TV Timeout	3	6
15:07	Quentin Heady made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.	5	6
14:41	Payton Sparks missed Layup.	5	6
14:41	Quentin Heady Block.	5	6
14:36	Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.	5	6
14:28	Anthony Pritchard missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
14:23	Quentin Heady Offensive Rebound.	5	6
14:20	Kyler Vanderjagt missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
14:18	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	5	6
14:05	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.	5	9
13:46	Cayden Vasko missed Three Point Jumper.	5	9
13:43	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	5	9
13:31	Payton Sparks made Layup.	5	11
13:04	Anthony Pritchard missed Jumper.	5	11
13:00	Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.	5	11
12:55	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	5	11
12:52	Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.	5	11
12:34	Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..	5	11
12:34	Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing out for Ball State	5	11
12:34	Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State	5	11
12:34	TJ Burch subbing in for Ball State	5	11
12:34	Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State	5	11
12:34	Quentin Heady subbing out for Central Michigan	5	11
12:34	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing in for Central Michigan	5	11
12:21	Foul on Ben Hendriks.	5	11
12:21	Ben Hendriks subbing out for Ball State	5	11
12:21	Zane Doughty subbing in for Ball State	5	11
12:21	Jakobi Heady made Layup.	7	11
12:00	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper.	7	13
11:41	Ugnius Jarusevicius Turnover.	7	13
11:41	Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing out for Ball State	7	13
11:41	Juanse Gorosito subbing out for Ball State	7	13
11:41	Zane Doughty subbing out for Ball State	7	13
11:41	Payton Sparks subbing in for Ball State	7	13
11:41	Joey Hart subbing in for Ball State	7	13
11:41	Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State	7	13
11:24	Joey Hart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Burch.	7	16
11:07	Jakobi Heady Turnover.	7	16
10:44	TJ Burch made Jumper.	7	18
10:27	Jakobi Heady missed Jumper.	7	18
10:27	Payton Sparks Block.	7	18
10:27	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	7	18
10:10	TJ Burch Turnover.	7	18
10:10	Cayden Vasko Steal.	7	18
10:06	Foul on TJ Burch.	7	18
10:01	Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Jumper.	7	18
9:56	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	7	18
9:51	Jermahri Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Burch.	7	21
9:49	Central Michigan Timeout	7	21
9:36	Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Layup.	7	21
9:33	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	7	21
9:28	TJ Burch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.	7	24
9:04	Anthony Pritchard made Layup.	9	24
8:42	Foul on Kyler Vanderjagt.	9	24
8:30	Joey Hart missed Three Point Jumper.	9	24
8:27	Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.	9	24
8:10	Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Three Point Jumper.	9	24
8:07	Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.	9	24
8:00	Jermahri Hill missed Layup.	9	24
7:58	Jermahri Hill Offensive Rebound.	9	24
7:53	Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones.	9	26
7:31	Anthony Pritchard made Jumper.	11	26
7:10	Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.	11	26
7:08	Jakobi Heady Defensive Rebound.	11	26
6:58	Jakobi Heady missed Jumper.	11	26
6:58	Ugnius Jarusevicius Offensive Rebound.	11	26
6:58	Foul on Mason Jones.	11	26
6:57	Official TV Timeout	11	26
6:57	Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State	11	26
6:57	TJ Burch subbing out for Ball State	11	26
6:57	Mason Jones subbing out for Ball State	11	26
6:57	Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing in for Ball State	11	26
6:57	Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing in for Ball State	11	26
6:57	Zane Doughty subbing in for Ball State	11	26
6:57	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing out for Central Michigan	11	26
6:57	Quentin Heady subbing in for Central Michigan	11	26
6:46	Kyler Vanderjagt missed Jumper.	11	26
6:42	Zane Doughty Defensive Rebound.	11	26
6:23	Jermahri Hill made Dunk. Assisted by Zane Doughty.	11	28
6:10	Anthony Pritchard made Jumper.	13	28
5:51	Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Jumper.	13	28
5:47	Jakobi Heady Defensive Rebound.	13	28
5:38	Jakobi Heady missed Three Point Jumper.	13	28
5:35	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	13	28
5:14	Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.	13	28
5:11	Jakobi Heady Defensive Rebound.	13	28
4:58	Quentin Heady made Jumper.	15	28
4:33	Foul on Quentin Heady.	15	28
4:33	Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Free Throw.	15	28
4:33	Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.	15	28
4:33	Jermahri Hill subbing out for Ball State	15	28
4:33	Joey Hart subbing out for Ball State	15	28
4:33	Zane Doughty subbing out for Ball State	15	28
4:33	Juanse Gorosito subbing in for Ball State	15	28
4:33	Payton Sparks subbing in for Ball State	15	28
4:33	Jeremiah Hernandez subbing in for Ball State	15	28
4:33	Kyler Vanderjagt subbing out for Central Michigan	15	28
4:33	Quentin Heady subbing out for Central Michigan	15	28
4:33	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing in for Central Michigan	15	28
4:33	Decorion Temple subbing in for Central Michigan	15	28
4:33	Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.	15	29
4:19	Decorion Temple made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.	17	29
4:19	Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.	17	29
4:19	Decorion Temple missed Free Throw.	17	29
4:17	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	17	29
3:55	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	17	29
3:52	Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.	17	29
3:34	Anthony Pritchard missed Three Point Jumper.	17	29
3:31	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	17	29
3:15	Foul on Jakobi Heady.	17	29
3:15	Official TV Timeout	17	29
3:08	Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup.	17	31
3:08	Foul on Jakobi Heady.	17	31
3:08	Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing out for Ball State	17	31
3:08	Jermahri Hill subbing in for Ball State	17	31
3:08	Jakobi Heady subbing out for Central Michigan	17	31
3:08	Kyler Vanderjagt subbing in for Central Michigan	17	31
3:08	Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.	17	32
2:48	Kyler Vanderjagt missed Three Point Jumper.	17	32
2:44	Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.	17	32
2:23	Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.	17	32
2:21	Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.	17	32
2:21	Foul on Payton Sparks.	17	32
2:21	Decorion Temple subbing out for Central Michigan	17	32
2:21	Quentin Heady subbing in for Central Michigan	17	32
2:21	Anthony Pritchard made Free Throw.	18	32
2:21	Anthony Pritchard missed Free Throw.	18	32
2:18	Ugnius Jarusevicius Offensive Rebound.	18	32
2:17	Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Layup.	18	32
2:17	Ugnius Jarusevicius Offensive Rebound.	18	32
2:17	Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..	18	32
2:17	Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing out for Ball State	18	32
2:17	Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State	18	32
2:17	Ugnius Jarusevicius made Free Throw.	19	32
2:17	Ugnius Jarusevicius made Free Throw.	20	32
2:17	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing out for Central Michigan	20	32
2:17	Decorion Temple subbing in for Central Michigan	20	32
1:55	Mason Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	20	32
1:51	Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.	20	32
1:40	Quentin Heady missed Layup.	20	32
1:38	Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.	20	32
1:32	Foul on Payton Sparks.	20	32
1:32	Payton Sparks Turnover.	20	32
1:32	Decorion Temple subbing out for Central Michigan	20	32
1:32	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing in for Central Michigan	20	32
1:32	Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State	20	32
1:32	Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State	20	32
1:32	Quentin Heady subbing out for Central Michigan	20	32
1:32	Jakobi Heady subbing in for Central Michigan	20	32
1:16	Cayden Vasko missed Three Point Jumper.	20	32
1:15	Jakobi Heady subbing out for Central Michigan	20	32
1:15	Quentin Heady subbing in for Central Michigan	20	32
1:14	Ball State Defensive Rebound.	20	32
0:44	Jermahri Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.	20	35
0:44	Foul on Ugnius Jarusevicius.	20	35
0:44	Mason Jones made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.	20	37
0:26	Ugnius Jarusevicius made Layup.	22	37
0:02	Juanse Gorosito made Layup.	22	39
0:00	End of 1st half	22	39

Jakobi Heady gets the basket plus the foul

0:22

Jermahri Hill fights off defender for and-1

0:21

Cayden Vasko knocks down the 3-point shot

0:17

Worthen Arena

7:00 PM, March 4, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Muncie, IN

Line: CMU -2.5

Over/Under: 147.5

Attendance: 2,844

Referees:
Chad Barlow
Tariq Lucas
Alex Landis

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Ohio	10-8	7	16-15
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Western Michigan	9-9	8	12-19
Bowling Green	8-10	9	14-17
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