MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) - Kyle Randall scored 16 points, Olivier Mbaigoto and Blake Hibbitts added 12 apiece and Central Michigan beat Ball State 71-57 on Saturday night.
Randall was 6 of 12 from the field for the Chippewas (9-8, 2-2 Mid-American), who used a 13-2 run just after halftime to turn a 41-35 deficit into a 48-43 lead and never trailed again. CMU improved to 5-1 at home.
Majok Majok had 14 points and 11 rebounds, his seventh double-double of the season, for the Cardinals (7-9, 1-3), who had won the previous five meetings between the schools and had never lost at McGuirk Arena. Jauwan Scaife chipped in 13 points.
Ball State took a 37-35 lead into halftime but went cold in the second half, going just 9 of 26 from the field and 1 of 13 from 3-point range. Central Michigan turned 17 Cardinals turnovers into 15 points for the game.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Ball State (7-9) | 37 | 20 | 57 |
| Central Michigan (9-8) « | 35 | 36 | 71 |
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| Ball State Cardinals | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Majok, F | 34 | 7-10 | 0-3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| C. Bond, F | 25 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| M. Kamieniecki, F | 24 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| J. Scaife, G | 37 | 4-13 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| J. Berry, G | 28 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Posley | 29 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Z. Fields | 19 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| T. Koch | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 22-54 | 6-12 | 37 | 13 | 18 | 57 | |
| 40.7% | 50% | ||||||
| Central Michigan Chippewas | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Simons, F | 22 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| O. Mbaigoto, F | 18 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| K. Randall, G | 33 | 6-12 | 4-5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| C. Fowler, G | 26 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| A. Keel, G | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| F. Craddock | 25 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| D. Richardson | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| B. Hibbitts | 21 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| A. Stewart | 12 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| S. Krannitz | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Z. Saylor | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27-60 | 12-20 | 34 | 13 | 17 | 71 | |
| 45% | 60% | ||||||
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