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Persons propels Ball State past Stony Brook in home opener
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Tayler Persons poured in 29 points on 12-of-18 shooting and keyed a late run as Ball State rallied to defeat Stony Brook 87-76 in their home opener on Friday night.
The Cardinals (1-2) were clinging to a 67-64 lead when Persons got hot. The junior guard, who also grabbed six rebounds, hit two 3-pointers and scored 10 of Ball State's next 12 points to increase the Cardinals' lead to 79-69. The Seawolves (0-3) got no closer than five points over the final 2:29.
Freshman Kyle Mallers scored 16 and Tahjai Teague contributed 13 points, six rebounds and five steals for Ball State, which trailed 42-34 at halftime.
U.C. Iroegbu scored 18 and Junior Saintel notched a double-double - 16 points, 10 rebounds - for the Seawolves. Akwasi Yeboah added 15 points, five boards and four assists.
Ball State shot 50.9 percent from the floor, connecting on 27 of 53 shots, but just 6 of 18 (33 percent) from 3-point range. Stony Brook connected on 24 of 57 shots (42.1 percent), including 10 of 27 (37 percent) from long range.
Stony Brook controlled the boards 38-29 in the first meeting between the schools.
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Stony Brook
0-3
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71.6 PPG | 44.5 RPG | 11.3 APG |
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Ball State
1-2
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75.1 PPG | 40.2 RPG | 12.9 APG |
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A. Yeboah | 16.7 PPG | 7.7 RPG | 1.4 APG | 41.3 FG% |
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T. Persons | 16.7 PPG | 4.0 RPG | 4.3 APG | 44.1 FG% |
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