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El-Amin scores 20 to lift Ball St. over Illinois St. 82-66

AP
Dec 12, 2020

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Ishmael El-Amin had 20 points as Ball St. defeated Illinois State Redbirds 82-66 on Saturday night.

Brachen Hazen had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Ball St. (3-2). K.J. Walton added 10 points. Miryne Thomas had seven rebounds.

Dedric Boyd had 15 points for the Redbirds (2-3). Dusan Mahorcic added 14 points and 13 rebounds. Josiah Strong had 14 points and six rebounds.

Antonio Reeves, who led the Redbirds in scoring heading into the matchup with 16 points per game, scored only 7 points on 3-of-10 shooting.

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1st Half
ILST
Redbirds
36
BALL
Cardinals
50

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dusan Mahorcic vs. Miryne Thomas (Ishmael El-Amin gains possession)
19:47		Miryne Thomas turnover (bad pass)
19:29		Harouna Sissoko misses two point jump shot
19:27		Miryne Thomas defensive rebound
19:23		Ishmael El-Amin turnover (bad pass)
19:11	+2	Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists)	2-0
18:51		Harouna Sissoko blocks Ishmael El-Amin's three point jump shot
18:49		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
17:57		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
17:55		K.J. Walton defensive rebound
17:55	+2	K.J. Walton makes two point layup	2-2
17:55	+2	Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (Josiah Strong assists)	4-2
17:48	+2	K.J. Walton makes two point jump shot	4-4
17:48		Dusan Mahorcic offensive foul (Brachen Hazen draws the foul)
17:48		Dusan Mahorcic turnover
17:44	+3	Ishmael El-Amin makes three point jump shot (Brachen Hazen assists)	4-7
17:44	+2	Harouna Sissoko makes two point layup	6-7
16:36		K.J. Walton misses two point jump shot
16:36		K.J. Walton offensive rebound
16:36	+2	Brachen Hazen makes two point layup (K.J. Walton assists)	6-9
16:36		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
16:34		Miryne Thomas defensive rebound
16:24		Josiah Strong personal foul
16:24		Dedric Boyd personal foul
16:16	+3	Ishmael El-Amin makes three point jump shot (Blake Huggins assists)	6-12
15:52		Dedric Boyd turnover (lost ball) (Blake Huggins steals)
15:40		Miryne Thomas misses two point jump shot
15:38		Howard Fleming Jr. defensive rebound
15:38		Howard Fleming Jr. turnover (bad pass)
15:38		TV timeout
15:21		Dedric Boyd personal foul (K.J. Walton draws the foul)
15:06	+3	Ishmael El-Amin makes three point jump shot	6-15
14:50		Zach Gunn shooting foul (Howard Fleming Jr. draws the foul)
14:50		Howard Fleming Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:50	+1	Howard Fleming Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-15
14:38	+3	Ishmael El-Amin makes three point jump shot (Zach Gunn assists)	7-18
14:23		Abdou Ndiaye turnover (lost ball)
14:08		Zach Gunn turnover (lost ball) (Howard Fleming Jr. steals)
14:04		Howard Fleming Jr. misses two point layup
14:02		Ishmael El-Amin defensive rebound
13:56		Jalen Windham turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Strong steals)
13:51	+2	Josiah Strong makes two point dunk	9-18
13:35	+2	K.J. Walton makes two point jump shot (Ishmael El-Amin assists)	9-20
13:22		Jalen Windham personal foul
13:21		Abdou Ndiaye turnover (lost ball)
13:10		Zach Gunn misses three point jump shot
13:08		Emon Washington defensive rebound
12:59	+3	Abdou Ndiaye makes three point jump shot (Josiah Strong assists)	12-20
12:44		Ishmael El-Amin misses three point jump shot
12:42		Emon Washington defensive rebound
12:36		Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot
12:34		Kani Acree defensive rebound
12:12	+2	Kani Acree makes two point jump shot	12-22
11:51		Sy Chatman misses two point jump shot
11:49		Blake Huggins defensive rebound
11:32	+2	Blake Huggins makes two point layup (Kani Acree assists)	12-24
11:32		Redbirds 30 second timeout
11:32		TV timeout
11:20		Sy Chatman misses two point layup
11:18		Teemu Suokas defensive rebound
11:12	+3	Kani Acree makes three point jump shot (Teemu Suokas assists)	12-27
10:51	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Sy Chatman assists)	15-27
10:33	+2	Luke Bumbalough makes two point jump shot	15-29
10:14		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
10:12		Teemu Suokas defensive rebound
9:57		Zach Gunn misses two point floating jump shot
9:55		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
9:51		Teemu Suokas personal foul (Howard Fleming Jr. draws the foul)
9:41		DJ Horne turnover (bad pass) (Kani Acree steals)
9:30		Miryne Thomas misses two point layup
9:28		Brachen Hazen offensive rebound
9:24	+2	Brachen Hazen makes two point putback layup	15-31
9:10		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
9:08		Brachen Hazen defensive rebound
8:53		Teemu Suokas misses three point jump shot
8:53		Brachen Hazen offensive rebound
8:51		Miryne Thomas offensive rebound
8:51		DJ Horne personal foul
8:46		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
8:44		Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
8:30		Brachen Hazen personal foul (Dusan Mahorcic draws the foul)
8:24	+2	Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (Harouna Sissoko assists)	17-31
7:57		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
7:55		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
7:49	+3	Dedric Boyd makes three point jump shot (Josiah Strong assists)	20-31
7:26	+2	Brachen Hazen makes two point layup (K.J. Walton assists)	20-33
7:06		Dedric Boyd misses three point jump shot
7:06		Harouna Sissoko offensive rebound
7:06	+2	Harouna Sissoko makes two point jump shot	22-33
7:06		Miryne Thomas shooting foul (Harouna Sissoko draws the foul)
7:06		Harouna Sissoko misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:06		Harouna Sissoko misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:06		Alex Kotov offensive rebound
6:58		K.J. Walton blocks Alex Kotov's two point layup
6:56		Brachen Hazen defensive rebound
6:52	+2	Jalen Windham makes two point layup (Ishmael El-Amin assists)	22-35
6:37		Harouna Sissoko misses two point layup
6:35		Brachen Hazen defensive rebound
6:33		Josiah Strong personal foul (K.J. Walton draws the foul)
6:28	+2	Jalen Windham makes two point finger roll layup	22-37
6:07	+3	Dedric Boyd makes three point jump shot	25-37
5:35		Ishmael El-Amin misses two point jump shot
5:33		Harouna Sissoko defensive rebound
5:20	+3	Dedric Boyd makes three point jump shot (Harouna Sissoko assists)	28-37
5:08		Howard Fleming Jr. personal foul (Ishmael El-Amin draws the foul)
5:08	+1	Ishmael El-Amin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-38
5:08	+1	Ishmael El-Amin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-39
4:54	+2	Dedric Boyd makes two point layup	30-39
4:27		K.J. Walton misses two point jump shot
4:25		Emon Washington defensive rebound
3:58		Sy Chatman misses two point jump shot
3:56		Dusan Mahorcic offensive rebound
3:56	+2	Dusan Mahorcic makes two point putback layup	32-39
3:56		Ben Hendriks shooting foul (Dusan Mahorcic draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:38		Sy Chatman turnover (lane violation)
3:38	+2	Zach Gunn makes two point layup	32-41
3:38		DJ Horne shooting foul (Zach Gunn draws the foul)
3:35	+1	Zach Gunn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-42
3:21		Dusan Mahorcic misses two point hook shot
3:19		Jalen Windham defensive rebound
3:13	+3	Kani Acree makes three point jump shot (Jalen Windham assists)	32-45
2:58		Sy Chatman misses two point layup
2:56		Redbirds offensive rebound
2:49		Dedric Boyd misses three point jump shot
2:47		Zach Gunn defensive rebound
2:42		Jalen Windham misses three point jump shot
2:40		Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
2:33		Dusan Mahorcic misses two point layup
2:31		Zach Gunn defensive rebound
2:21	+2	Jalen Windham makes two point jump shot	32-47
1:56		Antonio Reeves misses two point layup
1:56		Antonio Reeves misses two point layup
1:56		Brachen Hazen defensive rebound
1:56		Dusan Mahorcic personal foul (Brachen Hazen draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Brachen Hazen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-48
1:56		Brachen Hazen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:56		Harouna Sissoko defensive rebound
1:24		Antonio Reeves misses two point jump shot
1:22		Abdou Ndiaye offensive rebound
1:12	+2	Abdou Ndiaye makes two point tip shot	34-48
0:58		Brachen Hazen misses two point layup
0:53		Brachen Hazen offensive rebound
0:45	+2	Brachen Hazen makes two point tip shot	34-50
0:41		DJ Horne turnover (lost ball) (Brachen Hazen steals)
0:40		K.J. Walton offensive foul
0:40		K.J. Walton turnover
0:31	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point jump shot	36-50
0:04		Brachen Hazen misses three point jump shot
0:02		Dedric Boyd defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ILST
Redbirds
30
BALL
Cardinals
32

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Howard Fleming Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Brachen Hazen steals)
19:21		Dusan Mahorcic blocks K.J. Walton's two point layup
18:47		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
18:47		Josiah Strong turnover (out of bounds)
18:47		Miryne Thomas misses two point jump shot
18:45		Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
18:45		Brachen Hazen personal foul (Dusan Mahorcic draws the foul)
18:26		Harouna Sissoko misses three point jump shot
18:24		Dusan Mahorcic offensive rebound
18:18		Dusan Mahorcic turnover (bad pass) (K.J. Walton steals)
18:10	+2	Luke Bumbalough makes two point jump shot (Ishmael El-Amin assists)	36-52
17:57	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Howard Fleming Jr. assists)	39-52
17:41		Ishmael El-Amin misses three point jump shot
17:39		Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
17:24		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
17:22		Miryne Thomas defensive rebound
17:06		Brachen Hazen turnover (bad pass)
16:55		Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot
16:53		Dusan Mahorcic offensive rebound
16:48		Dusan Mahorcic misses two point layup
16:46		K.J. Walton defensive rebound
16:43		K.J. Walton offensive foul (Josiah Strong draws the foul)
16:43		K.J. Walton turnover
16:29	+2	Josiah Strong makes two point layup	41-52
16:11		Miryne Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:09		Blake Huggins offensive rebound
16:04		Blake Huggins misses two point layup
16:02		Harouna Sissoko defensive rebound
15:55		Antonio Reeves turnover (lost ball) (K.J. Walton steals)
15:51		K.J. Walton turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Strong steals)
15:51		TV timeout
15:41	+2	Dedric Boyd makes two point jump shot	43-52
15:19		K.J. Walton misses two point jump shot
15:17		Blake Huggins offensive rebound
15:13	+2	Blake Huggins makes two point layup	43-54
14:56		Jalen Windham personal foul (Antonio Reeves draws the foul)
14:46		DJ Horne turnover (traveling)
14:33		Jalen Windham misses three point jump shot
14:31		Miryne Thomas offensive rebound
14:31		Dusan Mahorcic personal foul (Blake Huggins draws the foul)
14:26		Zach Gunn misses three point jump shot
14:24		Emon Washington defensive rebound
14:16		Dedric Boyd misses two point jump shot
14:14		Ishmael El-Amin defensive rebound
14:06		Zach Gunn misses two point layup
14:04		Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
13:45		Dedric Boyd misses three point jump shot
13:43		Blake Huggins defensive rebound
13:19	+2	Blake Huggins makes two point hook shot	43-56
13:04	+2	Josiah Strong makes two point jump shot	45-56
12:43		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
12:41		Howard Fleming Jr. defensive rebound
12:37		Howard Fleming Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Ishmael El-Amin steals)
12:21		Luke Bumbalough turnover (lost ball) (Dedric Boyd steals)
12:13	+2	Dedric Boyd makes two point jump shot	47-56
12:06		Cardinals 60 second timeout
11:59	+3	Zach Gunn makes three point jump shot (K.J. Walton assists)	47-59
11:35		Howard Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:33		Brachen Hazen defensive rebound
11:27		K.J. Walton turnover (lost ball) (Howard Fleming Jr. steals)
11:22		Howard Fleming Jr. offensive foul (Brachen Hazen draws the foul)
11:22		Howard Fleming Jr. turnover
11:22		TV timeout
11:07		Abdou Ndiaye personal foul (Brachen Hazen draws the foul)
10:55		Dedric Boyd personal foul (K.J. Walton draws the foul)
10:51	+3	Luke Bumbalough makes three point jump shot (Teemu Suokas assists)	47-62
10:33		K.J. Walton personal foul (Howard Fleming Jr. draws the foul)
10:20		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
10:18		Miryne Thomas defensive rebound
10:13		Dedric Boyd personal foul (K.J. Walton draws the foul)
10:08		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
10:06		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
10:00		Dusan Mahorcic turnover (lost ball) (K.J. Walton steals)
9:49		Teemu Suokas misses three point jump shot
9:47		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
9:41		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
9:39		Brachen Hazen defensive rebound
9:30		DJ Horne shooting foul (K.J. Walton draws the foul)
9:30	+1	K.J. Walton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-63
9:30		K.J. Walton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:30		DJ Horne defensive rebound
9:22	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point layup	49-63
9:10		Dusan Mahorcic kicked ball violation
9:06		Kani Acree misses two point jump shot
9:04		Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
8:48	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Josiah Strong assists)	52-63
8:25		Blake Huggins turnover (traveling)
8:17		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
8:15		Dusan Mahorcic offensive rebound
8:12	+2	Dusan Mahorcic makes two point putback layup	54-63
7:59	+3	Miryne Thomas makes three point jump shot (Kani Acree assists)	54-66
7:46	+3	Josiah Strong makes three point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)	57-66
7:27		Blake Huggins misses two point layup
7:25		Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
7:19	+3	Josiah Strong makes three point jump shot	60-66
6:59		DJ Horne personal foul (Miryne Thomas draws the foul)
6:59		TV timeout
6:59	+1	Miryne Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-67
6:59		Miryne Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:59		Abdou Ndiaye defensive rebound
6:48		Josiah Strong misses two point jump shot
6:46		Kani Acree defensive rebound
6:36		Abdou Ndiaye personal foul (Brachen Hazen draws the foul)
6:36		Brachen Hazen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:36		DJ Horne defensive rebound
6:30	+2	Brachen Hazen makes two point layup (Miryne Thomas assists)	60-69
6:23		Dedric Boyd misses two point jump shot
6:21		Kani Acree defensive rebound
6:15		Sy Chatman blocks Jalen Windham's three point jump shot
6:13		Cardinals offensive rebound
5:50		Ishmael El-Amin misses two point jump shot
5:48		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
5:26		Sy Chatman misses three point jump shot
5:24		Dusan Mahorcic offensive rebound
5:24		Kani Acree personal foul (Dusan Mahorcic draws the foul)
5:21		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
5:19		Luke Bumbalough defensive rebound
5:05		Miryne Thomas misses three point jump shot
5:03		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
4:56		Josiah Strong turnover (lost ball) (Miryne Thomas steals)
4:50		Brachen Hazen turnover (lost ball) (Antonio Reeves steals)
4:44	+2	Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (Antonio Reeves assists)	62-69
4:34	+2	Ishmael El-Amin makes two point layup (Miryne Thomas assists)	62-71
4:21	+2	Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup	64-71
4:21		Official timeout
4:21		TV timeout
3:55		Harouna Sissoko shooting foul (Miryne Thomas draws the foul)
3:55		Miryne Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:55	+1	Miryne Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-72
3:43		Ishmael El-Amin shooting foul (Sy Chatman draws the foul)
3:43		Sy Chatman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:43		Sy Chatman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:43		Miryne Thomas defensive rebound
3:27		Sy Chatman personal foul (Brachen Hazen draws the foul)
3:27	+1	Brachen Hazen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-73
3:27	+1	Brachen Hazen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-74
3:07		Howard Fleming Jr. misses two point layup
3:05		Brachen Hazen defensive rebound
2:49		Howard Fleming Jr. shooting foul (Brachen Hazen draws the foul)
2:49	+1	Brachen Hazen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-75
2:49		Brachen Hazen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:49		Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
2:32		Howard Fleming Jr. turnover (traveling)
2:32		Dan Muller technical foul
2:32	+1	Ishmael El-Amin makes technical free throw 1 of 2	64-76
2:32	+1	Ishmael El-Amin makes technical free throw 2 of 2	64-77
2:23		Antonio Reeves personal foul (K.J. Walton draws the foul)
2:23	+1	K.J. Walton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-78
2:23		K.J. Walton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:23		Antonio Reeves defensive rebound
2:14	+2	Josiah Strong makes two point jump shot	66-78
1:40		Ishmael El-Amin misses three point jump shot
1:38		DJ Horne defensive rebound
1:32		Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot
1:30		Ishmael El-Amin defensive rebound
1:30		Cardinals 30 second timeout
1:02	+2	Ishmael El-Amin makes two point layup	66-80
0:54		Howard Fleming Jr. turnover (bad pass) (K.J. Walton steals)
0:48	+2	K.J. Walton makes two point layup	66-82
0:38		Josiah Strong misses two point jump shot
0:36		Brachen Hazen defensive rebound
0:10		Kani Acree misses three point jump shot
0:08		Dedric Boyd defensive rebound
0:03		Dedric Boyd misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Dedric Boyd misses two point jump shot