Sparks scores 20 off the bench, Ball State knocks off Evansville 80-43
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Payton Sparks scored 20 points off of the bench to lead Ball State past Evansville 80-43 on Saturday.
Sparks had five rebounds for the Cardinals (5-6). Jermahri Hill added 13 points while going 5 of 14 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) while he also had eight rebounds and four steals. Jeremiah Hernandez had 12 points and shot 3 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line.
Michael Day led the Purple Aces (3-9) in scoring, finishing with 13 points. Evansville also got 11 points and seven rebounds from Tanner Cuff. Gui Tesch also recorded five points.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Michael Day vs. Ben Hendriks (Tanner Cuff gains possession) | Â | |
19:38 | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:36 | Â | Joshua Hughes offensive rebound | Â | |
19:26 | Â | Joshua Hughes misses two point putback layup | Â | |
19:24 | Â | Mason Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
19:14 | Â | Cam Haffner personal foul | Â | |
19:02 | +2 | Ben Hendriks makes two point driving hook shot (Juanse Gorosito assists) | 0-2 | |
18:36 | Â | Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:34 | Â | Ben Hendriks defensive rebound | Â | |
18:21 | Â | Juanse Gorosito misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
18:19 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez offensive rebound | Â | |
18:09 | Â | Connor Turnbull blocks Jeremiah Hernandez's two point driving layup | Â | |
18:07 | Â | Cardinals offensive rebound | Â | |
18:05 | +3 | Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Hernandez assists) | 0-5 | |
17:44 | Â | Jermahri Hill blocks Tayshawn Comer's two point driving layup | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound | Â | |
17:20 | Â | Ben Hendriks misses two point turnaround hook shot | Â | |
17:18 | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â | |
17:09 | Â | Tanner Cuff turnover (lost ball) (Jermahri Hill steals) | Â | |
17:00 | +2 | Jermahri Hill makes two point driving layup | 0-7 | |
16:58 | Â | Purple Aces 30 second timeout | Â | |
16:47 | Â | Ben Hendriks personal foul | Â | |
16:35 | Â | Tanner Cuff misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
16:33 | Â | Payton Sparks defensive rebound | Â | |
16:17 | Â | Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:15 | Â | Payton Sparks offensive rebound | Â | |
16:15 | Â | Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul) | Â | |
16:15 | +1 | Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-8 | |
16:15 | +1 | Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-9 | |
15:59 | Â | Tanner Cuff misses two point driving layup | Â | |
15:57 | Â | Jermahri Hill defensive rebound | Â | |
15:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:47 | +2 | Payton Sparks makes two point cutting dunk (Jeremiah Hernandez assists) | 0-11 | |
15:16 | Â | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:14 | Â | Tanner Cuff offensive rebound | Â | |
15:02 | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:00 | Â | Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound | Â | |
14:41 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:39 | Â | Cam Haffner defensive rebound | Â | |
14:22 | +2 | Tanner Cuff makes two point driving layup | 2-11 | |
14:08 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point driving layup | Â | |
14:06 | Â | Michael Day defensive rebound | Â | |
14:06 | Â | Payton Sparks personal foul | Â | |
14:00 | Â | Tanner Cuff turnover (lost ball) (Jermahri Hill steals) | Â | |
13:52 | +2 | Jermahri Hill makes two point driving dunk | 2-13 | |
13:38 | Â | Tanner Cuff misses two point turnaround hook shot | Â | |
13:36 | Â | Joey Hart defensive rebound | Â | |
13:25 | +2 | Payton Sparks makes two point driving layup | 2-15 | |
13:12 | Â | Connor Turnbull misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:10 | Â | Jermahri Hill defensive rebound | Â | |
13:00 | Â | Cam Haffner shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
13:00 | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 2-16 | |
13:00 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | Â | |
13:00 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â | |
13:00 | Â | Joshua Hughes defensive rebound | Â | |
12:41 | +3 | Tanner Cuff makes three point jump shot (Michael Day assists) | 5-16 | |
12:08 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
12:08 | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â | |
12:08 | Â | Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:06 | Â | Ben Hendriks defensive rebound | Â | |
11:44 | Â | Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:42 | Â | Purple Aces defensive rebound | Â | |
11:39 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:25 | Â | Joshua Hughes turnover (lost ball) (Jermahri Hill steals) | Â | |
11:14 | +2 | Jermahri Hill makes two point driving dunk | 5-18 | |
11:06 | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:04 | Â | Jermahri Hill defensive rebound | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Michael Day personal foul | Â | |
10:29 | Â | Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:27 | Â | Mason Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
10:20 | Â | Michael Day blocks Mason Jones's two point putback layup | Â | |
10:18 | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â | |
10:18 | Â | Juanse Gorosito personal foul | Â | |
10:10 | Â | Tayshawn Comer turnover (lost ball) (Juanse Gorosito steals) | Â | |
9:46 | +2 | Ben Hendriks makes two point driving layup | 5-20 | |
9:21 | Â | Tanner Cuff misses two point driving layup | Â | |
9:19 | Â | Michael Day offensive rebound | Â | |
9:11 | +2 | Michael Day makes two point putback layup | 7-20 | |
8:58 | Â | Ben Hendriks offensive foul | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Ben Hendriks turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:50 | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts shooting foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul) | Â | |
8:50 | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
8:50 | +1 | Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-20 | |
8:31 | +2 | Payton Sparks makes two point driving layup | 8-22 | |
8:19 | Â | Payton Sparks blocks Tayshawn Comer's two point driving layup | Â | |
8:17 | Â | Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound | Â | |
8:03 | Â | Jermahri Hill misses two point driving layup | Â | |
8:01 | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â | |
7:45 | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
7:43 | Â | Michael Day offensive rebound | Â | |
7:30 | Â | Michael Day misses two point putback layup | Â | |
7:28 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Kaia Berridge personal foul | Â | |
7:21 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Jermahri Hill turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
6:52 | Â | Gui Tesch misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:50 | Â | Cardinals defensive rebound | Â | |
6:38 | +3 | Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Hernandez assists) | 8-25 | |
6:20 | +2 | Michael Day makes two point turnaround hook shot | 10-25 | |
5:51 | +3 | Jermahri Hill makes three point jump shot (Juanse Gorosito assists) | 10-28 | |
5:36 | +3 | Michael Day makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists) | 13-28 | |
5:12 | Â | Michael Day shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul) | Â | |
5:12 | +1 | Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-29 | |
5:12 | +1 | Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-30 | |
5:00 | Â | Tanner Cuff misses two point driving layup | Â | |
4:58 | Â | Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Connor Turnbull personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul) | Â | |
4:49 | +1 | Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-31 | |
4:49 | +1 | Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-32 | |
4:25 | Â | Connor Turnbull misses two point floating jump shot | Â | |
4:23 | Â | Mason Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:53 | Â | Cardinals offensive rebound | Â | |
3:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:45 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Purple Aces defensive rebound | Â | |
3:35 | Â | Tayshawn Comer turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Jermahri Hill misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
3:21 | Â | Connor Turnbull defensive rebound | Â | |
3:09 | +2 | Tanner Cuff makes two point driving layup | 15-32 | |
2:58 | Â | Trent Hundley personal foul | Â | |
2:58 | +1 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-33 | |
2:58 | +1 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-34 | |
2:33 | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:31 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
2:04 | Â | Payton Sparks turnover | Â | |
1:58 | Â | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:56 | Â | Tayshawn Comer offensive rebound | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Cam Haffner turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
1:23 | Â | Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:21 | Â | Cam Haffner defensive rebound | Â | |
1:14 | +2 | Cam Haffner makes two point driving layup | 17-34 | |
1:03 | Â | Connor Turnbull personal foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
1:03 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
1:03 | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-35 | |
0:50 | Â | Gui Tesch misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
0:38 | Â | Cardinals 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Tayshawn Comer personal foul | Â | |
0:30 | +1 | Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-36 | |
0:30 | +1 | Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-37 | |
0:06 | Â | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |