| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 BALL | 45 | 44 | 89 |
 BUF | 32 | 44 | 76 |
Game Leaders
Anquan Boldin Jr
· G
Tyson Dunn
· G
Payton Sparks
· C
Ethan Brittain-Watts
· G
Team Stats
29-63FG25-65
46Field Goal %38
6-173PT8-39
35Three Point %21
25-35FT18-19
71Free Throw %95
45Rebounds37
17Offensive Rebounds13
28Defensive Rebounds24
16Assists18
4Steals5
2Blocks5
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 2nd half
0:17
Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
0:20
Noah Batchelor missed Three Point Jumper.
0:26
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
0:26
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
0:26
Foul on Ryan Sabol.
0:28
Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
0:32
Bryson Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
0:39
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
0:39
Ball State Offensive Rebound.
0:39
Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Free Throw.
0:39
Foul on Kavon Bradford.
0:41
Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
0:44
Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
0:46
Kavon Bradford Offensive Rebound.
0:47
Bryson Wilson missed Free Throw.
0:47
Bryson Wilson made Free Throw.
0:47
Foul on Jeremiah Hernandez.
0:50
Bryson Wilson Offensive Rebound.
0:53
Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
0:59
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
0:59
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
0:59
Foul on Tyson Dunn.
1:02
Tyson Dunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.
1:10
Jermahri Hill Turnover.
1:14
Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
1:17
Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
1:22
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
1:22
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
1:22
Foul on Noah Batchelor.
1:26
Buffalo Timeout
1:26
Anquan Boldin Jr. made Dunk.
1:28
Anquan Boldin Jr. Steal.
1:28
Ethan Brittain-Watts Turnover.
1:31
Tyson Dunn Turnover.
1:39
Ball State Timeout
1:39
Payton Sparks made Jumper.
1:39
Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
1:42
Jermahri Hill missed Layup.
1:48
Kavon Bradford made Free Throw.
1:48
Kavon Bradford made Free Throw.
1:48
Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.
1:53
Kavon Bradford Defensive Rebound.
1:57
Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
2:16
Tyson Dunn Turnover.
2:18
Bryson Wilson Defensive Rebound.
2:21
Payton Sparks missed Layup.
2:44
Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
2:47
Bryson Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
2:49
Noah Batchelor Offensive Rebound.
Payton Sparks scores 27 and Ball State beats Buffalo 89-76
— Payton Sparks' 27 points helped Ball State defeat Buffalo 89-76 on Saturday night.
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