| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 36 | 30 | 66 |
 BALL | 41 | 39 | 80 |
Game Leaders
Payton Sparks
· C
Fatt Hill
· G
Kavon Bradford
· G
Tyson Dunn
· G
Team Stats
22-55FG24-55
40Field Goal %44
4-233PT6-13
17Three Point %46
18-26FT26-36
69Free Throw %72
32Rebounds41
8Offensive Rebounds13
24Defensive Rebounds28
9Assists10
4Steals5
3Blocks0
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of Game
0:00
End of 2nd half
0:10
Ball State Defensive Rebound.
0:11
Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
0:17
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
0:17
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
0:17
Foul on Ryan Sabol.
0:17
Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
0:20
Noah Batchelor missed Jumper.
0:31
Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.
0:32
Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Free Throw.
0:32
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
0:32
Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing in for Buffalo
0:32
Kavon Bradford subbing out for Buffalo
0:32
Foul on Kavon Bradford.
0:35
Ryan Sabol Turnover.
0:41
Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
0:41
Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
0:41
Foul on Kavon Bradford.
0:41
Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
0:47
Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
0:48
Frederiks Meinarts subbing in for Buffalo
0:48
Tim Oboh subbing out for Buffalo
0:48
Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State
0:48
Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State
0:48
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
0:48
Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
0:48
Foul on Kavon Bradford.
1:01
Ethan Brittain-Watts Defensive Rebound.
1:07
Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
1:17
Payton Sparks made Jumper.
1:38
Ryan Sabol subbing in for Buffalo
1:38
Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing out for Buffalo
1:38
Ball State Timeout
1:44
Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
1:45
Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Free Throw.
1:45
Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
1:45
Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Free Throw.
1:45
Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
1:45
Anquan Boldin Jr. Offensive Rebound.
1:49
Noah Batchelor missed Three Point Jumper.
1:53
Anquan Boldin Jr. Defensive Rebound.
1:57
Noah Batchelor Block.
1:57
Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
2:02
Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
2:05
Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.
2:29
Ryan Sabol subbing out for Buffalo
2:29
Tim Oboh subbing in for Buffalo
2:29
Anquan Boldin Jr. made Free Throw.
2:29
Payton Sparks subbing in for Ball State
Ball State defeats Buffalo 80-66
— Payton Sparks scored 18 points to help Ball State defeat Buffalo 80-66 on Saturday.
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