Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AKR | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 28 |
 BALL | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Game Leaders
Kiael Kelly
· QB
Qua Ashley
· RB
Ben Finley
· QB
Jordan Gant
· RB
Team Stats
241st Downs17
2-123rd down efficiency4-13
1-44th down efficiency0-1
419Total Yards374
291Passing158
22/40Comp/Att11/20
7.3Yards per pass7.9
128Rushing216
35Rushing Attempts45
3.7Yards per rush4.8
9-74Penalties6-50
2Turnovers2
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:00
K. Kelly takes a knee
0:02
PENALTY BSU Delay Of Game 5 yards from Akr26 to Akr31. NO PLAY.
0:44
K. Kelly takes a knee
1:26
K. Kelly takes a knee
1:37
Ben Finley pass intercepted Joedrick Lewis return for 16 yds to the AKR 21
1:45
Ben Finley pass complete to Marcel Williams for 11 yds to the AKR 31 for a 1ST down
1:50
Adam Saul punt for 58 yds for a touchback
2:00
Timeout Ball State, clock 02:00
2:09
Kiael Kelly run for a loss of 3 yards to the BALL 42
2:20
Timeout Akron, clock 02:20
2:20
Qua Ashley run for 2 yds to the BALL 45
3:09
Qua Ashley run for 1 yd to the BALL 43
3:16
Ben Finley pass intercepted Roman Pearson return for 7 yds to the BALL 42
3:25
Ben Finley pass incomplete to Israel Polk
3:45
Jordan Gant run for 1 yd to the AKR 48 for a 1ST down
4:25
Ben Finley pass complete to Kyan Mason for 4 yds to the AKR 47
4:57
Jordan Gant run for 5 yds to the AKR 43
5:05
Ben Finley pass incomplete to Myles Walker
5:22
Ben Finley pass complete to Tim Grear Jr. for 13 yds to the AKR 38 for a 1ST down
5:30
Ben Finley pass incomplete to Myles Walker
5:34
DC Pippin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:34
TJ Horton 90 Yd Kickoff Return (Carson Holmer Kick)
5:47
Matthew Schramm 19 yd FG GOOD
6:27
Jordan Gant run for no gain to the BALL 1
6:52
Timeout Ball State, clock 06:52
7:01
Jordan Gant run for 4 yds to the BALL 1
7:25
Ben Finley run for 3 yds to the BALL 5
7:34
Timeout Akron, clock 07:34
7:59
Jordan Gant run for 5 yds to the BALL 8 for a 1ST down
8:39
Jordan Gant run for 9 yds to the BALL 13
9:14
Ben Finley pass complete to Israel Polk for 25 yds to the BALL 22 for a 1ST down
9:40
Sean Patrick run for 6 yds to the BALL 47 for a 1ST down
10:07
Sean Patrick run for 8 yds to the AKR 47
10:31
Ben Finley pass complete to Sean Patrick for 14 yds to the AKR 39 for a 1ST down
10:43
DC Pippin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:43
Kiael Kelly run for 1 yd for a TD (Carson Holmer KICK)
11:18
Qua Ashley run for no gain to the AKR 1
11:36
(11:41) Shotgun Ashley,Qua rush middle for 0 yards to the Akr01 (Laventure,Julien; Dall,Bruno) PENALTY Akr Illegal Substitution. NO PLAY.
12:06
Kiael Kelly run for 7 yds to the AKR 1 for a 1ST down
12:29
Qua Ashley run for 4 yds to the AKR 8
13:17
Kiael Kelly pass complete to Koby Gross for 42 yds Koby Gross fumbled, recovered by BALL Donovan Hamilton for a 1ST down
14:01
Kiael Kelly run for 2 yds to the BALL 46
14:08
PENALTY Akr Offside (Frazier,Dahvon) 5 yards from BSU39 to BSU44. NO PLAY.
14:08
PENALTY BSU False Start (Roberts,Aaron) 5 yards from BSU44 to BSU39. NO PLAY.
14:08
Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Eric Weatherly
14:13
(14:17) Shotgun Kelly,Kiael pass incomplete short right to Hamilton,Donovan thrown to BSU45 broken up by Kamara,Ben PENALTY Akr Pass Interference (Kamara,Ben) 15 yards from BSU29 to BSU44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
14:51
Qua Ashley run for no gain to the BALL 29
0:00
End of 3rd Quarter
0:00
Qua Ashley run for 4 yds to the BALL 29
Horton's kickoff return ensures Ball State's 42-28 win over Akron
— TJ Horton scored on a 90-yard kickoff return to seal Ball State's 42-28 win over Akron on Saturday.
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