| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 KENT | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
 BALL | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Game Leaders
Kiael Kelly
· QB
Kiael Kelly
· QB
Dru DeShields
· QB
Gavin Garcia
· RB
Team Stats
141st Downs14
3-133rd down efficiency5-17
1-54th down efficiency1-1
301Total Yards238
212Passing173
15/28Comp/Att17/29
7.6Yards per pass6.0
89Rushing65
33Rushing Attempts33
2.7Yards per rush2.0
10-78Penalties4-40
1Turnovers0
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:13
(00:13) Kneel down by Ball St. at BSU36 for loss of 2 yards
0:14
(00:18) Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete deep left to #21 C.Wolford thrown to BSU17, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
0:19
(00:19) Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short right to #85 S.Brown thrown to BSU27
0:37
(00:48) Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short middle to #6 W.Harris caught at BSU45, for 9 yards to the BSU38 (#0 A.Chea)
0:48
(00:51) Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short right to #13 A.Banks thrown to BSU34 QB hurried by #31 D.Echoles Jr.
0:57
(00:57) Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush middle for 5 yards gain to the BSU47 (#0 A.Chea; #7 A.Whitner), 1ST DOWN
1:10
(01:16) Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush middle for 0 yards to the KSU48 (#31 D.Echoles Jr.)
1:17
Timeout Kent State, clock 01:17
1:26
(01:33) Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #13 A.Banks caught at KSU43, for 9 yards to the KSU48 (#2 M.Gravely Jr.)
1:40
(01:46) Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete deep right to #1 D.Martin thrown to BSU19
1:47
(01:53) #40 D.Pippin kickoff 60 yards to the KSU05 #30 D.Clark return 34 yards to the KSU39 (#30 J.Jones)
1:53
(01:58) Shotgun #1 K.Kelly pass complete short left to #85 K.Anthony caught at KSU27, for 29 yards to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:53, 1ST DOWN #40 D.Pippin kick attempt good (H: #43 A.Saul, LS: #45 C.Britton)
2:00
Timeout , clock 02:00
2:03
(02:23) Shotgun #1 K.Kelly pass complete short middle to #85 K.Anthony caught at KSU35, for 10 yards to the KSU29 (#18 T.Miller)
2:58
(03:04) Shotgun #1 K.Kelly sacked for loss of 2 yards to the KSU39 (#4 J.Mathis)
3:38
(03:44) Shotgun #4 T.Horton rush right for 0 yards to the KSU37 (#5 T.Aden; #10 C.Williams)
3:45
(03:49) Shotgun #27 J.Nubin rush middle for 4 yards loss to the KSU37 (#0 A.Chea; #44 N.Voorhis), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4:16
(04:28) Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short middle to #21 C.Wolford caught at KSU39, for 11 yards to the KSU41 (#21 J.Stemler)
4:29
(04:29) Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short right to #6 W.Harris thrown to KSU35 broken up by #31 D.Echoles Jr.
5:03
(05:06) Shotgun #27 J.Nubin rush right for 2 yards loss to the KSU30 (#21 J.Stemler; #44 N.Voorhis)
5:11
(05:15) #40 D.Pippin field goal attempt from 50 yards NO GOOD (H: #43 A.Saul, LS: #45 C.Britton), clock 05:11, End Of Play
5:51
(05:58) Shotgun #1 K.Kelly rush middle for 2 yards gain to the KSU32 (#3 C.Young; #58 D.Blachewicz)
5:59
(06:03) Shotgun #1 K.Kelly pass incomplete short right to #85 K.Anthony thrown to KSU22
6:34
(06:39) Shotgun #4 T.Horton rush middle for 0 yards to the KSU34 (#21 J.Cordoba; #17 M.Carroll)
7:02
(07:06) Shotgun #1 K.Kelly pass complete short right to #6 K.Gross caught at BSU46, for 6 yards to the KSU49 (#3 C.Young) PENALTY KSU Personal Foul (#3 C.Young) 15 yards from KSU49 to KSU34, 1ST DOWN
7:33
(07:36) Shotgun #1 K.Kelly rush middle for 0 yards to the BSU45 (#11 A.Campbell; #0 M.Woods)
8:08
(08:12) Shotgun #1 K.Kelly pass complete short right to #44 M.Webster caught at BSU38, for 19 yards to the BSU45 (#21 J.Cordoba), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
8:39
(08:46) Shotgun #1 K.Kelly rush middle for 6 yards gain to the BSU26 (#32 T.Rubinstein; #31 D.Jackson III)
9:11
(09:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Kelly rush right for 7 yards gain to the BSU37 (#6 M.Maddox) PENALTY BSU Holding (#66 C.Hood) 10 yards from BSU30 to BSU20. NO PLAY
9:27
(09:40) Shotgun #1 K.Kelly pass complete short right to #89 D.Cassens caught at BSU21, for 12 yards to the BSU30 (#0 M.Woods; #3 C.Young), 1ST DOWN
9:41
(09:46) Shotgun #85 S.Brown pass intercepted by #1 J.Lewis at BSU18, End Of Play
10:07
(10:12) Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush right for 11 yards gain to the BSU49 (#22 J.Beebe), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
10:14
(10:17) #43 A.Saul punt 30 yards to the KSU40 fair catch by #6 W.Harris at KSU40
10:19
(10:23) Shotgun #1 K.Kelly pass incomplete short middle to #5 Q.Magwood thrown to BSU40
10:31
(10:34) Shotgun #1 K.Kelly pass complete short left to #9 Q.Ashley caught at BSU24, for 2 yards to the BSU30 (#31 D.Jackson III), out of bounds
11:01
(11:06) Shotgun #9 Q.Ashley rush middle for 3 yards gain to the BSU28 (#8 N.Brown)
11:07
(11:07) #47 W.Hryszko kickoff 65 yards to the BSU00, Touchback
11:07
(11:10) #47 W.Hryszko field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #61 C.Durkin, LS: #41 G.Goodell), clock 11:07
11:41
(11:46) Shotgun #12 D.DeShields rush middle for 3 yards gain to the BSU11 (#21 J.Stemler)
12:16
(12:16) Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush right for 8 yards gain to the BSU01 (#0 A.Chea) PENALTY KSU Illegal Formation 5 yards from BSU09 to BSU14. NO PLAY
12:44
(12:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 J.Nubin rush left for 1 yard gain to the BSU09 (#10 J.Harmon; #20 W.Yates)
13:25
(13:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 J.Nubin rush middle for 2 yards gain to the BSU10 (#33 D.Conley; #21 J.Stemler)
13:48
(14:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #1 D.Martin caught at BSU12, for 6 yards to the BSU12, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
14:14
(14:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush left for 4 yards gain to the BSU18 (#0 A.Chea; #47 D.Hughes)
14:43
(14:59) Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete deep middle to #6 W.Harris caught at BSU28, for 30 yards to the BSU22 (#2 M.Gravely Jr.), 1ST DOWN
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:21
(00:00) Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush right for 3 yards gain to the KSU48 (#2 M.Gravely Jr.; #21 J.Stemler)
0:21
(00:33) Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #30 D.Clark caught at KSU33, for 12 yards to the KSU45 (#10 J.Harmon), 1ST DOWN
0:35
(00:38) #40 D.Pippin field goal attempt from 50 yards NO GOOD (H: #43 A.Saul, LS: #45 C.Britton), clock 00:35
Kelly-to-Anthony touchdown lifts Ball State to 17-13 win over Kent State
— Kiael Kelly threw two touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score to tight end Kameron Anthony with about two minutes remaining, and Ball State defeated Kent State 17-13 on Wednesday night.
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