NCAAB Game Recap - Ball State at Eastern Michigan
Mon Mar 11, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

Del
74
Hof
78
F(OT)
UNCG
58
Woff
70
F
WIGB
54
WriSt
66
F
Monm
60
Iona
81
F
Pepp
74
Gonz
100
F
Charl
67
NE
70
F
IPFW
60
NebOm
61
F
Oakl
63
NoKY
64
F
USD
62
StMar
69
F
W IL
73
NDSU
76
F
W MI
67
CenMI
81
F
DelSt
71
Savan
67
F
Ball
61
E MI
43
F
Ohio
61
NIU
80
F
Mia-O
51
Akr
80
F

Mar 11, 2019, 7:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

T

(11) Ball State

23

38

61

(6) Eastern Michigan

29

14

43

Defense shines as Ball St. beats E. Michigan 61-43
Mon Mar 11, 2019 9:50 PM

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) Tahjai Teague recorded 15 points as Ball St. topped Eastern Michigan 61-43 in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tourney on Monday night. Ishmael El-Amin added 12 points for the Cardinals, who held the Eagles to 29.4 percent shooting, the lowest mark of the season for a Ball St. opponent.

Tayler Persons had 12 points and six rebounds for Ball St. (16-16). K.J. Walton added eight rebounds.

Ball St. entered halftime trailing 29-23, but the Cardinals were able to outscore the Eagles 38-14 in the second half to pull away for the victory. The Eagles' 14 points in the second half marked a season low for the team.

Paul Jackson had 12 points for the Eagles (15-17). Kevin McAdoo added 11 points. James Thompson IV had nine rebounds.

Elijah Minnie, the Eagles' second leading scorer coming into the contest at 14 points per game, scored 6 points (2 of 10).

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Leaders

Ball State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
T. Teague 15 0 0 6 0 0
I. El-Amin 12 0 2 2 1 0
Eastern Michigan PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
P. Jackson 12 0 4 3 3 0
K. McAdoo 11 0 1 3 1 0

Team Comparison

Ball E MI
Points For 61 43
Field Goals 21/49-43% 15/51-29%
Three Pointers 5/18-28% 5/21-24%
Free Throws 14/19-74% 8/16-50%
Offensive Rebounds 13 14
Defensive Rebounds 28 18
Rebounds 45 38
Blocks 4 4
Steals 4 6
Turnovers 17 13
Personal Fouls 17 16
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - E MI Leads Series 2-1

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Tue Jan 8 E MI 84 @ Ball 82 E. Minnie 25 T. Teague 28
Tue Mar 5 Ball 61 @ E MI 68 T. Teague 15 J. Thompson IV 20
Mon Mar 11 Ball 61 @ E MI 43 T. Teague 15 P. Jackson 12

Game Information

Stadium: Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Attendance: 1,265
Game Time: