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Sparks leads Ball State past Eastern Michigan in OT, 91-90

AP
Feb 03, 2023

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Payton Sparks scored 22 points to lead Ball State, including the game-winning free throw with two seconds remaining in overtime, and the Cardinals knocked off Eastern Michigan 91-90 on Friday night.

Sparks scored at the basket with 17 seconds left to put Ball State in front, 88-87, and Mickey Pearson Jr. added two free throws and Sparks hit the first of two from the line to give the Cardinals a four-point lead. Tyson Acuff hit a 3 at the buzzer for Eastern Michigan to set the final margin.

Sparks also had 15 rebounds and three blocks for the Cardinals (16-7, 7-3 Mid-American Conference). Jarron Coleman scored 18 points while shooting 5 for 15 (5 for 11 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, and added 10 rebounds and five assists. Jaylin Sellers shot 7 for 11, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.

The Eagles (6-17, 3-7) were led by Emoni Bates, who recorded 35 points and became the first Eastern Michigan player to have three 35-point games in one season since Earl Boykins had four in 1997-98. Acuff added 18 points for Eastern Michigan. In addition, Noah Farrakhan had 16 points and six rebounds.

Coleman scored 12 points in the first half for Ball State, who trailed 40-37 at the break. Ball State outscored Eastern Michigan by three points in the second half as the teams ended regulation tied 78-78. Mickey Pearson Jr. paced Ball State with six points in the overtime.

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Both teams next play Tuesday. Ball State visits Central Michigan while Eastern Michigan visits Buffalo.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
EMU
Eagles
40
BALL
Cardinals
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jalin Billingsley vs. Payton Sparks (Micah Bell gains possession)
19:44		Emoni Bates turnover (lost ball) (Payton Sparks steals)
19:39		Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
19:37		Mickey Pearson Jr. offensive rebound
19:28	+3	Jarron Coleman makes three point jump shot (Demarius Jacobs assists)	0-3
19:10		Emoni Bates misses three point jump shot
19:08		Cardinals defensive rebound
18:44	+3	Jarron Coleman makes three point stepback jump shot	0-6
18:25	+2	Noah Farrakhan makes two point pullup jump shot	2-6
17:56	+3	Jarron Coleman makes three point stepback jump shot	2-9
17:30		Kevin-David Rice turnover (out of bounds)
17:17		Legend Geeter personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
0:17		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:15		Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
16:59	+2	Noah Farrakhan makes two point jump shot	4-9
16:48		Jaylin Sellers misses two point layup
16:46		Kevin-David Rice defensive rebound
16:35		Emoni Bates misses two point layup
16:33		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
16:28	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point driving layup	4-11
16:28		Tyson Acuff shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
16:28	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-12
16:12	+2	Noah Farrakhan makes two point cutting layup (Legend Geeter assists)	6-12
15:45		TV timeout
15:42	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point floating jump shot	6-14
15:28	+3	Emoni Bates makes three point jump shot (Orlando Lovejoy assists)	9-14
15:02	+2	Demarius Jacobs makes two point pullup jump shot	9-16
14:36		Noah Farrakhan misses three point jump shot
14:34		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
14:26		Jarron Coleman misses two point layup
14:24		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
14:24	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point putback layup	9-18
14:06	+2	Emoni Bates makes two point driving layup	11-18
13:49	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point driving layup	11-20
13:28	+2	Orlando Lovejoy makes two point pullup jump shot	13-20
13:13		Legend Geeter personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
13:12	+3	Jarron Coleman makes three point jump shot (Demarius Jacobs assists)	13-23
12:53		Emoni Bates misses two point jump shot
12:51		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
12:32		Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
12:30		Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound
12:00		Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot
11:58		Yusuf Jihad offensive rebound
11:56	+2	Yusuf Jihad makes two point putback layup	15-23
11:35		Demarius Jacobs turnover (out of bounds)
11:35		TV timeout
11:24		Tyson Acuff turnover (bad pass)
11:14		Payton Sparks misses two point layup
11:12		Jaylin Sellers offensive rebound
11:02		Yusuf Jihad personal foul (Demarius Jacobs draws the foul)
10:57		Demarius Jacobs turnover (lost ball)
10:29	+2	Tyson Acuff makes two point pullup jump shot	17-23
10:06		Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot
10:04		Yusuf Jihad defensive rebound
9:51		Yusuf Jihad misses three point jump shot
9:49		Luke Bumbalough defensive rebound
9:40		Basheer Jihad turnover (bad pass) (Emoni Bates steals)
9:34		Basheer Jihad personal foul (Emoni Bates draws the foul)
9:28	+3	Tyson Acuff makes three point jump shot (Noah Farrakhan assists)	20-23
9:17		Jarron Coleman turnover (traveling)
9:02		Noah Farrakhan misses two point layup
9:00		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
8:56		Jarron Coleman turnover (carrying)
8:40		Jalin Billingsley misses two point jump shot
8:38		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
8:16	+3	Jalen Windham makes three point jump shot (Jarron Coleman assists)	20-26
7:50		TV timeout
7:46		Jaylin Sellers personal foul (Emoni Bates draws the foul)
7:41		Tyson Acuff misses two point jump shot
7:39		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
7:25		Emoni Bates blocks Jaylin Sellers's three point jump shot
7:23		Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
7:18		Emoni Bates misses two point jump shot
7:16		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
6:57		Payton Sparks turnover (lost ball) (Jalin Billingsley steals)
6:38	+2	Emoni Bates makes two point floating jump shot	22-26
6:38		Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Emoni Bates draws the foul)
6:38	+1	Emoni Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-26
6:27		Jalin Billingsley shooting foul (Demarius Jacobs draws the foul)
6:27	+1	Demarius Jacobs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-27
6:27	+1	Demarius Jacobs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-28
6:17		Noah Farrakhan turnover (double dribble)
5:46		Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)
5:35		Payton Sparks blocks Emoni Bates's two point layup
5:33		Emoni Bates offensive rebound
5:30		Emoni Bates misses two point layup
5:28		Demarius Jacobs defensive rebound
5:21		Demarius Jacobs misses three point jump shot
5:19		Eagles defensive rebound
5:05	+2	Noah Farrakhan makes two point fadeaway jump shot	25-28
4:32		Jarron Coleman turnover (traveling)
4:20		Jalen Windham shooting foul (Noah Farrakhan draws the foul)
4:20		Noah Farrakhan misses regular free throw 1 of 3
4:20	+1	Noah Farrakhan makes regular free throw 2 of 3	26-28
4:20	+1	Noah Farrakhan makes regular free throw 3 of 3	27-28
4:07		Jaylin Sellers turnover (lost ball) (Orlando Lovejoy steals)
4:02	+2	Emoni Bates makes two point driving layup (Noah Farrakhan assists)	29-28
3:59		Cardinals 30 second timeout
3:59		TV timeout
3:36	+3	Demarius Jacobs makes three point jump shot (Jarron Coleman assists)	29-31
3:11	+3	Derek Ballard Jr. makes three point jump shot (Emoni Bates assists)	32-31
2:54		Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
2:52		Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
2:45		Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot
2:43		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
2:36	+2	Demarius Jacobs makes two point driving layup	32-33
2:12		Jarron Coleman shooting foul (Tyson Acuff draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Tyson Acuff makes regular free throw 1 of 3	33-33
2:12	+1	Tyson Acuff makes regular free throw 2 of 3	34-33
2:12	+1	Tyson Acuff makes regular free throw 3 of 3	35-33
2:05	+2	Demarius Jacobs makes two point driving layup	35-35
1:39		Jaylin Sellers blocks Orlando Lovejoy's two point jump shot
1:37		Orlando Lovejoy offensive rebound
1:31	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point jump shot (Tyson Acuff assists)	37-35
1:18		Jarron Coleman turnover (traveling)
1:02		Noah Farrakhan misses three point jump shot
1:00		Eagles offensive rebound
0:57		Emoni Bates turnover (traveling)
0:40	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Demarius Jacobs assists)	37-37
0:19	+3	Tyson Acuff makes three point pullup jump shot	40-37
0:16		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:06		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
0:04		Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EMU
Eagles
38
BALL
Cardinals
41

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+3	Emoni Bates makes three point jump shot (Jalin Billingsley assists)	43-37
19:35	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Jarron Coleman assists)	43-40
19:03		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
19:01		Cardinals defensive rebound
18:45	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	43-42
18:21		Tyson Acuff misses two point layup
18:19		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
18:10		Jalin Billingsley personal foul (Jarron Coleman draws the foul)
17:59		Demarius Jacobs misses two point jump shot
17:57		Kevin-David Rice defensive rebound
17:41		Emoni Bates misses two point jump shot
17:39		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
17:31	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Demarius Jacobs assists)	43-44
17:31		Jalin Billingsley shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
17:31	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-45
17:14		Emoni Bates misses two point layup
17:12		Demarius Jacobs defensive rebound
16:46		Legend Geeter shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
16:46	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-46
16:46	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-47
16:35	+2	Tyson Acuff makes two point jump shot	45-47
16:19	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point dunk (Demarius Jacobs assists)	45-49
16:02		Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Emoni Bates draws the foul)
16:02	+1	Emoni Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-49
16:02	+1	Emoni Bates makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-49
15:43	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point driving layup	47-51
15:31	+2	Noah Farrakhan makes two point driving layup	49-51
15:18		Derek Ballard Jr. shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
15:18		TV timeout
15:18		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:18		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:18		Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound
15:02	+2	Orlando Lovejoy makes two point pullup jump shot	51-51
14:45	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Payton Sparks assists)	51-54
14:20		Demarius Jacobs blocks Emoni Bates's two point layup
14:18		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
14:07		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:05		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
13:58		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point layup
13:55		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
13:55		Javantae Randle shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
13:55		Tyson Acuff technical foul
13:55		Jaylin Sellers technical foul
13:55		Payton Sparks turnover
13:55		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:55		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:55		Javantae Randle defensive rebound
13:38		Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot
13:36		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
13:15	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point finger roll layup	51-56
13:00		Payton Sparks blocks Noah Farrakhan's two point layup
12:58		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
12:55		Orlando Lovejoy personal foul (Jarron Coleman draws the foul)
12:55	+1	Jarron Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-57
12:55		Jarron Coleman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:55		Kevin-David Rice defensive rebound
12:38	+3	Emoni Bates makes three point stepback jump shot	54-57
12:19		Javantae Randle shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
12:19	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-58
12:19		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:19		Emoni Bates defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Emoni Bates makes two point stepback jump shot	56-58
11:53		Payton Sparks misses two point layup
11:51		Jarron Coleman offensive rebound
11:48		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
11:46		Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound
11:44		TV timeout
11:29	+2	Emoni Bates makes two point jump shot	58-58
11:12		Jarron Coleman offensive foul (Orlando Lovejoy draws the foul)
11:12		Jarron Coleman turnover (offensive foul)
10:48		Orlando Lovejoy misses two point jump shot
10:46		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
10:32		Jarron Coleman misses two point jump shot
10:30		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
10:29		Kevin-David Rice personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
10:29		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:29		Kevin-David Rice defensive rebound
10:11		Eagles turnover (5-second violation)
9:56	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Payton Sparks assists)	58-60
9:44	+3	Kevin-David Rice makes three point jump shot (Orlando Lovejoy assists)	61-60
9:29		Javantae Randle blocks Mickey Pearson Jr.'s two point jump shot
9:27		Javantae Randle defensive rebound
9:15	+3	Kevin-David Rice makes three point jump shot (Tyson Acuff assists)	64-60
8:55	+3	Jarron Coleman makes three point jump shot (Demarius Jacobs assists)	64-63
8:35		Emoni Bates misses three point jump shot
8:33		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
8:17		Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
8:15		Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound
8:08		Orlando Lovejoy misses two point layup
8:06		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
8:01		Jalen Windham misses three point jump shot
7:59		Kevin-David Rice defensive rebound
7:52		Jarron Coleman blocks Tyson Acuff's three point jump shot
7:50		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
7:46		TV timeout
7:25	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point hook shot (Jarron Coleman assists)	64-65
7:05	+2	Legend Geeter makes two point cutting layup (Emoni Bates assists)	66-65
6:46		Tyson Acuff personal foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
6:46	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-66
6:46	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-67
6:33	+2	Emoni Bates makes two point pullup jump shot	68-67
6:12		Demarius Jacobs misses three point jump shot
6:10		Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
6:10		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul (Noah Farrakhan draws the foul)
5:54	+2	Emoni Bates makes two point pullup jump shot	70-67
5:26	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point pullup jump shot	70-69
5:13	+2	Noah Farrakhan makes two point pullup jump shot	72-69
4:58		Demarius Jacobs misses three point jump shot
4:56		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
4:49		Legend Geeter personal foul (Jarron Coleman draws the foul)
4:49	+1	Jarron Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-70
4:49	+1	Jarron Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-71
4:35		Emoni Bates misses two point jump shot
4:33		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
4:10	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point driving dunk (Payton Sparks assists)	72-73
3:42		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
3:40		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
3:23		Payton Sparks misses two point layup
3:21		Emoni Bates defensive rebound
3:12		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul (Kevin-David Rice draws the foul)
3:12		TV timeout
3:08		Payton Sparks shooting foul (Noah Farrakhan draws the foul)
3:08	+1	Noah Farrakhan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-73
3:08	+1	Noah Farrakhan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-73
2:52	+3	Demarius Jacobs makes three point jump shot (Payton Sparks assists)	74-76
2:36		Legend Geeter offensive foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
2:36		Legend Geeter turnover (offensive foul)
2:23	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point dunk (Jarron Coleman assists)	74-78
2:23		Jalin Billingsley shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
2:23		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:23		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
2:12	+2	Tyson Acuff makes two point driving layup	76-78
1:42		Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
1:40		Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
1:32		Eagles 30 second timeout
1:32		TV timeout
1:25		Emoni Bates misses three point jump shot
1:23		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
1:10		Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
1:08		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
0:52	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point driving dunk	78-78
0:51		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:33		Jarron Coleman misses two point jump shot
0:31		Eagles defensive rebound
0:07		Noah Farrakhan misses three point jump shot
0:05		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
0:02		Jarron Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Noah Farrakhan steals)
0:00		End of period

OT
EMU
Eagles
12
BALL
Cardinals
13

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Jalin Billingsley vs. Payton Sparks (Jarron Coleman gains possession)
4:41		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
4:39		Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
4:17		Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot
4:15		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
3:52		Jarron Coleman misses two point layup
3:50		Emoni Bates defensive rebound
3:39	+2	Emoni Bates makes two point driving layup	80-78
3:21	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Demarius Jacobs assists)	80-80
3:10	+2	Emoni Bates makes two point fadeaway jump shot	82-80
2:37	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point layup (Jaylin Sellers assists)	82-82
2:23	+2	Emoni Bates makes two point driving layup	84-82
2:04	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Demarius Jacobs assists)	84-84
1:45	+3	Emoni Bates makes three point pullup jump shot	87-84
1:27		Payton Sparks misses two point layup
1:25		Kevin-David Rice defensive rebound
1:13		Emoni Bates turnover (lost ball) (Demarius Jacobs steals)
1:09	+2	Demarius Jacobs makes two point driving layup	87-86
0:59		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:59		TV timeout
0:38		Tyson Acuff misses two point jump shot
0:36		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
0:28		Cardinals 30 second timeout
0:17	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	87-88
0:10		Payton Sparks blocks Noah Farrakhan's two point layup
0:08		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
0:08		Orlando Lovejoy personal foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-89
0:08	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-90
0:08		Cardinals 60 second timeout
0:04		Demarius Jacobs personal foul (Noah Farrakhan draws the foul)
0:04		Noah Farrakhan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:04		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
0:04		Derek Ballard Jr. personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-91
0:02		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:02		Emoni Bates defensive rebound
0:02		Eagles 60 second timeout
0:01	+3	Tyson Acuff makes three point running jump shot	90-91
0:00		End of period

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Tyson Acuff makes three point running jump shot