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Sparks scores 19 as Ball State cruises past Bowling Green 91-69
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Payton Sparks scored 19 points as Ball State beat Bowling Green 91-69 on Saturday.
Sparks added 13 rebounds for the Cardinals (8-7, 2-1 Mid-American Conference). Mickey Pearson Jr. scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Juan Sebastian Gorosito had 16 points and shot 6 for 9, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc.
Javontae Campbell finished with 13 points and two steals for the Falcons (6-9, 1-2). Wilguens Jr. Exacte added 12 points for Bowling Green. Marcus Johnson also had 11 points, six rebounds and two steals.
Ball State took the lead with 13:46 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Gorosito led their team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 42-26 at the break. Ball State pulled away with a 15-0 run in the second half to extend a seven-point lead to 22 points. They outscored Bowling Green by six points in the final half, as Pearson led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.
Both teams play on Tuesday. Ball State visits Ohio and Bowling Green hosts Buffalo.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Jamai Felt vs. Payton Sparks (Falcons gains possession) | Â |
| 19:39 | | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:37 |  | Â | Trey Thomas defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:16 | | Â | Derrick Butler misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:14 | | Â | Payton Sparks defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:59 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:57 | | Â | Jamai Felt defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:39 | | Â | Marcus Johnson turnover (Jeremiah Hernandez steals) | Â |
| 18:34 | | Â | Trey Thomas personal foul | Â |
| 18:30 | | +2 | Payton Sparks makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | | Â | Payton Sparks shooting foul (Jamai Felt draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:07 | | Â | Jamai Felt misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 18:06 | | Â | Jamai Felt misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 18:06 | | Â | Payton Sparks defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:55 | | +2 | Jermahri Hill makes two point jump shot | 0-4 |
| 17:28 | | +2 | Jamai Felt makes two point layup | 2-4 |
| 17:07 | | Â | Javontae Campbell personal foul | Â |
| 17:01 | | +2 | Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Juanse Gorosito assists) | 2-6 |
| 16:51 | | Â | Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:49 | | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:38 | | Â | Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:36 | | Â | Marcus Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:27 | | Â | Jermahri Hill shooting foul (Jamai Felt draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:27 | | +1 | Jamai Felt makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-6 |
| 16:27 | | +1 | Jamai Felt makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-6 |
| 16:07 | | Â | Juanse Gorosito turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 15:49 | | +3 | Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes three point jump shot (Derrick Butler assists) | 7-6 |
| 15:23 | | +2 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point layup | 7-8 |
| 15:09 | | Â | Wilguens Jr. Exacte turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 15:09 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:55 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez turnover (Marcus Johnson steals) | Â |
| 14:38 | | +2 | Braelon Green makes two point layup | 9-8 |
| 14:21 | | Â | Wilguens Jr. Exacte personal foul | Â |
| 14:19 | | Â | Jermahri Hill turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 14:11 | | Â | Jamai Felt offensive foul | Â |
| 14:11 | | Â | Jamai Felt turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 13:56 | | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:54 | | Â | Payton Sparks offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:46 | | +2 | Payton Sparks makes two point layup | 9-10 |
| 13:25 | | Â | Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:23 | | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:08 | | Â | Jamai Felt personal foul | Â |
| 13:05 | | Â | Payton Sparks misses two point dunk | Â |
| 13:03 | | Â | Trey Thomas defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:02 | | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul | Â |
| 12:58 | | Â | Marcus Johnson turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 12:40 | | +2 | Ethan Brittain-Watts makes two point layup (Joey Hart assists) | 9-12 |
| 12:29 | | Â | Braelon Green misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:27 | | Â | Mason Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:19 | | +2 | Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Jermahri Hill assists) | 9-14 |
| 11:57 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:51 | | Â | Javontae Campbell turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 11:26 | | Â | Ben Hendriks misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | Mason Jones offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:14 | | +2 | Ben Hendriks makes two point layup (Ethan Brittain-Watts assists) | 9-16 |
| 10:55 | | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul (Marcus Johnson draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:50 | | Â | Marcus Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:48 | | Â | Jermahri Hill defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:25 | | Â | Mason Jones misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:23 | | Â | Falcons defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:08 | | Â | Wilguens Jr. Exacte turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 9:46 | | Â | Marcus Johnson personal foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:40 | | Â | Derrick Butler shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:40 | | Â | Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 9:40 | | +1 | Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-17 |
| 9:28 | | Â | Trey Thomas misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:26 | | Â | Javontae Campbell offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:26 | | +2 | Javontae Campbell makes two point layup | 11-17 |
| 9:26 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:26 | | +1 | Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-17 |
| 9:12 | | Â | Payton Sparks misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:10 | | Â | Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:47 | | Â | Payton Sparks defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:41 | | +3 | Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot | 12-20 |
| 8:20 | | Â | Javontae Campbell turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 7:58 | | +2 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point layup (Mickey Pearson Jr. assists) | 12-22 |
| 7:58 | | Â | Javontae Campbell shooting foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:58 | | +1 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-23 |
| 7:41 | | Â | Marcus Johnson turnover (Jeremiah Hernandez steals) | Â |
| 7:35 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez turnover (Derrick Butler steals) | Â |
| 7:27 | | Â | Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:26 | | Â | Marcus Johnson offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:25 | | Â | Ben Hendriks blocks Marcus Johnson's two point layup | Â |
| 7:24 | | Â | Falcons offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:20 | | Â | Derrick Butler turnover (Jermahri Hill steals) | Â |
| 7:04 | | Â | Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:02 | | Â | Braelon Green defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:53 | | Â | Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:51 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:43 | | Â | Trey Thomas personal foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:43 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:43 | | +1 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-24 |
| 6:43 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 6:43 | | Â | Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Jermahri Hill defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:26 | | Â | Jermahri Hill turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Johnson steals) | Â |
| 6:08 | | Â | Braelon Green misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:06 | | Â | Jermahri Hill defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:00 | | +2 | Jermahri Hill makes two point jump shot | 12-26 |
| 5:32 | | Â | Ben Hendriks personal foul | Â |
| 5:29 | | +2 | Marcus Johnson makes two point hook shot | 14-26 |
| 5:13 | | +2 | Juanse Gorosito makes two point jump shot (Ben Hendriks assists) | 14-28 |
| 4:56 | | Â | Ben Hendriks blocks Javontae Campbell's two point layup | Â |
| 4:42 | | Â | Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:32 | | +3 | Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Hernandez assists) | 14-31 |
| 4:29 | | Â | Falcons 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:29 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 4:15 | | +3 | Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes three point jump shot (Braelon Green assists) | 17-31 |
| 3:47 | | +3 | Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Hernandez assists) | 17-34 |
| 3:31 | | Â | Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:29 | | Â | Cardinals defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:06 | | Â | Jermahri Hill misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:04 | | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:04 | | Â | Jamai Felt shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:04 | | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-35 |
| 3:04 | | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:04 | | Â | Marcus Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:49 | | +2 | Marcus Johnson makes two point jump shot | 19-35 |
| 2:28 | | Â | Jermahri Hill misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:26 | | Â | Jermahri Hill offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:18 | | Â | Jermahri Hill turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 2:04 | | +3 | Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Marcus Johnson assists) | 22-35 |
| 1:45 | | +2 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point layup | 22-37 |
| 1:45 | | Â | Trey Thomas shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:45 | | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-38 |
| 1:31 | | Â | Braelon Green turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 1:16 | | Â | Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:14 | | Â | Derrick Butler defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:08 | | +2 | Derrick Butler makes two point finger roll layup | 24-38 |
| 0:52 | | +2 | Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Jermahri Hill assists) | 24-40 |
| 0:35 | | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. blocks Marcus Johnson's three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:33 | | Â | Marcus Johnson offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:27 | | Â | Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:27 | | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:27 | | Â | Marcus Johnson personal foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-41 |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-42 |
| 0:03 | | +2 | Javontae Campbell makes two point layup (Braelon Green assists) | 26-42 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |