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Miami (OH) defeats Ball State 80-72

AP
Jan 07, 2025

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Kam Craft had 28 points in Miami (OH)'s 80-72 victory against Ball State on Tuesday night.

Craft shot 12 for 18, including 4 for 9 from beyond the arc for the RedHawks (10-4, 2-0 Mid-American Conference). Eian Elmer scored 11 points while going 5 of 6 from the field and added six rebounds. Peter Suder had 11 points and finished 5 of 10 from the field.

Payton Sparks finished with 20 points and 16 rebounds for the Cardinals (7-7, 1-1). Jermahri Hill added 20 points for Ball State. Mickey Pearson Jr. finished with 12 points.

Miami took the lead with 5:21 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Craft led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them ahead 38-33 at the break. Craft scored 15 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Miami to an eight-point victory.

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

1st Half
M-OH
RedHawks
38
BALL
Cardinals
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(RedHawks gains possession)
19:33		Mekhi Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Mason Jones steals)
19:05		Peter Suder blocks Jermahri Hill's two point layup
19:03		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
18:54		Peter Suder misses three point jump shot
18:49		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
18:24		Ben Hendriks misses two point jump shot
18:22		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
18:05	+2	Antwone Woolfolk makes two point hook shot	2-0
17:35		Mason Jones misses two point layup
17:33		Kam Craft defensive rebound
17:18		Mekhi Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Ben Hendriks steals)
17:16		Antwone Woolfolk shooting foul (Ben Hendriks draws the foul)
17:16		Ben Hendriks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:16	+1	Ben Hendriks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-1
17:00		Mekhi Cooper misses three point jump shot
16:58		Cardinals defensive rebound
16:36		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
16:34		Eian Elmer defensive rebound
16:22	+2	Antwone Woolfolk makes two point jump shot (Mekhi Cooper assists)	4-1
16:03		Mason Jones turnover (bad pass) (Antwone Woolfolk steals)
15:50		TV timeout
15:44		Peter Suder misses two point layup
15:42		Cardinals defensive rebound
15:25		Jermahri Hill misses two point layup
15:23		Eian Elmer defensive rebound
15:16		Reece Potter misses three point jump shot
15:14		Cardinals defensive rebound
14:47		Payton Sparks misses two point hook shot
14:45		Eian Elmer defensive rebound
14:35	+3	Kam Craft makes three point jump shot (Evan Ipsaro assists)	7-1
14:17		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point layup
14:15		Kam Craft defensive rebound
14:15		Kam Craft turnover (out of bounds)
14:09		Peter Suder shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
14:09	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-2
14:09		Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:09		Peter Suder defensive rebound
14:03		Luke Skaljac misses three point jump shot
14:01		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
13:45	+3	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes three point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists)	7-5
13:26	+2	Peter Suder makes two point jump shot	9-5
12:55	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point jump shot	9-7
12:39		Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul
12:21		Reece Potter misses two point layup
12:19		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
12:11	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Jeremiah Hernandez assists)	9-9
12:11		Reece Potter shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
12:11	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-10
12:02	+2	Luke Skaljac makes two point jump shot (Kam Craft assists)	11-10
11:42		Payton Sparks turnover (traveling)
11:42		TV timeout
11:27	+3	Kam Craft makes three point jump shot (Luke Skaljac assists)	14-10
11:03		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
11:01		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
10:55	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	14-12
10:47		Antwone Woolfolk misses two point jump shot
10:45		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
10:35		Jeremiah Hernandez misses three point jump shot
10:33		Joey Hart offensive rebound
10:19		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:17		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
9:56		Evan Ipsaro turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Hernandez steals)
9:50	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point layup	14-14
9:31	+2	Kam Craft makes two point jump shot (Antwone Woolfolk assists)	16-14
9:07	+3	Joey Hart makes three point jump shot (Ethan Brittain-Watts assists)	16-17
9:07		Luke Skaljac shooting foul (Joey Hart draws the foul)
9:07		Joey Hart misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:07		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
8:53		Peter Suder misses two point layup
8:51		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Jermahri Hill assists)	16-19
8:40		Eian Elmer shooting foul
8:40		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:40		Peter Suder defensive rebound
8:16	+2	Kam Craft makes two point jump shot	18-19
7:58		Payton Sparks turnover (traveling)
7:58		TV timeout
7:39	+2	Eian Elmer makes two point jump shot	20-19
7:15		Antwone Woolfolk shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
7:15	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-20
7:15	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-21
7:02		Kam Craft misses three point jump shot
7:00		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
6:41	+2	Ben Hendriks makes two point layup (Ethan Brittain-Watts assists)	20-23
6:30		Juanse Gorosito personal foul
6:27		Mekhi Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Mickey Pearson Jr. steals)
6:20		Jermahri Hill misses two point layup
6:18		Reece Potter defensive rebound
5:58	+2	Mekhi Cooper makes two point layup	22-23
5:41		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
5:39		Cardinals offensive rebound
5:39		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul
5:21	+2	Peter Suder makes two point layup (Mekhi Cooper assists)	24-23
5:09		Peter Suder blocks Juanse Gorosito's three point jump shot
5:07		Mekhi Cooper defensive rebound
5:00	+2	Eian Elmer makes two point dunk (Peter Suder assists)	26-23
4:59		Cardinals 30 second timeout
4:46		Reece Potter personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
4:46	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-24
4:46		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:46		Peter Suder defensive rebound
4:34	+3	Eian Elmer makes three point jump shot (Reece Potter assists)	29-24
4:11		Jermahri Hill turnover (bad pass) (Luke Skaljac steals)
4:05		Luke Skaljac misses three point jump shot
4:03		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
3:57	+3	Jermahri Hill makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Hernandez assists)	29-27
3:37		Reece Potter misses two point jump shot
3:35		Cardinals defensive rebound
3:34		TV timeout
3:25		Juanse Gorosito turnover (bad pass) (Kam Craft steals)
3:20	+2	Eian Elmer makes two point layup (Kam Craft assists)	31-27
3:10		Reece Potter blocks Jermahri Hill's two point layup
3:08		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
3:05	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	31-29
2:57	+2	Evan Ipsaro makes two point layup (Kam Craft assists)	33-29
2:57		Juanse Gorosito shooting foul (Evan Ipsaro draws the foul)
2:57		Evan Ipsaro misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:57		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
2:28		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:26		Reece Potter defensive rebound
2:14		Kam Craft misses two point layup
2:12		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
1:59		Eian Elmer shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-30
1:59	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-31
1:42		TJ Burch shooting foul (Evan Ipsaro draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Evan Ipsaro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-31
1:42	+1	Evan Ipsaro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-31
1:30		Jermahri Hill misses two point hook shot
1:28		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
1:22	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	35-33
1:18		Kam Craft misses three point jump shot
1:16		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
1:11		TJ Burch turnover (traveling)
1:00		Peter Suder offensive foul
1:00		Peter Suder turnover (offensive foul)
0:31		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
0:29		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
0:27		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
0:25		RedHawks defensive rebound
0:25		RedHawks 30 second timeout
0:12		Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul
0:04	+3	Kam Craft makes three point jump shot (Evan Ipsaro assists)	38-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
M-OH
RedHawks
42
BALL
Cardinals
39

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Juanse Gorosito turnover (traveling)
19:33	+3	Kam Craft makes three point jump shot (Eian Elmer assists)	41-33
19:10		Antwone Woolfolk personal foul
18:59		Eian Elmer blocks Ben Hendriks's two point layup
18:57		Cardinals offensive rebound
18:56		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
18:54		RedHawks defensive rebound
18:46		Mason Jones personal foul
18:26		Ben Hendriks blocks Reece Potter's two point jump shot
18:24		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
18:08	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup	41-35
17:52		Eian Elmer misses three point jump shot
17:50		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
17:40		Reece Potter personal foul
17:34	+3	Jeremiah Hernandez makes three point jump shot (Payton Sparks assists)	41-38
17:22		Peter Suder misses two point layup
17:20		Mason Jones defensive rebound
17:13		Mason Jones misses two point layup
17:11		Mekhi Cooper defensive rebound
17:01	+2	Kam Craft makes two point jump shot	43-38
16:31	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Jeremiah Hernandez assists)	43-40
16:21	+2	Kam Craft makes two point jump shot	45-40
15:58		Mason Jones turnover (lost ball) (Eian Elmer steals)
15:52	+2	Eian Elmer makes two point dunk	47-40
15:34		Jermahri Hill turnover (bad pass)
15:34		TV timeout
15:16		Peter Suder turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Hernandez steals)
14:57	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup	47-42
14:43	+2	Evan Ipsaro makes two point layup (Reece Potter assists)	49-42
14:19		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
14:17		Kam Craft defensive rebound
14:12		Kam Craft misses three point jump shot
14:10		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
13:44	+3	Jeremiah Hernandez makes three point jump shot (Payton Sparks assists)	49-45
13:30	+2	Kam Craft makes two point layup (Reece Potter assists)	51-45
13:09	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists)	51-47
12:43		Peter Suder misses two point layup
12:41		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
12:32	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Juanse Gorosito assists)	51-49
12:18	+3	Reece Potter makes three point jump shot (Peter Suder assists)	54-49
11:59		Juanse Gorosito turnover (lost ball) (Evan Ipsaro steals)
11:44		Kam Craft misses three point jump shot
11:42		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
11:15		Jeremiah Hernandez misses three point jump shot
11:13		Eian Elmer defensive rebound
10:53		Reece Potter misses two point jump shot
10:51		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
10:45		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
10:43		Eian Elmer defensive rebound
10:18		Evan Ipsaro misses three point jump shot
10:16		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
9:58		Evan Ipsaro personal foul
9:58		TV timeout
9:38		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point jump shot
9:36		Mickey Pearson Jr. offensive rebound
9:35	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point layup	54-51
9:23		Jeremiah Hernandez shooting foul (Luke Skaljac draws the foul)
9:23	+1	Luke Skaljac makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-51
9:23		Luke Skaljac misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:23		Brant Byers offensive rebound
9:14		Brant Byers misses two point jump shot
9:12		Ethan Brittain-Watts defensive rebound
8:52		Ben Hendriks turnover (bad pass)
8:39		Brant Byers misses three point jump shot
8:37		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
8:15		Ben Hendriks offensive foul
8:15		Ben Hendriks turnover (offensive foul)
7:58	+2	Antwone Woolfolk makes two point layup	57-51
7:34		Mekhi Cooper personal foul
7:34		TV timeout
7:16	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup (Mickey Pearson Jr. assists)	57-53
7:06		Mekhi Cooper misses three point jump shot
7:04		Cardinals defensive rebound
6:34	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup	57-55
6:17	+2	Kam Craft makes two point layup (Antwone Woolfolk assists)	59-55
5:57		Jermahri Hill turnover (bad pass) (Antwone Woolfolk steals)
5:50		Payton Sparks shooting foul (Peter Suder draws the foul)
5:50	+1	Peter Suder makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-55
5:50		Peter Suder misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:50		Antwone Woolfolk offensive rebound
5:41	+2	Kam Craft makes two point layup	62-55
5:34		Antwone Woolfolk shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
5:34	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-56
5:34	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-57
5:17	+2	Peter Suder makes two point layup (Mekhi Cooper assists)	64-57
4:45		Peter Suder shooting foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
4:45	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 3	64-58
4:45	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 3	64-59
4:45	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 3 of 3	64-60
4:31	+2	Peter Suder makes two point layup (Reece Potter assists)	66-60
4:03		Eian Elmer shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-61
4:03	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-62
3:50	+2	Kam Craft makes two point layup (Peter Suder assists)	68-62
3:44		Peter Suder shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
3:44		TV timeout
3:44	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-63
3:44	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-64
3:18	+2	Mekhi Cooper makes two point layup (Reece Potter assists)	70-64
2:55		Jermahri Hill misses two point layup
2:53		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
2:53		Eian Elmer shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
2:53		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:53	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-65
2:29	+2	Peter Suder makes two point jump shot	72-65
2:05		Antwone Woolfolk personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
2:05		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:05		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:05		Peter Suder defensive rebound
1:41		Kam Craft misses three point jump shot
1:35		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
1:26		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
1:24		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
1:23		Reece Potter shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
1:23		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:23	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-66
1:23		RedHawks 30 second timeout
1:23		TV timeout
1:23		RedHawks 30 second timeout
1:23		Jermahri Hill personal foul
1:18		TJ Burch personal foul
1:13		TJ Burch personal foul
1:13	+1	Mekhi Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-66
1:13	+1	Mekhi Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-66
1:04		Evan Ipsaro shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-67
1:04	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-68
1:04		Jermahri Hill personal foul
1:04	+1	Mekhi Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-68
1:04	+1	Mekhi Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-68
0:50		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:48		Eian Elmer defensive rebound
0:37		Jeremiah Hernandez personal foul (Mekhi Cooper draws the foul)
0:37		Mekhi Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:37		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
0:29		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
0:26		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
0:17	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	76-70
0:17		Cardinals 30 second timeout
0:17		Jermahri Hill personal foul (Evan Ipsaro draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Evan Ipsaro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-70
0:17	+1	Evan Ipsaro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-70
0:11	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup	78-72
0:07		Jermahri Hill personal foul (Mekhi Cooper draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Mekhi Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-72
0:07	+1	Mekhi Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-72
0:02		Jeremiah Hernandez misses three point jump shot
0:01		Peter Suder defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Peter Suder defensive rebound