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Sparks scores 20 off the bench, Ball State knocks off Evansville 80-43

AP
Dec 21, 2024

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Payton Sparks scored 20 points off of the bench to lead Ball State past Evansville 80-43 on Saturday.

Sparks had five rebounds for the Cardinals (5-6). Jermahri Hill added 13 points while going 5 of 14 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) while he also had eight rebounds and four steals. Jeremiah Hernandez had 12 points and shot 3 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line.

Michael Day led the Purple Aces (3-9) in scoring, finishing with 13 points. Evansville also got 11 points and seven rebounds from Tanner Cuff. Gui Tesch also recorded five points.

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1st Half
EVAN
Aces
17
BALL
Cardinals
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Michael Day vs. Ben Hendriks (Tanner Cuff gains possession)
19:38		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
19:36		Joshua Hughes offensive rebound
19:26		Joshua Hughes misses two point putback layup
19:24		Mason Jones defensive rebound
19:14		Cam Haffner personal foul
19:02	+2	Ben Hendriks makes two point driving hook shot (Juanse Gorosito assists)	0-2
18:36		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
18:34		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
18:21		Juanse Gorosito misses two point pullup jump shot
18:19		Jeremiah Hernandez offensive rebound
18:09		Connor Turnbull blocks Jeremiah Hernandez's two point driving layup
18:07		Cardinals offensive rebound
18:05	+3	Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Hernandez assists)	0-5
17:44		Jermahri Hill blocks Tayshawn Comer's two point driving layup
17:42		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
17:20		Ben Hendriks misses two point turnaround hook shot
17:18		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
17:09		Tanner Cuff turnover (lost ball) (Jermahri Hill steals)
17:00	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point driving layup	0-7
16:58		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
16:47		Ben Hendriks personal foul
16:35		Tanner Cuff misses two point turnaround jump shot
16:33		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
16:17		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
16:15		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
16:15		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
16:15	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-8
16:15	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-9
15:59		Tanner Cuff misses two point driving layup
15:57		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
15:50		TV timeout
15:47	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point cutting dunk (Jeremiah Hernandez assists)	0-11
15:16		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
15:14		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
15:02		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
15:00		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
14:41		Jeremiah Hernandez misses three point jump shot
14:39		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
14:22	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point driving layup	2-11
14:08		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point driving layup
14:06		Michael Day defensive rebound
14:06		Payton Sparks personal foul
14:00		Tanner Cuff turnover (lost ball) (Jermahri Hill steals)
13:52	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point driving dunk	2-13
13:38		Tanner Cuff misses two point turnaround hook shot
13:36		Joey Hart defensive rebound
13:25	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point driving layup	2-15
13:12		Connor Turnbull misses three point jump shot
13:10		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
13:00		Cam Haffner shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
13:00	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3	2-16
13:00		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 3
13:00		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses regular free throw 3 of 3
13:00		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
12:41	+3	Tanner Cuff makes three point jump shot (Michael Day assists)	5-16
12:08		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
12:08		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
12:08		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
12:06		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
11:44		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
11:42		Purple Aces defensive rebound
11:39		TV timeout
11:25		Joshua Hughes turnover (lost ball) (Jermahri Hill steals)
11:14	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point driving dunk	5-18
11:06		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
11:04		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
10:49		Michael Day personal foul
10:29		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
10:27		Mason Jones offensive rebound
10:20		Michael Day blocks Mason Jones's two point putback layup
10:18		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
10:18		Juanse Gorosito personal foul
10:10		Tayshawn Comer turnover (lost ball) (Juanse Gorosito steals)
9:46	+2	Ben Hendriks makes two point driving layup	5-20
9:21		Tanner Cuff misses two point driving layup
9:19		Michael Day offensive rebound
9:11	+2	Michael Day makes two point putback layup	7-20
8:58		Ben Hendriks offensive foul
8:58		Ben Hendriks turnover (offensive foul)
8:50		Ethan Brittain-Watts shooting foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
8:50		Tayshawn Comer misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:50	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-20
8:31	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point driving layup	8-22
8:19		Payton Sparks blocks Tayshawn Comer's two point driving layup
8:17		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
8:03		Jermahri Hill misses two point driving layup
8:01		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
7:45		Tayshawn Comer misses two point pullup jump shot
7:43		Michael Day offensive rebound
7:30		Michael Day misses two point putback layup
7:28		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
7:21		Kaia Berridge personal foul
7:21		TV timeout
7:10		Jermahri Hill turnover (out of bounds)
6:52		Gui Tesch misses three point jump shot
6:50		Cardinals defensive rebound
6:38	+3	Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Hernandez assists)	8-25
6:20	+2	Michael Day makes two point turnaround hook shot	10-25
5:51	+3	Jermahri Hill makes three point jump shot (Juanse Gorosito assists)	10-28
5:36	+3	Michael Day makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	13-28
5:12		Michael Day shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
5:12	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-29
5:12	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-30
5:00		Tanner Cuff misses two point driving layup
4:58		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
4:49		Connor Turnbull personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
4:49	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-31
4:49	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-32
4:25		Connor Turnbull misses two point floating jump shot
4:23		Mason Jones defensive rebound
3:55		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
3:53		Cardinals offensive rebound
3:50		TV timeout
3:45		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point pullup jump shot
3:43		Purple Aces defensive rebound
3:35		Tayshawn Comer turnover (bad pass)
3:23		Jermahri Hill misses two point pullup jump shot
3:21		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
3:09	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point driving layup	15-32
2:58		Trent Hundley personal foul
2:58	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-33
2:58	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-34
2:33		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
2:31		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
2:04		Payton Sparks turnover
1:58		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
1:56		Tayshawn Comer offensive rebound
1:39		Cam Haffner turnover (bad pass)
1:23		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
1:21		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
1:14	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point driving layup	17-34
1:03		Connor Turnbull personal foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
1:03		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:03	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-35
0:50		Gui Tesch misses three point jump shot
0:48		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
0:38		Cardinals 30 second timeout
0:30		Tayshawn Comer personal foul
0:30	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-36
0:30	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-37
0:06		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
0:04		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EVAN
Aces
26
BALL
Cardinals
43

Time		Play	Score
19:39		Joshua Hughes blocks Jermahri Hill's two point turnaround hook shot
19:37		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
19:25		Tayshawn Comer misses two point driving layup
19:23		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
19:15	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point pullup jump shot (Mason Jones assists)	17-39
18:55		Juanse Gorosito personal foul (Cam Haffner draws the foul)
18:55	+1	Cam Haffner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-39
18:55		Cam Haffner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:55		Cardinals defensive rebound
18:45		Tayshawn Comer personal foul
18:35	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point cutting dunk (Mason Jones assists)	18-41
18:23		Michael Day misses two point turnaround hook shot
18:21		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
18:02	+2	Ben Hendriks makes two point driving bank hook shot (Mason Jones assists)	18-43
17:50		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
17:48		Cardinals defensive rebound
17:21	+2	Ben Hendriks makes two point driving hook shot	18-45
17:03		Mason Jones personal foul (Cam Haffner draws the foul)
17:03		Cam Haffner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:03	+1	Cam Haffner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-45
16:40		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point driving layup
16:38		Michael Day defensive rebound
16:32		Jeremiah Hernandez personal foul (Cam Haffner draws the foul)
16:32		Cam Haffner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:32		Cam Haffner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:32		Mason Jones defensive rebound
16:08		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
16:06		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
15:53		Michael Day turnover (Jeremiah Hernandez steals)
15:22		Mason Jones turnover (Cam Haffner steals)
15:22		Kaia Berridge misses three point jump shot
15:20		Cam Haffner offensive rebound
15:15		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
15:13		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
15:13		Jeremiah Hernandez personal foul
15:13		TV timeout
15:13	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-45
15:10	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-45
15:04		Tanner Cuff personal foul
14:58	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point driving layup (Jermahri Hill assists)	21-47
14:43		Tanner Cuff misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
14:41		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
14:16		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
14:14		Cardinals offensive rebound
14:09		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
14:07		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
14:07		Weston Aigner personal foul
13:58		Tayshawn Comer personal foul
13:46		Michael Day shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
13:46	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-48
13:46		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:46		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
13:37		Joey Hart personal foul
13:29		Kaia Berridge turnover (bad pass)
12:59		Tanner Cuff personal foul
12:55		Joshua Hughes personal foul
12:55	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-49
12:55	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-50
12:42		Tanner Cuff misses three point jump shot
12:40		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
12:26		Weston Aigner personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
12:26	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-51
12:26		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:26		Gui Tesch defensive rebound
12:06		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
12:04		Cardinals defensive rebound
11:50	+3	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes three point jump shot (Payton Sparks assists)	21-54
11:40	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point driving layup	23-54
11:36		Mickey Pearson Jr. shooting foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
11:36		TV timeout
11:36		Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:36		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
11:22		Jermahri Hill misses two point driving layup
11:20		Jermahri Hill offensive rebound
11:11	+2	Ben Hendriks makes two point driving layup	23-56
10:59		Tanner Cuff turnover (Jermahri Hill steals)
10:47		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
10:45		Jermahri Hill offensive rebound
10:35	+3	Jeremiah Hernandez makes three point jump shot	23-59
10:17	+2	Gui Tesch makes two point cutting layup (Tanner Cuff assists)	25-59
9:55		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point stepback jump shot
9:53		Gui Tesch defensive rebound
9:44		Michael Day misses three point jump shot
9:42		Kaia Berridge offensive rebound
9:37		Jermahri Hill shooting foul (Weston Aigner draws the foul)
9:37		Weston Aigner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:37	+1	Weston Aigner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-59
9:31		Tanner Cuff personal foul
9:31		Jeremiah Hernandez misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:31		Gui Tesch defensive rebound
8:55		Ben Hendriks blocks Weston Aigner's two point pullup jump shot
8:53		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
8:53		TJ Burch misses three point jump shot
8:51		Purple Aces defensive rebound
8:34		Tanner Cuff turnover (Jeremiah Hernandez steals)
8:27		Mickey Pearson Jr. turnover (lost ball)
8:07		Trent Hundley misses three point jump shot
8:05		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
7:51		Jermahri Hill misses two point pullup jump shot
7:49		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
7:42	+2	Michael Day makes two point driving hook shot	28-59
7:31		Tanner Cuff personal foul
7:31		TV timeout
7:31	+1	TJ Burch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-60
7:31		TJ Burch misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:31		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
7:20	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point driving hook shot	30-60
6:50	+2	TJ Burch makes two point driving layup	30-62
6:25		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
6:23		Mason Jones defensive rebound
6:07		Weston Aigner personal foul
6:07	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-63
6:07	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-64
5:57		Kaia Berridge turnover (Jeremiah Hernandez steals)
5:47	+2	TJ Burch makes two point driving layup	30-66
5:29		Weston Aigner misses three point jump shot
5:27		Mason Jones defensive rebound
5:03		Mason Jones misses two point driving layup
5:01		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
4:49	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point putback layup	30-68
4:47		Kaia Berridge turnover (Payton Sparks steals)
4:45	+3	Jeremiah Hernandez makes three point jump shot (Payton Sparks assists)	30-71
4:40		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
4:40		TV timeout
4:32	+3	Gui Tesch makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	33-71
3:59	+2	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes two point pullup jump shot	33-73
3:35		Kaia Berridge misses three point jump shot
3:33		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
3:23	+2	Kaia Berridge makes two point driving layup	35-73
3:05		Zane Doughty misses two point driving layup
3:03		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
2:44		Kaia Berridge turnover (TJ Burch steals)
2:36	+2	Zane Doughty makes two point driving layup (TJ Burch assists)	35-75
2:19	+2	Weston Aigner makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	37-75
2:04	+2	Mason Jones makes two point cutting layup (Zane Doughty assists)	37-77
1:49		Zane Doughty personal foul
1:49		TV timeout
1:49	+1	Michael Day makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-77
1:49	+1	Michael Day makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-77
1:34	+3	TJ Burch makes three point jump shot (Jurica Zagorsak assists)	39-80
1:14	+2	Michael Day makes two point driving hook shot	41-80
1:10		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
0:56		Zane Doughty turnover (Weston Aigner steals)
0:45		Michael Day misses two point turnaround hook shot
0:43		Weston Aigner offensive rebound
0:37		Weston Aigner misses three point jump shot
0:35		Kody Clancy defensive rebound
0:35		Michael Day personal foul (Kody Clancy draws the foul)
0:35		Kody Clancy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:35		Kody Clancy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:35		Weston Aigner defensive rebound
0:12	+2	Dakota Candler makes two point cutting layup (Weston Aigner assists)	43-80
0:00		End of period

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Dakota Candler makes two point cutting layup (Weston Aigner assists)