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Sellers' 20 lead Ball State over Evansville 88-69

AP
Dec 10, 2022

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Jaylin Sellers had 20 points in Ball State's 88-69 win over Evansville on Saturday.

Sellers was 6 of 9 shooting, including 3 for 4 from distance, and went 5 for 5 from the line for the Cardinals (6-4). Payton Sparks scored 18 points and added 12 rebounds. Jarron Coleman shot 5 for 9, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 15 points.

Marvin Coleman led the Purple Aces (3-9) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and two steals. Kenny Strawbridge added 15 points and eight rebounds for Evansville. Antoine Smith Jr. also had 14 points and seven rebounds.

Ball State led Evansville 42-28 at the half, with Sparks (nine points) the high scorer before the break. Ball State outscored Evansville in the second half by five points, with Sellers scoring a team-high 13 points after halftime.

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1st Half
EVAN
Aces
28
BALL
Cardinals
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cardinals gains possession)
19:44		Demarius Jacobs turnover (bad pass) (Sekou Kalle steals)
19:19		Mickey Pearson Jr. shooting foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
19:19		Yacine Toumi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:19	+1	Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-0
18:52		Sekou Kalle blocks Mickey Pearson Jr.'s two point layup
18:50		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
18:43	+2	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point jump shot	3-0
18:25	+3	Jarron Coleman makes three point jump shot (Mickey Pearson Jr. assists)	3-3
17:58		Jaylin Sellers personal foul
17:40		Yacine Toumi misses two point jump shot
17:38		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. offensive rebound
17:36		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point layup
17:34		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. offensive rebound
17:25		Jarron Coleman blocks Kenny Strawbridge Jr.'s two point layup
17:23		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
17:03		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
17:03	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-4
17:03	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-5
16:38		Gage Bobe turnover (bad pass) (Demarius Jacobs steals)
16:29		Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
16:27		Sekou Kalle defensive rebound
16:22		Sekou Kalle offensive foul
16:22		Sekou Kalle turnover (offensive foul)
15:56	+3	Payton Sparks makes three point jump shot	3-8
15:38	+2	Yacine Toumi makes two point layup	5-8
15:22		Jarron Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Marvin Coleman II steals)
15:18		Marvin Coleman II turnover (bad pass) (Jarron Coleman steals)
15:12		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point layup
15:10		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
15:10		Gabe Spinelli personal foul
15:10		TV timeout
15:08		Demarius Jacobs turnover (bad pass) (Marvin Coleman II steals)
14:46		Yacine Toumi offensive foul
14:46		Yacine Toumi turnover (offensive foul)
14:27		Gabe Spinelli personal foul
14:11	+3	Jalen Windham makes three point jump shot (Payton Sparks assists)	5-11
13:52	+2	Yacine Toumi makes two point layup	7-11
13:38		Payton Sparks offensive foul
13:38		Payton Sparks turnover (offensive foul)
13:24		Marvin Coleman II misses two point layup
13:22		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
13:16		Jalen Windham misses three point jump shot
13:14		Basheer Jihad offensive rebound
13:10	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point jump shot	7-13
12:56	+3	Marvin Coleman II makes three point jump shot (Preston Phillips assists)	10-13
12:25		Preston Phillips blocks Payton Sparks's two point layup
12:23		Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
12:17		Yacine Toumi turnover (bad pass) (Jarron Coleman steals)
12:16	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point dunk (Jalen Windham assists)	10-15
12:16		Preston Phillips shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
12:16		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:16		Jaylin Sellers offensive rebound
12:13		Antoine Smith Jr. shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
12:13	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-16
12:13	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-17
11:59	+3	Preston Phillips makes three point jump shot (Antoine Smith Jr. assists)	13-17
11:42		Demarius Jacobs misses two point layup
11:40		Jaylin Sellers offensive rebound
11:37		Antoine Smith Jr. blocks Mickey Pearson Jr.'s two point layup
11:35		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
11:23	+3	Antoine Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. assists)	16-17
11:16		Chris Moncrief personal foul
11:16		TV timeout
11:16	+1	Demarius Jacobs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-18
11:16	+1	Demarius Jacobs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-19
10:56		Marvin Coleman II misses two point jump shot
10:54		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
10:37		Basheer Jihad misses two point layup
10:35		Preston Phillips defensive rebound
10:29		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:27		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
10:10		Preston Phillips personal foul
10:10	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-20
10:10	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-21
9:53		Antoine Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:51		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
9:28		Payton Sparks turnover (traveling)
9:18		Jarron Coleman shooting foul (Chris Moncrief draws the foul)
9:18		Chris Moncrief misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:18		Chris Moncrief misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:18		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
9:03		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
8:58		Demarius Jacobs offensive rebound
8:58		Sekou Kalle personal foul
8:58		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:58		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:58		Antoine Smith Jr. defensive rebound
8:38		Marvin Coleman II misses two point jump shot
8:36		Chris Moncrief offensive rebound
8:34		Chris Moncrief turnover (lost ball) (Mickey Pearson Jr. steals)
8:16	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot	16-24
7:58		Jarron Coleman personal foul
7:58		TV timeout
7:50		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:48		Demarius Jacobs defensive rebound
7:32		Yacine Toumi personal foul
7:32	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-25
7:32		Basheer Jihad misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:32		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
7:12		Antoine Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:10		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
6:56		Demarius Jacobs misses two point layup
6:54		Preston Phillips defensive rebound
6:43		Antoine Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:41		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
6:16		Basheer Jihad turnover (double dribble)
6:02		Antoine Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:00		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
5:53		Antoine Smith Jr. personal foul
5:53	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-26
5:53	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-27
5:28		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Demarius Jacobs steals)
5:28		Marvin Coleman II personal foul
5:28	+1	Luke Bumbalough makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-28
5:28		Luke Bumbalough misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:28		Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
5:15		Zaveion Chism-Okoh misses two point jump shot
5:13		Preston Phillips offensive rebound
5:13		Demarius Jacobs shooting foul (Preston Phillips draws the foul)
5:13	+1	Preston Phillips makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-28
5:13		Preston Phillips misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:13		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
5:00		Jalen Windham turnover (lost ball) (Preston Phillips steals)
4:55		Zaveion Chism-Okoh turnover (lost ball) (Demarius Jacobs steals)
4:46	+2	Demarius Jacobs makes two point dunk	17-30
4:42	+3	Marvin Coleman II makes three point jump shot (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. assists)	20-30
4:42		Cardinals 30 second timeout
4:26		Zaveion Chism-Okoh personal foul (Jarron Coleman draws the foul)
4:26	+1	Jarron Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-31
4:26	+1	Jarron Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-32
4:06		Yacine Toumi misses two point layup
4:04		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
3:45	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup	20-34
3:37	+2	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point layup	22-34
3:37		Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. draws the foul)
3:37		TV timeout
3:37	+1	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-34
3:22		Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot
3:20		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
3:19		Zaveion Chism-Okoh shooting foul (Demarius Jacobs draws the foul)
3:19	+1	Demarius Jacobs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-35
3:19	+1	Demarius Jacobs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-36
3:03	+2	Yacine Toumi makes two point layup (Marvin Coleman II assists)	25-36
2:45	+2	Kaiyem Cleary makes two point jump shot	25-38
2:29		Demarius Jacobs personal foul
2:29	+1	Marvin Coleman II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-38
2:29		Marvin Coleman II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:29		Kaiyem Cleary defensive rebound
2:06	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point jump shot	26-40
1:51		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:49		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Basheer Jihad assists)	26-42
1:16		Yacine Toumi misses two point jump shot
1:14		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
1:04		Basheer Jihad turnover (lost ball) (Zaveion Chism-Okoh steals)
0:47	+2	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point layup	28-42
0:18		Kaiyem Cleary turnover (out of bounds)
0:02		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:01		Purple Aces offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EVAN
Aces
41
BALL
Cardinals
46

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Mickey Pearson Jr. assists)	28-44
19:24		Jarron Coleman personal foul
19:08		Yacine Toumi misses three point jump shot
19:06		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
18:49		Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
18:47		Cardinals offensive rebound
18:35	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Demarius Jacobs assists)	28-47
18:12		Mickey Pearson Jr. blocks Yacine Toumi's two point jump shot
18:10		Purple Aces offensive rebound
18:08		Payton Sparks shooting foul (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. draws the foul)
18:08	+1	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-47
18:08		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:08		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
17:47		Sekou Kalle shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
17:47	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-48
17:47		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:47		Marvin Coleman II defensive rebound
17:27		Antoine Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:25		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
17:16		Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
17:14		Mickey Pearson Jr. offensive rebound
17:11		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:09		Marvin Coleman II defensive rebound
17:02		Payton Sparks blocks Marvin Coleman II's two point layup
17:00		Antoine Smith Jr. offensive rebound
16:57		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. personal foul
16:44	+2	Jarron Coleman makes two point layup	29-50
16:26		Payton Sparks blocks Gabe Spinelli's two point layup
16:24		Purple Aces offensive rebound
16:22		Demarius Jacobs personal foul
16:16	+2	Marvin Coleman II makes two point layup	31-50
15:50	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Demarius Jacobs assists)	31-53
15:30	+3	Gabe Spinelli makes three point jump shot (Marvin Coleman II assists)	34-53
15:11		Demarius Jacobs misses two point layup
15:09		Preston Phillips defensive rebound
14:51		Gabe Spinelli misses two point layup
14:49		Antoine Smith Jr. offensive rebound
14:45		Preston Phillips misses three point jump shot
14:43		Demarius Jacobs defensive rebound
14:33		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
14:31		Jarron Coleman offensive rebound
14:29	+3	Jarron Coleman makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists)	34-56
14:26		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
14:26		TV timeout
14:09		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:07		Preston Phillips offensive rebound
14:07		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul
14:07		TV timeout
13:56	+3	Antoine Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Gabe Spinelli assists)	37-56
13:40		Jalen Windham misses two point layup
13:38		Jalen Windham offensive rebound
13:31	+2	Jalen Windham makes two point jump shot	37-58
13:17	+2	Marvin Coleman II makes two point jump shot	39-58
12:55		Payton Sparks misses two point dunk
12:53		Marvin Coleman II defensive rebound
12:49	+3	Antoine Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Gabe Spinelli assists)	42-58
12:49		Cardinals 30 second timeout
12:32		Basheer Jihad misses two point layup
12:30		Preston Phillips defensive rebound
12:18	+3	Marvin Coleman II makes three point jump shot (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. assists)	45-58
11:57		Jalen Windham misses three point jump shot
11:55		Mickey Pearson Jr. offensive rebound
11:53		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point layup
11:51		Preston Phillips defensive rebound
11:44		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point layup
11:42		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. offensive rebound
11:42		TV timeout
11:35		Mickey Pearson Jr. blocks Kenny Strawbridge Jr.'s two point layup
11:33		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
11:28	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup (Jarron Coleman assists)	45-60
11:17		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul
11:03		Preston Phillips turnover (traveling)
10:51	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup	45-62
10:51		Antoine Smith Jr. shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
10:51	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-63
10:38		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Basheer Jihad steals)
10:29		Preston Phillips blocks Payton Sparks's two point layup
10:27		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
10:25		Michael Lewis technical foul
10:25	+1	Marvin Coleman II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-63
10:25	+1	Marvin Coleman II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-63
10:09		Yacine Toumi misses two point layup
10:07		Cardinals defensive rebound
9:58		Gabe Spinelli shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
9:58	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-64
9:58	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-65
9:44		Marvin Coleman II misses three point jump shot
9:42		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
9:32		Jarron Coleman misses two point jump shot
9:30		Basheer Jihad offensive rebound
9:27	+3	Demarius Jacobs makes three point jump shot (Basheer Jihad assists)	47-68
9:13	+2	Gabe Spinelli makes two point layup	49-68
8:58		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
8:56		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
8:55		Preston Phillips shooting foul
8:55		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:55	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-69
8:37		Marvin Coleman II misses two point jump shot
8:35		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
8:22		Jarron Coleman offensive foul
8:22		Jarron Coleman turnover (offensive foul)
8:12		Jalen Windham personal foul
8:12	+1	Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-69
8:12	+1	Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-69
7:45	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	51-71
7:45		Sekou Kalle shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
7:45		TV timeout
7:45	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-72
7:26		Gabe Spinelli offensive foul
7:26		Gabe Spinelli turnover (offensive foul)
7:15		Jalen Windham misses three point jump shot
7:13		Gabe Spinelli defensive rebound
7:00		Gabe Spinelli misses two point jump shot
6:58		Demarius Jacobs defensive rebound
6:52		Sekou Kalle shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
6:52	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-73
6:52	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-74
6:37		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:35		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
6:16	+3	Jarron Coleman makes three point jump shot	51-77
6:05	+2	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point jump shot	53-77
5:37		Marvin Coleman II personal foul
5:37	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-78
5:37	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-79
5:16		Gabe Spinelli turnover (bad pass) (Jarron Coleman steals)
5:10	+2	Jarron Coleman makes two point layup	53-81
4:56		Antoine Smith Jr. misses two point layup
4:54		Antoine Smith Jr. offensive rebound
4:53		Antoine Smith Jr. misses two point layup
4:51		Antoine Smith Jr. offensive rebound
4:50		Basheer Jihad shooting foul (Antoine Smith Jr. draws the foul)
4:50	+1	Antoine Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-81
4:50	+1	Antoine Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-81
4:36	+2	Jalen Windham makes two point layup (Jarron Coleman assists)	55-83
4:16		Mickey Pearson Jr. shooting foul (Marvin Coleman II draws the foul)
4:16		Marvin Coleman II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:16	+1	Marvin Coleman II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-83
4:02		Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot
4:00		Antoine Smith Jr. defensive rebound
3:48		Basheer Jihad shooting foul
3:48		TV timeout
3:48		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:48	+1	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-83
3:35		Kaiyem Cleary misses three point jump shot
3:33		Gage Bobe defensive rebound
3:27		Gage Bobe turnover (bad pass)
3:13		Ben Hendriks misses two point layup
3:11		Antoine Smith Jr. defensive rebound
3:04	+3	Antoine Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Marvin Coleman II assists)	60-83
2:50		Antoine Smith Jr. shooting foul (Jalen Windham draws the foul)
2:50		Jalen Windham misses regular free throw 1 of 3
2:50	+1	Jalen Windham makes regular free throw 2 of 3	60-84
2:50	+1	Jalen Windham makes regular free throw 3 of 3	60-85
2:33	+2	Preston Phillips makes two point layup (Gage Bobe assists)	62-85
2:18		Jalen Windham turnover (bad pass) (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. steals)
2:03	+2	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point layup	64-85
1:40		Ben Hendriks misses two point jump shot
1:38		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
1:29	+2	Preston Phillips makes two point layup	66-85
1:28		Ben Hendriks shooting foul (Preston Phillips draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Preston Phillips makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-85
1:15		Luke Bumbalough misses two point layup
1:13		Preston Phillips defensive rebound
1:10	+2	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point layup (Preston Phillips assists)	69-85
0:56		Antoine Smith Jr. personal foul
0:56	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-86
0:56	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-87
0:42		Chris Moncrief misses two point jump shot
0:40		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
0:14		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. personal foul
0:14	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-88
0:14		Basheer Jihad misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:14		Preston Phillips defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Preston Phillips defensive rebound