NatStat MBB

Western Michigan 88, Ball State 81 / Final (OT)

Broncos (88)

Cardinals (81)

Top Performances

Shayne Whittington (WMU) 28 pts (12/22 fg), 1/2 3fg, 14 reb, 3 blk

David Brown (WMU) 25 pts (7/18 fg), 3/9 3fg, 6 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl

Connar Tava (WMU) 23 pts (8/12 fg), 6 reb, 2 stl

Game Forecasts

ELO Ratings: Before WMU 1449 (#171), BSU 1035 (#161) After WMU 1455 (#171), BSU 1029 (#161)
ELO Points Transfer: 6

AP Game Recap

MUNCIE, Ind. -- Connar Tava made 1 of 2 free throws with 7 seconds left in regulation and then scored six points in overtime as Western Michigan earned its eighth-straight win and handed Ball State its 10th consecutive loss.

Western Michigan trailed 69-62 with 3:57 left, but David Brown and Shayne Whittington combined to go on an 8-2 run to pull within 71-70.

Tava was fouled on a drive and made the first free throw and missed the second. Then Ball State turned the ball over and wasn't able to get off a final shot.

Ball State only made two field goals in overtime.

Whittington scored 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for Western Michigan (19-8, 12-3 Mid-American Conference).

GameFlo

Ties: 5 Lead Changes: 7 Biggest Lead: BSU +12 Run: WMU 15-4 (2-01:52 to 0-00:29)

Play by Play

Matchup History

Season Series: Western Michigan, 2-0 Previous 3 Seasons: Tied, 10-10 Since 1990: Ball State, 35-29

3/2/19

2/9/19

2/23/18

1/13/18

3/9/17

2/25/17

1/28/17

2/6/16

1/12/16

2/24/15

1/14/15

2/26/14

1/26/14

3/5/13

2/9/13

3/5/12

2/22/12

1/7/12

3/2/11

1/12/11

3/4/10

1/20/10

3/4/09

1/20/09

3/9/08

1/16/08

3/4/07

1/9/07

2/22/06

WMU 62 BSU 56

1/26/06

BSU 59 WMU 68

3/5/05

WMU 81 BSU 88

1/22/05

BSU 66 WMU 65

2/11/04

WMU 72 BSU 61

1/24/04

BSU 66 WMU 70

3/1/03

BSU 74 WMU 86

1/15/03

WMU 71 BSU 52

2/20/02

BSU 65 WMU 80

1/23/02

WMU 61 BSU 74

2/24/01

BSU 65 WMU 52

1/13/01

WMU 76 BSU 70

90 Western Michigan (18-8, 12-3)

Mid-American

ELO 1455 (#171)

Previous 2/23 vs Eastern Michigan W, 75-67

Next 3/1 @ Toledo L, 85-96

Player Stats

Team Stats

304 Ball State (2-22, 1-14)

Mid-American

ELO 1029 (#161)

Previous 2/23 @ Toledo L, 74-85

Next 3/1 vs Central Michigan W, 74-71

Player Stats

Team Stats

MIN: Minutes, PTS: Points, FGM: Field Goals Made, FGA: Field Goals Attempted, FG%: Field Goal Percentage, 3FM: 3-Pt FG Made, 3FA: 3-Pt FG Attempted, 3FG%: 3-Pt FG Percentage, 2FM: 2-Pt Made, 2FA: 2-Pt FG Attempted, FTM: Free Throws Made, FTA: Free Throws Attempted, FT%: Free Throw Percentage, OREB: Offensive Rebounds, REB: Total Rebounds, AST: Assists, STL: Steals, BLK: Blocks, TO: Turnovers, PF: Points For, Eff: Efficiency score, UsgRt: Usage Rate (estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player), PrRt: Presence Rate, PS: Performance score, O/U: Over/underperform vs. season perf score average

PTS: Points, Poss: Possessions, O-PPP: Points/Possession, Pace: Possessions per 40 Minutes, TS%: True Shooting (weights 3FG, 2FG, FT), eFG%: Effective Field Goal %, ORB%: Offensive Rebound %, DRB%: Defensive Rebound %, TOV%: Turnover %, FT/FGA: Free Throws/FG Attempts

BenchPts: Bench Points, 2ndChance: Second Chance Points, InPaint: Points in the Paint, OffTO: Points Off Turnovers, Fastbreak: Fast break Points, TimePoss: Time Of Possession

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