Ball State 74, Western Michigan 71 - Box Score

NET #299

	H1	H2	OT	T
Ball State	25	36	13	74
Western Michigan	22	39	10	71

Western Michigan

NET #283

	H1	H2	OT	T
Ball State	25	36	13	74
Western Michigan	22	39	10	71

Tue, Mar 3, 2026University Arena (MI)Final

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Ball State

Western Michigan

38%

62%

✗ MissedMargin: +3.5 predicted → -3 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

46.3%→ 50.8

eFG%

46.4 ←50.0%

13.3%→ 7.9

TO Rate

13.1 ←13.6%

24.3%

ORB%

27.8%

31.6%→ 30.6

FT Rate

42.9 ←32.3%

Ball State

Predicted Actual

Western Michigan

Recap

Upset Alert: WMU Falls to BSU

Ball State pulls off the upset as the lower-ranked team, defying its 30-spot higher NET ranking to take down Western Michigan by 3 points.

In a stunning turn of events, Ball State pulled off a significant upset at University Arena, defeating Western Michigan 74-71. The three-point margin belies the magnitude of the underdog victory, as Ball State, ranked 307 in the NET rankings, took down a Western Michigan team that sat 30 spots ahead...

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Top Performers

Ball State

Armoni ZeiglerMVP43.9

PTS28REB7AST8

10-19 FG, 2-4 3PT, 6-10 FT

Davion Hill28.4

PTS17REB2AST3STL3

7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT, 3-7 FT

Mason Jones22.0

PTS0REB10AST0STL3BLK2

0-2 FG, 0-1 3PT

Western Michigan

Jayden Brewer32.6

PTS20REB13AST0BLK3

6-12 FG, 1-2 3PT, 7-7 FT

Justice Williams29.2

PTS22REB6AST1

8-17 FG, 2-8 3PT, 4-5 FT

Carson Vis17.8

PTS11REB4AST0STL1

5-7 FG, 1-2 3PT, 0-2 FT

Hot Players

Armoni ZeiglerBall State+111%

PTS

12.4 avg

REB

4.8 avg

AST

3.2 avg

53% FG 10-19

Preston CopelandBall State+100%

PTS

4.1 avg

REB

4.6 avg

AST

0.3 avg

86% FG 6-7

Carson VisWestern Michigan+72%

PTS

5.8 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

0.7 avg

71% FG 5-7

Jayden BrewerWestern Michigan+59%

PTS

12.9 avg

REB

6.8 avg

AST

1.0 avg

50% FG 6-12

Justice WilliamsWestern Michigan+41%

PTS

15.1 avg

REB

3.6 avg

AST

1.9 avg

47% FG 8-17

Juwan MaxeyBall State+24%

PTS

6.7 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

1.0 avg

75% FG 3-4

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Ball State74

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Mason Jones	43	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	10	0	3	2	0
Armoni Zeigler	42	28	10-19	2-4	6-10	7	8	0	0	3
Davion Hill	38	17	7-15	0-1	3-7	2	3	3	0	1
Preston Copeland	35	12	6-7	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0
Juwan Maxey	22	8	3-4	2-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	0
Devon Barnes	18	4	1-8	0-3	2-2	2	1	3	0	0
Elmore James IV	16	3	1-5	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	1
Kayden Fish	10	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
Cam Denson	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0
Alex Farley	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kody Clancy	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Easton Foster	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jai Anthoni Bearden	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Zane Doughty	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Hart	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	74	29-62	5-13	11-19	31	13	9	3	6

Western Michigan71

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Justice Williams	40	22	8-17	2-8	4-5	6	1	0	0	1
Jayden Brewer	38	20	6-12	1-2	7-7	13	0	0	3	6
EJ Ryans	30	5	0-6	0-1	5-6	0	2	0	0	2
Carson Vis	25	11	5-7	1-2	0-2	4	0	1	0	0
Michael Sulaka	19	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	2	0
Trey Lewis	19	5	1-4	1-3	2-2	4	0	0	0	0
Sharod Barnes	16	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	2	0	0	1
Max Burton	13	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0
Declan Peterson	13	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Jalen Griffith	11	3	1-5	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0
Junior Sileu	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Hudson Ward	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brady Swartz	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Nicholas Errica	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Camden Thompson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	71	23-56	6-19	19-24	34	9	1	5	10