Massachusetts 73, Ball State 74 - Box Score

NET #201

	H1	H2	OT	T
Massachusetts	34	27	12	73
Ball State	21	40	13	74

Ball State

NET #299

	H1	H2	OT	T
Massachusetts	34	27	12	73
Ball State	21	40	13	74

Tue, Feb 24, 2026Worthen ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Massachusetts

Ball State

77%

23%

✗ MissedMargin: -8.7 predicted → +1 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

53.7%→ 43.5

eFG%

40.0 ←46.0%

15.3%→ 13.6

TO Rate

9.1 ←13.6%

30.9%

ORB%

24.0%

37.8%→ 23.2

FT Rate

31.4 ←32.3%

Massachusetts

Predicted Actual

Ball State

Recap

Upset Alert: UMass vs Ball St

Ball State pulls off a stunning upset, defying a 127-spot NET ranking gap to edge out Massachusetts 74-73.

In a stunning turn of events, Ball State pulled off a significant upset at home, defeating the University of Massachusetts 74-73. The one-point margin belies the magnitude of the surprise, given the substantial disparity in NET rankings between the two teams, with Ball State ranked 323 and UMass ran...

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Top Performers

Massachusetts

Leonardo BettiolMVP34.8

PTS14REB14AST3STL1BLK1

6-11 FG, 2-2 FT

Isaiah Placide26.2

PTS19REB6AST0

5-9 FG, 3-5 3PT, 6-7 FT

Danny Carbuccia21.2

PTS12REB1AST5STL1

5-12 FG, 1-3 3PT, 1-3 FT

Ball State

Davion Hill32.8

PTS26REB4AST2STL1

7-20 FG, 1-7 3PT, 11-11 FT

Armoni Zeigler26.4

PTS10REB7AST5BLK1

3-11 FG, 2-4 3PT, 2-3 FT

Elmore James IV20.3

PTS10REB4AST2STL2

4-10 FG, 0-3 3PT, 2-2 FT

Hot Players

Isaiah PlacideMassachusetts+355%

PTS

4.1 avg

REB

1.0 avg

AST

0.4 avg

56% FG 5-9

Luka DamjanacMassachusetts+150%

PTS

2.3 avg

REB

2.3 avg

AST

0.6 avg

100% FG 2-2

Dwayne Wimbley Jr.Massachusetts+96%

PTS

2.1 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

0.5 avg

20% FG 1-5

Elmore James IVBall State+60%

PTS

7.5 avg

REB

1.7 avg

AST

0.8 avg

40% FG 4-10

Davion HillBall State+55%

PTS

13.9 avg

REB

4.4 avg

AST

2.3 avg

35% FG 7-20

Kayden FishBall State+50%

PTS

6.9 avg

REB

3.3 avg

AST

0.5 avg

50% FG 4-8

Preston CopelandBall State+33%

PTS

4.1 avg

REB

4.6 avg

AST

0.3 avg

33% FG 1-3

Juwan MaxeyBall State+24%

PTS

6.7 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

1.0 avg

67% FG 4-6

Danny CarbucciaMassachusetts+22%

PTS

6.7 avg

REB

1.8 avg

AST

6.3 avg

42% FG 5-12

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Massachusetts73

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Danny Carbuccia	37	12	5-12	1-3	1-3	1	5	1	0	1
Marcus Banks Jr.	35	8	3-18	2-12	0-0	4	2	0	0	1
Dwayne Wimbley Jr.	28	4	1-5	0-1	2-2	4	1	0	2	2
Isaiah Placide	28	19	5-9	3-5	6-7	6	0	0	0	0
Leonardo Bettiol	27	14	6-11	0-0	2-2	14	3	1	1	3
Jayden Ndjigue	21	2	0-1	0-1	2-2	4	2	1	0	3
K'Jei Parker	18	10	4-10	2-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Luka Damjanac	14	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	8	1	0	1	1
Dimitri Clerc	11	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	1
Donovan Brown	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0
Josh Engel	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Bilal Osman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Outlaw	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Hankins-Sanford	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Rollie Castineyra	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	73	26-69	8-27	13-16	45	14	4	5	12

Ball State74

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Armoni Zeigler	41	10	3-11	2-4	2-3	7	5	0	1	1
Mason Jones	35	5	2-8	1-6	0-0	6	0	0	0	0
Elmore James IV	33	10	4-10	0-3	2-2	4	2	2	0	1
Davion Hill	31	26	7-20	1-7	11-11	4	2	1	0	2
Kayden Fish	23	10	4-8	0-1	2-5	5	1	1	1	1
Preston Copeland	22	3	1-3	0-0	1-1	9	0	2	1	0
Juwan Maxey	16	10	4-6	2-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	1
Devon Barnes	14	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	1
Jai Anthoni Bearden	8	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Denson	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
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
Joey Hart	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
Zane Doughty	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	74	25-70	6-28	18-22	36	12	6	3	8