MUNCIE, Ind. — Jalin Anderson had 23 points in Ball State's 76-69 victory against Kent State on Tuesday night.
Anderson’s jump shot with 2:52 remaining gave Ball State the lead for good at 65-64.
Anderson shot 7 of 14 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 9 from the line for the Cardinals (15-15, 7-10 Mid-American Conference). Davion Bailey added 20 points while going 8 of 15 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and also had seven rebounds. Mickey Pearson Jr. shot 3 for 11 (1 for 7 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points, while adding seven rebounds.
Reggie Bass finished with 17 points for the Golden Flashes (15-15, 8-9). Kent State also got 16 points from VonCameron Davis. Jalen Sullinger finished with 14 points and four assists.
BOX SCORE
KENT ST. (15-15)
Davis 8-15 0-0 16, Hornbeak 2-5 0-0 4, Bekelja 2-4 0-0 6, Santiago 1-5 1-1 3, Sullinger 6-20 0-0 14, Bass 5-10 4-4 17, Rollins 3-5 1-2 9, Freeman 0-2 0-0 0, Hunter 0-0 0-0 0, Entenmann 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-66 6-7 69.
BALL ST. (15-15)
Jones 1-4 1-2 3, Pearson 3-11 6-8 13, Hendriks 5-8 1-2 11, Anderson 7-14 8-9 23, Bailey 8-15 1-2 20, Middleton 1-5 1-2 4, Zagorsak 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 25-58 20-27 76.
Halftime: Ball St. 37-32.
3-Point Goals: Kent St. 9-29 (Bass 3-6, Rollins 2-3, Bekelja 2-4, Sullinger 2-10, Freeman 0-1, Davis 0-2, Santiago 0-3), Ball St. 6-20 (Bailey 3-7, Middleton 1-1, Anderson 1-3, Pearson 1-7, Jones 0-1, Zagorsak 0-1).
Rebounds: Kent St. 30 (Hornbeak 7), Ball St. 35 (Jones 10).
Assists: Kent St. 15 (Santiago 6), Ball St. 11 (Jones, Anderson 3).
Total Fouls: Kent St. 21, Ball St. 11.
Attendance: 3,412 (11,500).