MEN'S BASKETBALL: Ball State falls to Eastern Michigan, 58-72

Senior center Majok Majok attempts a dunk March 1 at Worthen Arena. Majok had 14 points and 14 rebounds.  DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY
Senior center Majok Majok attempts a dunk March 1 at Worthen Arena. Majok had 14 points and 14 rebounds. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

Ball State leaders

Scorer – Majok Majok with 23
Rebounder – Majok Majok with 14
Assists – Kindon Crowder with 2

The Ball State men’s basketball team lost its 23rd game of the season tonight. It fell to Eastern Michigan, 58-72.

Ball State started the game with the lead as freshman point guard Zavier Turner hit a layup to give his team a 2-0 lead.

Eastern Michigan then went on a 15-4 run to take the lead away from Ball State.

In the first half, senior forward Chris Bond dunked with 53 seconds left to narrow Eastern Michigan’s lead to just six points, 25-31.

To begin the second half, Ball State outscored Eastern Michigan 3-2 for its narrowest deficit of the second half, 28-33. Eastern Michigan then went on a run that finished off the game for Ball State.

Senior center Majok Majok led the game with 23 points and 14 rebounds. He shot 8-for-19 in the game. The only other Ball State scorer in double digits was Bond with 11 points. As a team, Ball State shot 36.4 percent.

The team travels to Northern Illinois for its last regular season game Saturday.

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