Eastern Michigan vs Ball State — College Basketball, Jan 6, 2026

Eastern Michigan beat Ball State 74–52 at Ball State on Jan 6, 2026.

FinalTue, Jan 6Conference game

Eastern Michigan Eagles

9-21 · 3-14 on the road

74

Ball State Cardinals

10-19 · 6-8 at home

52

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
EMU	39	35	74
BALL	25	27	52

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

Eastern Michigan Eagles

• Carlos HartG

  18 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
  7-10 FG

  2-3 3PT
• Addison PattersonF

  12 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
  5-8 FG

  2-3 3PT
• Mohammad HabhabF

  9 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast
  3-5 FG

Ball State Cardinals

• Armoni ZeiglerG

  15 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
  4-9 FG

  0-2 3PT
• Elmore James IVG

  13 pts · 1 ast
  5-11 FG

  1-4 3PT
• Mason JonesF

  5 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
  2-8 FG

  1-2 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

EMU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mohammad Habhab	32	9	9	3	0	0	4	3-5	0-0	3-4	—
Carlos Hart	30	18	2	3	0	0	0	7-10	2-3	2-2	—
Addison Patterson	27	12	6	2	1	0	1	5-8	2-3	0-0	—
Braelon Green	23	3	3	3	0	0	2	1-6	1-5	0-0	—
Godslove Nwabude	16	0	6	0	0	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Jon Sanders II	15	8	1	2	0	0	0	3-5	2-3	0-0	—
Mak Manciel	15	5	1	1	0	0	1	2-3	1-2	0-0	—
Mehki Ellison	10	3	0	1	0	0	0	1-4	1-2	0-0	—
John Shanu II	8	4	3	0	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	0-0	—
Aidan Rubio	8	2	2	1	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	—
Merritt Alderink	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	—
Gregory Lawson II	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-3	1-1	0-0	—
Cooper Smith	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Mbaye N'Diaye	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		74	33	16	1	2	12	29-50	11-21	5-6

BALL	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mason Jones	37	5	5	1	2	0	0	2-8	1-2	0-0	—
Elmore James IV	35	13	0	1	0	0	1	5-11	1-4	2-2	—
Armoni Zeigler	33	15	1	4	2	0	0	4-9	0-2	7-8	—
Devon Barnes	28	5	0	3	1	0	1	2-10	1-4	0-0	—
Preston Copeland	20	2	4	0	0	1	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	—
Davion Hill	23	5	1	0	1	0	0	1-5	1-3	2-3	—
Cam Denson	17	0	2	1	0	1	3	0-2	0-0	0-0	—
Jai Anthoni Bearden	3	4	1	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	2-2	—
Kody Clancy	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	—
Easton Foster	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		52	14	10	6	2	6	17-51	5-16	13-15

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

EMUBALL

58.0%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 29-50, home 17-51.

33.3%

52.4%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 11-21, home 5-16.

31.3%

83.3%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 5-6, home 13-15.

86.7%

37

Rebounds

18

10

Offensive rebounds

7

16

Assists

10

14

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

7

1

Steals

6

2

Blocks

2

28

Points in the paint

18

2

Fast-break points

8

17

Fouls?Fewer is better.

9

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

EMU offensevsBALL defense

EMU offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · BALL defense in 4 (2 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

49.6%

#263

52.7%

slight#247

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

15.4%

#245

16.4%

Stronger#60

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

27.8%

#269

31.0%

slight#204

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

21.5%

#304

24.8%

Stronger#152

BALL offensevsEMU defense

BALL offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups (1 by a clear margin) · EMU defense in 3 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

47.0%

#332

50.3%

Stronger#113

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

14.2%

#153Stronger

13.6%

#245

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

27.1%

#289

29.1%

Stronger#111

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

22.4%

#266

25.7%

Stronger#187

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

EMUBALL

−6.2 262ndNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions285th −8.1

102.9 304thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions322nd 101.2

109.0 157thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)165th 109.3

68.2 183rdPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)313th 65.3

Expected pace: about 67 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  BALL turnovers

  BALL offense 14.2% (153rd) vs EMU defense allowing 13.6% (245th)
  +92 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

SMTWTFSSMGame

EMU

MASS

OHIO

BALL

2 days rest

SMTWTFSSMGame

BALL

BUF

EMU

2 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

EMU · last 10

9-21 · 2 days rest

• Jan 3 vs OHIOL 67–68
• Dec 30 vs MASSW 80–74
• Dec 22 @ WRSTL 64–70
• Dec 19 @ AKRL 72–93
• Dec 10 @ PFWL 65–80
• Dec 2 @ BTLRL 68–84
• Nov 28 vs NJITW 73–55
• Nov 26 @ CINW 64–56
• Nov 24 @ LOUL 46–87
• Nov 21 vs OAKW 97–91

4-6 in these

BALL · last 10

10-19 · 2 days rest

• Jan 3 @ BUFL 72–85
• Dec 20 vs M-OHL 77–86
• Dec 14 @ CAML 64–69
• Dec 9 vs SDSTL 64–68
• Dec 3 @ EVANL 52–64
• Nov 30 vs LEMW 96–85
• Nov 29 @ LAFL 37–55
• Nov 28 vs MONML 73–80
• Nov 22 @ INSTL 52–70
• Nov 15 vs LRL 62–68

1-9 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.