Wednesday, November 27
Estero, Fla.
6 PM
Ball State University
3-5,0-0MAC
60
vs
73
Richmond
4-4,0-0Atlantic 10
1
2
F
Ball St.
33
27
60
Richmond
30
43
73
Photo by: Collin Maguire
Cardinals Fall to Richmond in Gulf Coast Showcase Finale
November 27, 2024 | Men's Basketball
ESTERO, Fla. – The Ball State men's basketball team couldn't hang on to an early second half lead and fell 73-60 to Richmond on Wednesday night at Hertz Arena.
The Cardinals (3-5) led 48-37 following a Jermahri Hill and-1 at the 14:01 mark of the second half, but the Spiders (4-4) went on a 25-2 scoring run over the next nine minutes to take control of the final game of the Gulf Coast Showcase.
Hill again paced Ball State with 22 points, while Juanse Gorosito followed with 18 on six 3-pointers. Gorosito hit back-to-back triples in the last minute of the first half to give the Cardinals a 33-30 halftime edge. The junior guard then hit a trio of 3-pointers in the first five minutes of the second period to spark the Ball State offense.
The duo of DeLonnie Hunt (28 points) and Mikkel Tyne (22) provided for the majority of Richmond's offense, which had a 10-minute drought without a field goal that spanned from the 16:03 mark to the 5:53 mark of the first half. The Cardinals turned around an 8-4 deficit to an 18-15 advantage during that span.
The Spiders won the rebounding battle 35-30 and had 24 points in the paint to 12 for the Cardinals. Richmond had more turnovers (5-3) but scored one more point off those (7-6).
Ball State shot 40.7 percent from the field (22-54) while making 28 percent (7-25) of 3-pointers and 45 percent (9-20) of free throws. Richmond went 41.7 percent (20-48) on field goals, 33.3 percent (10-30) from distance and 79.3 percent (23-29) at the foul line for the game.
The Cardinals get a 10-day break between games before playing at SIUE on Sunday, Dec. 8.
The Cardinals (3-5) led 48-37 following a Jermahri Hill and-1 at the 14:01 mark of the second half, but the Spiders (4-4) went on a 25-2 scoring run over the next nine minutes to take control of the final game of the Gulf Coast Showcase.
Hill again paced Ball State with 22 points, while Juanse Gorosito followed with 18 on six 3-pointers. Gorosito hit back-to-back triples in the last minute of the first half to give the Cardinals a 33-30 halftime edge. The junior guard then hit a trio of 3-pointers in the first five minutes of the second period to spark the Ball State offense.
The duo of DeLonnie Hunt (28 points) and Mikkel Tyne (22) provided for the majority of Richmond's offense, which had a 10-minute drought without a field goal that spanned from the 16:03 mark to the 5:53 mark of the first half. The Cardinals turned around an 8-4 deficit to an 18-15 advantage during that span.
The Spiders won the rebounding battle 35-30 and had 24 points in the paint to 12 for the Cardinals. Richmond had more turnovers (5-3) but scored one more point off those (7-6).
Ball State shot 40.7 percent from the field (22-54) while making 28 percent (7-25) of 3-pointers and 45 percent (9-20) of free throws. Richmond went 41.7 percent (20-48) on field goals, 33.3 percent (10-30) from distance and 79.3 percent (23-29) at the foul line for the game.
The Cardinals get a 10-day break between games before playing at SIUE on Sunday, Dec. 8.
Team Stats
BSU
UR
FG%
.407
.417
3FG%
.280
.333
FT%
.450
.793
RB
30
35
TO
3
5
STL
1
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
6
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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