Cardinals Soar Over Dolphins 96-85 in Final Game at Lafayette Classic

Sunday, November 30

Easton, Pa.

Noon

Ball State University

3-5,0-0MAC

Le Moyne

4-5,0-0NEC

Le Moyne

Ball St.

Photo by: Mike Robinson

Cardinals Soar Over Dolphins 96-85 in Final Game at Lafayette Classic

November 30, 2025 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

EASTON, Pa. – The Ball State men's basketball team rallied midway through the second half on its way to a 96-85 win over Le Moyne on Sunday afternoon at the Kirby Sports Center.
The Cardinals trailed 57-51 with 11:21 remaining in the game, but a pair of 3-pointers by Juwan Maxey, a free throw from Mason Jones and a Preston Copeland layup gave Ball State its first lead of the second half at 60-59.

After Le Moyne (4-5) tied the score at 65-65 with 7:06 on the clock, Devon Barnes and Davion Hill put up five points each as part of a 10-3 run to give the Cardinals (3-5) a 75-68 edge, and the lead would peak at 13 points as they cruised to the triumph in their final game at the Lafayette Classic.

Maxey made a career-high seven triples on his way to 27 points, five assists and three rebounds. Hill (24 points, four rebounds) also had a season-best scoring day, as did Preston Copeland, who tallied a 10-point, 16-rebound double-double.

Ball State got out to a 9-0 lead thanks to a trio of 3-pointers from Maxey, but Le Moyne responded and had a 38-33 lead with just over a minute to go in the opening period. Hill scored the final five points of the half to tie the score at halftime.

Devon Barnes chipped in 14 points, scoring all of those in the second half, plus five assists and three rebounds, while Mason Jones added 10 points, two rebounds and two steals. The 96 points for Ball State was the most for the Cardinals since the 2023-24 season opener vs Goshen (101).

Ball State outrebounded the Dolphins 38-26 but committed one more turnover (11-10). The Cardinals held advantages in points in the paint (32-24), second chance points (29-6) and bench points (44-22) in the victory.

Ball State shot 47 percent (31-66) from the field including 45.2 percent (14-31) from distance and 71.4 percent (20-28) at the foul line. Le Moyne went 51.9 percent (27-52) on field goals, 48.3 percent (14-29) on 3-pointers and 85 percent (17-20) at the charity stripe.

Next up for the Cardinals is an 8 p.m. ET (7 CT) game at Evansville on Wednesday night.