Ball State University Athletics
Saturday, November 29
Easton, Pa.
4:30 PM
Ball State University
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Lafayette
2-6,0-0Patriot
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Photo by: Hannah Ally | lehighvalleylilve.com contributor
Men's Basketball Falls in Second Game of Lafayette Classic
November 29, 2025 | Men's Basketball
EASTON, Pa. – The Ball State men's basketball team fell 55-37 at Lafayette on Saturday afternoon at the Kirby Sports Center.
The Cardinals (2-5) led 14-8 at the 8:04 mark of the first half following an Armoni Zeigler dunk, but the host Leopards scored 15 of the final 16 points of the opening period to take a 23-15 lead into halftime.
Juwan Maxey hit three 3-pointers in the second half, including back-to-back triples that cut the hosts' edge to 37-32 with 9:14 to play, but Lafayette (2-6) built a double digit lead it would hold for the final seven minutes of the contest.
Maxey (11 points) and Zeigler (10 points, eight rebounds) scored in double figures for the Cardinals, while Davion Hill had nine points and seven rebounds.
Shareef Jackson paced the Leopards with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Lafayette won the rebounding battle 46-42 and committed three fewer turnovers (11-8) on its way to holding advantages in points in the paint (32-16) and points from turnovers (15-6).
Ball State wraps up the Lafayette Classic facing Le Moyne at Noon on Sunday.
The Cardinals (2-5) led 14-8 at the 8:04 mark of the first half following an Armoni Zeigler dunk, but the host Leopards scored 15 of the final 16 points of the opening period to take a 23-15 lead into halftime.
Juwan Maxey hit three 3-pointers in the second half, including back-to-back triples that cut the hosts' edge to 37-32 with 9:14 to play, but Lafayette (2-6) built a double digit lead it would hold for the final seven minutes of the contest.
Maxey (11 points) and Zeigler (10 points, eight rebounds) scored in double figures for the Cardinals, while Davion Hill had nine points and seven rebounds.
Shareef Jackson paced the Leopards with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Lafayette won the rebounding battle 46-42 and committed three fewer turnovers (11-8) on its way to holding advantages in points in the paint (32-16) and points from turnovers (15-6).
Ball State wraps up the Lafayette Classic facing Le Moyne at Noon on Sunday.
Team Stats
BSU
Laf
FG%
.220
.333
3FG%
.103
.143
FT%
.667
.850
RB
42
46
TO
11
8
STL
3
5
Game Leaders
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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