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Pritchard, Heady lead Central Michigan over Ball State, 69-67

AP
Mar 04, 2025

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Anthony Pritchard led Central Michigan with 18 points and Jakobi Heady hit the game-winning jump shot with eight seconds left as the Chippewas took down Ball State 69-67 on Tuesday night.

Central Michigan and the Cardinals are tied for ninth - a game behind Western Michigan and Bowling Green - in the Mid-American Conference standings with a game to play. The top eight teams qualify for the conference tournament, which begins March 13 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.

Pritchard also contributed seven rebounds and six assists for the Chippewas (14-16, 7-10). Heady added 18 points while going 7 of 15 from the floor, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and 3 for 3 from the line while they also had six rebounds. Ugnius Jarusevicius shot 4 of 10 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 13 points, while adding six rebounds.

The Cardinals (14-16, 7-10) were led in scoring by Jermahri Hill, who finished with 21 points. Ball State also got 11 points from Mickey Pearson Jr.. Payton Sparks also had eight points, nine rebounds and two blocks.

Pritchard scored seven points in the first half and Central Michigan went into the break trailing 39-22. Heady led Central Michigan with 16 points in the second half, including the winning shot.

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Both teams next play Friday. Central Michigan hosts Northern Illinois and Ball State goes on the road to play Miami (OH).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
CMU
Chippewas
22
BALL
Cardinals
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ugnius Jarusevicius vs. Payton Sparks (Ben Hendriks gains possession)
19:43		Jeremiah Hernandez misses three point jump shot
19:41		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
19:34	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	0-2
19:21		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
19:19		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
19:02		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses two point jump shot
19:00		Chippewas defensive rebound
18:41		Ben Hendriks personal foul (Ugnius Jarusevicius draws the foul)
18:33	+3	Cayden Vasko makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	3-2
18:09	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point jump shot	3-4
17:53		Ugnius Jarusevicius offensive foul (Ethan Brittain-Watts draws the foul)
17:53		Ugnius Jarusevicius turnover (offensive foul)
17:45		Juanse Gorosito turnover (bad pass) (Ugnius Jarusevicius steals)
17:41		Quentin Heady turnover (lost ball)
17:27		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
17:25		Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
17:15		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
17:13		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
16:46	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup	3-6
16:15		Chippewas turnover (shot clock violation)
15:55		Juanse Gorosito turnover (bad pass) (Jakobi Heady steals)
15:45		Mickey Pearson Jr. blocks Jakobi Heady's two point layup
15:43		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
15:33		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
15:31		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
15:21		Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul (Anthony Pritchard draws the foul)
15:21		TV timeout
15:10		Jump ball. Jakobi Heady vs. Ethan Brittain-Watts (Jakobi Heady gains possession)
15:08	+2	Quentin Heady makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)	5-6
14:40		Quentin Heady blocks Payton Sparks's two point layup
14:38		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
14:28		Anthony Pritchard misses three point jump shot
14:26		Quentin Heady offensive rebound
14:18		Kyler VanderJagt misses three point jump shot
14:16		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
14:04	+3	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists)	5-9
13:46		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
13:44		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
13:31	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	5-11
13:01		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
12:59		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
12:54		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:52		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
12:33		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul (Kyler VanderJagt draws the foul)
12:21		Ben Hendriks personal foul (Ugnius Jarusevicius draws the foul)
12:18	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point layup	7-11
12:01	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point jump shot	7-13
11:41		Ugnius Jarusevicius turnover (out of bounds)
11:41		TV timeout
11:21	+3	Joey Hart makes three point jump shot (TJ Burch assists)	7-16
11:07		Jakobi Heady turnover (traveling)
10:44	+2	TJ Burch makes two point jump shot	7-18
10:27		Payton Sparks blocks Jakobi Heady's two point layup
10:25		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
10:10		TJ Burch turnover (bad pass) (Cayden Vasko steals)
10:05		TJ Burch personal foul (Anthony Pritchard draws the foul)
10:02		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses two point layup
10:00		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
9:51	+3	Jermahri Hill makes three point jump shot (TJ Burch assists)	7-21
9:49		Chippewas 30 second timeout
9:37		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses two point layup
9:35		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
9:29	+3	TJ Burch makes three point jump shot (Payton Sparks assists)	7-24
9:05	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	9-24
8:42		Kyler VanderJagt personal foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
8:30		Joey Hart misses three point jump shot
8:28		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
8:12		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses three point jump shot
8:10		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
8:00		Jermahri Hill misses two point layup
7:58		Jermahri Hill offensive rebound
7:52	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Mason Jones assists)	9-26
7:31	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot	11-26
7:11		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
7:09		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
6:57		Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
6:55		Ugnius Jarusevicius offensive rebound
6:55		Mason Jones personal foul (Ugnius Jarusevicius draws the foul)
6:55		TV timeout
6:45		Kyler VanderJagt misses two point jump shot
6:43		Zane Doughty defensive rebound
6:24	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point dunk (Zane Doughty assists)	11-28
6:12	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot	13-28
5:52		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses two point jump shot
5:50		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
5:39		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
5:37		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
5:15		Jermahri Hill misses two point jump shot
5:13		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
4:59	+2	Quentin Heady makes two point jump shot	15-28
4:33		Quentin Heady shooting foul (Ethan Brittain-Watts draws the foul)
4:33		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:33	+1	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-29
4:18	+2	DeCorion Temple makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)	17-29
4:18		Ethan Brittain-Watts shooting foul (DeCorion Temple draws the foul)
4:18		DeCorion Temple misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:18		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
3:56		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:54		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
3:35		Anthony Pritchard misses three point jump shot
3:33		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
3:14		Jakobi Heady personal foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
3:14		TV timeout
3:09	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point layup	17-31
3:09		Jakobi Heady shooting foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-32
2:48		Kyler VanderJagt misses three point jump shot
2:46		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
2:20		Jermahri Hill misses two point jump shot
2:18		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
2:18		Payton Sparks personal foul (Anthony Pritchard draws the foul)
2:18	+1	Anthony Pritchard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-32
2:18		Anthony Pritchard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:18		Ugnius Jarusevicius offensive rebound
2:15		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses two point layup
2:15		Ugnius Jarusevicius offensive rebound
2:15		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul (Ugnius Jarusevicius draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-32
2:15	+1	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-32
1:56		Mason Jones misses three point jump shot
1:54		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
1:40		Quentin Heady misses two point layup
1:38		Mason Jones defensive rebound
1:31		Payton Sparks offensive foul (DeCorion Temple draws the foul)
1:31		Payton Sparks turnover (offensive foul)
1:18		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
1:16		Cardinals defensive rebound
0:47	+3	Jermahri Hill makes three point jump shot (Juanse Gorosito assists)	20-35
0:45		Ugnius Jarusevicius personal foul (Ben Hendriks draws the foul)
0:41	+2	Mason Jones makes two point layup (Jeremiah Hernandez assists)	20-37
0:25	+2	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes two point layup	22-37
0:02	+2	Juanse Gorosito makes two point layup	22-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CMU
Chippewas
47
BALL
Cardinals
28

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Jermahri Hill misses two point layup
19:38		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
19:32		Quentin Heady turnover (bad pass)
19:10	+2	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes two point layup	22-41
19:05		Payton Sparks blocks Anthony Pritchard's two point layup
19:03		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
19:01		Cayden Vasko shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
19:01	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-42
19:01	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-43
18:39	+2	Cayden Vasko makes two point jump shot	24-43
18:19		Payton Sparks misses two point jump shot
18:17		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
18:12	+3	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	27-43
17:48		Jermahri Hill misses two point jump shot
17:46		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
17:41	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	29-43
17:39		Cardinals 30 second timeout
17:39		TV timeout
17:12		Juanse Gorosito misses two point jump shot
17:10		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
16:54		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses three point jump shot
16:52		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
16:28		Ben Hendriks misses two point jump shot
16:26		Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
16:10	+2	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes two point jump shot	31-43
15:51	+3	Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Ethan Brittain-Watts assists)	31-46
15:18	+3	Anthony Pritchard makes three point jump shot	34-46
14:52		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
14:50		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
14:39		Cayden Vasko turnover (lost ball) (Juanse Gorosito steals)
14:21		TV timeout
14:11		Payton Sparks turnover (bad pass) (Jakobi Heady steals)
14:02		Ugnius Jarusevicius turnover (traveling)
13:47		Jermahri Hill misses two point dunk
13:45		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
13:32		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses three point jump shot
13:30		Cardinals defensive rebound
13:09	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point jump shot	34-48
12:58		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
12:57		Mickey Pearson Jr. flagrant 1 (DeCorion Temple draws the foul)
12:57	+1	DeCorion Temple makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	35-48
12:57	+1	DeCorion Temple makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	36-48
12:49		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
12:47		TJ Burch defensive rebound
12:23		Jermahri Hill turnover (traveling)
12:10		Ugnius Jarusevicius offensive foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
12:10		Ugnius Jarusevicius turnover (offensive foul)
11:57		TJ Burch misses three point jump shot
11:55		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
11:48		Juanse Gorosito personal foul (Kyler VanderJagt draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:41		Jakobi Heady turnover (bad pass)
11:33		Ugnius Jarusevicius shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
11:33	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-49
11:33	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-50
11:19	+3	Jakobi Heady makes three point jump shot (DeCorion Temple assists)	39-50
10:58		Jermahri Hill misses two point layup
10:56		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
10:52	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	39-52
10:47	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot	41-52
10:31		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
10:29		DeCorion Temple defensive rebound
10:18		Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
10:18		Jermahri Hill personal foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
10:12		Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
10:10		Kyler VanderJagt offensive rebound
10:03	+2	DeCorion Temple makes two point layup (Kyler VanderJagt assists)	43-52
9:36		Kyler VanderJagt personal foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
9:19	+3	Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot	43-55
9:03		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
9:00		DeCorion Temple personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
8:47		Payton Sparks turnover (lost ball)
8:35		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
8:33		Joey Hart shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
8:33	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-55
8:33	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-55
8:10		DeCorion Temple blocks Jermahri Hill's two point layup
8:08		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
7:59	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot	47-55
7:36		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point jump shot
7:34		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
7:27	+3	Cayden Vasko makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	50-55
7:25		Cardinals 30 second timeout
7:25		TV timeout
7:13		Jermahri Hill misses two point layup
7:11		Quentin Heady defensive rebound
6:55	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	52-55
6:29		Cayden Vasko personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
6:26		Ethan Brittain-Watts turnover (bad pass) (Quentin Heady steals)
6:20	+2	Quentin Heady makes two point layup	54-55
5:56		Payton Sparks turnover (lost ball) (DeCorion Temple steals)
5:31		Cayden Vasko misses two point jump shot
5:29		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
5:09		Mason Jones misses three point jump shot
5:07		Mason Jones offensive rebound
5:03	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup	54-57
5:03		DeCorion Temple shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
5:03	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-58
4:32		Chippewas turnover (shot clock violation)
4:04	+3	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes three point jump shot (Payton Sparks assists)	54-61
3:58		Chippewas 30 second timeout
3:58		TV timeout
3:44	+2	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes two point jump shot	56-61
3:16		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
3:14		Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
3:00		Payton Sparks shooting foul (Ugnius Jarusevicius draws the foul)
3:00	+1	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-61
3:00	+1	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-61
2:44		DeCorion Temple shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-62
2:44	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-63
2:32		Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
2:30		Jakobi Heady offensive rebound
2:27	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point jump shot	60-63
2:12		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
2:10		Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
2:05	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	62-63
2:05		Juanse Gorosito shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-63
1:52	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup (Payton Sparks assists)	63-65
1:44		Chippewas 30 second timeout
1:28	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point layup	65-65
1:07		Jermahri Hill turnover (bad pass)
0:45	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point jump shot	67-65
0:29		Cayden Vasko personal foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-66
0:29	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-67
0:29		Chippewas 60 second timeout
0:08	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point jump shot	69-67
0:01		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:00		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Cayden Vasko defensive rebound