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Gorosito's 21 lead Ball State past Bellarmine 86-82
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Juan Sebastian Gorosito scored 21 points as Ball State beat Bellarmine 86-82 on Saturday.
Gorosito added three steals for the Cardinals (4-6). Mickey Pearson Jr. added 18 points while going 3 of 6 and 12 of 12 from the free-throw line and he also had three steals. Jermahri Hill shot 6 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.
The Knights (3-8) were led in scoring by Billy Smith, who finished with 33 points. Bellarmine also got 18 points, six rebounds and two steals from Dylan Branson.
Gorosito scored 12 points in the first half for Ball State, who led 47-42 at the break. Hill's jump shot with 16:02 remaining in the second half gave Ball State the lead for good at 52-50.
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Up next for Ball State is a Saturday matchup with Evansville at home, and Bellarmine visits Wyoming on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Ben Hendriks vs. Curt Hopf (Cardinals gains possession) | Â |
| 19:40 |  | +2 | Ben Hendriks makes two point jump shot | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | | +3 | Billy Smith makes three point jump shot (Dylan Branson assists) | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:54 | | Â | Dylan Branson defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:29 | | +3 | Billy Smith makes three point jump shot (Curt Hopf assists) | 2-6 |
| 18:01 | | +2 | Jermahri Hill makes two point layup | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | | Â | Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:39 | | Â | Mason Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:22 | | Â | Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:20 | | Â | Billy Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:16 | | +3 | Ben Johnson makes three point jump shot (Billy Smith assists) | 4-9 |
| 16:58 | | +3 | Mason Jones makes three point jump shot (Juanse Gorosito assists) | 7-9 |
| 16:42 | | +2 | Billy Smith makes two point layup (Tyler Doyle assists) | 7-11 |
| 16:24 | | Â | Jermahri Hill turnover (bad pass) (Curt Hopf steals) | Â |
| 15:57 | | Â | Ben Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:55 | | Â | Curt Hopf offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:48 | | +2 | Curt Hopf makes two point layup | 7-13 |
| 15:29 | | +3 | Jermahri Hill makes three point jump shot | 10-13 |
| 15:11 | | Â | Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:09 | | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:54 | | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:52 | | Â | Knights defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:52 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:39 | | Â | Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:37 | | Â | Payton Sparks defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:17 | | +2 | Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Juanse Gorosito assists) | 12-13 |
| 14:00 | | +3 | Dylan Branson makes three point jump shot (Kenyon Goodin assists) | 12-16 |
| 13:33 | | +2 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point jump shot | 14-16 |
| 13:15 | | Â | Billy Smith turnover (bad pass) (Juanse Gorosito steals) | Â |
| 13:02 | | Â | Juanse Gorosito misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:00 | | Â | Kenyon Goodin defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:53 | | +3 | Billy Smith makes three point jump shot (Ben Johnson assists) | 14-19 |
| 12:31 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | Ben Johnson shooting foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:29 | | +1 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-19 |
| 12:29 | | +1 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-19 |
| 12:10 | | Â | Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:08 | | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:00 | | Â | Curt Hopf shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 12:00 | | Â | Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 12:00 | | +1 | Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-19 |
| 11:42 | | +2 | Tyler Doyle makes two point jump shot (Landin Hacker assists) | 17-21 |
| 11:16 | | Â | Curt Hopf personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:13 | | +2 | Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Ethan Brittain-Watts assists) | 19-21 |
| 10:51 | | Â | Dylan Branson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Joey Hart defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:38 | | Â | Payton Sparks misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:36 | | Â | Myles Watkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:31 | | +3 | Kenyon Goodin makes three point jump shot (Myles Watkins assists) | 19-24 |
| 10:19 | | Â | Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:17 | | Â | Knights defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:58 | | Â | Mason Jones shooting foul (Billy Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:58 | | +1 | Billy Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-25 |
| 9:58 | | +1 | Billy Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-26 |
| 9:27 | | Â | Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 9:10 | | Â | Billy Smith turnover (lost ball) (Mickey Pearson Jr. steals) | Â |
| 8:52 | | Â | Kenyon Goodin shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:52 | | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-26 |
| 8:52 | | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-26 |
| 8:32 | | Â | Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:07 | | +3 | Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists) | 24-26 |
| 7:48 | | +2 | Myles Watkins makes two point layup | 24-28 |
| 7:29 | | Â | Mason Jones misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:27 | | Â | Mason Jones offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:27 | | Â | Kenyon Goodin shooting foul (Mason Jones draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:28 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:27 | | Â | Mason Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:27 | | Â | Mason Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:27 | | Â | Grant Whitaker defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:17 | | Â | Ben Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Juanse Gorosito steals) | Â |
| 7:17 | | +2 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point layup (Jermahri Hill assists) | 26-28 |
| 7:01 | | Â | Mason Jones personal foul (Dylan Branson draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:47 | | +2 | Dylan Branson makes two point layup (Myles Watkins assists) | 26-30 |
| 6:27 | | Â | Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:25 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:19 | | +3 | Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Hernandez assists) | 29-30 |
| 6:01 | | Â | Landin Hacker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:59 | | Â | Jermahri Hill defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | Landin Hacker shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:33 | | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-30 |
| 5:33 | | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-30 |
| 5:15 | | Â | Tyler Doyle turnover (lost ball) (Juanse Gorosito steals) | Â |
| 5:15 | | Â | Jermahri Hill turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 4:51 | | Â | Billy Smith misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:49 | | Â | Joey Hart defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:27 | | +2 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point jump shot | 33-30 |
| 4:12 | | Â | Dylan Branson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:10 | | Â | Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:00 | | +3 | Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Ben Hendriks assists) | 36-30 |
| 3:58 | | Â | Knights 30 second timeout | Â |
| 3:58 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:43 | | Â | Dylan Branson misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:41 | | Â | Dylan Branson offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:36 | | +3 | Kenyon Goodin makes three point jump shot (Dylan Branson assists) | 36-33 |
| 3:24 | | Â | Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:22 | | Â | Kenyon Goodin defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:16 | | +2 | Billy Smith makes two point jump shot (Tyler Doyle assists) | 36-35 |
| 3:16 | | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts shooting foul (Billy Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:16 | | +1 | Billy Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 36-36 |
| 3:02 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:02 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:59 | | +2 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point layup | 38-36 |
| 2:32 | | Â | Juanse Gorosito personal foul (Billy Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:23 | | Â | Dylan Branson turnover (bad pass) (Mickey Pearson Jr. steals) | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | Billy Smith shooting foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â |
| 2:08 | | +1 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 39-36 |
| 2:08 | | +1 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 40-36 |
| 1:56 | | Â | Juanse Gorosito personal foul | Â |
| 1:48 | | +3 | Billy Smith makes three point jump shot (Tyler Doyle assists) | 40-39 |
| 1:23 | | Â | Kenyon Goodin personal foul (Joey Hart draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:23 | | +1 | Joey Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-39 |
| 1:23 | | +1 | Joey Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-39 |
| 1:08 | | +3 | Billy Smith makes three point jump shot (Myles Watkins assists) | 42-42 |
| 0:48 | | Â | Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:46 | | Â | Joey Hart offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:46 | | Â | Ben Johnson personal foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:46 | | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-42 |
| 0:46 | | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-42 |
| 0:34 | | Â | Myles Watkins misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:32 | | Â | Dylan Branson offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:17 | | Â | Dylan Branson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:15 | | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:07 | | Â | Cardinals 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:03 | | +3 | Juanse Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Mickey Pearson Jr. assists) | 47-42 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |