15-14, 6-10 MAC

Final/OT

	1	2	OT	T
UMass MASS	34	27	12	73
Ball State BALL	21	40	13	74

Ball State CardinalsBall StateBALL

9-19, 4-11 MAC

Massachusetts Minutemen @ Ball State Cardinals

Game Information

Muncie, IN

ESPN+

Referee:Mike Littlewood

Referee:Todd Von Sossan

Referee:Geoff Vejsicky

NCAA Division I

Mid-American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Miami (OH)	18-0	-	32-2
Akron	17-1	1	29-6
Kent State	14-4	4	24-10
Toledo	11-7	7	19-15
Bowling Green	9-9	9	18-14
Ohio	9-9	9	15-17
Buffalo	7-11	11	17-15
Massachusetts	7-11	11	17-16
Ball State	7-11	11	12-19
Central Michigan	6-12	12	10-21
Western Michigan	4-14	14	10-21
Eastern Michigan	4-14	14	10-21
Northern Illinois	4-14	10	9-21

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