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37–35
Final
 Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium, Kent
FINALBall State 37, Kent State 35

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN
Kent State's Chrishon McCray makes one-handed 63-yard TD grabVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
KENT WINNING
BALL WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: BALL 61% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 23 PTS

Scoring plays

12 SCORES
Q1
Rushing Touchdown

Braedon Sloan 1 Yd Run (Jackson Courville Kick)

12:14
7-0
Field Goal Good

Jackson Courville 34 Yd Field Goal

5:38
10-0
Q2
Passing Touchdown

Chrishon McCray 24 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Will Hryszko Kick)

14:54
10-7
Rushing Touchdown

Braedon Sloan 1 Yd Run (Jackson Courville Kick)

6:49
17-7
Field Goal Good

Jackson Courville 35 Yd Field Goal

0:42
20-7
Q3
Passing Touchdown

Qian Magwood 13 Yd pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville Kick)

9:28
27-7
Rushing Touchdown

Ky Thomas 4 Yd Run (Will Hryszko Kick)

5:47
27-14
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Chrishon McCray 63 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Will Hryszko Kick)

6:19
27-21
Field Goal Good

Jackson Courville 38 Yd Field Goal

3:19
30-21
Passing Touchdown

Luke Floriea 18 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Will Hryszko Kick)

1:28
30-28
Rushing Touchdown

Vaughn Pemberton 41 Yd Run (Jackson Courville Kick)

1:13
37-28
Passing Touchdown

Chrishon McCray 57 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Will Hryszko Kick)

0:30
37-35

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Pemberton's late TD run helps Ball State hold on for 37-35 win over Kent State

KENT, Ohio -- , Braedon Sloan ran for two touchdowns and Vaughn Pemberton added a late clincher as Ball State defeated Kent State 37-35 on Saturday. The Cardinals (2-4, 1-2 Mid-American Conference) seemed to have the game wrapped up when Jackson Courville kicked his third field goal with just over three minutes to go and again when Pemberton burst through the right side with 1:13 left for a 37-28 lead. But the Golden Flashes (0-6, 0-2) followed the field goal with a 10-play, 62-yard drive, finished by Tommy Ulatowski’s third touchdown pass, an 18-yarder to Luke Floriea with 1:28 to play. The Golden Flashes had a successful onside kick negated by an early blocking foul and the Cardinals recovered the next attempt before Pemberton's long TD run. Chrishon McCray turned a short pass into a dazzling 57-yard run with 30 seconds left . Ball State got the ensuing onside kick to clinch it.

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Top performers

BALL
PASSINGKadin Semonza21/34, 215 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGBraedon Sloan22 CAR, 76 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGMalcolm Gillie2 REC, 61 YDS
KENT
PASSINGTommy Ulatowski17/36, 394 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGKy Thomas17 CAR, 67 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGChrishon McCray8 REC, 213 YDS, 3 TD

Team stats

BALL · KENT
406
TOTAL YARDS
461
215
PASSING
394
191
RUSHING
67
24
1ST DOWNS
20
5-16
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
5-14
0
TURNOVERS
1
7-70
PENALTIES
9-65
33:11
POSSESSION
26:49

ZOELLER FIELD AT DIX STADIUM, KENT · ATTENDANCE 7,322

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