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30–31
Final/OT
 Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, AmherstMASS -2.5
FINALBall State 30, Massachusetts 31BALL covered +2.5CLOSED MASS -2.5

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN
Keldric Luster throws 20-yard touchdownVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
MASS WINNING
BALL WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4OTFINAL

KICKOFF: MASS 73% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 50 PTS

Scoring plays

10 SCORES
Q1
Passing Touchdown

Jamarion McDougle 20 Yd pass from Keldric Luster (Brody Boehm Kick)

6:49
7-0
Q2
Rushing Touchdown

Elijah Faulkner 1 Yd Run (Derek Morris Kick)

11:34
7-7
Field Goal Good

Brody Boehm 22 Yd Field Goal

0:33
10-7
Passing Touchdown

Jabari Lewis 64 Yd pass from William Watson III (Derek Morris Kick)

0:12
10-14
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

Jalen Bonds 42 Yd Run (Brody Boehm Kick)

8:15
17-14
Rushing Touchdown

William Watson III 1 Yd Run (Derek Morris Kick)

2:31
17-21
Q4
Field Goal Good

Derek Morris 23 Yd Field Goal

2:14
17-24
Rushing Touchdown

Keldric Luster 2 Yd Run (Brody Boehm Kick)

0:25
24-24
OT
Rushing Touchdown

Jalen Bonds 1 Yd Run (Brody Boehm PAT failed)

0:00
30-24
Rushing Touchdown

William Watson III 13 Yd Run (Derek Morris Kick)

0:00
30-31

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Watson's 13-yard TD run in OT lifts UMass over Ball State 31-30

AMHERST, Mass. -- , William Watson III broke loose for a 13-yard touchdown run in overtime to give Massachusetts a 31-30 victory over Ball State on Wednesday night. Ball State quarterback Keldric Luster scored on a 2-yard run with 25 seconds left in regulation to end a nine-plane, 75-yard drive that tied it 24-all. Jalen Bonds , who finished with 132 yards rushing on 17 carries, scored from a yard out for the Cardinals on the first possession of overtime, but Brody Boehm’s extra-point attempt was wide left. Derek Morris , who missed a 36-yard field-goal attempt in the first quarter but was good on a 23-yarder in the third, converted the extra point in OT for UMass. Watson completed 17 of 25 passes for 302 yards.

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Top performers

BALL
PASSINGKeldric Luster17/27, 182 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGJalen Bonds17 CAR, 132 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGAlex Scherle3 REC, 49 YDS
MASS
PASSINGWilliam Watson III17/25, 302 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGCurtis Kimmons IV19 CAR, 85 YDS
RECEIVINGKezion Dia-Johnson3 REC, 97 YDS

Team stats

BALL · MASS
350
TOTAL YARDS
455
182
PASSING
302
168
RUSHING
153
18
1ST DOWNS
23
6-14
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
4-10
0
TURNOVERS
2
10-95
PENALTIES
5-50
26:39
POSSESSION
33:18

WARREN MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM, AMHERST · ATTENDANCE 8,881

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