FINAL SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Ball State Cardinals game details
Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 3:00 PM ET
Scheumann Stadium · Attendance 15,873
Put the final score in perspective.
Western Kentucky finished 8 points ahead. The teams combined for 48 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Western Kentucky 7, Ball State 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Ball State outscored its opponent in 1 and Western Kentucky in 3. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Western Kentucky | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
 Ball State | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 29 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 9-15 | 6-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 446 | 405 |
| Passing | 252 | 285 |
| Comp/Att | 25/35 | 27/45 |
| Yards per pass | 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Rushing | 194 | 120 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 29 |
| Yards per rush | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| Penalties | 11-102 | 10-118 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:24 | 28:36 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
passing
| Davis Shanley | 13/19 | 158 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 49.6 |
| Steven Duncan | 12/16 | 94 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 79.0 |
rushing
| Josh Samuel | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 1 | 17 |
| Steven Duncan | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 | 27 |
| Davis Shanley | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 |
| Gino Appleberry | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 1 | 7 |
| Rex Henderson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jacquez Sloan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garland LaFrance | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jahcour Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Lucky Jackson | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 0 | 41 |
| Mik'Quan Deane | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 2 | 18 |
| Kyle Fourtenbary | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Quin Jernighan | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 29 |
| Jacquez Sloan | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Garland LaFrance | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Xavier Lane | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
fumbles
kickReturns
| Garland LaFrance | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jacquez Sloan | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
kicking
| Ryan Nuss | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Alex Rinella | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Ball State Cardinals
passing
| Riley Neal | 27/45 | 285 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 78.6 |
rushing
| Caleb Huntley | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 0 | 18 |
| James Gilbert | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 11 |
| Riley Neal | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Malik Dunner | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Justin Hall | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | -17 | -17.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Riley Miller | 8 | 112 | 14.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Corey Lacanaria | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 1 | 17 |
| Justin Hall | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Hassan Littles | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| James Gilbert | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Malik Dunner | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Marc Walton | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
kicking
| Morgan Hagee | 2/2 | 100.0 | 43 | 2/2 | 8 |
punting
| Patrick LeCorre | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 6:43 | Malik Dunner 1 Yd Run (Morgan Hagee Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 5:16 | Gino Appleberry Jr. 1 Yd Run (Ryan Nuss Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 1:34 | Morgan Hagee 43 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 10 |
| 3 | 9:08 | Morgan Hagee 25 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 13 |
| 3 | 2:53 | Mik'Quan Deane 4 Yd pass from Steven Duncan (Ryan Nuss Kick) | 14 – 13 |
| 4 | 8:39 | Corey Lacanaria 6 Yd pass from Riley Neal (Morgan Hagee Kick) | 14 – 20 |
| 4 | 4:41 | Mik'Quan Deane 18 Yd pass from Steven Duncan (Ryan Nuss Kick) | 21 – 20 |
| 4 | 0:59 | Joshua Samuel 5 Yd Run (Ryan Nuss Kick) | 28 – 20 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:15 AM UTCData methodology