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Cheeks puts up 23 as Dayton beats Ball State 77-69

AP
Nov 13, 2024

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Enoch Cheeks scored 23 points as Dayton beat Ball State 77-69 on Wednesday night.

Cheeks had 12 rebounds and three steals for the Flyers (3-0). Malachi Smith scored 17 points while shooting 5 of 6 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line and added six rebounds, 10 assists, and three steals. Zed Key shot 4 of 5 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line to finish with 13 points.

The Cardinals (1-2) were led by Jermahri Hill, who posted 25 points and seven rebounds. Ethan Brittain-Watts added 16 points for Ball State. Mickey Pearson Jr. also put up 11 points.

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1st Half
BALL
Cardinals
26
DAYT
Flyers
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Payton Sparks vs. Zed Key (Cardinals gains possession)
19:51		Payton Sparks turnover (bad pass) (Enoch Cheeks steals)
19:43		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
19:41		Mason Jones defensive rebound
19:23		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses two point jump shot
19:21		Nate Santos defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Zed Key makes two point dunk (Malachi Smith assists)	0-2
18:40		Jermahri Hill turnover (lost ball) (Javon Bennett steals)
18:35	+2	Zed Key makes two point dunk (Nate Santos assists)	0-4
18:07		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:05		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
17:56	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point jump shot	0-6
17:43		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses two point jump shot
17:41		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
17:21	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point layup	0-8
17:05		Payton Sparks turnover (traveling)
16:49		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
16:47		Cardinals defensive rebound
16:27		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
16:25		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
16:20		Enoch Cheeks misses two point layup
16:18		Zed Key offensive rebound
16:16		Jeremiah Hernandez shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
16:16	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-9
16:16	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-10
16:05		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:03		Jeremiah Hernandez offensive rebound
16:02		Enoch Cheeks shooting foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
16:02	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-10
16:02	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-10
15:47		Jermahri Hill personal foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
15:47		TV timeout
15:40		Posh Alexander misses two point layup
15:38		Mason Jones defensive rebound
15:30		Jeremiah Hernandez turnover (lost ball) (Javon Bennett steals)
15:20		Amaël L'Etang misses three point jump shot
15:18		Ethan Brittain-Watts defensive rebound
15:06		Jermahri Hill misses two point layup
15:04		Jacob Conner defensive rebound
14:58		Mason Jones shooting foul (Jacob Conner draws the foul)
14:58	+1	Jacob Conner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-11
14:58		Jacob Conner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:58		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
14:34		Javon Bennett shooting foul (Ben Hendriks draws the foul)
14:34	+1	Ben Hendriks makes technical free throw 1 of 2	3-11
14:34	+1	Ben Hendriks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-11
14:12	+2	Amaël L'Etang makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)	4-13
13:56		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point jump shot
13:54		Flyers defensive rebound
13:28	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)	4-16
12:56		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point jump shot
12:54		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
12:46		Juan Sebastian Gorosito shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
12:46	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-17
12:46		Nate Santos misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:46		Joey Hart defensive rebound
12:29		Jacob Conner personal foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
12:16		Payton Sparks turnover (lost ball) (Malachi Smith steals)
12:09		Juan Sebastian Gorosito shooting foul (Jacob Conner draws the foul)
12:09	+1	Jacob Conner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-18
12:09	+1	Jacob Conner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-19
12:00		TV timeout
11:38		Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)
11:25	+2	Zed Key makes two point dunk (Malachi Smith assists)	4-21
11:11		Zed Key personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
11:06		Malachi Smith shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
11:06	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-21
11:06		Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:06		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
10:50	+2	Zed Key makes two point dunk (Nate Santos assists)	5-23
10:32		Hamad Mousa shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
10:32	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-23
10:32	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-23
10:12		Enoch Cheeks misses two point layup
10:10		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
10:01		Jermahri Hill turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Smith steals)
9:49		Hamad Mousa misses three point jump shot
9:47		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
9:32		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point layup
9:30		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
9:15		Amaël L'Etang turnover (bad pass)
9:10		Ethan Brittain-Watts turnover (Posh Alexander steals)
9:05	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point dunk (Posh Alexander assists)	7-25
8:48		Jermahri Hill misses two point jump shot
8:46		Ben Hendriks offensive rebound
8:37		Jeremiah Hernandez misses three point jump shot
8:35		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
8:29		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
8:27		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
8:16		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
8:14		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
8:04		Enoch Cheeks turnover (lost ball) (Mickey Pearson Jr. steals)
7:58	+2	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes two point layup	9-25
7:54		TV timeout
7:33		Amaël L'Etang misses three point jump shot
7:31		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
7:10	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point jump shot	11-25
6:41	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point jump shot	11-27
6:29		TJ Burch misses two point layup
6:27		Ben Hendriks turnover (offensive goaltending)
6:10		Javon Bennett misses two point jump shot
6:08		Enoch Cheeks offensive rebound
5:44		Zed Key misses two point jump shot
5:42		Zed Key offensive rebound
5:40		Jeremiah Hernandez shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
5:40	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-28
5:40	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-29
5:32	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point dunk (Joey Hart assists)	13-29
5:21		Jermahri Hill personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-30
5:21	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-31
5:21		Flyers 30 second timeout
5:16		Zed Key shooting foul (TJ Burch draws the foul)
5:16	+1	TJ Burch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-31
5:16	+1	TJ Burch makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-31
4:59		Jump ball. Isaac Jack vs. Ben Hendriks (Flyers gains possession)
4:50	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point layup (Nate Santos assists)	15-33
4:29	+2	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes two point jump shot	17-33
4:09	+2	Isaac Jack makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)	17-35
3:55		TJ Burch misses two point layup
3:53		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
3:43	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point jump shot	17-37
3:18		TJ Burch misses two point jump shot
3:16		Ben Hendriks offensive rebound
3:11		Ben Hendriks turnover (lost ball) (Enoch Cheeks steals)
2:54		Posh Alexander turnover (traveling)
2:54		TV timeout
2:39	+3	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)	20-37
2:24		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul (Enoch Cheeks draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-38
2:24	+1	Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-39
1:59		Isaac Jack shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-39
1:36		Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:36		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
1:36		Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
1:34		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
1:26		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:24		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
1:03		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
1:01		Malachi Smith offensive rebound
0:56	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)	21-41
0:40		Malachi Smith shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-41
0:40	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-41
0:23		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
0:21		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
0:04	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point dunk	25-41
0:04		Isaac Jack shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-41
0:02		Nate Santos turnover (Ethan Brittain-Watts steals)
0:02		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
0:00		Nate Santos defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BALL
Cardinals
43
DAYT
Flyers
36

Time		Play	Score
19:36	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point jump shot	28-41
19:16		Zed Key turnover (3-second violation)
19:08		Mason Jones turnover (bad pass)
18:54	+3	Enoch Cheeks makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	28-44
18:29		Payton Sparks misses two point layup
18:27		Zed Key defensive rebound
18:18		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
18:16		Cardinals defensive rebound
17:56	+3	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Hernandez assists)	31-44
17:38	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point layup	31-46
17:23		Nate Santos personal foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
17:21		Nate Santos personal foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
17:16		Zed Key shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
17:16	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-46
17:16	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-46
16:57	+2	Javon Bennett makes two point jump shot	33-48
16:36		Jermahri Hill misses two point jump shot
16:34		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
16:28		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
16:26		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
16:16		Mickey Pearson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Nate Santos steals)
16:12		Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
16:04		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
16:02		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
15:52		Javon Bennett shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:52	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-48
15:52	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-48
15:38		Ben Hendriks blocks Nate Santos's two point dunk
15:36		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
15:26		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:24		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
15:18		Amaël L'Etang misses two point jump shot
15:16		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
14:57		Jermahri Hill misses two point jump shot
14:55		Ben Hendriks offensive rebound
14:51	+3	Jeremiah Hernandez makes three point jump shot (Ethan Brittain-Watts assists)	38-48
14:27		Malachi Smith misses two point jump shot
14:25		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
14:17	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup	40-48
14:10		Flyers 30 second timeout
14:10		TV timeout
14:01		Jacob Conner turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Hernandez steals)
13:44		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
13:42		Zed Key defensive rebound
13:22		Nate Santos turnover (bad pass) (Ben Hendriks steals)
13:16		Enoch Cheeks blocks Jermahri Hill's two point layup
13:14		Nate Santos defensive rebound
13:08		Ben Hendriks shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
13:08	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-49
13:08	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-50
12:53	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point jump shot (Mickey Pearson Jr. assists)	42-50
12:53		Zed Key shooting foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
12:53		Jeremiah Hernandez misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:53		Nate Santos defensive rebound
12:39		Juan Sebastian Gorosito personal foul (Jacob Conner draws the foul)
12:23		Joey Hart shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
12:23	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-51
12:23		Nate Santos misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:23		Joey Hart defensive rebound
12:00		Payton Sparks turnover (bad pass) (Enoch Cheeks steals)
11:55	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup (Posh Alexander assists)	42-53
11:39		TV timeout
11:35	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point jump shot	44-53
11:34		Isaac Jack shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
11:34	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-53
11:12		Posh Alexander misses two point jump shot
11:10		Juan Sebastian Gorosito defensive rebound
10:46	+3	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)	48-53
10:29		Nate Santos misses two point layup
10:27		Isaac Jack offensive rebound
10:13		Mickey Pearson Jr. shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
10:13		Nate Santos misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:13		Nate Santos misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:13		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
9:58		Jeremiah Hernandez misses three point jump shot
9:56		Jacob Conner defensive rebound
9:52	+2	Posh Alexander makes two point layup (Jacob Conner assists)	48-55
9:35		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:33		Jacob Conner defensive rebound
9:25	+2	Isaac Jack makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)	48-57
9:23		Cardinals 30 second timeout
9:12	+2	TJ Burch makes two point layup	50-57
9:06		Jermahri Hill personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
8:46	+2	Isaac Jack makes two point layup	50-59
8:18		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:16		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
8:15		TJ Burch personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
8:15	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-60
8:15	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-61
7:49		TJ Burch misses two point layup
7:47		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
7:41		Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
7:39		TJ Burch defensive rebound
7:33		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:31		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
7:26	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)	50-63
7:26		Jermahri Hill shooting foul (Enoch Cheeks draws the foul)
7:27		TV timeout
7:26	+1	Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-64
7:08		Mason Jones misses three point jump shot
7:06		Ethan Brittain-Watts offensive rebound
7:01		Jermahri Hill misses two point layup
6:59		Ben Hendriks turnover (offensive goaltending)
6:38		Mason Jones shooting foul (Isaac Jack draws the foul)
6:38	+1	Isaac Jack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-65
6:38		Isaac Jack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:38		Mason Jones defensive rebound
6:22		TJ Burch misses two point jump shot
6:20		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
6:05	+2	Isaac Jack makes two point layup	50-67
5:47	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup	52-67
5:31	+2	Isaac Jack makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)	52-69
5:10	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup	54-69
4:42		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
4:40		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
4:24	+3	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes three point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists)	57-69
4:07	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot	57-72
3:44		Nate Santos shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
3:44		TV timeout
3:44	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 3	58-72
3:44	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 3	59-72
3:44	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 3 of 3	60-72
3:25		Javon Bennett misses two point layup
3:23		Enoch Cheeks offensive rebound
3:18		Enoch Cheeks misses two point jump shot
3:16		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
3:02	+3	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists)	63-72
2:42	+3	Enoch Cheeks makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	63-75
2:23	+3	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes three point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists)	66-75
2:02		Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Hernandez steals)
1:46		Mickey Pearson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Smith steals)
1:24		Ben Hendriks personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
1:24	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-76
1:24		Cardinals 30 second timeout
1:24		Zed Key misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:24		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
1:04	+3	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes three point jump shot (Mickey Pearson Jr. assists)	69-76
0:32		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
0:30		Enoch Cheeks offensive rebound
0:21		Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
0:21		Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:21	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-77
0:13		Zed Key blocks Jermahri Hill's two point jump shot
0:11		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Posh Alexander defensive rebound