MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State and Eastern Michigan went back and forth for nearly four and a half hours Tuesday night in a Mid-American Conference shootout.
The teams combined for Scheumann Stadium records of 89 points and 1,164 yards. When the dust settled, Eastern Michigan was on top 48-41.
Riley Neal's 1-yard touchdown run gave Ball State a one-point lead with 1:35 to play, but Eastern Michigan marched 86 yards in the next 63 seconds. An Ian Eriksen touchdown run followed by a two-point conversion put the Eagles back on top.
Ball State (4-6, 1-5 MAC) moved the ball to midfield in the closing seconds, but DaQuan Pace intercepted Neal's final desperation pass.