Ball State tops Appalachian State 94-86 in OT

Nov 19, 2019, 02:57 am

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Tayler Persons scored 10 of his 29 points in overtime and Ball State held on to defeat Appalachian State 94-86 in the seventh-place game at the Charleston Classic on Sunday.

The Cardinals (2-3) held an 11-point lead with 2:43 left before the Mountaineers (1-4) rallied with a 17-6 run to tie things at 80 on Ronshad Shabazz's layup and to force overtime.

After that, it was all Ball State. Persons fueled an 11-0 start to the extra period as the Cardinals took control.

Shabazz finished with a career-high 37 points for Appalachian State.