Imari Berry Scores 22 as No. 7 Louisville Wins the Paint 56-36 and Beats Ball State 94-73
Imari Berry scored 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting as No. 7 Louisville outscored Ball State 56-36 in the paint and won 94-73 on Thursday at Worthen Arena in Muncie.
Photo: Louisville Athletics. Imari Berry, official roster headshot. Card design: The Dyme.
No. 7 Louisville beat Ball State 94-73 on Thursday night at Worthen Arena in Muncie, and Louisville did its damage inside. Louisville outscored Ball State 56-36 in the paint and shot 39-of-63 (62%), per the ESPN box score. Imari Berry led with 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 4-of-7 from three. Louisville moved to 5-0. Ball State fell to 1-2. Attendance was 2,651.
Twos against free throws
By our count from the ESPN box, Louisville made 31 two-point baskets to Ball State's 19, a 24-point edge, and 8 threes to 4, plus-12 more. Ball State kept it from getting wider at the line. Ball State went 23-of-29 on free throws, and Louisville went 8-of-16, a 15-point swing the other way.
Tajianna Roberts scored 18 for Louisville in 38 minutes. Zamareya Jones had 12 points and nine assists, and Mackenly Randolph added 11 points, five assists and five steals. Amiya Joyner went 5-of-5 off the bench for 10 points. Louisville finished with 23 assists on 39 field goals and 12 steals.
Ball State's third quarter
Louisville led 44-27 at halftime, by our count from the ESPN linescores. Ball State won the third quarter 29-27 and trailed 71-56 going into the fourth. Louisville closed it 23-17. Ball State never led, and Louisville's largest lead was 21, per ESPN.
Ball State's side
Lilli Barnes led Ball State with 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 7-of-8 at the line, with seven rebounds and three steals. Zhen Verburgt scored 13 off the bench. Grace Kingery had 12 but went 2-of-10 from three. Ball State shot 4-of-18 from deep.
The box score, side by side
Full-game team numbers, per the ESPN box score:
| Category | Louisville | Ball State |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 39-63 (62%) | 23-52 (44%) |
| 3-pointers | 8-22 | 4-18 |
| Free throws | 8-16 | 23-29 |
| Rebounds | 35 | 25 |
| Assists | 23 | 12 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 18 |
| Steals | 12 | 7 |
| Blocks | 7 | 1 |
| Points in the paint | 56 | 36 |
| Points off turnovers | 23 | 19 |
Quarter scoring, per the ESPN linescores:
| Quarter | Louisville | Ball State |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 22 | 15 |
| 2nd | 22 | 12 |
| 3rd | 27 | 29 |
| 4th | 23 | 17 |
| Final | 94 | 73 |
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