Oct 24, 2009 - 4:41 PM
0 shoutsYPSILANTI, Mich.(AP) -- Cory Sykes rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns and Ball State beat Eastern Michigan 29-27 Saturday.
Both teams were winless going into Saturday's game. Eastern Michigan (0-7, 0-4) took an early lead when Ben Thayer caught a 3-yard scoring pass from Kyle McMahon. The Eagles held the lead until the last two minutes of the game.
That's when Sykes ran 37 yards for a score to put the Cardinals (1-7, 1-3) on top. He earlier scored on runs of 6 and 51 yards.
MiQuale Lewis was the Cardinals' leading rusher with 301 yards and a touchdown on a 48-yard run. The margin of victory came from a Ball State safety in the fourth.
Corey Welch scored for the Eagles on a 12-yard run and DeAnthony White added a 10-yard rushing score.
From the Bleachers
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BALL STATE: 29
EASTERN MICHIGAN: 27
Final
Oct 24 4:13 PM -
BALL STATE: 29
EASTERN MICHIGAN: 27
End of 3rd
Oct 24 3:38 PM -
NCAAF
TD BALL ST
CORY SYKES 37 YD RUN
(STEVEN SCHOTT KICK)
BALL ST 29
EASTRN MICHIGAN 27 1:47 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 24 3:22 PM -
NCAAF
SAFETY BALL ST
ROBERT EDDINS RAN OUT OF END ZONE
BALL ST 22
EASTRN MICHIGAN 27 5:33 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 24 3:22 PM -
NCAAF
TD BALL ST
CORY SYKES 6 YD RUN
(STEVEN SCHOTT KICK)
BALL ST 20
EASTRN MICHIGAN 27 6:30 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 24 3:12 PM -
NCAAF
BALL ST 13
EASTRN MICHIGAN 27 10:44 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 24 2:57 PM -
BALL STATE: 13
EASTERN MICHIGAN: 20
Halftime
Oct 24 2:57 PM -
NCAAF
TD BALL ST
MIQUALE LEWIS 48 YD RUN
(STEVEN SCHOTT KICK)
BALL ST 13
EASTRN MICHIGAN 20 4:06 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 24 2:17 PM -
NCAAF
FG EASTRN MICHIGAN
JOE CARITHERS 26 YD
BALL ST 6
EASTRN MICHIGAN 20 6:37 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 24 2:17 PM -
NCAAF
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN
COREY WELCH 12 YD RUN
(JOE CARITHERS KICK)
BALL ST 6
EASTRN MICHIGAN 17 9:23 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 24 2:02 PM -
NCAAF
FG EASTRN MICHIGAN
JOE CARITHERS 20 YD
BALL ST 6
EASTRN MICHIGAN 10 10:59 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 24 1:57 PM -
BALL STATE: 6
EASTERN MICHIGAN: 7
End of 1st
Oct 24 1:52 PM -
NCAAF
TD BALL ST
CORY SYKES 51 YD RUN
(PAT BLOCKED)
BALL ST 6
EASTRN MICHIGAN 7 4:52 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 24 1:32 PM -
NCAAF
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN
BEN THAYER 3 YD PASS FROM KYLE MCMAHON
(JOE CARITHERS KICK)
BALL ST 0
EASTRN MICHIGAN 7 9:08 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 24 1:16 PM
