Ball St. 29, E. Michigan 27

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	38	24
Total Yards	464	239
Passing	1	86
Rushing	463	153
Penalties	5-40	4-20
3rd Down Conversions	4-12	5-15
4th Down Conversions	0-1	1-1
Turnovers	3	0
Possession	33:52	26:08

Air/Ground Leaders
Ball State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Justice 2/10 1 0 1	Eastern Michigan Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Gillett 3/7 52 0 0 McMahon 5/17 34 1 0
Ball State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Lewis 26 301 1 66 Sykes 23 203 3 51	Eastern Michigan Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Priest 18 84 0 18 White 4 29 1 10
Ball State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Gibson 1 8 0 8 Lewis 1 -7 0 0	Eastern Michigan Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Burke 1 47 0 47 Olds 2 20 0 10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				BALL	EMU
	TD	09:08	Ben Thayer 3 Yd Pass From Kyle McMahon (Joe Carithers Kick)	0	7
	TD	04:52	Cory Sykes 51 Yd Run (Pat Blocked)	6	7
SECOND QUARTER				BALL	EMU
	FG	10:59	Joe Carithers 20 Yd	6	10
	TD	09:23	Corey Welch 12 Yd Run (Joe Carithers Kick)	6	17
	FG	06:37	Joe Carithers 26 Yd	6	20
	TD	04:06	MiQuale Lewis 48 Yd Run (Steven Schott Kick)	13	20
THIRD QUARTER				BALL	EMU
	TD	10:44	DeAnthony White 10 Yd Run (Joe Carithers Kick)	13	27
	TD	06:37	Cory Sykes 6 Yd Run (Steven Schott Kick)	20	27
	SF	05:33	Ball Through End Zone	22	27
	TD	01:47	Cory Sykes 37 Yd Run (Steven Schott Kick)	29	27

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- 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.