Ball State Cardinals vs Indiana Hoosiers Match Player Stats On Sep 10, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Sep 10, 2016

Wide receiver Nick Westbrook caught two touchdown passes totaling 122 yards and Indiana snapped a three-game losing streak to Ball State with a 30-20 victory Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.

Quarterback Richard Lagow completed 17 of 28 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns as the Hoosiers (2-0) won their fifth consecutive home opener. Running back Devine Redding recorded his fifth straight 100-yard rushing game with 110 on 26 carries for Indiana.

Westbrook caught three passes for 133 yards while Griffin Oakes kicked three field goals, including a 49-yarder on the last play of the first half that gave the Hoosiers a 20-0 lead.

Quarterback Riley Neal was 15 of 30 for 231 yards with a touchdown and interception for the Cardinals (1-1). Wide receiver Jordan Hogue caught a TD pass while running back James Gilbert was held to 54 yards after totaling 160 in a 31-21 victory over Georgia State last week.

Westbrook made a diving 43-yard touchdown catch midway through the first quarter and wide receiver Luke Timian hauled in a 10-yard scoring pass over the middle to make it 17-0 early in the second.

Ball State turned it over three times in the first half, with Gilbert's fumble near the Indiana 5-yard line proving the most costly. Indiana safety Jonathan Crawford recovered both Cardinals' fumbles, including one on the third play from scrimmage that led to Oakes' 29-yard field goal.

Westbrook caught a bubble screen pass near the line of scrimmage and raced untouched down the right sideline for a 79-yard touchdown on the second play of the second half.

The Cardinals scored their first touchdown when safety Dedrick Cromartie blocked a punt and freshman running back Malik Dunner scooped it up near the goal line and brought it across with 12:53 remaining to make it 30-13. Ball State trimmed the deficit to 30-20 with 3:06 left on Neal's 5-yard TD pass to Hogue.