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Bowling Green Falcons at Ball State Cardinals

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Final
69 - 91
8-7, 4-3 Home

Sparks scores 19 as Ball State cruises past Bowling Green 91-69

Sparks added 13 rebounds for the Cardinals (8-7, 2-1 Mid-American Conference). Mickey Pearson Jr. scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Juan Sebastian Gorosito had 16 points and shot 6 for 9, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc.

Javontae Campbell finished with 13 points and two steals for the Falcons (6-9, 1-2). Wilguens Jr. Exacte added 12 points for Bowling Green. Marcus Johnson also had 11 points, six rebounds and two steals.

Ball State took the lead with 13:46 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Gorosito led their team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 42-26 at the break. Ball State pulled away with a 15-0 run in the second half to extend a seven-point lead to 22 points. They outscored Bowling Green by six points in the final half, as Pearson led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.

Both teams play on Tuesday. Ball State visits Ohio and Bowling Green hosts Buffalo.

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Matchup Prediction

Ball State: 68.9%
Bowling Green: 31.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 91
2nd 0:10 Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound. 69 - 91
2nd 0:13 Trey Thomas missed Three Point Jumper. 69 - 91
2nd 0:15 Joey Hart made Dunk. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts. 69 - 91
2nd 0:36 Trey Thomas made Jumper. 69 - 89

Statistics

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25-62 FG 33-56
40.3 Field Goal % 58.9
8-27 3PT 7-17
29.6 Three Point % 41.2
11-21 FT 18-22
52.4 Free Throw % 81.8
31 Rebounds 37
12 Offensive Rebounds 7
19 Defensive Rebounds 30
10 Assists 21
7 Steals 4
2 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 13
2 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 18
5 Fast Break Points 10
30 Points in Paint 38
20 Fouls 17
1 Largest Lead 23

Game Information

Venue: Worthen Arena

Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 4,256 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Akron 14-1 - 22-6
Miami (OH) 12-3 2 21-7
Kent State 9-6 5 19-9
Toledo 9-6 5 16-12
Ohio 9-6 5 15-13
Ball State 7-8 7 14-14
Eastern Michigan 7-8 7 14-14
Western Michigan 7-8 7 10-18
Central Michigan 6-9 8 13-15
Bowling Green 6-9 8 12-16
Buffalo 3-12 11 8-20
Northern Illinois 1-14 13 5-23
Full Standings