Buffalo Bulls at Ball State Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State defeats Buffalo 80-66
Sparks added eight rebounds for the Cardinals (14-13, 7-7 Mid-American Conference). Mickey Pearson Jr. scored 14 points and added seven rebounds. Ben Hendriks shot 6 of 8 from the field to finish with 14 points.
The Bulls (8-19, 3-11) were led by Kavon Bradford, who recorded 18 points. Buffalo also got 14 points from Ryan Sabol. Tyson Dunn also had 10 points, seven assists and two steals.
Ball State took the lead with 15:27 left in the first half and never looked back. Hendriks led his team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 41-36 at the break. Ball State outscored Buffalo in the second half by nine points, with Sparks scoring a team-high 12 points in the final half.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Ball State Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. | 66 - 80 |
Statistics
 BUF |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 24-55 |
| 40.0 | Field Goal % | 43.6 |
| 4-23 | 3PT | 6-13 |
| 17.4 | Three Point % | 46.2 |
| 18-26 | FT | 26-36 |
| 69.2 | Free Throw % | 72.2 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 29 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 5,276 | 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 |