NCAAB

Evansville Purple Aces at Ball State Cardinals

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Evansville Purple Aces
3-9, 0-6 Away
Final
43 - 80
Ball State Cardinals
5-6, 2-2 Home

Sparks scores 20 off the bench, Ball State knocks off Evansville 80-43

Sparks had five rebounds for the Cardinals (5-6). Jermahri Hill added 13 points while going 5 of 14 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) while he also had eight rebounds and four steals. Jeremiah Hernandez had 12 points and shot 3 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line.

Michael Day led the Purple Aces (3-9) in scoring, finishing with 13 points. Evansville also got 11 points and seven rebounds from Tanner Cuff. Gui Tesch also recorded five points.

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Matchup Prediction

Ball State: 76.1%
Evansville: 23.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 43 - 80
2nd 0:15 Dakota Candler made Layup. Assisted by Weston Aigner. 43 - 80
2nd 0:34 Weston Aigner Defensive Rebound. 41 - 80
2nd 0:36 Kody Clancy missed Free Throw. 41 - 80
2nd 0:36 Ball State Offensive Rebound. 41 - 80

Statistics

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16-55 FG 27-54
29.1 Field Goal % 50.0
3-26 3PT 7-17
11.5 Three Point % 41.2
8-15 FT 19-28
53.3 Free Throw % 67.9
33 Rebounds 42
10 Offensive Rebounds 10
23 Defensive Rebounds 32
5 Assists 14
2 Steals 10
3 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 6
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 6
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
3 Points Off Turnovers 20
2 Fast Break Points 8
22 Points in Paint 32
22 Fouls 13
0 Largest Lead 41

Game Information

Venue: Worthen Arena

Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 3,521 | Capacity:

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Indiana State 2-0 - 8-4
Drake 1-0 0.5 11-0
Bradley 1-0 0.5 10-2
Belmont 1-0 0.5 9-3
Northern Iowa 1-0 0.5 7-5
Murray State 1-1 1 6-6
Illinois State 0-1 1.5 8-4
UIC 0-1 1.5 7-4
Missouri State 0-1 1.5 7-5
Valparaiso 0-1 1.5 7-5
Southern Illinois 0-1 1.5 5-7
Evansville 0-1 1.5 3-9

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Kent State 0-0 - 8-3
Akron 0-0 - 7-4
Miami (OH) 0-0 - 7-4
Eastern Michigan 0-0 - 6-5
Toledo 0-0 - 6-5
Ball State 0-0 - 5-6
Buffalo 0-0 - 5-6
Central Michigan 0-0 - 5-6
Ohio 0-0 - 5-6
Bowling Green 0-0 - 5-7
Northern Illinois 0-0 - 3-8
Western Michigan 0-0 - 3-8
Full Standings