1, had his highest scoring game in a Cardinals uniform and notched his first double-digit scoring game since he scored 10 against Eastern Illinois on Dec. With Brown out, Pearson, who hadn't played since the Ohio game on Feb. Postgame, Whitford said freshman Luke Brown missed the game due to a "non COVID-related sickness" and expects him to be back Tuesday. Junior Demarius Jacobs added six while freshmen Basheer Jihad and Jaylin Sellers added seven and six, respectively.
It saw five players reach double-digits as redshirt junior Miryne Thomas (18 points), sophomore Tyler Cochran (16 points, seven steals, four assists, six rebounds), freshman Payton Sparks (15 points, 11 rebounds), redshirt freshman Mickey Pearson (13 points, five rebounds) and sophomore Luke Bumbalough (10 points) led the way. Ball State started slow in the second half but got into a rhythm down the stretch and finished with its third-highest scoring output of the season.īall State went on a 16-2 run to regain the lead after trailing by as many as eight points late in the first half. The Cardinals offense had a resurgence at Bowling Green, scoring 46 points in the first half, tied for their third-best first half scoring output this season, and 45 in the second half.
Since Ball State's 93-point performance against Toledo, its offense has produced less points every game, including one of the worst outputs of the season in a 64-58 loss against Northern Illinois Tuesday.
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With the amount of close games Ball State finds itself in, free throws will continue to be a point of emphasis in the final stretch of the regular season and heading into MAC Tournament play. Saturday was Ball State's fourth-best game from the free throw line and, arguably, the most clutch it's been since it went 26-for-32 in a win over Massachusetts in November. The Cardinals hit eight of their last 10 free throws, including a 7-for-8 mark in the final minute to put away the Falcons. In the second half alone, Ball State went 19-for-24 from the charity stripe and 25-for-31 (80.6%) total. That wasn't the case against Bowling Green.
The Cardinals have struggled at times from the free throw line and it has cost them games. Here are three takeaways from the win: Free throwsīall State came into Saturday's contest shooting 68.5% from the free throw line, which put them at 258th in the NCAA. The Cardinals were looking to stay in the Mid-American Conference Tournament conversation while the Falcons were looking to make some headway and potentially crack into the league's top-eight spots.Īfter one of its worst scoring games of the season, Ball State (12-14, 7-8 MAC) had a resurgence offensively in a 91-82 victory over Bowling Green (12-15, 5-11 MAC), closing the game out late, making stops and hitting free throws when it mattered most. BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Ball State and Bowling Green both came into Saturday riding three-game losing streaks.