Ohio Bobcats vs Ball State Cardinals – NCAA College Basketball

NCAA

Ohio

Final

77:67

Ball State

Highlights and Stats

The Ball State will travel to Cleveland for a game against the Ohio, scheduled to take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on 03/10 at 06:30 PM EDT. Bobcats and Cardinals will be against one another in a quarterfinal of the MAC Tournament.

Ohio Bobcats vs Ball State Cardinals Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 02-01-2022

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ohio					87
Ball State					63

Both teams last met in February, when Ohio recorded a 87-63 win over Ball State on home floor. Jason Carter lit the floor, notching 18 pts, while also adding 2 dimes and 3 rebounds to his account to end the match as the Bobcats’ MVP on the night. Jalen Windham had a leading role for the Ball State, ending the game with 17 pts and 1 rebound, but obviously his exploits were not enough to secure the win. The latest four head-to-head clashes between the schools ended in 4 wins for the Ohio and not even one for the Cardinals. The teams were responsible for an average of 153.5 pts. during those four clashes.
*Last 4 head-to-head games

Ohio Bobcats Form

*Last 10 Ohio Games - 5:5

03-04-2022	03-01-2022	02-25-2022	02-22-2022	02-18-2022	02-15-2022	02-12-2022	02-10-2022	02-08-2022	02-05-2022
58:57@ Northern Illinois	80:77@ Bowling Green	83:91vs Akron	76:50vs Central Michigan	75:52@ Kent State	91:78vs Miami (OH)	56:74@ Eastern Michigan	72:81@ Central Michigan	77:62@ Toledo	77:64vs Western Michigan

The Bobcats lost via the tightest of margins with 58-57 when coming up against Northern Illinois on 03/04 on the road. Mark Sears scored 19 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and delivered 8 assists, which was not sufficient and his team lost. Ohio finished the game hitting 33.3% of their field goals, 84.2% FT and 28.0% for 3 pts. The Bobcats are 5-5 in their last ten matches and are currently on a L3 streak. The team is performing on a great level at the Convocation Center with 15-2 home record.

Ohio Bobcats Averages this Season

• Points For
  74.26
• Points Against
  67.39
• Assits
  12.75
• Rebounds
  30.50
• Steals
  7.56
• Turnovers
  9.72
• Blocks
  2.56
• Points Difference
  6.87

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Ohio Bobcats Standout Performer

• Mark Sears

  The 's main contributor this season has been Mark Sears with 19.4 points, 4.3 assists and 5.8 boards for an average of 35.3 minutes on the court.

Ohio Bobcats Missing Players

NONE

Ball State Cardinals Form

*Last 10 Ball State Games - 4:6

03-04-2022	03-01-2022	02-26-2022	02-22-2022	02-19-2022	02-15-2022	02-12-2022	02-08-2022	02-04-2022	02-01-2022
63:64@ Western Michigan	60:79vs Akron	75:64vs Eastern Michigan	93:82@ Kent State	82:91@ Bowling Green	58:64vs Northern Illinois	80:74@ Buffalo	85:89vs Central Michigan	93:83vs Toledo	87:63@ Ohio

Ball State cruised past Western Michigan, winning with 63-64 on Friday, 4th of March away from home. Jaylin Sellers was the leading scorer of the Cardinals roster, dropping 16 points, grabbing 5 rebounds and delivering the final pass on 1 occasion. He was the engine driving his team to victory. 42.3% of Ball State’s field goal shots ended finding the basket, as they also averaged 68.4% from the foul line and 28.0% three-pointers. The school has won 1 meeting in a row and holds a 4-6 for the previous ten matches. The Cardinals have been performing poorly when visiting this campaign with a balance of 5-10 on the road.

Ball State Cardinals Averages This Season

• Points For
  74.57
• Points Against
  76.77
• Assits
  13.33
• Rebounds
  32.63
• Steals
  6.03
• Turnovers
  13.80
• Blocks
  2.33
• Points Difference
  -2.20

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Ball State Cardinals Standout Performer

• Payton Sparks

  Payton Sparks stands above the rest of his teammates, contributing with 13.3 pts, 1.2 assists and 8.3 boards to the cause for an average of 27.8 spent of the floor.

Ball State Cardinals Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ohio					77
Ball State					67

OhioBall State

• Score

  77

  67

• Field Goals Made

  3

• Field Goals Attempts

  8

• 3 pts Made

  1

• 3 pts Attempts

  3

• Free Throws Made

  2

• Free Throws Attempts

  2

• Rebounds Total

  6

• Rebounds Offence

  3

• Rebounds Defence

  3

• Assists

  1

• Steals

  0

• Blocks

  0

• Turnovers

  1

• Personal Fouls

  1

Player Ratings

Ohio

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Mark Sears	38	7	15	46.7	3	6	50.0	7	9	77.8	5	5	10	5	1	0	2	2	24
Ben Vander Plas	35	5	10	50.0	3	6	50.0	1	2	50.0	0	6	6	3	0	0	3	3	14
Miles Brown	28	4	10	40.0	3	6	50.0	2	2	100.0	1	4	5	0	1	1	1	3	13
Tommy Schmock	26	1	4	25.0	1	4	25.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	3
Jason Carter	26	9	14	64.3	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	6	12	18	1	1	0	1	0	20
Ben Roderick	25	1	5	20.0	1	5	20.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	5	3
IJ Ezuma	12	0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	5	0
AJ Clayton	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Olumide Adelodun	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Sam Towns	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Frazier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ball State

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Luke Bumbalough	35	2	9	22.2	1	6	16.7	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	5
Payton Sparks	32	6	12	50.0	0	1	0.0	8	10	80.0	5	9	14	0	0	0	2	2	20
Demarius Jacobs	31	4	9	44.4	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	3	3	6	3	1	1	1	2	9
Tyler Cochran	27	6	15	40.0	4	5	80.0	0	2	0.0	0	3	3	3	4	0	2	3	16
Miryne Thomas	27	3	7	42.9	2	5	40.0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	1	1	3	8
Jaylin Sellers	22	2	10	20.0	1	5	20.0	2	5	40.0	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	4	7
Luke Brown	13	0	4	0.0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Pearson	7	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Basheer Jihad	6	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	2