NCAAB

Ball State Cardinals at Bowling Green Falcons

· MAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
Ball State Cardinals
7-23, 1-14 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 88
Bowling Green Falcons
20-10, 11-5 Home

Bowling Green beats Ball St. 88-75, advances in MAC tourney

Zack Denny had 16 points, including four 3-pointers, and Delvin Dickerson scored 12 for Bowling Green (20-10), which will play No. 8 seed Eastern Michigan in the second round on Wednesday.

Bo Calhoun scored 17 and Jeremiah Davis added 16 for Ball State (7-23).

BGSU made 17 of 29 (58.6 percent) field goals, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range, and 10 of 11 free throws while scoring a season-high 50 first-half points and took a 16-point lead into the break.

Richaun Holmes, who leads the Falcons in scoring (14.7 per game) and rebounding (8.0), missed the game with concussion-like symptoms.

Ball State shot 50 percent from the field, but made just 8 of 22 from deep and 15 of 21 free throws.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 75 - 88
2nd 0:13 Zavier Turner made Free Throw. 75 - 88
2nd 0:13 Zavier Turner made Free Throw. 74 - 88
2nd 0:13 Foul on Matt Fox. 73 - 88
2nd 0:19 Spencer Parker made Free Throw. 73 - 88

Statistics

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26-52 FG 28-51
50 Field Goal % 55
8-22 3PT 9-18
36 Three Point % 50
15-21 FT 23-27
71 Free Throw % 85
22 Rebounds 31
6 Offensive Rebounds 9
16 Defensive Rebounds 22
13 Assists 16
6 Steals 5
2 Blocks 2
7 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
7 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 7
12 Fast Break Points 4
30 Points in Paint 22
24 Fouls 17

Game Information

Venue: Stroh Center

Location: Bowling Green, OH
Attendance: 1,240 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Miami (OH) 18-0 - 32-2
Akron 17-1 1 29-6
Kent State 14-4 4 24-10
Toledo 11-7 7 19-15
Bowling Green 9-9 9 18-14
Ohio 9-9 9 15-17
Buffalo 7-11 11 17-15
Massachusetts 7-11 11 17-16
Ball State 7-11 11 12-19
Central Michigan 6-12 12 10-21
Western Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Eastern Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Northern Illinois 4-14 10 9-21
Full Standings