Bowling Green Falcons at Ball State Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 71
76 - 71
Bowling Green downs Ball State 76-71 behind Lillard's 19
Trailing 38-35 at halftime, the Falcons rallied to a 46-45 lead with 16:26 left on Zack Denny's jumper, which sparked an 11-0 run capped by Wiggins' layup. The Cardinals closed to 70-69 with 2:04 left after a 9-0 run capped by Tayler Person's back-to-back jumpers.
Lillard's layup made it 72-69 Bowling Green, but Persons hit two free throws and the Cardinals trailed 72-71 with 45 seconds left. Lillard made another layup, Denny made two free throws after blocking Francis Kiapway's attempted 3, and Ryan Weber missed a 3 at the buzzer.
Denny scored 15 for the Falcons (7-8, 1-1 Mid-American), who made 19 of 26 free throws.
Persons scored 21 and Franko House had 16 with 10 rebounds for Ball State (9-6, 0-2).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Trey Moses Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ryan Weber missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Zack Denny made Free Throw. | 76 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Zack Denny made Free Throw. | 75 - 71 |
Statistics
 BGSU |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-60 | FG | 28-68 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 4-25 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 16 |
| 19-26 | FT | 11-15 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Worthen Arena
Location: Muncie, IN
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Location: Muncie, IN
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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 |