Oakland City Mighty Oaks at Ball State Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
57 - 81
57 - 81
Teague leads balanced Ball State to 81-57 win over D-II foe
Teague grabbed nine rebounds, including seven off the defensive glass where the Cardinals collected 30 of their 37 rebounds as Oakland City shot just 35 percent from the floor.
Ishmael El-Amin scored 13 points for Ball State, and scored on a 3-pointer to open an 18-4 run that covered nearly seven minutes in the second half that broke open what had been a close game. Kyle Mallers added 12 points and seven rebounds, while Tayler Persons and Sean Sellers scored 11 points each, Persons also had a team-leading four assists.
Andrew Scott led the Mighty Oaks with 18 points and Logan Worthington added 13.
Ball State plays seven of its next eight games at home.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Josh Thompson Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Andre Bearden missed Three Point Jumper. | 57 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Austin Robertson Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Zach Gunn missed Jumper. | 57 - 81 |
Statistics
 BALL |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-65 | FG | 27-49 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 6-26 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 5-6 | FT | 21-30 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: Worthen Arena
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 2,410 | Capacity:
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 2,410 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |