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Evansville Purple Aces at Ball State Cardinals

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Evansville Purple Aces
3-9, 1-5 Away
Final
69 - 88
Ball State Cardinals
6-4, 3-0 Home

Sellers' 20 lead Ball State over Evansville 88-69

Sellers was 6 of 9 shooting, including 3 for 4 from distance, and went 5 for 5 from the line for the Cardinals (6-4). Payton Sparks scored 18 points and added 12 rebounds. Jarron Coleman shot 5 for 9, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 15 points.

Marvin Coleman led the Purple Aces (3-9) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and two steals. Kenny Strawbridge added 15 points and eight rebounds for Evansville. Antoine Smith Jr. also had 14 points and seven rebounds.

Ball State led Evansville 42-28 at the half, with Sparks (nine points) the high scorer before the break. Ball State outscored Evansville in the second half by five points, with Sellers scoring a team-high 13 points after halftime.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:39 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound. 69 - 87
2nd 0:43 Chris Moncrief missed Layup. 69 - 87
2nd 0:56 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 69 - 87
2nd 0:56 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 69 - 86
2nd 0:56 Foul on Antoine Smith Jr.. 69 - 85

Statistics

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23-59 FG 24-54
39 Field Goal % 44
9-18 3PT 9-19
50 Three Point % 47
14-22 FT 31-40
64 Free Throw % 77
36 Rebounds 40
13 Offensive Rebounds 13
23 Defensive Rebounds 27
12 Assists 11
6 Steals 8
4 Blocks 5
13 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 21
19 Fast Break Points 9
22 Points in Paint 28
27 Fouls 19
1 Largest Lead 28

Game Information

Venue: Worthen Arena

Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 3,547 | Capacity:

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TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 16-4 - 26-6
Bradley 13-7 3 21-13
Illinois State 12-8 4 23-12
Murray State 12-8 4 20-13
UIC 12-8 4 19-16
Northern Iowa 11-9 5 23-13
Valparaiso 11-9 5 18-15
Southern Illinois 10-10 6 16-16
Drake 6-14 10 14-20
Indiana State 4-16 12 11-21
Evansville 3-17 13 7-25

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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 14 9-21
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