Ball State Cardinals at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mitchell scores 20 points to lead Minnesota past Ball State; its 10th game at home
Elijah Hawkins and Joshua Ola-Joseph each scored 12 points and Cam Christie 11 for Minnesota (9-3) which has been on its home court for the season's first 10 games.
Jalin Anderson scored 26 points and Basheer Jihad 17 points for the Cardinals (8-4).
Mitchell started the game with a pair of 3-pointers, Christie made a jumper and 3 and Ola-Joseph made a pair of layups and Minnesota led 15-5. The Golden Gophers stayed ahead by double digits most of the first half and led led 39-27 at halftime.
Anderson's 3-pointer for Ball State brought the Cardinals to within 55-48 with 10:54 left; the closest Ball State got. Ola-Joseph made a jumper and a layup, Payne made consecutive layups to grow the lead to 72-57 with 6:11 left and Minnesota led by double figures for the remainder.
It was just the third-ever meeting between the two schools. The programs squared off in 1987 and 1988 each coming away with a win.
The Cardinals will start Mid-Atlantic Conference play on the road against Kent State on Jan. 2.
Minnesota hosts Maine on Dec. 29.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:33 | missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. | 63 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. | 62 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Foul on Cam Christie. | 61 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:57 | Ball State Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 80 |
Statistics
 BALL |
 MINN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-53 | FG | 30-57 |
| 45.3 | Field Goal % | 52.6 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 38.1 | Three Point % | 44.4 |
| 7-11 | FT | 12-22 |
| 63.6 | Free Throw % | 54.5 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 22 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,261 | Capacity:
2023-24 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 14-4 | - | 20-12 |
| Akron | 13-5 | 1 | 24-11 |
| Ohio | 13-5 | 1 | 20-13 |
| Central Michigan | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Bowling Green | 10-8 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Miami (OH) | 9-9 | 5 | 15-17 |
| Western Michigan | 9-9 | 5 | 12-20 |
| Kent State | 8-10 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 7 | 15-16 |
| Eastern Michigan | 6-12 | 8 | 13-18 |
| Northern Illinois | 5-13 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Buffalo | 2-16 | 12 | 4-27 |
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 17-3 | - | 34-5 |
| Illinois | 14-6 | 3 | 29-9 |
| Nebraska | 12-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
| Northwestern | 12-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Wisconsin | 11-9 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-14 |
| Michigan State | 10-10 | 7 | 20-15 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 22-14 |
| Minnesota | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
| Penn State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
| Maryland | 7-13 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Michigan | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |