Central Michigan Chippewas at Ball State Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rubio scores 18 to lead Central Michigan to 71-65 victory over Ball State
Rubio shot 6 for 9, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Chippewas (6-8, 1-1 Mid-American Conference). Anthony Pritchard added 15 points while going 5 of 9 and 4 of 5 from the free throw line, and they also had five rebounds and six assists. Derrick Butler was 4 of 7 shooting, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line to finish with 14 points.
Davion Bailey finished with 21 points for the Cardinals (8-6, 0-2). Basheer Jihad added 16 points and 11 rebounds for Ball State. In addition, Jalin Anderson finished with 11 points and four assists.
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Matchup Prediction
Ball State: 85.5%
Central Michigan: 14.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Anthony Pritchard Steal. | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jalin Anderson Turnover. | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Derrick Butler made Free Throw. | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Derrick Butler made Free Throw. | 70 - 65 |
Statistics
 CMU |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 17-41 |
| 43.6 | Field Goal % | 41.5 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 39.1 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
| 14-17 | FT | 25-31 |
| 82.4 | Free Throw % | 80.6 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 14 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 23 | Fouls | 19 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Worthen Arena
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 3,612 | Capacity:
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 3,612 | 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 |