Bowling Green Falcons at Ball State Cardinals
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Sparks scores 19 as Ball State cruises past Bowling Green 91-69
Sparks added 13 rebounds for the Cardinals (8-7, 2-1 Mid-American Conference). Mickey Pearson Jr. scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Juan Sebastian Gorosito had 16 points and shot 6 for 9, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc.
Javontae Campbell finished with 13 points and two steals for the Falcons (6-9, 1-2). Wilguens Jr. Exacte added 12 points for Bowling Green. Marcus Johnson also had 11 points, six rebounds and two steals.
Ball State took the lead with 13:46 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Gorosito led their team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 42-26 at the break. Ball State pulled away with a 15-0 run in the second half to extend a seven-point lead to 22 points. They outscored Bowling Green by six points in the final half, as Pearson led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.
Both teams play on Tuesday. Ball State visits Ohio and Bowling Green hosts Buffalo.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Trey Thomas missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Joey Hart made Dunk. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts. | 69 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Trey Thomas made Jumper. | 69 - 89 |
Statistics
 BGSU |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-62 | FG | 33-56 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 8-27 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 11-21 | FT | 18-22 |
| 52 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Assists | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 4,256 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| Buffalo | 1-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Kent State | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Bowling Green | 1-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Akron | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Northern Illinois | 1-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Toledo | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-6 |
| Massachusetts | 0-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| Eastern Michigan | 0-1 | 1 | 6-7 |
| Ohio | 0-1 | 1 | 6-7 |
| Western Michigan | 0-1 | 1 | 6-7 |
| Central Michigan | 0-1 | 1 | 4-9 |
| Ball State | 0-1 | 1 | 3-9 |