Ball State Cardinals at Bellarmine Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Gorosito's 21 lead Ball State past Bellarmine 86-82
Gorosito added three steals for the Cardinals (4-6). Mickey Pearson Jr. added 18 points while going 3 of 6 and 12 of 12 from the free-throw line and he also had three steals. Jermahri Hill shot 6 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.
The Knights (3-8) were led in scoring by Billy Smith, who finished with 33 points. Bellarmine also got 18 points, six rebounds and two steals from Dylan Branson.
Gorosito scored 12 points in the first half for Ball State, who led 47-42 at the break. Hill's jump shot with 16:02 remaining in the second half gave Ball State the lead for good at 52-50.
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Up next for Ball State is a Saturday matchup with Evansville at home, and Bellarmine visits Wyoming on Thursday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 86 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Billy Smith Offensive Rebound. | 86 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Dylan Branson missed Three Point Jumper. | 86 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. | 86 - 82 |
Statistics
 BALL |
 BELL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-48 | FG | 29-61 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 10-19 | 3PT | 11-29 |
| 53 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 24-32 | FT | 13-15 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 20 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Louisville, KY
Attendance: 1,572 | Capacity:
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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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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |