Ball State takes on Bowling Green following Coleman's 20-point showing

Published Jan. 31, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Ball State Cardinals (14-7, 5-3 MAC) at Bowling Green Falcons (10-11, 4-4 MAC)

Bowling Green, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bowling Green -1.5; over/under is 151.5

BOTTOM LINE: Ball State takes on the Bowling Green Falcons after Jarron Coleman scored 20 points in Ball State's 87-69 win against the Northern Illinois Huskies.

The Falcons are 6-4 on their home court. Bowling Green ranks third in the MAC with 14.7 assists per game led by Samari Curtis averaging 4.3.

The Cardinals are 5-3 against MAC opponents. Ball State is eighth in the MAC with 12.7 assists per game led by Coleman averaging 3.5.

The Falcons and Cardinals face off Tuesday for the first time in MAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rashaun Agee is averaging 11 points and 6.4 rebounds for the Falcons. Leon Ayers III is averaging 18.9 points over the last 10 games for Bowling Green.

Coleman is shooting 38.1% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Cardinals, while averaging 15 points, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals. Jaylin Sellers is shooting 48.3% and averaging 13.1 points over the past 10 games for Ball State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Falcons: 6-4, averaging 85.0 points, 33.9 rebounds, 16.3 assists, 5.1 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 51.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.0 points per game.

Cardinals: 7-3, averaging 72.2 points, 32.8 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 5.6 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.