Ball State visits Kent State for conference showdown

Published Feb. 22, 2022 1:22 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Ball State Cardinals (12-14, 7-8 MAC) at Kent State Golden Flashes (17-9, 12-4 MAC)

Kent, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Kent State -8.5; over/under is 141.5

BOTTOM LINE: Sincere Carry and the Kent State Golden Flashes host Payton Sparks and the Ball State Cardinals.

The Golden Flashes have gone 9-4 in home games. Kent State is 3-3 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Cardinals are 7-8 in MAC play. Ball State ranks sixth in the MAC with 8.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Sparks averaging 3.1.

The teams play for the 10th time in conference play this season. The Golden Flashes won the last matchup 66-65 on Jan. 5. Carry scored 26 points points to help lead the Golden Flashes to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Malique Jacobs is averaging 11.8 points and 7.4 rebounds for the Golden Flashes. Carry is averaging 13.2 points over the last 10 games for Kent State.

Luke Bumbalough averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Cardinals, scoring 11.4 points while shooting 36.7% from beyond the arc. Sparks is averaging 13.8 points and 8.7 rebounds over the past 10 games for Ball State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Flashes: 9-1, averaging 73.0 points, 33.1 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.7 points per game.

Cardinals: 5-5, averaging 77.2 points, 33.5 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.1 points.

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