BGSU men’s basketball (13-9, 4-6) returns home to the Stroh Center to take on the Ball State Cardinals (7-14, 3-6) on a 7:00 p.m. Tuesday matchup, as they look to snap a three-game losing streak.
Falcon Media Sport’s Network will have the call beginning with a pregame show at 6:35 p.m. hosted by Nate Hinners and joined by Andrew Helkowski and Andrew Smith, with Tyler Kavalecz and Foster Roesti on the broadcast on Falcon Radio.
Matchup History
Bowling Green currently leads the all-time series vs Ball State with a 56-42 record, with a 34-14 record on their home court. Bowling Green won the last matchup in the 2024-25 season with a 61-52 victory.
Bowling Green
The Orange and Brown return home to the Stroh Center, currently in the midst of a three-game losing streak, dropping contests against Toledo, Western Michigan, and, most recently, against Central Michigan, the 12th-ranked team in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
The Falcons were outscored 42-27 in the second half by the Chippewas, after heading into halftime up double digits, 32-20. Bowling Green shot a miserable 35% from the field, including shooting 29% in the second half.
Offensively, the Falcons rank as the fourth-best in the conference, scoring 84.6 points per game. Defensively, the Falcons allow only 70.9 ppg, the second least in the MAC.
Ball State
Ball State enters Tuesday’s matchup just underneath Bowling Green in the MAC standings, resting as the ninth seed just under the Falcons’ eighth seed.
The Cardinals are 3-1 over their past four games, with their last time out being a 73-55 loss to the Toledo Rockets, snapping their three-game winning streak.
Ball State heads into the Stroh Center averaging 67.3 ppg, the lowest scoring team in the conference, while shooting 41.8% from the field, again, the lowest shooting percentage in the conference.
Despite this, the Ball State defense has held strong this season, keeping teams to 69.9 ppg- the lowest opponent scoring in the MAC.
Falcon Four Players to Watch
Javontae Campbell (Bowling Green #2)
Campbell is averaging 19.3 ppg and is just 28 points shy of hitting 2,000 points in his collegiate career.
Josiah Shackelford (Bowling Green #4)
Shackelford has been huge for the Orange and Brown off the bench despite the three-game losing streak, averaging 12.0 ppg over a five-game stretch.
Armoni Zeigler (Ball State #5)
Ziegler has been a key player for the Cardnails this season, leading the team in points (13.2), rebounds (5.1), and assists (2.8) per game.
Right behind Ziegler, Hill holds the spot for the second leading scorer, averaging 12.1 ppg.
