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Ball State Cardinals (12-11, 4-7 MAC) at Texas State Bobcats (10-14, 4-8 Sun Belt)
San Marcos, Texas; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Ball State takes on the Texas State Bobcats after Jalin Anderson scored 22 points in Ball State’s 84-79 overtime loss to the Ohio Bobcats.
The Bobcats are 6-4 in home games. Texas State has a 4-9 record against opponents above .500.
The Cardinals are 4-5 on the road. Ball State is 5-8 against opponents over .500.
Texas State averages 68.3 points per game, 2.7 fewer points than the 71.0 Ball State gives up. Ball State averages 7.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.7 more made shots on average than the 6.0 per game Texas State gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kaden Gumbs is averaging 9.6 points and 3.5 assists for the Bobcats. Jordan Mason is averaging 11.8 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 37.2% over the last 10 games for Texas State.
Davion Bailey averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Cardinals, scoring 11.7 points while shooting 43.1% from beyond the arc. Basheer Jihad is shooting 47.3% and averaging 20.0 points over the last 10 games for Ball State.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bobcats: 4-6, averaging 67.2 points, 34.6 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 6.7 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.4 points per game.
Cardinals: 4-6, averaging 76.5 points, 35.0 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.