Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Championship Sunday
On Saturday, the Ball State Cardinals (13-7, 4-3 MAC) pay a visit to DeKalb, Illinois and the NIU Convocation Center to play the Northern Illinois Huskies (8-12, 4-3 MAC) in a Mid-American Conference showdown. Ball State was defeated by Buffalo 91-65 on Tuesday for its second straight loss. Northern Illinois defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes 86-76 on Tuesday for its third straight win and fourth in the last five. Ball State and Northern Illinois do not have any injuries on their respective injury lists.
Ball State is scoring an average of 75.1 (109th) points per game, while shooting 46.8% (65th) overall and 37.1% (47th) from three-point land. The Cardinals are holding their own on defense, allowing an average of 69.3 (181st) points per game, while opponents are shooting 43.3% (191st) overall and 36.9% (333rd) from three-point land.
Jarron Coleman is the leading scorer for Ball State with an average of 14.8 points per game. The guard is shooting only 38.3% overall and 37.9% from behind the 3-point line. Jaylin Sellers is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.3 points per game while shooting 48.3% overall and an impressive 47.0% from behind the line. Each of the next three high scorers for Ball State shoot between 50.0% and 60.4%. Coleman is also the leader in assists with an average of 3.3 dishes per cont est. On the boards, Ball State is averaging 35.4 rebounds per game led by Payton Sparks with an average of 7.7 boards per contest. Coleman is the leader in steals averaging 1.5 per game and Demarius Jacobs is the leader in blocked shots with an average of 1.5 swats per game.