Bellarmine visits Ball State after Jihad's 25-point performance

Updated Dec. 1, 2023 3:44 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Bellarmine Knights (2-6) at Ball State Cardinals (5-2)

Muncie, Indiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Ball State faces the Bellarmine Knights after Basheer Jihad scored 25 points in Ball State's 90-64 loss to the Little Rock Trojans.

The Cardinals have gone 5-0 at home. Ball State is fifth in the MAC with 9.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Jihad averaging 2.0.

The Knights are 1-5 in road games. Bellarmine is 2-2 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Ball State scores 78.1 points, 7.1 more per game than the 71.0 Bellarmine gives up. Bellarmine's 40.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.3 percentage points lower than Ball State has allowed to its opponents (45.2%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Jihad is scoring 17.3 points per game and averaging 6.1 rebounds for the Cardinals. Davion Bailey is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers for Ball State.

Ben Johnson is shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Knights, while averaging 13 points. Peter Suder is averaging 11 points and 1.8 steals for Bellarmine.

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