Maxey leads Ball State against Evansville after 27-point game

Ball State Cardinals (3-5) at Evansville Purple Aces (3-5)

Evansville, Indiana; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Purple Aces -7.5; over/under is 137.5

BOTTOM LINE: Ball State visits Evansville after Juwan Maxey scored 27 points in Ball State's 96-85 victory against the Le Moyne Dolphins.

The Purple Aces are 2-2 on their home court. Evansville averages 11.9 turnovers per game and is 2-2 when it wins the turnover battle.

The Cardinals are 0-3 on the road. Ball State gives up 70.3 points to opponents and has been outscored by 3.5 points per game.

Evansville's average of 6.4 made 3-pointers per game is 1.6 fewer made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Ball State allows. Ball State's 41.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.2 percentage points lower than Evansville has allowed to its opponents (44.2%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Connor Turnbull is shooting 51.5% and averaging 12.0 points for the Purple Aces. Joshua Hughes is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers.

Maxey averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Cardinals, scoring 9.1 points while shooting 29.3% from beyond the arc. Davion Hill is averaging 13.1 points and 5.1 rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.