Who’s Playing
Ball State Cardinals @ Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Current Records: Ball State 1-4, Eastern Kentucky 3-1
How To Watch
What to Know
The Eastern Kentucky Colonels’ road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ball State Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. ET on Monday at Hertz Arena. The Colonels are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 82 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, everything went Eastern Kentucky’s way against Chicago State as Eastern Kentucky made off with an 86-66 win.
Eastern Kentucky was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That’s the most assists they’ve posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Ball State’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight defeat. They took a 70-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Detroit. The matchup marked the Cardinals’ lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Mickey Pearson Jr., who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. What’s more, he also posted a 50% field goal percentage, which is the highest he’s posted since back in January.
Eastern Kentucky’s victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Ball State, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Eastern Kentucky has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 42.2 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Ball State struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 36.6. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.
Eastern Kentucky came up short against Ball State when the teams last played back in December of 2016, falling 91-86. Can Eastern Kentucky avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Series History
Eastern Kentucky and Ball State both have 1 win in their last 2 games.
- Dec 10, 2016 – Ball State 91 vs. Eastern Kentucky 86
- Nov 20, 2015 – Eastern Kentucky 89 vs. Ball State 81
