Ohio (9-6, 3-0 Mid-American Conference) put forth a dominant performance in the team’s most recent victory against Northern Illinois. The team won 108-70, hitting 17 3-pointers in the highest-scoring regulation conference game of the Jeff Boals era.
Ohio will play one of the six teams above .500 in MAC play and one of the conference’s most athletic players in the upcoming match against Ball State. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the matchup.
Game information
Opponent: Ball State (8-7, 2-1 MAC)
Location: The Convo (Athens, Ohio)
Time: Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Where to watch: ESPN+
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Meet the opponent
Head coach:
Michael Lewis (third season, 43-35 record)
Projected starters:
No. 1, Jermahri Hill
No. 3, Mickey Pearson Jr.
No. 4, Juanse Gorosito
No. 5, Payton Sparks
No. 33, Jeremiah Hernandez
Statistical leaders
Points: Hill (16.5 per game)
Rebounds: Sparks (7.1 per game)
Assists: Hill (2.9 per game)
Steals: Hernandez (1.1 per game)
Blocks: Ben Hendriks (0.4 per game)
Field goal percentage: Hendriks (65.9%)
Three-point percentage: Gorosito (43.9%)
Free-throw percentage: Ethan Brittain-Watts (88.2%)
Ball State notes
Ball State is one of the better all-around teams in the conference, with a deep rotation of impactful players. Headlined by the trio of Hill, Sparks and Pearson Jr. and bolstered by the other members of a formidable top-seven minute-getters, the Cardinals have someone to provide any of the team’s needs.
Player to watch: Jermahri Hill
Hill is one of the most explosive scorers in the MAC, with the tendency to dunk just about anything around the rim. He’s not the greatest shooter, making just 22.9% of his 3-point attempts on the season, so Ohio could look to leave him open beyond the arc, but allowing Hill to get downhill and make plays could be detrimental to the Bobcats’ winning streak.
