Ball State vs. Buffalo men’s basketball tickets still available for Saturday, February 22

Saturday’s MAC schedule includes the Ball State Cardinals (13-12, 6-6 MAC) versus the Buffalo Bulls (8-17, 3-9 MAC) at 2:30 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Ball State vs. Buffalo game information

• Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
• Time: 2:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: ESPN+
• Location: Muncie, Indiana
• Venue: John E. Worthen Arena
• Tickets: Buy tickets here

Ball State leaders

• So far this season, Jermahri Hill averages 15.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest, shooting 43.9% from the field.
• Offensively, Payton Sparks records 13 points and 7.7 rebounds per contest.
• Mickey Pearson Jr. posts 12.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest, shooting 42.6% from the field and 33.0% from downtown with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game.
• On a per-game basis, Juan Sebastian Gorosito is averaging 9.4 points, 1.6 assists and 2.2 rebounds.
• Jeremiah Hernandez is putting up eight points per game this season.

Buffalo leaders

• On the hardwood, Tyson Dunn puts up 12.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. At the other end, he delivers 1.6 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
• Ryan Sabol is collecting 15.3 points per contest.
• Noah Batchelor puts up 7.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest, shooting 35.7% from the field and 31.5% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per game this season.
• From an offensive standpoint, Ben Michaels is averaging 8.1 points, 1.1 assists and 4.4 rebounds per contest.
• So far this season, Anquan Boldin Jr. is averaging 7.4 points per game.

Ball State vs. Buffalo stats breakdown

• The Cardinals are making 46.3% of their shots from the field, just 0.1% higher than the Bulls concede to opponents (46.2%).
• Ball State is 7-3 against the spread and 9-2 straight up when shooting higher than 46.2% from the field.
• The Bulls make 42.2% of their shots from the field, 2.1% lower than the Cardinals’ defensive field-goal percentage.
• This season Buffalo is 5-2-1 against the spread and 7-3 overall when shooting above 44.3% from the field.
• The Cardinals average 31.9 rebounds, 0.1 more than the Bulls’ average.
• The Cardinals are 189th in rebounding in the country, and the Bulls are 199th.
• The 76.9 points the Cardinals average are only 3.6 fewer than the Bulls give up.
• The Bulls average 72.0 points, only 2.8 fewer than the Cardinals concede.