Ball State University Athletics
Tuesday, February 3
Bowling Green, Ohio
7 PM
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Photo by: Drake Harlett - BGSU Athletics
Men's Basketball Falls in Road Game at Bowling Green
February 03, 2026 | Men's Basketball
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Ball State men's basketball team couldn't overcome a strong shooting night from Bowling Green and fell 77-52 to the Falcons on Tuesday at the Stroh Center.
The hosts got out to a 20-10 lead midway through the first half and went into the break up 40-27. Bowling Green led 62-40 with 13 minutes to go, but Ball State cut the deficit to 15 points at 66-51 with six minutes to play on a 3-point play by Armoni Zeigler. The Falcons went on an 11-1 scoring run from there to close out the home win.
Davion Hill paced the visitors with 15 points and added two assists and two steals, while Zeigler joined him in double figures scoring with 11 points, three rebounds and two steals. Elmore James IV chipped in nine points and three rebounds for the Cardinals (7-15, 3-7 Mid-American Conference).
Bowling Green (14-9, 5-6 MAC) got a game high 21 points from Josiah Shackelford who also collected six rebounds.
The Falcons won the rebounding battle 38-21 and got six more points in the paint (36-30). The Cardinals committed four fewer turnovers (14-10) than Bowling Green and held a 14-12 edge in points off turnovers.
Ball State shot 39.2 percent (20-51) from the field including 19.0 percent (4-21) on 3-pointers. Bowling Green hit 56.3 percent (27-48) of its field goal attempts, 50 percent (9-18) from distance and went 93.3 percent (14-15) at the foul line.
The Cardinals are set to take a break from conference play with the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge at Louisiana Monroe on Saturday afternoon next up.
The hosts got out to a 20-10 lead midway through the first half and went into the break up 40-27. Bowling Green led 62-40 with 13 minutes to go, but Ball State cut the deficit to 15 points at 66-51 with six minutes to play on a 3-point play by Armoni Zeigler. The Falcons went on an 11-1 scoring run from there to close out the home win.
Davion Hill paced the visitors with 15 points and added two assists and two steals, while Zeigler joined him in double figures scoring with 11 points, three rebounds and two steals. Elmore James IV chipped in nine points and three rebounds for the Cardinals (7-15, 3-7 Mid-American Conference).
Bowling Green (14-9, 5-6 MAC) got a game high 21 points from Josiah Shackelford who also collected six rebounds.
The Falcons won the rebounding battle 38-21 and got six more points in the paint (36-30). The Cardinals committed four fewer turnovers (14-10) than Bowling Green and held a 14-12 edge in points off turnovers.
Ball State shot 39.2 percent (20-51) from the field including 19.0 percent (4-21) on 3-pointers. Bowling Green hit 56.3 percent (27-48) of its field goal attempts, 50 percent (9-18) from distance and went 93.3 percent (14-15) at the foul line.
The Cardinals are set to take a break from conference play with the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge at Louisiana Monroe on Saturday afternoon next up.
Team Stats
BSU
BGSU
FG%
.392
.563
3FG%
.190
.500
FT%
.471
.933
RB
21
38
TO
10
14
STL
8
8
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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