Ball State rebounding statistics: All games - MAC games
Rebounds: 618 - 238
Rebounds per game: 34.3 - 34
Rebounding margin: -4.1 - -5.7
Although the women’s basketball team leads the MAC West Division, it held the lead for less than 10 minutes combined in its two most recent losses against Buffalo and Ohio.
The Cardinals’ opponents controlled the lead for an average of 27 minutes during each game.
In Ball State’s five Mid-American Conference wins, the Cardinals have averaged about 30 minutes with the lead per game.
In a win over Akron on Jan. 21, Ball State led for most of the game to pull out a road victory.
“The girls really stepped up their game and improved in all aspects,” head coach Brady Sallee said after the win over the Zips. “We felt in control the entire game.”
Against Akron, Ball State improved its play on the boards and was out-rebounded by one.
In nearly all of its victories in MAC play, Ball State has been outworked on the glass by its opponent, the largest margin being seven. The Cardinals have the second worst rebounding margin in the league at -4.1, according to mac-sports.com.
In losses, the Cardinals have struggled even more with rebounding. They were outmatched on the boards to Buffalo by 16 and to Ohio by nine.
“They were physical and out-toughed us,” Sallee said. “We aren’t going to win if they beat us in toughness.”
The Cardinals currently sit atop the MAC West Division with a 5-2 conference record. They will look to continue their success in their next game against a Miami team they led against for 35 minutes in a 72-41 victory on Jan. 7.
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