The Ball State University women's basketball team travels to Anderson Arena to take on a red-hot Bowling Green State University team at 7 p.m.
Ball State (14-7, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) is coming off a win against conference-foe Miami University on Saturday but will now have to face the team with the best record in the MAC.
The Falcons (18-2, 7-0 MAC) have not lost since Nov. 11, when Valparaiso University defeated Bowling Green 69-58. Bowling Green has won 18 consecutive games since that loss.
Ball State coach Kelly Packard said the strength of Bowling Green is how disciplined it is on the court.
"They execute on the offensive end of the floor extremely well," Packard said. "They are patient. They know what they are looking for."
The Falcons are second in the MAC in scoring per game with 74.3 points per games. They have held their opponents to less than 60 points per game, being the only team in the MAC to do so.
Packard said there would be two styles of offense showcased in the game between Bowling Green and Ball State.
"They're more of a half-court team, patient, executing, waiting for the shot they want," Packard said. "We're going to push tempo, try to keep them back on their heels defensively. We need to create a little chaos on defense and try to get them to rush their shots or take a shot before they're ready."
The Cardinals are on their own winning streak, winning 7 out of their last 8 games, which includes the last three.
"You get some confidence from putting together those victories in that stretch of games," Packard said. "And you also establish some momentum and certainly some fluency. I felt we've been pretty fluent on the offensive end of the floor."
The Falcons had a scare Saturday against the Huskies. Northern Illinois University took Bowling Green into overtime, in which the Falcons won 76-70.
Packard said the statistic that stood out during that game was rebounding.
"Northern Illinois out rebounded [Bowling Green] 52-33," Packard said. "Eighteen offensive rebounds compared to three. Obviously, Northern Illinois pulling down 18 offensive boards created a lot of extra attempts for them. I think we definitely have to be very, very aggressive on the offensive glass."
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