Final Team Stats:
Field goal percentage: 58.7 percent
Three-point field goal percentage: 72.2 percent
Rebounds: 35
Assists: 18
Ball State leaders:
Points – Nathalie Fontaine – 20
Rebounds – Katie Murphy – 5
Assists – Jill Morrison – 4
Final Score: Ball State – 79 Ohio – 63
Ball State improved to 8-8 overall and 3-2 in the Mid-American Conference.
Ball State had its best shooting performance of the season.
Ohio never led in the game.
The Ball State women’s basketball team shot 58.7 percent from the floor in a win over Ohio Saturday.
Nathalie Fontaine led the team with 20 points, shooting 8-for-11. The Cardinals finished the game with four players in double-digit scoring.
Ball State shot just 1-for-14 from three-point range in its most recent game: a 61-72 loss to Bowling Green Wednesday.
The Cardinals sunk 13-of-18 against Ohio to secure their third Mid-American Conference victory of the season.
Freshman Jill Morrison finished the game 5-of-6 from deep and 6-of-8 from the floor.
Ohio hit just 7-of-31 three-point field goals as a team while it shot just 37.7 percent from the floor.
Ball State held an edge in total rebounds and assists. The
Cardinals committed 21 turnovers while Ohio committed just 20.
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