Team comparison:
Ball State 74
Toledo: 85
Field goal percentage
Ball State: 45.9
Toledo: 56.1
3 point percentage
Ball State: 36.4
Toledo: 43.8
Free Throws
Ball State: 58.8
Toledo: 77.8
Rebounds
Ball State: 35
Toledo: 30
Turnovers
Ball State 16
Toledo: 10
Undermanned and undersized, the Ball State Cardinals traveled to Toledo, Ohio in hopes of earning their first road victory.
Ball State was forced to play without two of their key players Sunday evening as Majok Majok and Kindon Crowder sat out the entire game due to sprained ankles. Both seniors dressed but did not play in an 85-74 loss to the 23-4 Toledo Rockets.
Majok, who ranks top 20 in the nation in rebounding, suffered the ankle injury in a triple overtime loss at Central Michigan Feb. 19. His absence was barely a factor as the 4-21 Cardinals received a strong performance from their 6-foot-11 center Mading Thok. Thok finished with career-high numbers as he put up 12 points and pulled down five rebounds.
Senior forward Chris Bond was able to surpass the 1,000 career point threshold late in the game on an offensive rebound and layup with 1:14 remaining in the game. Bond went on to finish with 22 points and pull down eight rebounds, setting his career point total to 1,003.
Senior guard Jesse Berry continued his impressive shooting as he finished with 17 points on 5-12 shooting from three-point distance. Tyler Koch returned to the court after nursing a right hip injury, which kept him sidelined since Jan. 15.
The Cardinals return home this week for the final two games at Worthen Arena this season as they host Western Michigan and Central Michigan.
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