The Cardinals played the Bobcats once this season. Exactly one month ago on Jan. 9, Ohio beat Ball State in Athens, 79-73. Antonio Campbell was the difference maker in that game, scoring 27 points and bringing in 13 rebounds.
Ball State is 10-3 at home this season after the team's 75-71 overtime victory against Western Michigan on Feb. 6 — a game where they came back after trailing entering halftime.
As a team, the Cardinals have come back from second-half deficits in four of their six Mid-American Conference wins this season.
Tied atop the Mid-American Conference West division with Central Michigan at 6-4, Ball State will rely on its top-ranked conference scoring defense to stop Ohio's fifth-ranked scoring offense.
Tipoff for the game is set for 7 p.m. and it will also be Ball State athletics second annual social media night.