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Seems like me and you are the only ones on BG...Now with Stovall out, we are in great shape.....GL to Us and Aloha CC.


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Bowling Green -2


-The only thing that really bothers me is that the Falcons are coming into this one dropping 3 of their last 4 games....while Ball St has won 3 out of their last 4 games....However, this one is not being played on a neutral court..but at Bowling Greens House...so I need to give them a Big Edge here....Another thing in BG's favor tonight is that they will not have to deal with Ball St's best player in Trammell, who is out with an injury....In Ball St's two games vs BG..they played rather well, winning one easy at home, and losing only by 1 pt at BG...But, it needs to be noted that in the those two games....Trammell was playing and he was a Big reason for why Ball St won that first game...and a Big reason why they almost won the 2nd game at BG....In the first game vs BG, Trammell led all players, from both teams, in scoring putting up 22 pts....He also had 7 rebounds, 4 assist, and 3 steals....In this 1st game with BG he shot 44% from the field, 50% from behind the Arc, and 83.3% from the FT line.....

Now, in the second game played at BG...Trammell was second in scoring from both teams, recording 21 pts in the 1 pt loss....He also had 3 rebounds and 1 assist....And, in the 2nd game, he shot an AMAZING 100% from the field, 100% from behind the Arc, and 100% from the FT line.....Trammell in the 2 games against BG, has totaled 43 pts, 10 rebs, 5 assists, and 3 steals....He also shot and AMAZING 61% from the field, an AMAZING 67% from behind the Arc, and an AMAZING 90% from the FT line....But, again he is OUT of this game today...Big loss for the Cardinals.

Another advantage that BG should have today will be down low, with their two board bangers in Reimold and Almanson...Reimold leads the team in both scoring (17.6 ppg) and rebounding (5.1 rpg), while Almanson is close behind in both categories, averaging 17.1 ppg and 4.9 rpg. Almanson is shooting an outstanding 59.3 percent from the field and 42.6 percent from behind the arc, but Reimold has been equally effective both from the floor overall (.524) and from downtown (.458)...They both are #1 and #2 in FG shooting % in the MAC conf....and they are both ranked in the Top 10 in the conf in FT %, which is very important stat considering BG's heavy reliance on them....In fact, BG as a team is solid from the FT line, as they rank 2nd in the MAC with a 75% average....Ball St is ranked a 10th in the conf from the FT line...BG also is ranked #1 in both FG% and Assist...two categories which Ball St is near or at the bottom in....BG also holds an edge defensively in FG % defense, 3 pt FG% defense....they are ranked 2nd in Block Shots per game and also in defensive rebounding per game..

Bottom line...although Ball St is on a winning streak and coming off a solid win over Western Michigan....it must still be not overlooked that they won that one at Home...and this one is on the Road where they have only won 4 times in their 13 road games this year, and only 3 out of 8 conf road games...and BG is 11-3 at Home this year, including a win over MAC Champ Miami Ohio....Ball St's loss of Trammell, as well is another big loss for the Cardinals and an advantage for BG, especially as he seems to have his best games against the Falcons....In Ball St's 1 pt loss at BG in their 2nd game, they only shot 50% from the FT line...in that game, Trammell shoot 100% from the line going 4 for 4....and 90% from the FT line in the two games combined (9 for 10).....Ball St already struggles at the line as a team in FT shooting, and with there best and most active player, who is also the best FT shooter on the team out of this one...I say, who can make up the difference in the scoring production loss by his absence....Ball St's Stovall is stepping up his play, but I feel it wont be enough....BG also is a veteran team with its Top 7 players being Jr's and Sr's..which also is another edge for them today.....I have to go with the team who simply has to many positives on their side outweighing the very few negatives...BG moves on to the next round with a solid win today.....GL AND ALOHA CC.

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