MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Payton Sparks scored 19 points as Ball State beat Bowling Green 91-69 on Saturday. Sparks added 13 rebounds for the Cardinals (8-7, 2-1 Mid-American Conference). Mickey Pearson Jr. scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Juan Sebastian Gorosito had 16 points and shot 6 for 9, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc.

BOTTOM LINE: Ball State plays Kent State after Jermahri Hill scored 25 points in Ball State’s 89-76 win against the Anderson (IN) Ravens. The Golden Flashes have gone 5-0 in home games. Kent State scores 69.6 points and has outscored opponents by 6.0 points per game.

Ball St. 7-17 (Gorosito 4-7, Brittain-Watts 2-4, Hernandez 1-2, Hill 0-2, Pearson 0-2). Fouled Out_Felt, Pearson. Rebounds_Bowling Green 26 (Johnson 6), Ball St. 34 (Sparks 13). Assists_Bowling Green 11 (Green 5),

Bowling Green Falcons (6-8, 1-1 MAC) at Ball State Cardinals (7-7, 1-1 MAC) Muncie, Indiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -5.5; over/under is 150.5 BOTTOM LINE: Bowling Green visits Ball State after Trey Thomas scored 22 points in Bowling Green's 83-79 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos.