Last year, the Cardinals recorded 6.8 fewer points per game (73.5) than the Titans allowed (80.3).
Ball State had a 6-0 record last season when putting up more than 80.3 points.
When Detroit Mercy gave up fewer than 73.5 points last season, it went 1-8.
The Titans' 66 points per game last year were five fewer points than the 71 the Cardinals allowed.
When it scored more than 71 points last season, Detroit Mercy went 1-5.
Ball State went 8-1 last season when it allowed fewer than 66 points.
The Cardinals totaled 80 more points than their opponents last season (2.5 per game on average), while the Titans were outscored by 457 total points (14.3 per game average differential).

The Cardinals made 44.6% of their shots from the field last season, which was 4.4 percentage points lower than the Titans allowed to their opponents (49%).
Ball State went 6-2 when it shot better than 49% from the field.
The Titans shot at a 42.2% clip from the field last season, 2.3 percentage points below the 44.5% shooting opponents of the Cardinals averaged.
Detroit Mercy went 1-14 when it shot higher than 44.5% from the field.

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The Cardinals averaged 31.5 rebounds per game, outrebounding the Titans by 4.7 boards per contest last season.
When Ball State earned the rebounding advantage they were 4-12 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Detroit Mercy was 0-26.
The Cardinals were the 212th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Titans ranked 356th.
The Cardinals and the Titans were evenly matched on the offensive glass last season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (7.8 and 7.6 offensive boards per game, respectively).
When Ball State grabbed the most offensive rebounds they were 8-3 overall. When recording fewer boards, Detroit Mercy was 0-19.
The Titans were the 356th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball, and the Cardinals finished 254th.
Ball State faired well on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +1.4 rebounds per game. It's a different perspective for Detroit Mercy who averaged a margin of -6.8.

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