TOLEDO, Ohio — Ryan Rollins scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and JT Shumate scored 16 points and blocked four shots and Toledo beat Ball State 83-70.
Payton Sparks scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Tyler Cochran scored 12 with 10 rebounds for the Cardinals.
The Rockets led 38-35 at halftime. After Sparks cut the lead to one on the first basket of the second half, Toledo outscored Ball State 43-17 over the next 13 minutes to open up a 27-point lead with 6:22 to play.
The Cardinals held their opponent without a field goal the rest of the game, but the deficit was too much to overcome.
Ball State is back in action Saturday night at Central Michigan.
