MEN'S BASKETBALL: Ball State defeats Toledo 71-43

28-point deficit is largest in coach Billy Taylor era

The Ball State University men's basketball team met its offensive struggles coming into Saturday's game against the University of Toledo and countered with an up-tempo attack as the shots finally began to fall for the Cardinals.

The result was 50 percent shooting from the field from Ball State, including eight 3-pointers, in the Cardinals' 71-43 defeat of the Rockets in front of 3,295 fans at Worthen Arena.

Leading the way for Ball State (7-8, 1-2 Mid-American Conference) was freshman guard Jauwan Scaife and senior forward Terrence Watson. Scaife had a game- and career-high 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the 3-point line, while Watson had a career-high 17 points and made it a double-double with a game-best 10 rebounds.

For Toledo (3-14, 0-3 MAC), guards Jake Barnett and Malcolm Griffin each had 12 points.

The 28-point deficit is the largest of the Billy Taylor era.

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