Ball State was unable to win a second consecutive Mid-American Conference game Sunday.
After upsetting Buffalo on Thursday, the Ball State men’s basketball team lost to Western Michigan 62-53.
Ball State fell to 4-13 overall and 1-5 in MAC play. The Cardinals were paced by senior starters Chris Bond and Majok Majok, as they put up 13 points apiece. Majok finished with 10 rebounds to give him a double-double. Bond finished with seven rebounds and went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line.
Shayne Wittington led the Broncos with 21 points, 15 rebounds and three assists.
Ball State went into halftime clinging to a 26-25 lead, but couldn’t keep it together after the break. Head coach James Whitford received his first technical foul after arguing a missed foul call during the second half that led to a Cardinal turnover.
Franko House has battled with foul trouble since the turn of the calendar year. During the game, House committed four personal fouls and only scored two points for the Cardinals. He was a main contributor to the Cardinals’ success against Buffalo, scoring 12 points with four personal fouls.
After performing so well statistically against Buffalo, Ball State committed 21 turnovers. The Cardinals came into Sunday producing season-lows across the board, only committing 14 turnovers, giving up eight points off turnovers and limiting Buffalo to four points off fast-breaks.
Zavier Turner is also coming off of season-lows. Turner finished with 11 points against Western Michigan, three assists and seven turnovers after being held scoreless in the team’s victory over Buffalo.
The Cardinals could not get their offense in rhythm shooting 30 percent from the field with a team total of six assists. The Cardinals shot 21.7 percent from three-point distance with Jesse Berry connecting on two out of the five. Turner, Bond and Mark Alstork all hit a three.
The Cardinals fell to 0-9 on the road this season. They conclude their two-game road trip at Akron on Jan. 29.
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