When sophomore Chris Bond made his second free-throw attempt to give Ball State (0-1) a 7-6 lead at the 16:26 mark in the first half, the upset bid was on against No. 16 Arizona (3-0).
Although the Wildcats lost Derrick Williams to the NBA Draft, last year's PAC-12 Player of the Year, they still have plenty of quickness to make up for the loss.
It has been emphasized over and over: last season is in the past, and Ball State is looking to form a new identity in 2011.
Having dropped 10 consecutive games to end last season, coach Kelly Packard is presented with possibly the most difficult challenge in her tenure at Ball State this season.
The Ball State men's basketball team opens up its 2011-12 season with an exhibition game against Taylor University at 7 tonight.
In one of its most hyped seasons in recent memory, Ball State has been picked to finish second in the Mid-American Conference West Division preseason poll, the league announced Wednesday morning.
The preseason poll for the Mid-American Conference 2011-2012 women's basketball season was announced Tuesday by head coaches and media members.
The NCAA Division I board of directors will vote on an academic requirement for postseason play Friday, according to USA Today.
Junior guard Chloe Barnes will no longer compete for the Ball State women's basketball team because of a medical disqualification, according to the Ball State Athletics Compliance Department.
The Ball State men's basketball team headlines at least three of the 39-games of regional men's and women's basketball television coverage produced and distributed by SportsTime Ohio.
Ball State men's basketball has lost a recruit from the 2012 recruiting class.
Ball State men's basketball has announced a new director of basketball operations for the 2011-12 season.
It would probably take a broken bone for Derrick Rose to miss a playoff game, so consider this good news for the Chicago Bulls.
Ball State signed a contract to participate in a foreign tour this summer Aug. 8-16 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Notre Dame's dynamic sophomore guard Skylar Diggins scored 23 points against Texas A&M, but committed six turnovers against the stifling Aggies, including one that sealed A&M's 76-70 victory in Tuesday night's national championship game.
With a career-high 40 points, junior Naama Shafir led Toledo to the Women's National Invitation Tournament championship over the weekend.
Though the Bulldogs have knocked off a series of Goliaths during their run to consecutive national title games, they haven't faced a player as vital to one team as Walker is to the Huskies.
Butler is representing every small school that wants to do basketball the right way.
A Butler student who traveled to see her team achieve a spot in the Final Four last weekend said she didn't even get to see the last few seconds of the game — she was too busy cheering, screaming and linking arms with fellow students.
INDIANAPOLIS - Matt Howard followed his heart. Shelvin Mack took the best offer he had.
