Tough road stretch gives Ball State chance to make statement in MAC
By Robby General / January 11, 2018Ball State's bounce back win against Ohio was big, but its road stretch is just as, if not more, important.
Ball State's bounce back win against Ohio was big, but its road stretch is just as, if not more, important.
Make it three in a row for the Ball State Cardinals.
Ball State snapped another streak against Ohio on Tuesday night. But this time, it's one the Cardinals wanted to come to an end.
The Ball State men's basketball team was missing a player on Saturday because of an arrest made earlier that morning.
Ball State had its second-worst shooting performance of the season against Mid-American Conference rival Buffalo on Saturday.
Five different Ball State players scored in double figures as the Cardinals defeated Bowling Green 84-73 to earn their first road conference victory on Saturday afternoon.
At the end of the first half, Ball State (10-5, 1-1 MAC) scored two points in the paint, compared to Buffalo’s 22 to enter the half down 43-25.
The Cardinals held James Thompson IV, the nation’s fifth-leading rebounder, to just eight points and eight rebounds before he fouled out.
Ball State slow start turned into a double-digit victory against Mid-American Conference opponent Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night.
Ball State is in a good spot coming out of non-conference play, but so is the rest of the Mid-American Conference.
Ball State women’s basketball battled back in the fourth quarter after trailing by as many as 14 points, but the comeback attempt fell just short as the team suffered its first loss of the season in its Mid-American Conference opener against Central Michigan (9-3, 1-0 MAC) by a score of 69-65.
Ball State men’s basketball forced 16 turnovers and used a 53 percent second half shooting performance to fly past Florida A&M for its eighth consecutive victory.
For the first time in over a decade, a Mid-American Conference women’s basketball team will enter conference play undefeated.
Ball State defeated North Florida 79-65 with the help of a stat sheet-stuffing performance from junior center Trey Moses, who finished the game with 15 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and a pair of blocks to go along with 7-9 shooting from the field.
After more than a week off, Ball State (10-0) women's basketball didn't miss a step in its 89-57 victory over Austin Peay (7-4) on Monday afternoon.
After taking down Big Ten foe Purdue on Dec. 4, Ball State women's basketball received national recognition by earning a vote in the Associated Press Top 25 poll early Monday afternoon.
Ball State scored the first 28 points and cruised to a 126-55 victory over Oakland City on Sunday afternoon.
Ball State men's basketball went into the locker room at halftime struggling to find an offensive rhythm, shooting just 33 percent from the field. Thanks to some active hands on defense, the Cardinals found themselves with just a two-point deficit at the break.
Opposing teams don’t want Tayler Persons to have the ball while the clock is running out.
