MEN'S BASKETBALL: Ball State piles up wins during break
January 9, 2011The holidays were good to Ball State as it improved to 9-4 overall and 1-0 in the Mid- American Conference.
The holidays were good to Ball State as it improved to 9-4 overall and 1-0 in the Mid- American Conference.
Ball State opened Mid-American Conference play on the road against Toledo Wednesday evening with a 63-46 loss.
Chris Bond made one dribble from outside the free throw line and took off. Instead of finishing the play at the basket, Bond wrapped a pass around his defender and found Jarrod Jones for a reverse layup.
After ending 2010 with a win, Ball State started 2011 poorly, losing 86-51 to Duquesne University on Sunday afternoon.
Through four minutes of play against Ball State in Friday's game, North Carolina A&T attempted six 3-point shots.
In a game that was as sloppy as a family room on Christmas morning, Ball State found itself with a comfortable 78-59 win over St. Louis University Thursday evening.
Ball State finished the Caribbean Classic without a win after a 74-70 loss to University of Nevada Reno Tuesday afternoon.
It was clear Ball State had a physical advantage over Mount St. Joseph before the game even started.
In its first game in the Triple Crown Sports Caribbean Classic, the Ball State women's basketball team dropped its game against the University of Alabama at Birmingham 61-56.
Through the first eight games of the season, it seems Jarrod Jones has been in the middle of every strong performance by the Ball State men's basketball team.
Tyrae Robinson's winning layup with 2.7 seconds left in overtime closed out an opportunistic game for the Ball State men's basketball team.
With 11 seconds left in the game and up by three, senior forward Emily Maggert went to the foul line to shoot two shots and potentially put Ball State up by five.
After having its two-game win streak snapped on the road against Illinois State Thursday, Ball State will return home to play in-state opponent Butler.
It appeared as if the game was secured when Ball State led Butler by 14 points with 10:36 remaining in the game. What could have been its fifth win of the season, resulted in a terrifying nightmare for Ball State.
Ball State (4-4) concluded its two-game road trip falling to Illinois State 77-51.
Ball State completed the sweep of Eastern Illinois and improved to 4-3 on the season with a 58-51 victory Wednesday night.
Fresh off its 66-60 victory over SIU-Edwardsville, Ball State (4-3) concludes a two-game road trip with a visit to Illinois State tonight. The Redbirds (5-2) are undefeated on their home court.
Ball State will have to deal with Eastern Illinois senior guard Tyler Laser yet again when the two teams play for the second time this season Wednesday night.
As coach Billy Taylor spoke at Monday's news conference, it sounded like the full week of practice came at the perfect time for his team.
Ball State announced the men's and women's basketball schedule Monday.
