While three players set career highs and the team set a program record, the players' unselfishness ultimately led to these accomplishments and was the reason they won.
Fans were on the edge of their seats Saturday in Worthen Arena, as Ball State Women’s Basketball came out with a four-point win over Butler.
After going 0-for-9 from 3-point range in the first half Wednesday against Northern Kentucky, Ball State Men's Basketball went 13-for-20 in the first half and 21-for-37 in the game from deep Saturday to roll past Howard, 100-69.
The Cardinals were down but never out, as they completed the come-from-behind victory to hand Butler its first loss of the season, 74-70.
Thirty-two minutes. That’s how much time it took for Muncie Burris to secure the win over Wes-Del.
Senior forward Kyle Mallers was the booster the Cardinals required Wednesday. He scored all of his 17 points in the second half, making all four of the Cardinals' threes.
Ball State Men's Basketball shot a low 35.6 percent from the free-throw line in its 59-57 loss to Northern Kentucky Wednesday.
The Cardinals shot just 1-of-12 from 3-point range in the first half, and in the second, things turned around significantly, as they shot 3-of-7.
Despite shooting 7 percent from 3-point range in the first half, Ball State Men's Basketball rallied behind two veterans and a second-half surge to down Indiana State, 69-55, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Ball State and Cincinnati battled back and forth throughout the contest, but the Bearcats won the final stretch, which propelled them to a 63-56 win.
It was a showdown at Fifth Third Arena Saturday afternoon where Ball State Women’s Basketball and Cincinnati traded leads and fought tooth-and-nail, ending in a 63-56 victory for the Bearcats.
From scout team to the starting five, Josh Thompson has gone from doing the little things during practice in order to stand out to stepping up as a team leader this season.
The Cardinals cruised their way to victory, dominating both halves as they found contribution all around. Here is what stood out.
The 19-point win saw the Cardinals break three players into double figures along with setting a few career-high performances.
A team-first mentality sealed the Cardinals’ first 30-point victory since last December’s matchup against Urbana University (Ohio).
A 26-point first quarter gave the Cardinals a comfortable lead, and they kept their foot on the gas, cruising past Purdue Fort Wayne for their first win of the season, 83-52.
Ball State was down by as many as 25 points before amounting a second-half comeback. However, the first-half deficit set the Cardinals too far back and handed them their first loss of the season, 79-75.
This year’s Cardinal squad is one head coach James Whitford said wants to shoot at a much higher level, and two of its freshmen lived up to those expectations in Ball State’s 87-43 victory over Defiance.
Four players stood out in particular, contributing nearly three-quarters of the points for the Cardinals.
It was a slow start for Ball State Women’s Basketball, as first-game jitters seemed to hold the Cardinals back early, and they never could recover, falling to IUPUI for the first time in history, 65-48.
