MEN'S BASKETBALL: Ball State's streak reaches seven games with win
January 23, 2011After trailing Toledo 27-26 at halftime, Ball State came out determined to play better basketball in the second half.
After trailing Toledo 27-26 at halftime, Ball State came out determined to play better basketball in the second half.
Following a disheartening 73-62 loss on the road to Northern Illinois Wednesday, Ball State (7-11, 2-3 MAC) looks to bounce back today when it hosts Mid-American Conference leading Kent State in Worthen Arena at 1 p.m.
Winning nine of its last 10 games and currently riding a six-game winning streak, Ball State is quickly separating itself from the rest of the Mid-American Conference.
Already off to its best start in more than 10 years, the Ball State men's basketball team continued to roll Wednesday night.
Ball State entered Wednesday night's match riding a tidal wave of confidence, only to watch it collapse onto the shore.
The Cardinals have played with an endless amount of confidence over their last two games and maintaining their confidence tonight is crucial for the Cardinals.
Ball State looks to stay undefeated in the Mid-American Conference as it travels to Eastern Michigan tonight.
For the first time in her career, senior guard Ty'ronda Benning was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.
Mid-American Conference games are known to be physical, so Ball State took all the free shots they could get.
After Ball State's 86-77 win over Central Michigan Saturday evening, Packard was more than happy with her team's performance.
From the surface, Central Michigan looks like a bad team.
In a matter of seconds, Randy Davis turned a defensive rebound into a fast break. Dribbling up the right sideline, Davis found Jesse Berry on the left wing. The pass hit Berry right in stride and he rose up and nailed a dagger 3-pointer.
It took Ball State three minutes to get its first basket. But once they did, they didn't look back.
I just kept running into the men's basketball team at its worst.
The title of "Best in the West" is up for grabs.
Despite blowing a 20-point lead, Ball State held off a Western Michigan second half rally to get a 67-60 win, its first in the Mid-American Conference this season.
Jarrod Jones earned Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week Monday.
After squandering its first two Mid-American Conference contests to Toledo and Eastern Michigan on the road last week, Ball State is in a funk.
The holiday break was anything but relaxing for the Ball State women's basketball team.
