MEN'S BASKETBALL: Ball State starts MAC play with win
January 9, 2011Ball State began MAC play Saturday afternoon defeating Northern Illinois 75-70 at the Convocation Center.
Ball State began MAC play Saturday afternoon defeating Northern Illinois 75-70 at the Convocation Center.
The holidays were good to Ball State as it improved to 9-4 overall and 1-0 in the Mid- American Conference.
Rouse's play epitomized the effort that Ball State displayed in its season-opening 25-23, 27-25, 25-22 win over Lindenwood on Friday night in Worthen Arena.
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.
Athletic director Tom Collins introduced new head coach Pete Lembo on Monday, ending a 26-day coaching search.
Pete Lembo was officially announced as Ball State's next football coach in a press release Sunday night.
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.
The Ball State women's volleyball team was facing a future without Brittany McGinnis running the offense in 2010.
