Sometimes, defense can attribute to a win, and other times, luck will. In Ball State’s Saturday afternoon 65-54 win over Ohio, it was a little bit of both.
The Cardinals defended their home floor against the Broncos, coming out with the 68-65 victory, which keeps Ball State unbeaten at Worthen Arena in Mid-American Conference play. The Cardinals’ record is now 5-0 at home.
The Delta Eagles have not lost a game at home in nearly two years. That streak continued Friday night, as they moved to 8-0 in their own gym, beating Wapahani 54-43.
Wednesday's tilt favored Kent State in the final 30 seconds. Here are three takeaways from Ball State Women’s Basketball’s 69-68 defeat at Kent State.
Ball State Women’s Basketball was able to connect on the final shot of the game, however, it was only enough to cut their deficit to one point as the final buzzer sounded. Kent State came out on top over the Cardinals for the first time in three years winning 69-68.
The Cardinals were led by redshirt senior forward Tahjai Teague, who had 18 points and 11 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season. Junior guard Ishmael El-Amin had 17 points on the night. It wasn’t enough to stop Bowling Green, who had two 20-point scorers.
In the final five minutes, Bowling Green went on a 20-7 run to pull ahead and eventually hand Ball State Men's Basketball its second straight loss, 67-61.
Ball State Men’s Basketball and Central Michigan are now sitting at 11-8 and 4-2 in the Mid-American Conference after the Cardinals fell short in a close one, 71-66.
Sophomore forward Thelma Dis Agustsdottir had two points in the game against Miami (Ohio) just over a year ago. One year later, Agustsdottir went 8-for-12 from the field, including making seven of her last eight shots, to lead Ball State with 19 points, her second-highest season total.
While Ball State Men's Basketball was able to knock down its turnover count in the second half and make a comeback, the first-half slump would eventually lead to a 71-66 loss to Central Michigan.
Spreading the ball around helped Ball State Women’s Basketball take down Miami (Ohio), 80-63.
After a slow offensive start to the game, Monroe Central found its groove on both ends of the floor to pull away against conference rival Eastern Hancock, 60-47, on Homecoming for the Golden Bears.
Scoring a career-high 13 points, freshman forward Annie Rauch found her groove to spark the Cardinal offense.
Ball State Women’s Basketball found itself down in the game, but its effort never faded, as it pushed on and beat Buffalo, 69-65.
This time last season, he was watching his team play from the bench with a wrist injury, and he knew he had to improve his body.
Luke Bumbalough ended the game with 13 points and three assists in the Cardinals’ 71-62 win, making it his fifth game scoring in double figures. The Cardinals are undefeated when he scores 10 or more points.
The Cardinals were outscored by the Bobcats in three of the four quarters Saturday. Outscoring Ohio, 20-11, in the fourth quarter was enough to get it close but not enough to complete the comeback.
Both teams were able to put together solid scoring displays, but Ohio was better down the stretch and was able to hand Ball State Women’s Basketball its second Mid-American Conference loss of the season, 79-71.
Cue three straight threes from freshman guard Luke Bumbalough. Four more from a supporting cast within the final five minutes set the Cardinals up with a 33-30 lead at halftime. Ball State Men's Basketball's 3-pointers helped the team pick up its first win over Miami (Ohio) since 2017, 71-62.
In a game where the Cardinals were outscored, 34-14, in the second half, offense wasn’t the only thing Ball State had a hard time finding. From committing three turnovers before their first point to only making 5-of-12 attempts from the free-throw line, the Cardinals were not able to keep up with the Chippewas. Here are four takeaways from Ball State’s 66-39 defeat at Central Michigan.
