4 takeaways from Ball State's loss to Bowling Green
By Zach Carter / January 30, 2024Despite having four Cardinals in double-digits, Ball State fell to Bowling Green 81-72.
Despite having four Cardinals in double-digits, Ball State fell to Bowling Green 81-72.
The Owls led 13-5 at the end of the first and then led 28-14 at halftime. The Blackhawks were able to cut the lead down to 6 a couple of times in the third quarter but were unable to take a lead.
Here are some results from Delaware County sporting events from 1/22-1/27.
Basheer Jihad recorded his seventh double-double as the Cardinals defeated the Huskies 81-71.
The Cardinals' seven-man rotation came together to beat the Huskies in multiple statistical categories.
After the win against Toledo Sunday night, Ball State handled Miami (OH) Jan. 24. Saturday afternoon ended up being their third game in a span of six days. Because the win against the Rockets was an important one emotionally, Sallee said knew his team would embrace the task at hand.
After Ball State’s four leading scorers left the program, Basheer Jihad has become the Cardinals’ No. 1 option in 2023-24.
Jacob Grim was voted as the Ball State Daily News Delaware County Athlete of the Week for the week of 1/10-1/17.
Hung up during shoot around pregame, signs were draped up for players to see. Although each of them reads a different word or saying, head coach Brady Sallee said they all are tied together with one big one. “Fight for your culture.”
12-for-15. 80 percent. That’s what the Cardinals shot from the field in the second quarter Wednesday night.
The Cardinals defeated the Bulls behind five double-digit scorers and one double-double.
While being on CBS Sports Network, the community showed up, the students showed up, the band and all, it was the whole package for head coach Brady Sallee, he said.
Here are some results from Delaware County high school sporting events from 1/15-1/20.
The Ball State Cardinals (16-2, 6-0 MAC) came away with a 65-51 statement win over the MAC preseason favorite Toledo Rockets (12-4, 5-1 MAC).
Ball State (9-9, 1-5 MAC) lost a thrilling and heated 87-80 contest against Miami (OH) (9-9, 3-3 MAC). The Cardinals return to action Tuesday, Jan. 23 when they travel to Buffalo (2-15, 1-4 MAC) for a 7 p.m. contest.
After going into overtime, Ball State fell to Miami 87-80 for the Cardinals’ fifth MAC loss of the season.
The Blackhawks started the game by hitting their first five 3-pointer attempts. They quickly jumped out to a 15-5 lead and led the rest of the game. At the end of the 1st quarter, they led 20-9. They also led 48-22 at halftime.
The Pacers gave the Raptors Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, and three first-round picks to bring the all-star forward to Indiana.
The pregame talk from associate head coach Audrey McDonald-Spencer to junior Ally Becki was a simple one – but one that resulted in a career night for the junior.
Ball State (9-8, 1-4 MAC) defeated Eastern Michigan (8-9, 1-4 MAC) 76-62 for the Cardinals' first win since Dec. 10, 2023. Ball State returns to action Saturday, Jan. 20, for a 2 p.m. contest against Miami (OH) (8-9, 2-3 MAC) in Muncie, Indiana.
