MEN'S BASKETBALL: Ball State looking for first win against rival since 2003
December 9, 2011Ball State has lost the last seven meetings against Butler. This afternoon the Cardinals look to break that streak in Worthen Arena.
Ball State has lost the last seven meetings against Butler. This afternoon the Cardinals look to break that streak in Worthen Arena.
In front of 8,412 fans at Worthen Arena, Ball State held on to beat Butler 58-55.
After dropping its first two games of the season, Ball State pushed its winning streak to five games Tuesday night, defeating SIU-Edwardsville 76-55 on the road.
Since the beginning of the season, coach Billy Taylor preached the importance of execution on Ball State's performance.
A huge 26-6 second half run propelled Ball State to 71-48 victory over Tennessee-Martin Saturday afternoon.
Following Tuesday night's road victory at Evansville, coach Kelly Packard acknowledged that the Cardinals' next opponent wouldn't be an easy task.
At times, the Ball State offense is hard to figure out.
With less than two minutes remaining in the game, the score was knotted at 48-48 before sophomore guard Brandy Woody received the ball and charged to the hoop for a layup.
Residents of the Muncie community will be a little bit warmer this winter thanks to the Ball State men's basketball team hosting the first Coats For Cardinals.
On the heels of its second consecutive victory, Ball State hits the road in search of its first road win of the season in a 6:15 p.m. tipoff against non-conference foe Evansville at the Ford Center.
Only four games into the season, one thing is certain about Ball State. Coach Billy Taylor will continue to use a full rotation of players until he finds the best fit for the Cardinals' starting lineup.
Throughout the first half against NAIA opponent Calumet College, Ball State struggled to get any momentum going.
In the first half of last Friday's game against Indiana State, Ball State was lucky if one pass went untouched by a Sycamore defender.
It took Ball State nearly 36 minutes to get sophomore forward Chris Bond the ball in transition.
What appeared to be a mismatch on paper translated into a 29-point victory for Ball State at Worthen Arena on Monday night.
What appeared to be a mismatch on paper translated into a 29-point victory for Ball State at Worthen Arena on Monday night.
As the final seconds ticked off the clock, the game ended in similar fashion. Indiana State held off Ball State's comeback attempt to win 57-50 in front of 5,773 fans at the Hulman Center.
Hundreds of Ball State fans came out to the John E. Worthen Arena to see their team face off against Murray State, but stayed to watch sophomore Jazmin Hitchens set a new career-high Saturday afternoon with 22 points.
When coach Kelly Packard led her team onto the court of John E. Worthen Arena Saturday afternoon, she wasn't foreshadowing the accomplishment that's been within reach for the last 293 days, her 50th career win.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- When the whistle blew to complete Justin Gant's and-one layup, all five Ball State players looked up at the scoreboard.
