Though the Bulldogs have knocked off a series of Goliaths during their run to consecutive national title games, they haven't faced a player as vital to one team as Walker is to the Huskies.
Butler is representing every small school that wants to do basketball the right way.
A Butler student who traveled to see her team achieve a spot in the Final Four last weekend said she didn't even get to see the last few seconds of the game — she was too busy cheering, screaming and linking arms with fellow students.
INDIANAPOLIS - Matt Howard followed his heart. Shelvin Mack took the best offer he had.
Mid-American Conference teams still playing in postseason national tournaments had a mixture of results over the weekend.
Add Mid-American Conference All-Tournament Team honors to the collection of awards already won by Jarrod Jones during the 2010-11 men's basketball season.
Ohio State – Former baseball coach Greg Beals left Ball State to become the coach at Ohio State last June.
Five teams from the Mid-American Conference are participating in postseason basketball this year.
Despite a semifinal loss in the men's basketball Mid-American Conference Tournament, Ball State had a chance to continue its season.
At times, the Cardinals' mix of youth and experience was its biggest strength in the 2011 Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Status of which MAC teams will be competing in the NCAA, NIT, CBI, and CIT tournaments
CLEVELAND -- Whenever Kent State needed to make a play, Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Justin Greene delivered.
CLEVELAND -- Back and forth each team went the whole game. Trading baskets to the final minutes, as if to say "anything you can do I can do better."
CLEVELAND -- After trailing by nine points with 2:42 seconds to play in the second half, Ball State rallied to force overtime and secure a 76-73 win against Ohio.
CLEVELAND -- Whether his foot was right on the line or five feet behind it, Ball State guard Jesse Berry was hitting everything in the first half Thursday night against Ohio.
CLEVELAND -- Down nine points with 2:42 left in the game, Ball State looked like Ohio's stepping stone to the next round of the Mid-American Conference once again.
Ball State's Jarrod Jones and Chris Bond have been honored for their play on the court this season.
The Ball State men's basketball team plays Ohio in the second round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday in Cleveland.
The Ball State men's basketball team locked up the No. 4 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Saturday.
Ball State women's basketball season ended after a 82-73 loss to Buffalo in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Saturday night.
