A chilly Monday night in November marked the opening day for Ball State men's basketball, a new era for the Cardinals, and Michael Lewis' first game as a collegiate head coach. Parents, fans, boosters and students filled up Worthen arena with their cheers, claps and “tater tot” chants.
Offense, offense and more offense. Ball State (1-0, 0-0 MAC) opened its 2022-2023 campaign with a 106-39 win against Earlham (0-1, 0-0 HCAC). It did not take long as they jumped to an early 17-5 lead with 14:53 left in the first half. After that, the Cardinals took the momentum. The team looked solid right out of the gate, with multiple drive-ins that put the Cardinals at the free-throw line.
Before incentives, the top five earners in Ball State Athletics make a combined $1.49 million dollars per year.
It took two overtimes, but Eastern Michigan eventually escaped with an 84-82 win over Ball State. Here’s what stood out the most from the Cardinals’ performance.
After going 3-1 in its four-game road trip, Ball State (8-4, 0-0 MAC) lit it up from the field at home against Howard (6-6, 0-0 MEAC) to claim a 98-71 victory.
Ball State (6-3, 0-0 MAC) is now 2-0 to start its four-game road trip after taking down Loyola Chicago (5-4, 0-0 Missouri Valley) Wednesday. The Cardinals are eyeing their sixth straight win and their second on the season against Evansville (4-4, 0-0 MVC).
Ball State (5-3, 0-0 MAC) came into Indianapolis with three players averaging double-figures in the scoring column. By the end of their contest with the Jaguars (5-3, 0-0 Horizon), five Cardinals had 10 or more points.
Five Cardinals reached double-figures in the scoring column to combine for 81 points. Here’s a description of each of their performances.
Tayler Persons, redshirt senior guard for Ball State Men’s Basketball, said leadership is the most underrated thing in sports. The Cardinals have two players who went to extreme measures last summer to enhance their leadership qualities.
Ball State Men’s Basketball (3-3, 0-0 MAC) gave Evansville (2-3, 0-0 MVC) all it could handle in the Cardinals’ 82-72 win Saturday. Here are a few areas of the game that stood out.
Ball State Men’s Basketball (1-1, 0-0 MAC) went into halftime Saturday trailing No. 24 Purdue (2-0, 0-0 Big 10) by just one point. The Boilermakers came out on fire to start the second half to pull away with an 84-75 win. Here’s a few key points from the game.
Ball State Basketball is back, and there were a few positives to take away from the Cardinals’ 86-69 win over Indiana State to open the season Tuesday.
The sixth win in the last seven Mid-American Conference games for Ball State did not come easy as the Cardinals came back from an 11-point deficit to beat Toledo 81-80.
In the Ball State men’s basketball (14-7, 5-3 MAC) 84-78 victory over Western Michigan (6-14, 2-6 MAC), sophomore guard Tayler Persons (24) and senior forward Franko House (18) combined for 42 points.
In a double header scheduled with the women’s basketball team for the 25th anniversary of John E. Worthen Arena, the Ball State men’s basketball squad (13-7, 4-3 MAC) takes on the Western Michigan Broncos (6-13, 2-5 MAC) at 1 p.m. Jan. 28.
In a game where Ball State men’s basketball (13-7, 4-3 MAC) and Eastern Michigan (12-8, 4-3 MAC) were trading runs, hustle plays made a difference in the 88-80 victory for the Cardinals Jan. 24.
In the third Mid-American Conference game of the season Ball State (9-6, 0-2 MAC) will play host to the Miami Redhawks of Ohio (8-7, 1-1 MAC) Jan. 10.
Junior forward Sean Sellers drained a three-pointer on Ball State’s first possession of the game and the Cardinals never looked back, winning 80-63 Dec. 6.
Ball State men's basketball will have a chance to rack up some wins as it begins a six-game home stand after a difficult season-opening schedule.
With basketball season less than three weeks away, Ball State prepares to continue its momentum coming off its best season in four years.
