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Far removed from the New York City street courts where he honed his game, Ball State senior point guard Brawley Chisholm turned in a breakout performance Friday night in the 88-78 victory over Valparaiso.

MUNCIE -- Some of the numbers Ball State put up Friday night in its season opener dated back to the glory days when the Cardinals finished their seasons with more wins than losses.

Section: SPORTS Originally published: 10/20/09 at 12:02 AM EST Last update: 10/20/09 at 3:26 AM EST Ball State University men's basketball coach Billy Taylor looked refreshed as he sat before the media at Worthen Arena.

Billy Taylor held his first press conference for the 2009-10 season on Monday afternoon at Worthen Arena.

Ball State graduated four of the five players that averaged more than 4.1 points per game for last season's MAC West co-champs. In total, the Cardinals no longer have the guys who produced 60.1 percent of their points and played 53.7 percent of their minutes.

MUNCIE, Ind., March 8 -- Ball State University issued the following news release: The Ball State men's basketball team suffered its second straight overtime loss Sunday afternoon as the Cardinals fell 55-53 to Eastern Michigan in extra time at Worthen Arena.

For the first time since his hire in August of 2007, Ball State men's basketball coach Billy Taylor and his staff hit the recruiting trail this summer as an established entity.