Terrence Watson News

Senior forward Dominic Calegari scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and UC Davis edged ahead in the final minutes to beat Ball State 60-58 Saturday.

The 23rd-ranked Butler Bulldogs have hit an early rough patch, and they will attempt to get back on track against the rival Ball State Cardinals in non-conference action this evening.

No reason to mince words. Throw out the flowery adjectives and the basketball game tonight pits a program on the mend against the darling of mid-majors. Ball State plays host to No.

MUNCIE -- Botched layups, bricked free throws and self-induced turnovers proved to be a recurring theme Saturday when Ball State lost 60-58 to UC Davis.

Call this the one that got away, only with an alternate ending. Saint Francis' men's basketball team blew an 18-point second-half lead, then rallied to beat Rio Grande 98-90 Saturday at the Mid-South Conference Challenge at Frankfort, Ky.

No smile, no cordial handshakes. Ball State basketball coach Billy Taylor walked out of the Liacouras Center locker room Tuesday night for his post-game interview visibly frustrated by a 20-point loss to Temple.

Consistency breeds success, or so the old adage says. If so, then Ball State freshman guard Jauwan Scaife is destined to leave a lasting imprint on the program.

Ball State coach Billy Taylor is starting the same lineup today against SIU-Edwardsville that he used against Valparaiso in the season opener Nov.

Huntington's men's basketball team improved to 7-0 with an 86-62 victory over visiting Saint Francis on Saturday.

Jarrod Jones scored 19 points and Jauwan Scaife added 12 as Ball State defeated SIU-Edwardsville 57-47 on Saturday.

Terrence Watson, an All-American at Mott and a key contributer to the 2007 NJCAA national championship team, is back playing at the division one level after transferring to Ball State after his junior season at Ole Miss.

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.

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.

THE GOOD NEWS: Ball State 's players have bought into the teachings of coach Billy Taylor in a short time.

THE GOOD NEWS: Ball State 's players have bought into the teachings of coach Billy Taylor in a short time.

THE GOOD NEWS: Ball State 's players have bought into the teachings of coach Billy Taylor in a short time.

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.