Ball State Cardinals NCAA Basketball News

Coaches : Billy Taylor ; Rob Senderoff Ball State : Cardinals on five-game losing streak, longest since 2007-08 season when they finished 6-24 ... Ball State 1-12 in last 13 MAC division crossover games ... Cardinals shot 45.1 percent last time out, snapping streak of four straight games below 40-percent shooting ... Ball State shooting 22.9 ... (more)

After earning back-to-back Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week awards in the past two weeks, Rian Pearson is putting the league on notice.

What was billed to be the best season for the Ball State basketball program in a decade is slowly decaying into one of the most disappointing in recent memory.

MUNCIE, Ind. - A'uston Calhoun had 27 points and nine rebounds, and Dee Brown hit back-to-back 3-pointers late in the game as Bowling Green defeated Ball State 61-54 on Wednesday.

Tyler Koch missed the game on Saturday for what Ball State described as a 'family emergency.' Koch missed practice Monday, too, and the Ball State basketball program released the following statement to The Star Press: 'Tyler is dealing with a personal, family emergency and with respect to his family, we have nothing further to add.

Miami basketball coach Charlie Coles and his star player, senior forward Julian Mavunga, caution to hold off on burying Ball State, even after another lackluster performance on Saturday.

Miami: RedHawks' 1-9 on road this season ... Miami shooting 42.8 percent overall, 35 percent from 3-point range ... 3-pointers account for 35 percent of the RedHawks' points this season ... RedHawks last in MAC in rebounding average at 30.4 per game ... Miami minus-59 in assists to turnovers Ball State: Cardinals lost their past two home games ...

Kids LOL and OMG each other all the livelong day, but ask them to decipher the XLVI of... Ball State: Cardinals rank second in the MAC in field-goal percentage defense ... Ball State shooting 43.5 percent overall and 33 percent from 3-point range ... Ball State outrebounding opponents by nearly three per game ... Cardinals plus-four in assists to ... (more)

Jarrod Jones goes up for two. The Bulls will have to limit his opportunities if they want to pull out the win on Wednesday.

Ball State's Tyrae Robinson looks to pass against Western Michigan during a game Jan.

Walter Offutt scored five of his 13 points in the final 3 minutes to help Ohio hold on for a 59-54 win over Ball State Saturday.

The data inputed into the computer system indicates that wide of a margin for good reason.

If Ball State has made up any ground on Akron and is truly a legit threat to unseat the Zips as the Mid-American Conference champion, it certainly didn't prove it Tuesday night.

Quincy Diggs and Brian Walsh scored 16 points each as Akron won for the sixth time in seven games with a 70-58 victory over host Ball State on Tuesday night.

Ball State senior guard Randy Davis has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week the league office announced Monday.

Ball State coach Kelly Packard will coach barefoot when the Cardinals play host to Buffalo at 1 p.m. Feb.

To win the Mid-American Conference West Division title is certainly a goal for the Ball State basketball program, but the ultimate objective is to unseat Akron as the MAC champion and secure its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2000.

Records : Ball State 11-5 ; Northern Illinois Coaches : Billy Taylor ; Mark Montgomery Ball State : Cardinals perfect 2-0 on the road in MAC play and 4-4 overall ... Ball State shooting 44 percent from the field , 33 percent from 3-point range ... Cardinals holding opponents to 37.4-percent shooting overall and 28.5 percent on 3-pointers ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Central Michigan coach Ernie Zeigler put Ball State senior point guard Randy Davis in fine company this week when he compared Davis to Robbie Harman, one of his favorite former players.

Ball State's Jesse Berry struggles past Western Michigan's Defense during their game at Worthen Arena on Jan.