BSU Men's Hoops Can't Cage the Dogs

#20 Butler too much for inexperienced Cardinals

Muncie, Ind. - The Ball State Men's Basketball team fell to #20 Butler on Wednesday evening 59 to 38. BSU Coach Billy Taylor was quoted by BallStateSports.com saying, "We are obviously disappointed in tonight's game, we are a young team and we have a lot of areas we need to work on. Our guys know we are only five games into the year and we can learn a lot from these games that will make us better as the season goes forward." It was the third loss in a row for Billy Taylor's squad, which includes six freshman and four sophomores. To put it in perspective, Ball State has three upperclassmen on their team. Not only is this Ball State team young, but they played with walk-on John Green from Osceola, Indiana, who was number 24, but didn’t have a name on his jersey. Muncie Star Press writer Thomas St. Meyer claimed Green made a name for himself scoring three points, pulling down two boards, dishing out an assist and only turning the ball over once in 21 minutes of play.

Ball State found themselves down early after Butler guard Shelvin Mack hit four three-pointers to give Butler an early 13 to 3 lead, Mack finished the game with 15 points, Brownsburg native Gordon Hayward also added 15 points for Butler. After the early run, the dogs didn't look back. In fact, they held Ball State to four total field goals and 11 points in the first half. Last year’s MAC (Mid-American Conference) Newcomer of the year Jarrod Jones was held to just nine points and three rebounds in 29 minutes of action for Ball State, and high profile freshman Jauwan Scaife from Muncie Central had only three points his lowest of the season, Scaife had been averaging 12.5 points per game.

Ball State Junior Malik Perry led the team with 11 points and pulled down six rebounds. After the game though Perry said he thought the team the team came out too excited and was rushed in the first half, which is what led to poor performance. WCRD play-by-play announcer Rick Johnston said of the game, “This wasn’t the game that ball state fan base thought it would be, I believe in what Malik Perry said about them (Ball State) being too excited and playing too rushed early in the game. When MAC season rolls around (Ball State) won’t play teams of that high caliber, so (Ball State) must get 2 big wins against Indiana State and Tennessee Tech, (Ball State) need to win those games to go in strong for the Purdue and Dayton over winter break.” Johnston also added, “For this team to be successful Terrance Watson needs to start finishing around the hoop, if he can, the team will be really different down low, and more successful.”

As Johnston pointed out, the Cards have a tough schedule coming up. The games get a bit easier with Indiana State and Tennessee Tech, but over Ball States winter break, the Cardinals will face top five ranked Purdue, in the J.R. Wooden Classic at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday December 19, and then they will travel to previously ranked Dayton, who was a NCAA Tournament qualifier last year out of the Atlantic Ten Conference. Ball State will take on these teams, and then begin conference play afterwards in mid January.

Ball State is confident going into their next two games against subpar opponents. Indiana State has a record of five and two, but only one of their wins come against a nameable team in Colorado State. They Sycamores have also not played a game since November 29. Ball State is going to need play tough defense against Dawyne Lathan, who is average almost 14 points per game, and Carmel, Indiana native Jake Kelly, who recently transferred from Iowa, and who is averaging almost 11 points per contest.

In regard to Tennessee Tech, they are three and six team, who was forced to play high caliber teams such as Kansas and Memphis. Both were losses, Kansas 112 to 75 and Memphis 92 to 59. As said before, Ball State should take this game easily with Tech only have two players who average in double figures. The matchup between either Kevin Murphy of Tennessee Tech and either Malik Perry or Jarrod Jones should be a good one since Murhpy is Tennessee Tech’s leading scorer.

All in all these next few games for Ball State are crucial and need to be won, so they can go in strong for Purdue, Dayton, and MAC play.

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Ball State football team defeats Indiana 42-20

Ball State football team defeats Indiana 42-20

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Ball State's football team managed a resounding 42-20 victory over in-state rival Indiana University at Memorial Stadium Saturday.

"This was a good win for us, but all of our thoughts and prayers right now are with Dante Love," Ball State head coach Brady Hoke said. "Our kids played very hard in the face of adversity, and we are proud to get the win over a Big Ten team. I have a great amount of respect for Coach Lynch and his team was well prepared. Things went our way and we won the game."

Senior wide receiver Dante Love suffered an injury during the first half of Saturday's game and was transported to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

Junior running back MiQuale Lewis put the Cardinals up 42-20 with back-to-back touchdowns at the 6:09 mark in the fourth quarter and with 4:18 left in the game.

With the touchdowns Lewis set his career high of four rushing touchdowns in a game and this marks his second straight multiple touchdown game. The four touchdowns ties the Ball State single-game school record.

Ball State’s defense stopped the Hoosiers from scoring the entire second half, and held the Hoosiers to just two field goals in the first quarter while Ball State’s Lewis scored two touchdowns.

In the second quarter, junior quarterback Nate Davis connected with sophomore wide receiver Myles Trempe for his first career touchdown reception. Alex Knipp led the defense and registered his seventh interception of his career in the second quarter.

Last week’s Walter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week, freshman defensive back Sean Baker, returned an interception for 40 yards to put Ball State ahead 28-20 at the half. It was his fourth career interception, and his first career interception return for a touchdown.

Other Cardinal of note is sophomore place kicker Ian McGarvey who has made 31 consecutive extra points. McGarvey made six extra points tying for fifth all-time in a single game.

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