MUNCIE, Ind. – Indiana State men's basketball heads to in-state foe Ball State on Saturday afternoon. Tip off is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
The Sycamores (1-2) fell to SIU Edwardsville at home on Tuesday, 77-72, backed by career highs by
Jahni Summers (15) and
Camp Wagner (12) in their young Sycamore careers. The two combined for half of Indiana State's second-half points, while Wagner accounted for three of the six makes from behind the arc for Indiana State. Of the 10 Sycamores that played, 9-of-10 got into the scoring column.
The series history goes back to 1919 when the Sycamores and Cardinals first met, and since then Indiana State leads the series 76-63. In the last matchup last season, Indiana State defeated Ball State 83-72 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the Indy Class on December 16.
Ball State has some veterans in its lineup, led in scoring by 6-5 junior college transfer Jermahri Hill (19.7 PPG). Hill played two seasons at the junior college level, and in his sophomore season at South Plains led the team to the Elite Eight of the NJCAA Division I Tournament. Redshirt senior Mickey Pearson Jr. (6-8) has 106 games played in his career between TCU and Ball State. This season he's averaging 13.0 PPG, 8.3 RPG, and 2.0 APG.
In Ball State's last time out, the Cardinals erased a first-half, 20-point deficit at Dayton to trailing by only five midway through the second half before eventually falling 77-69 on the road.
After Saturday's contest, Indiana State returns to Hulman Center on Friday, November 22 against Chicago State with a 7 p.m. tip off.
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