MUNCIE, Ind. – Indiana State men's basketball picked up a win in its first true road game, 94-84, against the Cardinals of Ball State in Worthen Arena on Saturday afternoon.
 
A dominant second-half performance by the Sycamores proved to be the difference in the game, as Indiana State outscored Ball State 58-45 in the last 20 minutes.
 
Ball State (1-3) began the scoring and took an early 7-0 lead before a Jahni Summers triple got the Sycamores on the board at the 16:36 mark.
 
Despite the slow start, Indiana State (2-2) climbed to an eight-point lead with just about 11 minutes to play in the half. Two three-pointers by Bruno Alocen and baskets by Camp Wagner, Jaden Daughtry, and Tyran Cook pushed the Sycamores into the lead.
 
Right after the Sycamores' run, the Cardinals made a push of their own, forcing two Sycamore turnovers in the next three minutes of play to go on a 9-0 spurt.
 
Baskets by Markus Harding, Samage Teel, and Wagner gave Indiana State a five-point advantage with five minutes to play in the half, but Ball State closed the half on a 14-5 run with 11 points coming from the charity stripe (11-of-12 in the span).
 
Neither team could pull away early in the second half as the score was 52-50 in favor of the Sycamores with 15:08 on the clock. Both K'mani Doughty and Wagner combined for 14 of Indiana State's 16 points to open the half, including Doughty's triple on an assist by Teel to give Indiana State another five-point lead before a Ball State three-pointer cut the lead to 52-50.
 
The next five minutes stayed consistent with the game's memo – a tight battle. Ball State outscored the Sycamores, but only by four points, 14-10, in the time.
 
Daughtry went on a tear to open the last 10 minutes of the second half, scoring 10-of-12 points for the Sycamores to grow the team's lead 74-66 with 5:55 remaining. Indiana State's defense held the Cardinals without a field goal in that run (0-for-5), but Ball State did make a pair of free throws.
 
Daughtry ended up fouling out (and later Wagner did, too), but a trio of Sycamores – Harding, Doughty, and Alocen – kept pace with Ball State to keep them at bay through the next three minutes of action. The Cardinals tried their best at a comeback, connecting on three-straight baskets and knocking down a free throw to bring the game back down to a six-point Sycamore lead, 87-81.
 
It was the Indiana State free throw shooting that iced the game, as Indiana State made 7-of-8 in the final 80 seconds with Teel making five, leading to the Indiana State road victory over Ball State, 94-84.
 
Camp Wagner led five Sycamores in double figures with a game-high 19 points on 6-for-11 shooting and 5-for-8 from deep, adding in five rebounds. K'mani Doughty scored 17 with a near-perfect shooting day (4-for-5, 3-for-3 from deep, 6-for-6 from the free throw line). Jaden Daughtry finished with 16 points on 6-for-9 from the floor with 7 rebounds, Samage Teel with 14 points and 11 assists for a double-double, and Bruno Alocen with 13 points. Jayan Walker grabbed five boards off the bench in 8:35 minutes played. Markus Harding chipped in eight points and five rebounds.
 
News & Notes

• The Sycamores scored 94 points in Saturday's game, the most of the season.
• Indiana State had its best shooting game from beyond the arc, connecting on 12-of-27 for a 44.4% clip.
• One key factor in the win over Ball State was the team's ability to knock down shots at the free throw line. The Sycamores made 26-of-29 (89.7%), the best since March 3 of last season against Murray State (min. 20 attempts) when Indiana State made 22-of-23 (95.7%). In the second half, ISU made 24 of its 26 free throw attempts, accounting for 41.2% of its second-half points.
• Indiana State had better control of the ball in Saturday's game, tying a season-low 13 turnovers on 78 possessions (16.67%). Earlier this season, the Sycamores turned the ball over 13 times against Eureka in 75 possessions (17.34%).
• The Sycamores grabbed 43 rebounds in the game, 39 on the defensive glass – one shy of its season high 40 obtained in the Eureka game.
• Indiana State assisted on 21 of 28 made field goals (75%), way above its season average of 53% before playing Saturday's game.
• The Sycamores recorded a season-high 29 team fouls in the game, the most the program recorded since January 21, 2017 against Wichita State (30).
• Samage Teel recorded his first collegiate double-double with 14 points and 11 assists. Half of his points came from the charity stripe.
• Camp Wagner set new career highs in points scored (19), threes made (5), and rebounds (5).
• K'mani Doughty's 17 points are the most he has scored since he was rostered at New Orleans when he scored 17 points on December 19, 2022. The last time he made a trio of threes was January 7, 2023 for New Orleans.
• Bruno Alocen recorded a double-digit finish for the first time this season with 13 points.
• Jaden Daughtry scored 12-of-16 in the second half, finishing 6-of-9 in the half.

 
Up Next
Indiana State hosts Chicago State on Friday, November 22 at 7 p.m. ET inside Hulman Center.
 
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