Ball State University Athletics
Ball State University
7-13 (3-4MAC)
Ohio
13-7 (4-3MAC)
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 22 | 35 | 57 |
| Ball State | 28 | 41 | 69 |
Mills Leads Four In Double Figures In BSU Win Over Ohio
January 28, 2007 | Men's Basketball
Despite falling behind 6-0 and not scoring a field goal for the first five minutes of the game, the
“I thought our guys played with a lot of courage today,” said first-year BSU head coach Ronny Thompson. “I've been challenging them all week.”
Behind four Cardinals scoring in double figures,
After trailing bix six early, the Cardinals went on a 9-2 run which gave the team their first lead at 9-8 and never looked back holding the lead for the remainder of the contest.
“Their starting five, I thought were each capable of scoring 20 points,” Thompson said “So I thought we just had to man up and play hard today. I thought we got it done defensively.”
A major part of that performance was senior Skip Mills who totaled 20 points on 6-of-14 shooting and 7-of-8 from the free throw stripe. Mills also had five rebounds, a season highs in assists (5) and steals (5).
“Skip did an excellent job today being an aggressor but not playing out of control,” Thompson said. “In addition to his offensive effort, he had five rebounds, five assists and five steals. He took over the game and I was so proud of him.”
Also playing well for
Also scoring in double-figures for
Micah Rollin tied his career high in rebounds with nine.
The Cardinals defeated the Bobcats in more areas than just scoring.
“Rebounding has the whole team feeling good,”
“I'm happy to get the win,” Thompson said. “This is a good win. I think our guys should feel good about it, but we now need to look ahead to
The Cardinals travel to
