Ball State University Athletics
Men's Basketball Travels To Eastern Michigan Saturday
January 22, 2010 | Men's Basketball
LIVE STATS (via Eastern Michigan)
What's On Tap . . .
The Cardinals wrap up the first set of games against the Mid-American Conference West Division Saturday as they travel to Ypsilanti, Mich., for a matinee contest against Eastern Michigan at 2 p.m. ... Ball State enters the game with an 8-8 overall record and a 2-2 mark in MAC play ... The Cardinals have won back-to-back games over Toledo and Western Michigan ... BSU is led by third-year head coach Billy Taylor ... Eastern Michigan enters Saturday's game with a 9-8 overall record and a 1-3 mark in MAC play ... The Eagles have dropped two straight with losses at Northern Illinois and Central Michigan ... EMU also dropped a contest at Western Michigan, while tallying a victory over Toledo in its only home MAC contest so far this season ... Eastern Michigan is led by fifth-year head coach Charles Ramsey.
Saturday's game will be broadcast by the Ball State Sports Network (BSSN) with Jerry Peirson and Vince Welch providing the call ... Affiliates for the broadcast include WIPB-Muncie, WTTV-4 (4.2 only), WHME-South Bend (tape delay), WTTK-Kokomo (29.2 only), WNDA-Jeffersonville, WYCS-Louisville, WTVO-Rockford (Ill.), Hometown Television-Noblesville (tape delay), Comcast 81/Brighthouse-Indianapolis (tape delay) and Comcast/Brighthouse-Fort Wayne (tape delay) ... Also, the game will be broadcast on 104.1 WLBC FM with Morry Mannies and David Eha calling the game.
Series History With Eastern Michigan . . .
Saturday's game is the 88th meeting all-time between Ball State and Eastern Michigan ... The Cardinals lead the all-time series by a 53-34 margin, including a 25-16 mark all-time in Ypsilanti ... Last season, the two teams split the season series with the road team claiming victory in both meetings ... In the first matchup, the Cardinals tallied a 46-42 victory on the road over the Eagles ... Ball State's defense held the Eagles to just 13 first half points and only 28.6 percent (14-of-49) shooting from the field in the game and just 16.7 percent (three-of-18) from three-point land ... The Cardinals' victory was subdued though as senior forward Anthony Newell suffered a season-ending leg injury in the second half ... Newell still posted a double-double in the victory with 12 points and 10 rebounds ... Forward Jarrod Jones led the Cardinals with 15 points and six rebounds as BSU opened the Mid-American Conference season with a victory.
Eastern Michigan evened the season series with a 55-53 overtime victory in the regular season finale ... Ball State had a shot at the end of regulation to claim victory and a shot at the end of overtime to tie the game, but both shots fell short ... Senior guard Rob Giles led the Cardinals on senior day as he scored 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the loss ... Jones finished with seven points and nine rebounds for the Cardinals who, despite the loss, claimed the MAC West Division title ... Eastern Michigan was led by Brandon Bowdry's 13 points and 10 rebounds while Justin Dobbins added 11 points and nine rebounds.
Last Time Out . . .
Ball State notched its second straight victory Wednesday night as the Cardinals downed Western Michigan 75-68 at Worthen Arena ... The Cardinals used a strong first half performance that saw them out-score the Broncos 36-18 ... BSU shot 61.5 percent (16-of-26) from the field in the first half while holding WMU to just 26.1 percent (6-of-23) shooting in the opening frame ... Western Michigan made a second half rally, but the Cardinals sealed the victory from the free throw line as they hit 81.5 percent (22-of-27) free throws in the second half.
Sophomore guard Randy Davis scored a career-high 21 points in just 21 minutes of action ... Davis led the charge from the charity stripe as he hit 14-of-16 from the line, including his 13 straight attempts in the closing five minutes of the game ... Sophomore guard Pierre Sneed also recorded a career-high as he scored 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 shooting from the free throw line.
Senior forward Terrence Watson notched his second straight double-double as he scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds ... Watson also was a presence on the defensive end as he recorded two steals and blocked two shots ... Classmate Brawley Chisholm rounded out four Cardinals in double figures as he scored 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 shooting from the free throw line.
Scouting The Cardinals . . .
Ball State enters Saturday's game with an 8-8 overall record and a 2-2 mark in Mid-American Conference play ... The Cardinals have won back-to-back games with victories over Toledo and Western Michigan ... BSU is averaging 58.5 points per game this season and is holding opponents to 60.0 points per game ... The Cardinals are out-rebounding opponents by a 34.1-31.5 margin this season.
Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones leads the team in scoring as he averages 12.1 points per game ... Jones also leads the team on the glass as he averages 7.6 rebounds per contest ... Freshman guard Jauwan Scaife is second on the team in scoring at 10.1 points per game and leads the team with 22 three-pointers.
Junior forward Malik Perry chips in 8.1 points per game and 4.1 rebounds per game ... Perry leads the team and the MAC in field goal percentage as he is connecting on 58.4 percent (45-of-77) ... Senior forward Terrence Watson adds 7.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while sophomore guard Randy Davis tallies 6.8 points per game.
Scouting The Eagles . . .
Eastern Michigan enters Saturday's game with a 9-8 overall record and a 1-3 mark in Mid-American Conference play ... The Eagles have dropped two straight and are 0-3 this season on the road in the MAC ... EMU has dropped road games to Western Michigan, Northern Illinois and most recently Central Michigan ... The Eagles' lone MAC victory is at home against Toledo ... Eastern Michigan is averaging 67.7 points per game this season while allowing 66.9 points per game ... EMU is out-rebounding its opponents by a 36.3-34.4 margin.
Forward Brandon Bowdry leads the team in scoring at 17.8 points per game and leads the MAC in rebounding at 10.4 boards per game ... Senior guard Carlos Medlock, who sat out last season due to an injury, is second on the team in scoring at 15.2 points per game and leads the team with 61 assists.
Forward Justin Dobbins chips in 10.9 points per game, while adding 4.2 rebounds per contest.
Defensive Prowess . . .
The Cardinals lead in the Mid-American Conference this season in scoring defense as they are holding opponents to 60.0 points per game ... Ball State has held four opponents under 50 points this season in SIU Edwardsville (47), North Carolina Central (45), Maryland Eastern Shore (47) and most recently Toledo (43) ... The Cardinals' defense ranks 15th in NCAA Division I in scoring defense (as of January 17)
Senior forward Terrence Watson is second in the MAC this season in blocked shots as he is averaging 1.56 rejections per game, while sophomore forward Jarrod Jones is sixth at 1.06 blocks per game.
Last season, the Cardinals limited opponents to just 59.7 points per game and only 57.2 points per game in conference play ... Ball State held 16 opponents under 60 points last year, including four teams under the 50-point mark
New Lineups . . .
Head coach Billy Taylor has shuffled his starting lineups this season as the Cardinals have used six different lineups through the first 16 games this season ... Only two Cardinals this season have started all 16 games in sophomore forward Jarrod Jones and freshman guard Jauwan Scaife ... The Cardinals' most-used lineup this season as been the starting five of Randy Davis, Pierre Sneed, Malik Perry, Scaife and Jones, which has been called five times this season ... The lineup of Terrence Watson, Davis, Scaife, Sneed and Jones has been called four times while Davis, Scaife, Perry, Watson and Jones has been used three ... Taylor used the starting lineup of Davis, Scaife, Sneed, Mo Hubbard and Jones for the second time, while the starting five of Brawley Chisholm, Scaife, Watson, Perry and Jones as well as the starting five of Davis, Scaife, Watson, Jones and Hubbard has been used once.
Last season, the Cardinals used 10 different starting lineups throughout the year.
Double Trouble . . .
So far this season, Ball State has seen two players post seven double-doubles ... Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones has tallied four double dips while senior forward Terrence Watson has reached the double-double on three occasions ... Ball State is the only team in the Mid-American Conference that has had two different players post at least three double-doubles this season.
Jones is tied for second in the MAC in double-doubles with four as he posted double-doubles against Tennessee Tech, North Carolina Central, Maryland Eastern Shore and Manchester ... Watson is tied for sixth in the MAC in double dips ... He has posted double-doubles against UC Davis, Toledo and most recently Western Michigan.
Raining Threes . . .
Freshman guard Jauwan Scaife had a breakout three-point shooting game last Sunday against Toledo ... Scaife hit six three-pointers in the Cardinals' victory, including all five of his attempts in the second half ... His six three-pointers are the most for a Cardinal this season and the most for BSU since Skip Mills his six against Buffalo March 6, 2006.
28-Point Victory . . .
Ball State's 71-43 victory over Toledo Sunday is its largest win of the season and the largest since an 81-42 victory over Northern Colorado November 11, 2006 ... It was also the Cardinals' largest Mid-American Conference victory since 2003-04 (75-47 vs. Eastern Michigan).
Digital Guide Available Online . . .
The 2009-10 Ball State men's basketball digital guide is available online at www.ballstatesports.com by clicking the digital guide button on the left hand side ... The guide was produced by the BSU athletics media relations office and 180 Communications ... The digital guide will replace Ball State's traditional printed media guide.
Cardinals In MAC Stats . . .
This season, the Cardinals are sprinkled throughout the Mid-American Conference statistical leaders ... Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones is 12th in the MAC in scoring at 12.1 points per game ... Jones is also fifth in rebounding (7.6), 11th in field goal percentage (.470), sixth in blocked shots (1.06) and second in defensive rebounds (5.69) ... Freshman guard Jauwan Scaife is 22nd in the MAC in scoring at 10.1 points per game, which ranks third best among MAC freshmen ... Scaife is also third in free throw percentage (.851) and 13th in three-point percentage (.386)
Senior forward Terrence Watson is 10th in the MAC in rebounding at 5.9 boards per game ... Watson is also second in blocks (1.65) and fourth on the offensive glass (2.63) ... Junior forward Malik Perry leads the league in field goal percentage at 58.4 percent ... Perry is also sixth in offensive rebounds (2.53) ... Sophomore guard Randy Davis is 13th in free throw percentage (.768).
Muncie's Own . . .
Freshman guard Jauwan Scaife has posted a strong debut to his collegiate career ... Scaife, a Muncie native, scored in double figures in his first four games this season and 10 out of his first 16 collegiate games ... He is second on the team in scoring at 10.1 points per game ... He scored 14 points against Valparaiso, 12 points against SIU Edwardsville, 10 points at Temple, 14 points against UC Davis, 14 points at Indiana State, 13 points at Tennessee Tech, 10 against No. 4 Purdue, 11 points against Maryland Eastern Shore, 12 points at Central Michigan and most recently he scored a career-high 20 points against Toledo.
Scaife is currently third in scoring in the Mid-American Conference among freshmen ... He only trails Toledo's Jack Barnett (14.5) and Ohio's D.J. Cooper (13.4) ... Last season, the Cardinals' Jarrod Jones was one of the MAC's top freshmen scorers at 11.2 points per game on his way to MAC Freshmen of the Year honors.
Hitting The Glass . . .
The Cardinals are second in the Mid-American Conference in rebounding defense as they are limiting opponents to 31.5 boards per game ... Ball State has out-rebounding its opponents in 10 games this season ... The Cardinals have three players averaging at least four rebounds per game in Terrence Watson (5.9), Jarrod Jones (7.6) and Malik Perry (4.1).
The Cardinals dominated the glass at Indiana State as they held a 35-22 advantage ... Ball State posted more defensive rebounds (27) than the Sycamores had total rebounds (22) ... The Cardinals accomplished the same feat against North Carolina Central as they out-rebounded the Eagles by a 37-23 margin ... BSU posted 25 defensive rebounds compared to just 23 total rebounds for North Carolina Central.
Media Exposure . . .
The Cardinals will air 10 games on the Ball State Sports Network (BSSN) this season, including seven Mid-American Conference contests ... BSU has already aired four games this season and will have the following up coming games televised by BSSN: at Eastern Michigan (1/23), at Ohio (1/31), at Kent State (2/10), against Central Michigan (2/17), at Toledo (2/27) and at Western Michigan (3/4) broadcast on BSSN ... For a list of affiliates for each game, go to www.ballstatesports.com.
New to the affiliate lineup this year for men's basketball is the addition of WTTV-4, beginning with the Butler game ... The addition of WTTV-4 as an affiliate of BSSN will allow BSU men's basketball to be broadcast statewide.
Also, the Cardinals will have two games broadcast on FSN Indiana as part of the Mid-American Conference package ... Ball State's Jan. 17 game at home against Toledo and its Feb. 6 game against Akron are slated to be aired on FSN Indiana.
Home Sweet Home . . .
Wednesday's game marked the 265th game for the Cardinals in Worthen Arena (previously University Arena) since its opening January 15, 1992 ... Ball State owns a 193-72 record all-time in Worthen Arena, which is good for .728 winning percentage ... Last season, the Cardinals posted a 10-6 home record on the year, including a 6-2 mark in Mid-American Conference play ... The Cardinals have tallied seven home victories so far this season with wins over Valparaiso, SIU Edwardsville, North Carolina Central, Maryland Eastern Shore, Manchester, Toledo and Western Michigan ... During its history, Ball State has averaged just over 10 wins per season at Worthen Arena.
Jones Honored By MAC . . .
Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Co-Player of the Week (Dec. 28) ... This is Jones' second career MAC weekly honor and he joins Western Michigan's Alex Wolf as this week's West Division representatives.
Jones, the reigning MAC Freshman of the Year, led the Cardinals to a 59-45 victory over North Carolina Central as he posted his second double-double in the past three games ... He scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to record his fifth career double dip ... He led the Cardinals' second half surge as he scored 12 of his 16 points in the second frame, including a stretch of 10 straight points for BSU ... He connected on five-of-10 from the field and was six-of-eight from the free throw line, while also handing out a career-high three assists.
Non-Conference Play . . .
Ball State concluded the scheduled non-conference portion of the 2009-10 slate Tuesday night with a 6-6 record through the first 12 games this year ... The six wins in the first 12 games are the most for the Cardinals since BSU posted a 7-5 record in the 2004-05 season ... Also, Ball State won three straight games this season with wins over North Carolina Central, Maryland Eastern Shore and Manchester ... The three-game winning streak is the longest for BSU since it won three straight between Jan. 29-Feb. 3, 2005.
Ball State's non-conference schedule included four contests against teams receiving votes in the national polls in Purdue (#4), Butler (#24), Temple (#21) and Dayton (ORV).
Road Victory . . .
Ball State picked up its first road victory of the season at Indiana State ... The victory is the Cardinals' first road win since January 10, 2009 at Eastern Michigan (46-42) ... The Cardinals only posted three road wins last year (at Milwaukee, IPFW and Eastern Michigan) ... Ball State's victory gave Indiana State its first home loss of the season and was just the 17th victory all-time for the Cardinals in Terre Haute in 64 meetings in program history.
89th Season Underway . . .
Ball State is in its 89th season in program history ... The Cardinals have posted a 1087-988-1 record all-time, which is good for a .524 winning percentage ... Ball State is 724-312 all-time at home in Muncie as the Cardinals have won 69.9 percent of games at home.
This year's opener marked the 89th season opener in program history and the Cardinals are 52-37 all-time in openers ... Ball State is 40-9 all-time when it opens the year at home in Muncie
Great Alaska Shootout . . .
The Cardinals will be part of the 2010 Great Alaska Shootout, which will be held November 24-27 on the campus of Alaska Anchorage ... Ball State will be joined in the eight-team field by host Alaska Anchorage, Arizona State, Drake, Houston Baptist, St. John's, Southeast Louisiana and Southern Utah ... The Cardinals will be making their second trip all-time to Alaska as they took part in the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks during the 2002-03 season in which they posted a 2-1 record.
Offensive Outburst . . .
The Cardinals turned in a strong offensive performance in the season opener as they scored 88 points against Valparaiso ... The 88 point output is the largest for the Cardinals since the 2005-06 season when BSU scored 89 points in a victory over Eastern Michigan in overtime (March 4, 2006) ... It is the most points scored in a regulation games since the Cardinals scored 88 points against Western Michigan in the 2004-05 season (March 5, 2005).
A Cardinal Six-Pack . . .
Ball State had six different players in doubles figures in their season opening victory over Valparaiso ... Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones led the team in scoring with 19 points, junior Malik Perry had 17 points, freshman Jauwan Scaife had 14 points, senior Brawley Chisholm had 12 points, senior Terrence Watson had 11 points and sophomore guard Randy Davis added 11 points ... The six players in doubles figures were the most for the Cardinals since February 7, 1999 (vs. Bowling Green).
Preseason Honors . . .
Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones has recently been named to the CollegeInsider.com preseason Mid-Major All-America Team ... Jones is one of four players from the Mid-American Conference to be honored, joining Rodney Pierce (Buffalo), David Kool (Western Michigan) and Anthony Hitchens (Akron) ... Jones, a native of Michigan City, Ind., turned in one of the top freshmen seasons in Ball State history last year as he was third all-time among BSU freshmen in rebounding (227) and fourth all-time in freshmen scoring (346) ... He was named the MAC Freshman of the Year after leading the Cardinals in scoring at 11.2 points and rebounding at 7.2 boards per game.
Cardinals Sign Two . . .
Head coach Billy Taylor announced the signing of Matt Kamieniecki (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) and Marvin Jordan (Peoria, Ill./Manual) to national letters of intent during the early signing period ... Kamieniecki and Jordan will begin their Ball State careers during the 2010-2011 season.
Kamieniecki, a 6-7 forward, is a standout at Clarkston High School ... He averaged 13.0 points and nine rebounds last season while leading the Wolves to a 24-2 overall record ... His play helped Clarkston to a state semifinal appearance in Class A as he averaged 15.3 points per game in the postseason ... As a sophomore, he guided Clarkston to a state quarterfinals appearance and a 13-2 record ... Highlighting his postseason run was a 22-point, 13-rebound effort in the quarterfinals against eventual state champion Saginaw.
Jordan, a 5-11 point guard, stars at Peoria Manual High School ... He is a two-time Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Honorable Mention All-State recipient and has led Manual to a 48-16 record in two seasons as a starting point guard ... He led his team to back-to-back conference and sectional championships as well as a berth in the 2008 2A State Championship game ... He averaged 11 points per game as a junior and dished out four assists per game ... He was rated No. 25 overall in the Class of 2010 by Windycitybasketball.com and was tabbed as one of the top 25 Illinois recruits in 2010 by Scout.com.
MAC Honors For Jones . . .
Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones was named preseason All-Mid-American Conference West Division as voted on by the MAC News Media Association ... Jones, a native of Michigan City, Ind., turned in one of the top freshmen seasons in Ball State history last year as he was third all-time among BSU freshmen in rebounding (227) and fourth all-time in freshmen scoring (346) ... He was named the MAC Freshman of the Year after leading the Cardinals in scoring at 11.2 points and rebounding at 7.2 boards per game.
Jones, an Honorable Mention All-MAC selection last year, started 30 of 31 games while scoring in double figures 18 times. He burst onto the scene with a 21-point, 13-rebound effort in his collegiate debut, marking the first of his three double-doubles on the year.
BSU Picked Fourth In West . . .
The Cardinals were tabbed to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference West Division in the preseason poll and were one of five MAC West Division team to earn first place votes ... Central Michigan was selected to capture the league's West Division title, picking up 113 points in the very balanced division ... Northern Illinois (102 points) was chosen second, followed by Eastern Michigan (94 points). Western Michigan (79) and Toledo (29) round out the West Division poll.
Voting for the East Division saw defending MAC Tournament champion Akron come out on top, earning 190 points ... Kent State was second with 108 points, followed by Buffalo (97 points), Miami (78 points), Bowling Green (54 points) and Ohio (32 points).
The Zips were also the favorite to win the 2009 MAC Tournament title, earning 19 votes, followed Buffalo (2), Northern Illinois (1), Kent State (1) and Bowling Green (1).
Six New Faces . . .
The Cardinals added seven newcomers to the team this season, five of which will be eligible to play this year ... Leading the charge for Ball State is freshman guard Jauwan Scaife, freshman forward Myron Green Jr., freshman guard John Green and freshman forward Will Hauser ... Sophomore forward Franklin Henderson and junior guard Dusty Mills will sit out the season after transferring.
Looking Ahead . . .
The Cardinals step out of Mid-American Conference West Division play Tuesday evening as they host rival Miami in the first of six straight games against MAC East Division teams.
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