Ball State University Athletics
Men's Basketball Hosts Toledo Tuesday
February 15, 2011 | Men's Basketball
What's On Tap . . .
Ball State returns to play against the Mid-American Conference West Division Tuesday night as the Cardinals host Toledo at Worthen Arena ... The Cardinals enter the second run through the MAC West Division with a 14-10 overall record and a 6-5 mark in MAC play ... Ball State currently sits in second place in the MAC West Division, trailing Western Michigan by a half a game ... Toledo enters Tuesday's game with a 4-21 overall record and a 1-10 mark in league play ... The Rockets lone victory in MAC action came against MAC West leader Western Michigan.
Tuesday's game will be televised by BSU Sports Link with Kyle Binder and Tim Fogarty providing the call ... The game will be broadcast for free online at www.ballstatesports.com, on Cardinal Vision 57 and on Comcast Channel 61 ... The game will also be tape delayed broadcast on Comcast Channel 81 and Fox College Sports ... The game will be broadcast on 104.1 WLBC FM with Morry Mannies and David Eha providing the call.
Series History vs. Toledo . . .
Tuesday's game marks the 79th meeting all-time between Ball State and Toledo ... The Cardinals trail the all-time series by a 41-37 margin but own a 24-12 record all-time in Muncie, including a 14-2 mark at Worthen Arena ... The Cardinals and Rockets have split the season series the past three years.
Earlier this season, the Cardinals posted their first road win at Toledo since 2002 with a 70-60 victory at Savage Hall ... The Cardinals out-scored the Rockets 44-33 in the second half and dominated play at the free throw line as it hit 26-of-31 (.839) from the charity stripe in the victory ... Junior guard Randy Davis led the way as he tied his career-high with 24 points while adding seven assists and four steals ... Davis connected on 14-of-14 from the free throw line in the victory ... Sophomore guard Jauwan Scaife chipped in 13 points while junior forward Jarrod Jones added 12 points and six rebounds ... Toledo was led by Malcolm Griffin who scored 25 points on 10-of-18 shooting while Reese Holliday added a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Scouting Ball State . . .
Ball State enters Tuesday's game in second place in the Mid-American Conference West Division with a 14-10 overall record and a 6-5 mark in league play ... The Cardinals trail Western Michigan by a half game heading into MAC West Division action ... Ball State is averaging 67.1 points per game while holding opponents to 63.2 points per game ... The Cardinals are shooting 45.1 percent (537-of-1192) from the field and 33.5 percent (104-of-310) from three-point land ... Opponents are shooting 41.5 percent (546-of-1315) from the field and 31.3 percent (141-of-451) from long range.
Junior forward Jarrod Jones leads the team in scoring at 15.0 points per game and leads the team on the glass at 8.5 rebounds per contest ... Jones is shooting 51.9 percent (138-of-266) from the field this season ... Sophomore guard Jauwan Scaife is second on the team in scoring at 11.5 points per game and leads the team with 43 three-pointers.
Junior guard Randy Davis leads the team with 130 assists and 36 steals while ranking third on the team in scoring at 10.0 points per game ... Freshman guard Jesse Berry adds 8.3 points per game and classmate Chris Bond adds 7.0 points per contest ... Senior forward Malik Perry is second on the team on the glass at 5.9 caroms per contest.
Scouting Toledo . . .
Toledo enters Tuesday's game with a 4-21 overall record and a 1-10 mark in Mid-American Conference play ... The Rockets' lone victory in league play came over MAC West leader Western Michigan (73-60) ... Toledo is averaging 57.8 points per game and is allowing 69.4 points per game against ... The Rockets are shooting 40.8 percent (495-of-1214) from the field and 33.2 percent (132-of-397) from three-point land ... Opponents are shooting 45.0 percent (624-of-1388) from the field and 35.9 percent (211-of-587) from long range.
Sophomore guard Malcolm Griffin leads the team in scoring at 13.2 points per game ... Griffin also leads the team with 92 assists, 31 steals and is second on the team with 29 three-pointers ... Reese Holliday is second on the team in scoring at 10.2 points per game and leads the team on the glass at 6.4 rebounds per game.
Delino Dear is third on the team in scoring at 8.4 points per game and third in rebounding at 5.1 caroms per game ... Anthony Wright leads the team with 36 three-pointers.
Last Time Out . . .
Ball State closed out the crossover portion of Mid-American Conference play Saturday night with a 75-60 loss at Akron ... The Cardinals pulled within two points in the second half only to see Akron post a 14-0 run to take control of the contest ... Ball State was out-rebounded by a 35-30 margin and allowed Akron to post 16 offensive rebounds in which it turned into 20 second chance points.
Junior forward Jarrod Jones was the only Cardinal in double figures in the loss as he scored a team-high 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds ... Jones connected on 9-of-14 from the field in the loss ... Freshman forward Chris Bond added nine points while junior guard Randy Davis chipped in eight points ... Freshman forward Matt Kamieniecki came off the bench and scored a career-high seven points, all in the second half.
14 Wins & Counting . . .
Ball State enters Tuesday's game with a 14-10 overall record marking the third straight season of at least 14 wins ... In 2008-09, the Cardinals posted a 14-17 record ... Last year BSU ended the year a 15-15 record ... Last season's 15 wins are the most for the Cardinals since winning 15 in 2004-05 ... Ball State has not won over 15 games in a season since posting a 23-12 record in 2001-02.
Jones Climbs The Charts . . .
Junior forward Jarrod Jones became the 25th player in Ball State history to reach the 1,000-point scoring mark earlier this season ... Jones is currently 23rd all-time in scoring in BSU history with 1,071 points.
Jones has also led the Cardinals in rebounding since he stepped on campus and leads the team once again this year averaging 8.5 rebounds per game ... Jones has grabbed 653 career rebounds which places him 10th all-time in the BSU history ... He just past Dan Palambizio (620) to move into the top 10 and trails Wilbur Davis by one rebound for ninth place all-time ... Ed Butler (1961-64) holds the Ball State career record with 1,231 rebounds.
Bond, Chris Bond . . .
Freshman forward Chris Bond has been steadily on the rise for the Cardinals as the season progresses ... Bond has moved into the starting lineup the past five games and his play has jumped once again ... He is averaging 10.2 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game in his five starts ... During that stretch he is shooting 77.4 (24-of-31) percent from the field ... On the season, he is averaging 7.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game ... He is shooting 61.3 percent (65-of-106) from the field on the year which would rank second in the Mid-American Conference if he had enough field goals to qualify.
Home, Sweet Home . . .
The Cardinals have played 283 games all-time at Worthen Arena since it opened January 15, 1992 (previously named University Arena) ... Ball State owns a 205-78 all-time record at Worthen Arena and has won 72.0 percent of its games at home ... The Cardinals have posted an 8-3 record this season at Worthen with wins over Eastern Illinois, Indiana State, Mount St. Joseph, North Carolina A&T, SIU Edwardsville, Western Michigan, Central Michigan and Buffalo ... The Cardinals' 7-0 start to the home season is the best start to a home season since the 2004-05 campaign when the Cardinals opened the year 9-0 at Worthen Arena.
Last season, the Cardinals posted an 11-6 record at home, including a 6-3 mark during non-conference play ... The Cardinals have averaged over 10 wins a season at home at Worthen Arena.
Clutch Down The Stretch . . .
Ball State has gone to the free throw line more than any other team in the Mid-American Conference and that has been evident in the final five minutes of games ... The Cardinals have converted 135-of-173 (78.0%) in the final five minutes of games ... Conversely, opponents have hit just 91-of-132 (68.9%) ... Junior guard Randy Davis has been especially strong from the line in the closing minutes as he is shooting 88.9 percent (64-of-72) while Jauwan Scaife has hit 18-of-21 (85.7%) and junior Jarrod Jones has connected on 22-of-33 (66.7%).
Turning Up The Defense . . .
Ball State continues its defensive dominance under fourth-year head coach Billy Taylor ... The Cardinals are first in the Mid-American Conference in scoring defense (62.7) and three-point defense (.311) while placing fourth in field goal defense (.415) ... Ball State is currently 45th in the NCAA Division I in scoring defense, 105th in field goal percentage defense and 49th in the nation in three-point field goal defense.
Ball State led the MAC in scoring defense last year (62.4), field goal percentage defense (.400) and three-point percentage defense (.312).
Getting To The Line . . .
Ball State ranks sixth in the Mid-American Conference in free throw percentage connecting on 69.5 percent (432-of-622) ... The Cardinals have been to the line 622 times this season, the most in the MAC and 85 more than second place Ohio and Kent State (537 in 25 games) ... Ball State goes to the free throw line 25.91 times per game this season, which also leads the MAC ... The Cardinals 25.9 free throw attempts per game rank 11th in all of the NCAA Division I this season.
In MAC play, the Cardinals have connected on 190-of-263 from the line (72.2%) ... The Cardinals' 263 free throws rank first with Northern Illinois second in the league with 240 free throws attempted.
Comparing W's vs. L's . . .
Ball State has won 14 games this season by an average of 15.1 points per game while its 10 losses have been by an average of 11.9 points per game ... In the 14 wins, Ball State has four different players averaging double figures in Jarrod Jones (16.0), Jauwan Scaife (13.3), Randy Davis (11.1) and Jesse Berry (10.0) ... In its losses, BSU only has one player averaging double figures in Jones at 13.5 points per game ... Scaife is the next highest scorer at 8.9 points per game.
W's -- L's
Scoring Off. 73.3 -- 58.4
Scoring Def. 58.2 -- 70.3
Field Goal % .487 -- .401
Field Goal % Def. .383 -- .462
3-Pt Field Goal % .353 -- .310
3-Pt Field Goal % Def. .276 -- .356
Rebounding Off. 35.2 -- 31.7
Rebounding Def. 32.3 -- 33.4
Assists Per Game 14.9 -- 11.9
Turnover Margin +2.0 -- -1.9
Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.1 -- 0.9
Steals/Game 7.1 -- 4.2
Cardinals In MAC Stats . . .
Ball State are in the top three in six different Mid-American Conference team statistical categories ... The Cardinals lead the league in scoring defense (63.2) and three-point field goal defense (.313) ... Ball State places second in field goal percentage (.451), field goal defense (.412) and rebounding defense (32.8) ... The Cardinals also rank third in the MAC in defensive rebounds (23.92). Ball State has three players ranked in the top 30 in scoring in the MAC with junior forward Jarrod Jones leading the way ranking eighth in the league (15.0) ... Sophomore guard Jauwan Scaife is 21st (11.5) and junior guard Randy Davis is 28th (10.0).
Davis leads the MAC in free throw percentage (.867) and is second in the MAC in assists at 5.42 per game ... He is also fifth in the league in assist/turnover ratio (1.78) and eighth in steals (1.50) ... Scaife is third in the MAC in free throw percentage at .838, ninth in three-point percentage at .402 and 12th in three-pointers made at 1.79 per game ... Jones is second in the MAC in rebounding at 8.5 boards per game and sixth in field goal percentage at .519.
ESPNU BracketBusters . . .
Ball State will participate in the ninth annual ESPNU BracketBusters event February 19 as it travels to face 2010 NCAA Tournament participant Wofford in Spartansburg, S.C. ... Game is set for 7 p.m. at the Benjamin Johnson Arena.
Wofford entered the week with a 14-12 overall record and an 11-4 mark in the Southern Conference.
MAC Weekly Honors . . .
Ball State has earned three Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week honors this season ... Junior forward Jarrod Jones was named Jan.10 and Dec. 13 while classmate Randy Davis picked up the accolades Jan. 24
Jones has also earned two MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week honors this season ... He owns a 3.291 GPA in telecommunications and picked up the weekly honors for all sports the weeks of Dec. 6-12 and Dec. 27-Jan. 2
Double Trouble . . .
Junior forward Jarrod Jones leads the Cardinals with eight double-doubles on the season ... Jones has tallied double dips against Eastern Illinois (twice), Indiana State, Alaska-Anchorage, DePaul, SIU Edwardsville, Northern Illinois, Toledo and Bowling Green ... He is second in the Mid-American Conference behind Eastern Michigan's Brandon Bowdry (12) and is 29th in the NCAA Division I ... Jones has posted 19 double-doubles in his career.
Junior guard Randy Davis posted his first career double-double with an 11-point, 11-assist effort against Southern Utah ... Davis becomes the first Cardinal to post a point/assist double-double since 2006 when Maurice Acker posted 15 points and 10 rebounds at Buffalo (1/18/06).
Senior Malik Perry posted his first career double-double against Bowling Green with 10 points and 11 rebounds ... Perry combined with Jones for the Cardinals' first multiple double-double game since November 18, 2008 ... That day, Jones and Anthony Newell each recorded double-doubles against Butler.
Lending A Helping Hand . . .
Junior guard Randy Davis has tallied 130 assists this season and has only committed 73 turnovers ... His 130 assists are second in the Mid-American Conference this season ... He currently ranks 28th in the NCAA in assists per game at 5.5 and his assist/turnover ratio is 114th in the country (1.78)
He handed out a game-high eight assists against Eastern Illinois ... He followed that up with a nine-assist effort against Indiana State ... He also dished out nine helpers against St. John's in the Great Alaska Shootout before setting a career-high with 11 assists against Southern Utah ... He reached nine assists for the third time this year against Mount St. Joseph.
BSU MAC West Favorites . . .
Ball State was selected as the preseason favorite to win the Mid-American Conference West Division according to the preseason poll conducted by members of the MAC Media News Association ... The Cardinals are under the direction of fourth-year head coach Billy Taylor and are preseason favorites to claim the MAC West Division for the first time since the 2002-03 season.
The Cardinals received 124 total votes, including 12 first place votes, to out-distance second place pick Central Michigan by two votes (122, 8) ... In the East Division, Ohio has been selected as the preseason favorite with 128 total votes and 12 first place selections ... The Bobcats have also been selected to win the 2011 MAC Tournament with 10 of 24 votes.
Last year in MAC play, the Cardinals posted an 8-8 overall record ... Guard Randy Davis had a breakout MAC campaign last year as he led the team in scoring at 13.2 points per game while handing out 55 assists ... He connected on 48.4 percent (31-of-64) from three-point land and 83.6 percent (56-of-67) from the free throw line against conference foes ... Forward Jarrod Jones averaged 10.2 points per game and a team-high 7.5 rebounds per contest in MAC play ... Guard Jauwan Scaife chipped in 10.2 points per game and hit 24-of-65 (36.9%) from long range.
Davis: Cousy Award Candidate . . .
Junior guard Randy Davis has been named one of 66 candidates for the 2011 Bob Cousy Award the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. ... The annual award, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes college basketball's top point guard ... This original list of candidates will be narrowed down to a final 20 in January, the final 10 by February 3 and final five by March 3.
Jones Earns MAC Honors . . .
Junior forward Jarrod Jones was selected as preseason All-Mid-American Conference West Division by the league's head coaches ... Jones earned All-MAC and All-Region accolades last year as he led the team in scoring at 12.2 points per game and rebounding at 7.4 rebounds per contest ... He has led the Cardinals in scoring and rebounding since he stepped on campus after being named MAC Freshman of the Year in the 2008-09 season.
Taylor Names Team Captains . . .
Head coach Billy Taylor has named team co-captains for the 2010-11 season in senior forward Malik Perry and junior guard Randy Davis ... Perry is entering his fourth year with the program and has already played 85 games in his career, with 68 starts ... Davis took over the starting point guard position last season and made 29 starts while averaging 10.3 points per game.
Looking Ahead . . .
Ball State steps out of Mid-American Conference play this weekend for the annual ESPNU BracketBusters event ... The Cardinals will travel to Spartanburg, S.C., for a meeting at Wofford Saturday night.
