Men's Hoops Has Winning Streak Snapped against Western Michigan

MUNCIE, Ind. -- Tahjai Teague scored 24 points and Trey Moses had another double-double, but Western Michigan overtook the Ball State men's basketball team down the stretch to spoil the Cardinals' Senior Night, 87-80.

Senior guard Sean Sellers became Ball State's all-time leader in 3-pointers and was one of four Cardinals to score double figures, but BSU saw its five-game winning streak snapped in front of nearly 6,000 fans at Worthen Arena.

The Cardinals (19-10, 10-6 MAC) continue to control their destiny in terms of claiming a top-4 seed and bye in the first round of the MAC Tournament. The Broncos (17-12, 9-7 MAC) are trying to stake their claim to one of those four spots, as well.

Ball State Head Coach James Whitford:
"Western Michigan played a great game. I thought we competed, played as a team and tried to play the game the right way. I thought we played a little tight. You could sense it at the free throw line. But I didn't fault our effort by any stretch of the imagination. It wasn't our best night, but I'm confident we'll learn from it."

Inside the Numbers
• Sellers set a new Ball State career record for 3-pointers when he netted his 225th with 14:51 to go in the first half. He passed Jesse Berry's mark of 224 set in 2014. Sellers, a senior from Greensburg, Indiana, finished with a trio of 3-pointers against Western Michigan.

• Moses notched his 10th double-double of the season and his third in the last four games. He finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds.

• Teague made nine of his 10 field goal attempts and found his rhythm from long distance, making 3 of 4 from 3-point range. It was his fifth 20-point game in the past nine contests.

• Tayler Persons scored 16 points, and Sellers added 11.

• Reggie Jones led Western Michigan with 20 points, while returning All-MAC guard Thomas Wilder scored 18. The Broncos shot 55 percent in the second half and 52 percent for the game.

• Friday's #MuncieOut attendance figure of 5,924 was the most for the Cardinals since 2013 and the fifth-most in Worthen Arena spanning the last 10 years. Three of the top-10 Worthen Arena crowds in the past decade have come this season.

• Ball State lost for the first time this season when shooting at least 50 percent from the floor. The Cardinals, who shot 53.6 percent tonight, were 11-0 when shooting 50 percent.

How it Happened
• An early 8-0 run, keyed by back-to-back 3-pointers from Sellers, gave Ball State a 17-8 lead. The Cardinals never trailed in the first half and led by as many as 10 at 26-16. Ball State shot 56 percent from the floor (14-of-25) in the first half but also committed nine turnovers.

• Western Michigan used a 9-2 run to close the gap late in the first half. The Broncos cut the deficit to two on two occasions and entered halftime down 37-34.

• Reggie Jones gave WMU its first lead of the game, 56-54, with a jumper at the 11:35 mark in the second half. Jones scored seven straight points in that stretch, capped by a 3-pointer, to give the Broncos a 59-54 lead.

• The two teams traded the lead four more times after that point until Western Michigan took the lead for good, 76-75, on a Bryce Moore lay-up with 1:41 remaining. WMU outscored Ball State 13-5 in the final two minutes.

Up Next
• Ball State winds down the regular season with two road games next week. First up is a trip to Central Michigan on Tuesday. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 beginning at 7 p.m.

Men's Hoops Has Winning Streak Snapped against Western Michigan

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Team Stats

Tahjai Teague

Tayler Persons

Trey Moses

Sean Sellers

Players Mentioned

Trey Moses

Tayler Persons

Sean Sellers

Tahjai Teague

Players Mentioned

Trey Moses

Tayler Persons

Sean Sellers

Tahjai Teague