Teague Shares MAC West Player of the Week after Two Winning Performances

MUNCIE, Ind. -- After averaging a near double-double over two quality wins away from home, Ball State's Tahjai Teague was named the Co-MAC West Division Player of the Week.

Teague averaged 20 points and 9.5 rebounds while also adding a pair of assists, steals and blocks per game as the BSU men's basketball team won by double digits at UIC and against rival Indiana State at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

The fifth-year senior from Indianapolis racked up 22 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in front of a hometown crowd Sunday. He went 10-for-13 from the floor to lead the Cardinals to their third straight victory over the Sycamores, 69-55.

Earlier in the week, Teague scored 18 points and pulled down nine boards in a 67-48 victory over a UIC team picked to finish third in the Horizon League.

Teague shared this week's honor with Toledo center Luke Knapke. The preseason all-conference pick leads Ball State with averages of 17.8 points and 7.8 rebounds through four games while shooting 57.7 percent from the floor.

The Cardinals are 3-1 with their only loss coming in a tight one on the road against an Evansville team that beat then-No. 1 Kentucky three days later.

BSU now returns home for five games in a row, starting Wednesday with a 7 p.m. tipoff against 2019 NCAA Tournament team Northern Kentucky. Ball State alumna and former soccer player Lauren Hall, a recent contestant on NBC's The Voice, will perform the national anthem and will be available for a pregame meet and greet starting at 6 p.m.

The Cardinals will then host Howard as part of a Saturday men's and women's doubleheader on BSU's annual Toys for Tots collection day. Specially-priced tickets and Student Rewards bonus points are available for fans who bring a toy to donate.

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