Tayler Persons Named MAC West Division Player of the Week

MUNCIE, Ind. -- After leading the Ball State men's basketball team to wins over Northern Illinois and Western Michigan, senior point guard Tayler Persons was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.

Persons averaged 22 points and four assists while shooting better than 57 percent from the floor and nearly 54 percent from 3-point range for the week.

The Kokomo, Indiana, native matched his season high with 29 points in Tuesday's 72-71 victory at Northern Illinois. He tied his career best with six 3-pointers, hitting six of the first seven he attempted, and made five critical free throws in the final minute, including the game-winner with 1.9 seconds left. The win snapped the Cardinals' four-game losing streak.

Four days later, Persons scored 15 points and handed out five assists in Ball State's 79-59 victory over Western Michigan. He scored 11 of his points in the second half, as the Cardinals pulled away in what was a one-point game at the break.

Persons leads Ball State with 17.0 points and 4.5 assists per game. This is the second time this season he has been named the West Division Player of the Week. Teammate Tahjai Teague has also earned the honor twice.

Ball State (13-11, 4-7 MAC) is off until Saturday when the Cardinals host Akron for a 2 p.m. tipoff at Worthen Arena on ESPN3.

Tayler Persons Named MAC West Division Player of the Week

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Tayler Persons

Tahjai Teague

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