Thursday, November 2
Muncie, IN
7:00 p.m.
Ball State University
85
vs
52
Rose-Hulman
Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics
Cardinals Crush Engineers in Exhibition
November 02, 2023 | Men's Basketball
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State men's basketball team beat Rose-Hulman 85-52 in an exhibition game Thursday night at Worthen Arena.
The Cardinals got double-figures scoring from Basheer Jihad (13 points), Zane Doughty (12) and Jalin Anderson (11) in the warmup to the regular season. Other big contributors to the offense were Mason Jones (nine points), Davion Bailey (nine), Mickey Pearson Jr. (eight) and Micah Bell (eight).
Jihad paced the home team on the boards with nine rebounds, while Anderson dished out six assists and collected five steals.
Ball State broke out for a game-best 12-0 scoring run midway through the first half to create separation, going into the break with a 38-19 advantage.
The Fightin' Engineers got 12 points from Cole Pride and eight each out of Troy McManus and Sam Piontek, but could not hold up inside where the Cardinals enjoyed a 32-6 advantage in points in the paint. Ball State also won the second chance points (14-7) and fast break points (13-2) battles.
A moment of silence was observed pregame in recognition of the passing of Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight, who Ball State head coach Michael Lewis played for at Indiana and worked as a graduate assistant for at Texas Tech.
Up next for the Cardinals is the regular season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. against Goshen College at Worthen.
The Cardinals got double-figures scoring from Basheer Jihad (13 points), Zane Doughty (12) and Jalin Anderson (11) in the warmup to the regular season. Other big contributors to the offense were Mason Jones (nine points), Davion Bailey (nine), Mickey Pearson Jr. (eight) and Micah Bell (eight).
Jihad paced the home team on the boards with nine rebounds, while Anderson dished out six assists and collected five steals.
Ball State broke out for a game-best 12-0 scoring run midway through the first half to create separation, going into the break with a 38-19 advantage.
The Fightin' Engineers got 12 points from Cole Pride and eight each out of Troy McManus and Sam Piontek, but could not hold up inside where the Cardinals enjoyed a 32-6 advantage in points in the paint. Ball State also won the second chance points (14-7) and fast break points (13-2) battles.
A moment of silence was observed pregame in recognition of the passing of Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight, who Ball State head coach Michael Lewis played for at Indiana and worked as a graduate assistant for at Texas Tech.
Up next for the Cardinals is the regular season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. against Goshen College at Worthen.
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