Tuesday, November 7
Muncie, IN
7:00 p.m.
Ball State University
1-0,0-0MAC
101
vs
40
Goshen
0-1
1
2
F
Goshen
14
26
40
Ball St.
48
53
101
Photo by: Bobby Ellis/Ball State University
Cardinals Ride 27-0 First Half-Ending Run to Win in Season Opener
November 07, 2023 | Men's Basketball
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men's basketball team rode a 27-0 scoring run to end the first half to a 48-14 advantage at the break, cruising to a 101-40 win over Goshen College Tuesday night at Worthen Arena.
The Cardinals (1-0) obliterated the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics member Maple Leafs, but led only 21-14 at the 8:26 mark of the opening period. Goshen would not score before going into the locker room, and Ball State shot 7-for-12 (58.3 percent) from beyond the arc in the first half to create a comfortable advantage.
More of the same would follow early in the second half as junior forward Basheer Jihad scored 14 points in the first 6:45 of the half on his way to a game-high 21. Micah Bell (14 points), Jalin Anderson (10) and Jurica Zagorsak (10) also scored in double figures for the host Cardinals.
Ball State got nine points each from Davion Bailey, Mason Jones and Mickey Pearson Jr. with Trent Middleton Jr. adding eight and seven assists.
The stingy Cardinal defense limited Goshen's leading scorers Karson Jenkins and Judah Simfukwe to a combined six points on 2 of 11 shooting. The Maple Leafs managed to shoot only 29.2 percent (14-48) from the floor and 15.0 percent (3-20) on 3-pointers.
Ball State finished shooting 53.6 percent (37-69) from the field, including 52.4 percent (11-21) from distance and dominated on second chance points (19-2), points in the paint (44-16) and points off turnovers (44-3).
Up next for the Cardinals is a battle with Old Dominion at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Worthen in their first game against a Division I foe of the regular season.
The Cardinals (1-0) obliterated the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics member Maple Leafs, but led only 21-14 at the 8:26 mark of the opening period. Goshen would not score before going into the locker room, and Ball State shot 7-for-12 (58.3 percent) from beyond the arc in the first half to create a comfortable advantage.
More of the same would follow early in the second half as junior forward Basheer Jihad scored 14 points in the first 6:45 of the half on his way to a game-high 21. Micah Bell (14 points), Jalin Anderson (10) and Jurica Zagorsak (10) also scored in double figures for the host Cardinals.
Ball State got nine points each from Davion Bailey, Mason Jones and Mickey Pearson Jr. with Trent Middleton Jr. adding eight and seven assists.
The stingy Cardinal defense limited Goshen's leading scorers Karson Jenkins and Judah Simfukwe to a combined six points on 2 of 11 shooting. The Maple Leafs managed to shoot only 29.2 percent (14-48) from the floor and 15.0 percent (3-20) on 3-pointers.
Ball State finished shooting 53.6 percent (37-69) from the field, including 52.4 percent (11-21) from distance and dominated on second chance points (19-2), points in the paint (44-16) and points off turnovers (44-3).
Up next for the Cardinals is a battle with Old Dominion at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Worthen in their first game against a Division I foe of the regular season.
Team Stats
Goshen
BSU
FG%
.292
.536
3FG%
.150
.524
FT%
.750
.667
RB
29
43
TO
26
8
STL
1
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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