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Monday, October 27
Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Men's Basketball Falls in Exhibition at Purdue Fort Wayne
October 27, 2025 | Men's Basketball
Cardinals Hosting Louisiana on Nov. 3 to Begin Regular Season
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Ball State men's basketball team fell 84-70 to Purdue Fort Wayne in an exhibition on Monday night at the Gates Sports Center.
An 8-0 scoring run midway through the second half cut the advantage for the hosts down to 70-63, but Purdue Fort Wayne scored the next four points to take control of the tuneup for the regular season.
The Cardinals were led in scoring by Devon Barnes (18 points) and Elmore James IV (12 points, seven rebounds). Barnes scored all of those in the second half for the visitors, who trailed 45-34 at halftime.
Ball State got six or more points from seven different players and outscored the Mastodons 31-16 in bench points.
Mikale Stevenson led Purdue Fort Wayne with 23 points and 11 rebounds. The Mastodons are coming off a 2024-25 season when they went 19-13 and 12-8 in the Horizon League.
Ball State begins the regular season hosting Louisiana at 7 p.m., on Monday, Nov. 3 in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge.
An 8-0 scoring run midway through the second half cut the advantage for the hosts down to 70-63, but Purdue Fort Wayne scored the next four points to take control of the tuneup for the regular season.
The Cardinals were led in scoring by Devon Barnes (18 points) and Elmore James IV (12 points, seven rebounds). Barnes scored all of those in the second half for the visitors, who trailed 45-34 at halftime.
Ball State got six or more points from seven different players and outscored the Mastodons 31-16 in bench points.
Mikale Stevenson led Purdue Fort Wayne with 23 points and 11 rebounds. The Mastodons are coming off a 2024-25 season when they went 19-13 and 12-8 in the Horizon League.
Ball State begins the regular season hosting Louisiana at 7 p.m., on Monday, Nov. 3 in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge.
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