Tuesday, November 11
Madison, Wisc.
8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT
Ball State University
at
Wisconsin
Photo by: Heather Parker
Men's Basketball Playing at Wisconsin Tuesday Night in First Road Game of Regular Season
November 10, 2025 | Men's Basketball
Cardinals Set to Face First Top 25 Opponent since 2019
The Ball State men's basketball team heads up to Wisconsin to take on the Badgers Tuesday night in its first road game of the regular season.
The 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CT) contest will be televised on Big Ten Network, with Chris Vosters and Jordan Taylor on the call. Mick Tidrow and David Eha handle the radio broadcast on WMUN 92.5 FM / 1340 AM and on the WMUN app. Links to the broadcasts and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
The Cardinals (2-0) topped Mansfield 84-54 on Friday night after defeating Louisiana 75-64 on Monday, Nov. 3 in the season opener to start the season with a pair of wins. Armoni Zeigler (16.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game) and Davion Hill (16.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game) led Ball State in the first week of the campaign.
The No. 24 Badgers (2-0) beat Campbell 96-64 on Nov. 3 before taking down Northern Illinois 97-72 on Friday night at home. In addition to the Camels and Huskies, Wisconsin also plays common opponent Central Michigan on Dec. 22.
Guards John Blackwell and Nick Boyd pace the Badgers averaging 23 points per game through the first two contests. The junior Blackwell is in his third season in Madison and averaged 15.3 points and 5.1
rebounds a game as a sophomore in 2024-25. Boyd played at San Diego State last year and at Florida Atlantic prior to that where he was a starter for the 2023 Final Four team.
Wisconsin was voted No. 24 in the AP Poll and No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll released Monday.
Ball State is next set to return home to host Little Rock on Saturday at 7 p.m.
DYNAMIC DUO: Guards Davion Hill and Armoni Zeigler traded off leading the team in points and rebounds in the first two games of the season, with the other pacing the Cardinals in assists.
Hill went for 16 points, eight boards and four assists in the Nov. 3 season-opening win over Louisiana, while Zeigler chipped in 13 points, three rebounds and a team-best five assists. Zeigler tallied 20 points, nine rebounds and five steals last Friday night against Mansfield as Hill had 16 points, six rebounds and four helpers.
FINISHING STRONG: Ball State controlled the closing minutes in the 75-64 win over the Ragin' Cajuns and 84-54 decision vs the Mountaineers.
The Cardinals scored the final 12 points of the game and 36 of the last 44 overall against Mansfield on Friday. Ball State used an 11-2 run with under five minutes on the clock vs Louisiana the previous Monday to create separation in the season opener.
BATTLING THE BIG TEN: Tuesday night's game at Wisconsin will be Ball State's first game against a team from the Big Ten Conference since Dec. 21, 2023 at Minnesota.
The Cardinals will be looking for their first win at Madison in program history in the seventh try, but Ball State is 2-0 against the Badgers in Muncie, including a 68-56 win on Dec. 13, 1997.
LOOK AT THE RANKINGS: Ball State will play its first Top 25 opponent since 2019 as Wisconsin was voted No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the AP Poll released Monday.
The Cardinals played No. 22 Washington on Dec. 22, 2019.Â
SUCCESS VS SUN BELT: The Nov. 3 win over Louisiana in the season opener was Ball State's third in as many tries in home games of the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge.
Ball State topped Old Dominion 73-68 on Nov. 11, 2023 and Southern Miss 77-76 on Feb. 8, 2025 in the two previous installments of the challenge at Worthen Arena.
I'VE SEEN YOU BEFORE: Senior guard Elmore James IV is no stranger to the Mid-American Conference having played three seasons at Ohio before coming to Ball State.
The Cleveland, Ohio native has made 24 starts in 50 career MAC games, scoring 339 points. James averaged 8.2 points and 2.6 rebounds overall last season for the Bobcats while shooting 37.3 percent from 3-point range.
FAMILIAR NAME: Junior guard Armoni Zeigler, a transfer from Saint Peter's, is the brother of former Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler.
Armoni averaged 11.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for the Peacocks last season while leading the team in field goals made (114) and steals (43).
BIG GAME POTENTIAL: Guards Devon Barnes, Juwan Maxey and Davion Hill have shown the ability to put up big scoring games in their collegiate careers.
The senior Barnes put up 40 points in a game as a freshman at Triton Community College and 33 against California Baptist as a sophomore at Tarleton State. Fellow senior Maxey scored 29 points against Milwaukee last season when he went to Youngstown State and 23 points vs Robert Morris in the Horizon League championship game. Hill, a redshirt sophomore, tallied double figures in points on 22 occasions including a season-high 38 points last season at Northwest Florida State College.
FLYING FISH: Redshirt sophomore forward Kayden Fish comes to Muncie with NCAA Tournament experience after scoring an and-one and registering a block and a steal last March in Iowa State's first round win over Lipscomb.
The Kansas City, Mo., was awarded a medical redshirt his freshman year with the Cyclones and played in nine games last season before transferring to Ball State.
TV GAME AT WORTHEN ARENA: The game against Ohio originally scheduled for Jan. 17 in Muncie has been moved to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16 due to it being aired on CBS Sports Network.
Ball State's most recent home MAC game on a Friday was back on March 3, 2023 against Toledo in a game that was also broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
WELCOME TO THE MAC: Ball State plays league newcomer UMass twice in the regular season in the first season in the league for the Minutemen.
The Cardinals play at UMass on Jan. 10 before hosting the Minutemen on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The two teams have faced off only once prior, in an 89-86 Ball State win on Nov. 21, 2021 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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The 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CT) contest will be televised on Big Ten Network, with Chris Vosters and Jordan Taylor on the call. Mick Tidrow and David Eha handle the radio broadcast on WMUN 92.5 FM / 1340 AM and on the WMUN app. Links to the broadcasts and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
The Cardinals (2-0) topped Mansfield 84-54 on Friday night after defeating Louisiana 75-64 on Monday, Nov. 3 in the season opener to start the season with a pair of wins. Armoni Zeigler (16.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game) and Davion Hill (16.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game) led Ball State in the first week of the campaign.
The No. 24 Badgers (2-0) beat Campbell 96-64 on Nov. 3 before taking down Northern Illinois 97-72 on Friday night at home. In addition to the Camels and Huskies, Wisconsin also plays common opponent Central Michigan on Dec. 22.
Guards John Blackwell and Nick Boyd pace the Badgers averaging 23 points per game through the first two contests. The junior Blackwell is in his third season in Madison and averaged 15.3 points and 5.1
rebounds a game as a sophomore in 2024-25. Boyd played at San Diego State last year and at Florida Atlantic prior to that where he was a starter for the 2023 Final Four team.
Wisconsin was voted No. 24 in the AP Poll and No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll released Monday.
Ball State is next set to return home to host Little Rock on Saturday at 7 p.m.
DYNAMIC DUO: Guards Davion Hill and Armoni Zeigler traded off leading the team in points and rebounds in the first two games of the season, with the other pacing the Cardinals in assists.
Hill went for 16 points, eight boards and four assists in the Nov. 3 season-opening win over Louisiana, while Zeigler chipped in 13 points, three rebounds and a team-best five assists. Zeigler tallied 20 points, nine rebounds and five steals last Friday night against Mansfield as Hill had 16 points, six rebounds and four helpers.
FINISHING STRONG: Ball State controlled the closing minutes in the 75-64 win over the Ragin' Cajuns and 84-54 decision vs the Mountaineers.
The Cardinals scored the final 12 points of the game and 36 of the last 44 overall against Mansfield on Friday. Ball State used an 11-2 run with under five minutes on the clock vs Louisiana the previous Monday to create separation in the season opener.
BATTLING THE BIG TEN: Tuesday night's game at Wisconsin will be Ball State's first game against a team from the Big Ten Conference since Dec. 21, 2023 at Minnesota.
The Cardinals will be looking for their first win at Madison in program history in the seventh try, but Ball State is 2-0 against the Badgers in Muncie, including a 68-56 win on Dec. 13, 1997.
LOOK AT THE RANKINGS: Ball State will play its first Top 25 opponent since 2019 as Wisconsin was voted No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the AP Poll released Monday.
The Cardinals played No. 22 Washington on Dec. 22, 2019.Â
SUCCESS VS SUN BELT: The Nov. 3 win over Louisiana in the season opener was Ball State's third in as many tries in home games of the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge.
Ball State topped Old Dominion 73-68 on Nov. 11, 2023 and Southern Miss 77-76 on Feb. 8, 2025 in the two previous installments of the challenge at Worthen Arena.
I'VE SEEN YOU BEFORE: Senior guard Elmore James IV is no stranger to the Mid-American Conference having played three seasons at Ohio before coming to Ball State.
The Cleveland, Ohio native has made 24 starts in 50 career MAC games, scoring 339 points. James averaged 8.2 points and 2.6 rebounds overall last season for the Bobcats while shooting 37.3 percent from 3-point range.
FAMILIAR NAME: Junior guard Armoni Zeigler, a transfer from Saint Peter's, is the brother of former Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler.
Armoni averaged 11.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for the Peacocks last season while leading the team in field goals made (114) and steals (43).
BIG GAME POTENTIAL: Guards Devon Barnes, Juwan Maxey and Davion Hill have shown the ability to put up big scoring games in their collegiate careers.
The senior Barnes put up 40 points in a game as a freshman at Triton Community College and 33 against California Baptist as a sophomore at Tarleton State. Fellow senior Maxey scored 29 points against Milwaukee last season when he went to Youngstown State and 23 points vs Robert Morris in the Horizon League championship game. Hill, a redshirt sophomore, tallied double figures in points on 22 occasions including a season-high 38 points last season at Northwest Florida State College.
FLYING FISH: Redshirt sophomore forward Kayden Fish comes to Muncie with NCAA Tournament experience after scoring an and-one and registering a block and a steal last March in Iowa State's first round win over Lipscomb.
The Kansas City, Mo., was awarded a medical redshirt his freshman year with the Cyclones and played in nine games last season before transferring to Ball State.
TV GAME AT WORTHEN ARENA: The game against Ohio originally scheduled for Jan. 17 in Muncie has been moved to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16 due to it being aired on CBS Sports Network.
Ball State's most recent home MAC game on a Friday was back on March 3, 2023 against Toledo in a game that was also broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
WELCOME TO THE MAC: Ball State plays league newcomer UMass twice in the regular season in the first season in the league for the Minutemen.
The Cardinals play at UMass on Jan. 10 before hosting the Minutemen on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The two teams have faced off only once prior, in an 89-86 Ball State win on Nov. 21, 2021 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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