Men's Basketball Hosting Mansfield Friday Night

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The Ball State men's basketball team is set to host Mansfield at 7 p.m., on Friday night at Worthen Arena in its second game of the season.

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Ball State topped Louisiana 75-64 on Monday night to open the season with a win in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge. The Cardinals were led by Davion Hill's 16 points and eight rebounds, while Cam Denson added 14 points and Armoni Zeigler 13 points and five assists.

The Mansfield Mountaineers are a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference out of NCAA Division II. Head coach John Szentesy is in his eighth season leading the program.

Leading scorers from last season LJ Stansbury (13.9 points per game) and Sterling Scott (13.3) returned to the Mountaineers this year. This will be Mansfield's first game of the season.

Ball State will next play its first road game of the regular season on Tuesday night at Wisconsin.

STRONG FINISH TO A STRONG START: Ball State closed strong in Monday's season-opening 75-64 win against Louisiana, going on an 11-2 run after leading 58-56 with just under five minutes to play.

Four different Cardinals scored during the stretch including Mason Jones and Juwan Maxey who hit 3-pointers and Cam Denson an and-one. Armoni Zeigler capped the run with a field goal to give the hosts a 69-58 lead with 1:36 to play.

HILL FAMILY REUNION: Davion Hill will have an opportunity Friday night to face off with his brother David who is a junior guard at Mansfield.
Davion began his Ball State career with a bang Monday leading the team in points (16) and rebounds (eight) while adding four assists.

SUCCESS VS SUN BELT: Monday night's 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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Players Mentioned

Devon Barnes

Cam Denson

Kayden Fish

Davion Hill

Elmore James IV

Mason Jones

Juwan Maxey

Armoni Zeigler