In the Ball State men's basketball final practice before hosting Bradley Dec. 6, head coach James Whitford said his team needed to be grittier.
When game time came around, they were. Ball State (5-4) defeated Bradley (4-5) 80-63 behind balanced scoring and a suffocating defensive performance.
"We haven’t really left the game feeling like we played well in a while," Whitford said. "I thought we played the game the right way.”
Five Cardinals, including four starters, scored in double figures behind a career high 17 from sophomore center Trey Moses.
"He's more experienced; he's more athletic; he's better in every category," Whitford said of Moses.