MUNCIE, Ind. -- The college basketball season is a long one. It's not how you start, but how you finish. And one thing about Brady Sallee's teams at Ball State is they are almost always in the mix at the finish.
Sallee believes this version of the Cardinals will be contenders, too … even if Monday's home opener didn't appear to show it. His short-handed Cardinals fell to defending Horizon League champion and this year's preseason favorite IUPUI, 73-49, at Worthen Arena.
BSU dropped to 0-2 on the young season, while IUPUI – coming off a 23-8 campaign last year – improved to 2-0.