YPSILANTI, Mich. — A hotly contested Mid-American Conference matchup, which saw four players — two on each team — receive technical fouls at the same time late in the second half, ended in a 78-72 victory for Ball State over Eastern Michigan.
With the win, Ball State (7-7, 2-1 MAC) handed Eastern Michigan (6-7, 1-1 MAC) its first home loss of the season and prevented the Eagles from their first 2-0 MAC start in 22 seasons.
Each team went on runs in the second half but the Cardinals, who trailed for most of the first half, were able to come out on top, move to .