MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men's basketball team got 20 points and 16 rebounds from but couldn't overcome an efficient Miami (OH) offense in an 80-72 win for the RedHawks on Tuesday night at Worthen Arena.
The Cardinals (7-7, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) used a 7-0 run early in the second half after trailing 38-33 at the halftime break to get within a point of the RedHawks (10-4, 2-0 MAC) at 41-40, but the visitors scored the next six points to claim a 47-40 edge with 16 minutes to play.
Ball State's made a layup at the 6:32 mark of the second half to cut Miami's advantage to 57-55, but Kam Craft scored four of his game-high 28 points in the next minute, and the RedHawks would lead by at least four points for the remainder of the game.