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Cardinals Short on Energy, Shooting in Loss to Ohio

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MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State men's basketball team fell behind from the start Saturday and could never recover in a 70-52 loss to Ohio at Worthen Arena.

Ball State struggled to a 35 percent shooting performance and made just 6-of-22 shots in the first half. The Cardinals trailed 10-0 in the early minutes and eventually faced a 39-18 deficit at halftime.

led three double-figure scorers for Ball State (10-6, 1-2 MAC) with 16 points, while and added 10 each.

"I commend Ohio; I thought they really came ready to play," Ball State head coach said.