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Stifling Defense Propels Cardinals to Dominant Win over Evansville

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12/31/2024 | 2 PM

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MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men's basketball team stifled Evansville to 29 percent shooting, and Payton Sparks had a season-best offensive performance to lead the Cardinals to an 80-43 win on Saturday afternoon at Worthen Arena.

Ball State (5-6) scored the first 11 points of the game and never looked back, taking a 37-17 lead into the halftime break.