Story Courtesy of Ball State Athletic Communications
WACO, Texas – No. 12-seed Ball State saw its historic season come to a close Friday evening with a loss to fifth-seeded Ole Miss, 83-65, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Foster Pavilion.
With the loss, the Cardinals ended their season with an overall record of 27-8 while the Rebels improve to 21-10 and advance to the second round of the tournament against host No. 4-seed Baylor on Sunday.
This was only the second time in program history that the Cardinals earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, the first since 2009.