MUNCIE, Ind. — Despite a valiant effort, Ball State men's basketball couldn't hang on.
The Cardinals (20-10, 11-6 MAC) on Tuesday led for most of the game but fell 87-83 at Akron. They were without their top scorer, redshirt junior guard Jarron Coleman, who was sidelined with "turf toe" he suffered in the second half of the previous outing at Eastern Michigan, according to head coach Michael Lewis.
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While it was the team's third defeat in four outings, Ohio (17-13, 9-11 MAC) lost as well, locking BSU into the No.