(Photo: Marco Garcia, AP)
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State returned to Worthen Arena on Saturday for another Mid-American Conference matchup, this one against Miami (Ohio), and treated fans to a 71-62 victory.
The Cardinals (11-7, 4-1 in MAC) have now won back-to-back games for the second time since conference play began. They’ve defeated their rivals for the first time since January 2017. And as they picked up another win to remain one of the teams to beat in the MAC’s West Division, coach James Whitford tallied his 100th career victory as the Cardinals’ head coach.
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Here are three takeaways from the contest:
Coach James Whitford reaches milestone with 100th victory
Whitford’s first win as the head coach at Ball State came more than six years ago at Worthen Arena in a non-conference matchup against Taylor.