MUNCIE, Ind. -- Buffalo has been the unquestioned standard bearer in the Mid-American Conference for some time now. Back-to-back conference champions. NCAA tournaments in four of the past five years.
Tuesday night inside Worthen Arena it was all Ball State.
The Cardinals started fast, opened up a double-digit lead and never looked back on the way to an 88-68 victory in front of more than 4,800 fans.
Tahjai Teague led the way with a season-high 25 points and nine rebounds as BSU (9-6) improved to 2-0 in conference play with wins over both reigning division champions.