Ohio Outlasts Ball State 85-77

ATHENS, Ohio - Ishmael El-Amin had team highs of 21 points and five assists for Ball State in an 85-77 loss at Ohio on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals and OU were supposed to play Friday night on national TV but the game was moved to Saturday due to power outages in the area.

Ohio's Jason Preston had a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists while being limited to 3-for-16 shooting. Mark Sears added 19 points for Ohio (8-6, 4-4). OU scored the game's first 11 points and held a 16-8 lead early in the game. Ball State (6-7, 4-4) found hot shooting from 3-point range to battle back, making 5-for-10 from long range in the first half to be within 46-40. Ohio led by as many as…