In a key West Division match-up, the 9-4 Eastern Michigan Eagles take on the 9-4 Ball State Cardinals. The Cardinals had a brutal schedule and pulled off an impressive upset over then top 10 ranked Notre Dame. Eastern Michigan slaughtered a weak schedule, with mostly close losses to quality opponents.
- When: Tuesday, Jan. 2nd, 7 p.m.
- Where: Worthen Arena, Muncie, Indiana
- Watch: ESPN3
- Stream: Via the WatchESPN app
- Line: Ball State -5.5
Eastern Michigan is an exceptionally long and lean team that runs the 2-3 zone that coach Rob Murphy learned from Jim Boeheim.