The Bears and Lady Bears had days to forget on Saturday as they played in their multi-team events.
Frustration is building around the men's basketball team, which is playing in The Bahamas, while a young Lady Bears team suffered their largest regular-season setback since the beginning of the 2017-18 season.
Here's what happened on Saturday:
Ball State 67, Missouri State men's basketball 64
The Bears were expected to go into this tournament and possibly come out with a win. Two losses later, they're playing in Sunday's seventh-place game.
A disappointing 67-64 loss to Ball State saw the Bears (2-3) go through rough stretches throughout a game they were heavily favored in.