Scores

Final

Ball St 61

(13-13, 4-9 MAC)

W Michigan 78

(12-16, 6-7 MAC)

7:00 PM ET, February 22, 2012

University Arena in Read Fieldhouse, Kalamazoo, MI

1 2 T
BALL 35 2661
WMU 35 4378

Top Performers

Ball State: C. Bond 14 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast

Western Michigan: D. Ward 20 Pts, 1 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

W. Michigan 78, Ball St. 61

Associated Press

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Demetrius Ward hit six of Western Michigan's 13 3-pointers and finished with 20 points as the Broncos defeated Ball State 78-61 Wednesday night.

Ward was 6 for 9 from the 3-point line, leading a Western Michigan team that hit 13 of 21 attempts beyond the arc and shot 55 percent overall from the floor.

Nate Hutcheson and Flenard Whitfield added 15 points each for the Broncos (12-16, 6-7 Mid-American), who split the season series with Ball State. Matt Stainbrook had 11 points and eight rebounds.

The Cardinals (13-13, 4-9) got 14 points from Chris Bond and 10 each from Jauwan Scaife and Jesse Berry.

Ball State was within 64-58 with 4:55 remaining before Hutcheson scored on a dunk and a 3-point shot, sparking a 14-3 game-closing run for Western Michigan.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
BALL
WMU
Points 61 78
FG Made-Attempted 19-53 (.358) 26-47 (.553)
3P Made-Attempted 6-17 (.353) 13-21 (.619)
FT Made-Attempted 17-20 (.850) 13-20 (.650)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (1/0) 20 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 17

Game Leaders

 
BALL
WMU
PointsC. Bond 14D. Ward 20
ReboundsJ. Jones 9M. Stainbrook 8
AssistsT. Robinson 3M. Douglas 6
StealsT. Koch 1B. Pokley 2
Team Stats: Ball State | Western Michigan

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 7, 2012 @BALL 78, WMU 69Recap
» Feb 22, 2012 @WMU 78, BALL 61Recap
Mar 5, 2012 @WMU 69, BALL 63Recap

Next 5 Games

BALL
WMU
02/25 @EMU 4:30pm
02/29 CMU 7:00pm
03/03 NIU 2:00pm
03/05 @WMU 7:00pm
11/11 GRAM 2:00pm
 02/25 @TOL 7:00pm
02/29 EMU 7:00pm
03/02 @CMU 7:00pm
03/05 BALL 7:00pm
03/07 NIU 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Ball State | Western Michigan

Mid-American - West Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Toledo7-918-16
Ball State6-1015-15
Eastern Michigan9-714-18
Western Michigan6-1014-20
Central Michigan5-1111-21
Northern Illinois3-135-26
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