Mid-American Conference

CIT Second Round
Ball State (20-13) vs. UT Martin (20-14)
Sunday, March 20 (6 p.m.)
Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena)
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A Look at the Cardinals
• Ball State hosts its first postseason game since the first round of the 2002 NIT on Sunday when UT Martin visits for the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT).
 
• The Cardinals advanced to this point with a 78-73, double-overtime win Tuesday at Tennessee State. Ball State overcame an early 20-3 deficit and 31 turnovers to win the game behind 25 points from Jeremie Tyler and 20 from Ryan Weber. It was the first time this season the team had multiple players with 20 points in a game.
 
• The win at Tennessee Martin marked Ball State’s first postseason victory since the 2002 NIT third round. It also gave the Cardinals 20 wins for the first time since that 2001-02 campaign.
 
• Sunday will mark Ball State’s second straight game against an Ohio Valley Conference opponent and its fourth of the season. The Cardinals own wins over Eastern Illinois (73-56) and Tennessee State (78-73) and a loss to Eastern Kentucky (89-81).
 
• Ball State ranks No. 151 out of 351 Division I teams in the Ken Pomeroy rankings and has been as high as No. 127 this season. BSU has not finished a season better than its current Pomeroy ranking since 2005 (No. 105)
 
• BSU is the fourth-most improved team in the country in terms of its record from last year to this year (source: NCAA). The Cardinals have improved from 7-23 to 20-13.