Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American (24-6, 13-5)
Big Wins: 12/4 at Purdue (66-60), 12/21 Western Kentucky (93-81), 2/24 Toledo (78-73)
Bad Losses: 12/30 Central Michigan (65-69), 1/17 at Toledo (66-72), 2/3 at Ohio (76-80)
Coach: Brady Sallee
Probable Starters:
Carmen Grande, Junior, Guard, 11.5 ppg, 9.2 apg, 3.8 rpg, 2.6 spg
Frannie Frazier, Senior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 2.0 apg, 5.4 rpg
Jasmin Samz, Junior, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 2.6 apg
Destiny Washington, Senior, Forward, 11.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Moriah Monaco, Senior, Forward, 16.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Key Role Players:
Nakeya Penny, Junior, Guard, 4.4 ppg
Maliah Howard-Bass, Freshman, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg
Oshlynn Brown, Freshman Forward,8.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 81.8 (13th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.3 (205, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.9 (31, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.6 (59, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.8 (56, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.7 (69, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.2 (278, 9)
Rebound Margin: 2.9 (113, 4)
Assists Per Game: 19.0 (8, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.4 (138, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 NIT First Round win over Iowa
2016 NIT Second Round loss to Saint Louis
2015 NIT First Round loss to Middle Tennessee
2014 NIT First Round loss to Northwestern
2013 NIT First Round win over Minnesota
2013 NIT Second Round win over Northern Iowa
2013 NIT Third Round loss to Kansas State
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Tennessee
2009 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Iowa State
2007 NIT Second Round loss to Kentucky
2003 NIT First Round win over Indiana State
2003 NIT Second Round loss to Missouri
2002 NIT First Round win over Louisville
2002 NIT Second Round loss to Valparaiso
*all team stats through 3/1
