Eastern Michigan 74, at Ball State 78

MUNCIE, Ind. (Interstat) — In a game that defied pregame projections, the Ball State Cardinals survived a furious second-half rally from Eastern Michigan to secure a 78-74 victory in a Mid-American Conference women’s basketball thriller Saturday at Worthen Arena. A crowd of 3,503 saw the Cardinals improve to 9-4 overall, while the Eagles fell to 6-5. The result was a stark contrast to the statistical prediction, which had favored Ball State with a 98.7% probability of winning. The game’s most critical sequence unfolded in the final 15 seconds with Ball State clinging to a 77-74 lead. Eastern Michigan’s Brooklyn Thrash… Read more...