MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (Interstat) — The Ball State women’s basketball team earned a 76-70 victory over Central Michigan in a Mid-American Conference game Wednesday night at McGuirk Arena.

The Cardinals used a decisive 30-point third quarter to pull away after leading 31-29 at halftime. The Chippewas could not close the gap in the final period despite a game-high 27 points from Madi Morson. Ayanna-Sarai Darrington added 20 points for Central Michigan.

Ball State, which improved to 16-5, was led by Karsyn Norman’s 17 points and five assists. Tessa Towers scored 15 points for the Cardinals. Central Michigan fell to 12-7 with the loss before a crowd of 1,353.