By MIKE SMITH
OXFORD, Ohio – Forwards Franko House and Bo Calhoun combined for 14 points in Ball State’s narrow 48-46 win over Miami back in mid-January. Both players got untracked Tuesday night as Ball State pulled away from a four-point halftime lead to hand the hosting RedHawks a 73-56 loss.
Ball State’s victory, coupled with Toledo’s loss at Central Michigan, moved the Cardinals (17-9, 8-5 MAC) into sole possession of first place in the MAC West. BSU heads into Saturday’s games with a one-game lead over Northern Illinois, Toledo and Central Michigan.
House, who hit all 13 of his shots from the charity stripe, shared game-high honors with Miami’s Eric Washington. Both . . .