MUNCIE, Ind -- Visiting Longwood twice closed to within two points late, but the Ball State Cardinals answered both challenges to post a 69-64 victory Sunday at Worthen Arena.
A Darrion Allen trey, followed by a steal and one free throw by Quincy Taylor put the Lancers just two back (64-62) with 32 seconds left. Ball State managed to push the lead out to four points with four straight free throws.
Quincy Taylor scored on a layup with nine seconds to go, but Zavier Turner made it a two-possession game on a free throw with six seconds left, effectively sealing the outcome.
Guard Sean Sellers led the Cardinals with 15 points, including 4-of-4 from behind the arc. BSU hit 10-of-23 (43.5%) for the night on threes.
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A Darrion Allen trey, followed by a steal and one free throw by Quincy Taylor put the Lancers just two back (64-62) with 32 seconds left. Ball State managed to push the lead out to four points with four straight free throws.
Quincy Taylor scored on a layup with nine seconds to go, but Zavier Turner made it a two-possession game on a free throw with six seconds left, effectively sealing the outcome.
Guard Sean Sellers led the Cardinals with 15 points, including 4-of-4 from behind the arc. BSU hit 10-of-23 (43.5%) for the night on threes.
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Francis Kiapway and Matt Kamieniecki also reached double figures with 11 apiece. Kiapway was 3-of-6 from from distance. Kamieniecki did most of his damage at the line, hitting 7-of-13 from the stripe. Franco House paced the rebounding effort with nine rebounds as the Cardinals held a 35-31 edge in that department.
Longwood was paced by 20 points from Quincy Taylor, 18 from Shaquille Johnson and 11 from Ryan Badowski. Taylor, who had a season-high of 34 against Dartmouth, connected on 5-of-9 treys against BSU.
Longwood had six more field goals 24-of-55, 43.6%) than Ball State (18-of-47, 38.3%). However, the Cardinals connected on 23-of-35 at the free throw line, while Longwood made 5-of-8 charity tosses.
The hosts held a 28-22 halftime lead. Kiapway’s trey gave BSU a nine-point advantage at 43-34.
The advantage briefly reached double digits (57-47) on a Kiapway three at 3:55, but the Lancers responded with an eight-point run to again make it a two-point difference.
After a Kamieniecki old-fashioned three-point play put the Cardinals up 64-58, Longwood pulled with two a final time at 64-62, but the Lancers made just one more basket the rest of the way. BSU sealed the win with free throws.
Longwood was paced by 20 points from Quincy Taylor, 18 from Shaquille Johnson and 11 from Ryan Badowski. Taylor, who had a season-high of 34 against Dartmouth, connected on 5-of-9 treys against BSU.
Longwood had six more field goals 24-of-55, 43.6%) than Ball State (18-of-47, 38.3%). However, the Cardinals connected on 23-of-35 at the free throw line, while Longwood made 5-of-8 charity tosses.
The hosts held a 28-22 halftime lead. Kiapway’s trey gave BSU a nine-point advantage at 43-34.
The advantage briefly reached double digits (57-47) on a Kiapway three at 3:55, but the Lancers responded with an eight-point run to again make it a two-point difference.
After a Kamieniecki old-fashioned three-point play put the Cardinals up 64-58, Longwood pulled with two a final time at 64-62, but the Lancers made just one more basket the rest of the way. BSU sealed the win with free throws.
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