Ball State’s women’s basketball Cardinals lose to Bowling Green 81 to 75

Ball State’s women’s basketball Cardinals played on national television for the first time in the program’s history last night (ESPNU) in a hard-fought game at Bowling Green.  The game went to overtime and the Cards lost 81 to 75.

22 turnovers plagued Ball State; Bowling Green lost the ball just 12 times.  Another factor in the loss was the Cardinals hitting only 11 of 25 free throws for a low 44 percent, while the Falcons hit 22 of 31 for 71 percent.

The Cards are 23-and-7 overall and 13-and-4 in the Mid-American Conference – good for third place in the conference standings behind first-place Toledo and second place Bowling Green.  The last game of the regular season is Saturday at Miami.  Tipoff is at 1 p.m. on ESPN3.