MUNCIE, Ind. — Basheer Jihad had 19 points in Ball State's 67-58 win over Bellarmine on Saturday.
Jihad also added 11 rebounds for the Cardinals (6-2). Jalin Anderson scored 16 points while shooting 6 for 17, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc, and added six assists and three steals. Ben Hendriks had 11 points and was 4 of 9 shooting and 3 of 3 from the free throw line.
Langdon Hatton led the way for the Knights (2-7) with 19 points and two blocks. Bash Wieland added 13 points and seven rebounds for Bellarmine. In addition, Peter Suder had nine points.
Ball St. 67, Bellarmine 58
BELLARMINE (2-7) — Hatton 8-14 3-4 19, Pfriem 2-5 0-0 4, Suder 2-11 4-4 9, Tipton 1-2 0-0 3, Wieland 6-12 0-0 13, McKinney 3-5 2-2 8, Smith 1-5 0-0 2, Jennings 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-55 9-10 58.
BALL ST. (6-2) — Jihad 6-12 5-5 19, Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Pearson 2-7 5-6 10, Hendriks 4-9 3-3 11, J.Anderson 6-17 2-2 16, Middleton 3-5 1-2 9, Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Doughty 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 16-18 67.
Halftime—Ball St. 40-28. 3-Point Goals—Bellarmine 3-16 (Tipton 1-2, Suder 1-4, Wieland 1-4, Pfriem 0-2, Smith 0-4), Ball St. 7-17 (Jihad 2-3, Middleton 2-3, J.Anderson 2-5, Pearson 1-4, Brown 0-1, Jones 0-1). Fouled Out—Pfriem. Rebounds—Bellarmine 26 (Wieland 7), Ball St. 34 (Jihad 11). Assists—Bellarmine 15 (Pfriem, McKinney 4), Ball St. 14 (J.Anderson 6). Total Fouls—Bellarmine 18, Ball St. 10. A—3,588 (11,500).
