MUNCIE – The Ball State Cardinals handed Butler an 84-68 loss on Thursday night at Worthen Arena. The Bulldogs are now 1-2 at the start of the young season while BSU improves to 2-1.
 
Stat of the Game
Ball State outscored Butler 52-35 in the second half. The Cardinals also made more free throws (16) than Butler attempted (10).
 
First Quarter
- McLimore and Meulemans hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give BU a quick 6-0 lead
- BU dishes out four assists on their first five field goals while shooting 55.6%
- Butler leads Ball State 12-11 at the first media timeout
- Ball State uses a 5-0 run to grab a 17-14 lead
- BU counters with a 7-0 run
- McLimore gives BU seven first quarter points
- Butler leads Ball State 21-17 after the first quarter
 
Second Quarter
- Clephane gives BSU a one-point lead at 24-23
- McLimore's step back jumper is the only BU field goal over the opening five minutes (1-8)
- Strande hits a 3-pointer to tie it at 26-26
- Meulemans adds a triple to push the BU lead to 31-29
- Clephane hits at the buzzer to get the Cards within one at 33-32
 
Third Quarter
- Ball State opens the quarter on a 7-2 run
- Butler regains the lead on a dribble drive from Carrothers (40-39)
- Cardinals lead 45-40 at the media timeout
- BSU outscores BU 26-15 in the third to own a 10-point lead
- McLimore has a season-high 16 points heading to the fourth
 
Fourth Quarter
- Parkinson calls a timeout with 7:46 to play
- Carrothers scores six points in just over three minutes to give her 12 in the game
- 9-0 run gives BSU a 20-point lead
 
Inside the Box Score
- First road game of the season
- Ball State applied a full court press which helped create 21 BU turnovers
- Rachel McLimore made half of her field goals (7-14) for a season-high 16 points
- Jessica Carrothers had her best game as a Bulldog with 14 points
- Kelsy Taylor led Butler with seven rebounds
- Anna Mortag was the BU assist leader with four
- Butler shot 47 percent from the field (26-55)
- The Bulldogs buried eight 3-pointers
- Ally Becki led Ball State with 18 points
- Former Bulldog Alex Richard scored 10 points in 12 minutes
- Madelyn Bischoff hit three 3-pointers for BSU

Up Next
Butler will have the weekend off and return to action on Monday, Nov. 21. The Bulldogs will host Tennessee State at 7 PM. Fans can stream the game live on FloSports.com.