# 1994–95 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Ray McCallum and played their home games at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana as a member of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Bowling Green State, Miami (OH), and Eastern Michigan to win the MAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the Southeast region. There they lost to Arizona State in the first round.

## Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 1993–94 season 16–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Toledo in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament before losing to Ohio in semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1994* | | Lynn | W 111–79 | 1–0 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Dec 2, 1994* | | Trine | W 98–56 | 2–0 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Dec 4, 1994* | | Auburn | W 82–74 | 3–0 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Dec 5, 1994* | | Western Kentucky | L 77–84 | 3–1 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Dec 10, 1994* | | at Butler | W 85–77 | 4–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 22, 1994* | | Indiana State | W 88–80 | 5–1 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Dec 29, 1994* | | at No. 15 Michigan State Oldsmobile Spartan Classic | L 95–117 | 5–2 | Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| Dec 30, 1994* | | vs. Coppin State Oldsmobile Spartan Classic | L 75–76 | 5–3 | Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 4, 1995 | | at Ohio | L 59–65 | 5–4 (0–1) | Convocation Center Athens, Ohio |
| Jan 7, 1995 | | Toledo | W 62–51 | 6–4 (1–1) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Jan 11, 1995 | | at Akron | L 71–74 | 6–5 (1–2) | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio |
| Jan 14, 1995 | | Western Michigan | W 86–70 | 7–5 (2–2) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Jan 18, 1995 | | at Central Michigan | W 85–68 | 8–5 (3–2) | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Jan 21, 1995 | | Eastern Michigan | W 67–63 | 9–5 (4–2) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Jan 25, 1995 | | at Bowling Green State | L 73–88 | 9–6 (4–3) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Jan 28, 1995 | | at Miami (OH) | L 62–77 | 9–7 (4–4) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Feb 1, 1995 | | Kent State | W 81–58 | 10–7 (5–4) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Feb 4, 1995 | | at Toledo | L 62–82 | 10–8 (5–5) | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Feb 8, 1995 | | Akron | W 72–68 | 11–8 (6–5) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Feb 11, 1995 | | at Western Michigan | W 77–72 | 12–8 (7–5) | University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Feb 15, 1995 | | Central Michigan | W 84–54 | 13–8 (8–5) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Feb 18, 1995 | | at Eastern Michigan | L 72–75 | 13–9 (8–6) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Feb 22, 1995 | | Bowling Green State | W 97–71 | 14–9 (9–6) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Feb 25, 1995 | | Miami (OH) | W 61–57 $^{OT}$ | 15–9 (10–6) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Mar 1, 1995 | | at Kent State | L 75–92 | 15–10 (10–7) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio |
| Mar 4, 1995 | | Ohio | W 96–85 | 16–10 (11–7) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1995* | | Bowling Green State Quarterfinals | W 72–58 | 17–10 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Mar 10, 1995* | | vs. Miami (OH) Semifinals | W 66–61 | 18–10 | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Mar 11, 1995* | | vs. Eastern Michigan Championship game | W 77–70 | 19–10 | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1995* | (12 SE) | vs. (5 SE) No. 16 Arizona State First round | L 66–81 | 19–11 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Sources. ||||||