# 2019–20 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by eighth year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at IUPUI | W 65–48 | 0–1 | IUPUI Gymnasium (612) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, YouTube | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 83–52 | 1–1 | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (559) Fort Wayne, IN |
| November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, Bearcats TV | | at Cincinnati | W 63–56 | 1–2 | Fifth Third Arena (960) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 20, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Xavier | W 70–49 | 2–2 | Worthen Arena (4,235) Muncie, IN |
| November 23, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Butler | W 74–70 | 3–2 | Worthen Arena (4,192) Muncie, IN |
| November 28, 2019* 4:00 pm | | vs. Lehigh Women's Basketball Bahamas Hoopfest Thanksgiving Classic | W 54–52 | 4–2 | Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm | | vs. Wisconsin Women's Basketball Bahamas Hoopfest Thanksgiving Classic | W 67–56 | 4–3 | Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center (200) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 7, 2019* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | W 91–86 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | Worthen Arena (4,733) Muncie, IN |
| December 18, 2019* 6:30 pm | | vs. Loyola Marymount Lobo Invitational | W 77–72 | 5–4 | Dreamstyle Arena Alburqueque, NM |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | vs. Providence Lobo Invitational | W 52–51 | 6–4 | Dreamstyle Arena Albuquerque, NM |
| December 20, 2019* 9:00 pm, Mountain West Network | | at New Mexico Lobo Invitational | W 70–57 | 7–4 | Dreamstyle Arena (4,728) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Urbana | W 84–49 | 8–4 | Worthen Arena (947) Muncie, IN |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kent State | W 66–62 | 9–4 (1–0) | Worthen Arena (1,105) Muncie, IN |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | W 86–80 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (2–0) | Stroh Center (1,172) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 11, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | W 59–54 | 11–4 (3–0) | Worthen Arena (1,228) Muncie, IN |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | W 66–39 | 11–5 (3–1) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ohio | W 79–71 | 11–6 (3–2) | Convocation Center (541) Athens, OH |
| January 22, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Buffalo | W 69–65 | 12–6 (4–2) | Worthen Arena (1,010) Muncie, IN |
| January 25, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | W 80–63 | 13–6 (5–2) | Worthen Arena (1,315) Muncie, IN |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kent State | W 69–68 | 13–7 (5–3) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (1,521) Kent, OH |
| February 1, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 68–65 | 14–7 (6–3) | Worthen Arena (5,238) Muncie, IN |
| February 8, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Akron | W 60–52 | 15–7 (7–3) | Worthen Arena (1,002) Muncie, IN |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Toledo | W 60–58 | 16–7 (8–3) | Savage Arena (3,179) Toledo, OH |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | W 69–58 | 17–7 (9–3) | Alumni Arena (1,415) Buffalo, NY |
| February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | W 97–89 | 18–7 (10–3) | Worthen Arena (1,334) Muncie, IN |
| February 22, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | W 61–58 | 18–8 (10–4) | Convocation Center (966) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Toledo | W 66–60 | 19–8 (11–4) | Worthen Arena (875) Muncie, IN |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | W 67–62 | 20–8 (12–4) | Worthen Arena (1,812) Muncie, IN |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | W 70–62 | 20–9 (12–5) | Convocation Center (564) DeKalb, IL |
| March 7, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | W 64–63 $^{OT}$ | 21–9 (13–5) | University Arena (825) Kalamazoo, MI |
| MAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2020 approx. 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Eastern Michigan Quarterfinals | W 64–63 | 21–10 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (960) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings