# 2011–12 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represent Ball State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is coached by Billy Taylor and play their homes game in John E. Worthen Arena. They are a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Western Michigan.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 7* 7:00 pm | Taylor | W 72–47 | | John E. Worthen Arena (3,247) Muncie, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 13* 6:00 pm, Fox Sports AZ | at No. 16 Arizona | L 63–73 | 0–1 | McKale Center (12,833) Tucson, AZ |
| Nov. 18* 5:05 pm | at Indiana State | L 50–57 | 0–2 | Hulman Center (5,773) Terre Haute, IN |
| Nov. 23* 7:00 pm | IUPUI | W 69–62 | 1–2 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,225) Muncie, IN |
| Nov. 27* 2:00 pm | Calumet College | W 74–39 | 2–2 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,055) Muncie, IN |
| Nov. 29* 7:00 pm | Texas Southern | W 64–53 | 3–2 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,906) Muncie, IN |
| Dec. 3* 3:00 pm | at Tennessee–Martin | W 71–48 | 4–2 | Skyhawk Arena (1,201) Martin, TN |
| Dec. 6* 8:30 pm | at SIU Edwardsville | W 76–55 | 5–2 | Vadalabene Center (1,708) Edwardsville, IL |
| Dec. 10* 2:00 pm, BSSN | Butler | W 58–55 | 6–2 | John E. Worthen Arena (8,412) Muncie, IN |
| Dec. 19* 7:00 pm | at IUPUI | L 57–66 | 6–3 | IUPUI Gymnasium (2,074) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec. 23* 6:00 pm | at Morehead State | L 54–62 | 6–4 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,010) Morehead, KY |
| Dec. 31* 2:00 pm | Chicago State | W 86–58 | 7–4 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,202) Muncie, IN |
| Jan. 4* 7:00 pm | Florida A&M | W 70–55 | 8–4 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,736) Muncie, IN |
| Jan. 7 2:00 pm, BSSN | Western Michigan | W 78–69 | 9–4 (1–0) | John E. Worthen Arena (4,213) Muncie, IN |
| Jan. 10 7:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | at Toledo | W 70–68 | 10–4 (2–0) | Savage Arena (4,079) Toledo, OH |
| Jan. 14 2:00 pm | Eastern Michigan | L 48–51 | 10–5 (2–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (4,050) Muncie, IN |
| Jan. 18 7:00 pm | at Central Michigan | W 73–52 | 11–5 (3–1) | McGuirk Arena (1,541) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Jan. 21 8:00 pm, BSSN | at Northern Illinois | W 75–65 | 12–5 (4–1) | Convocation Center (1,961) DeKalb, IL |
| Jan. 24 7:00 pm, STO | Akron | L 58–70 | 12–6 (4–2) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,757) Muncie, IN |
| Jan. 28 11:00 am, ESPNU | at Ohio | L 55–59 | 12–7 (4–3) | Convocation Center (6,018) Athens, OH |
| Feb. 1 7:00 pm | at Buffalo | L 57–73 | 12–8 (4–4) | Alumni Arena (2,112) Buffalo, NY |
| Feb. 4 4:00 pm | Miami (OH) | W 59–53 | 12–9 (4–5) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,917) Muncie, IN |
| Feb. 8 7:00 pm, BSSN | Bowling Green | L 54–61 | 12–10 (4–6) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,070) Muncie, IN |
| Feb. 11 11:00 am, ESPNU | at Kent State | L 55–76 | 12–11 (4–7) | MAC Center (2,472) Kent, OH |
| Feb. 15 7:00 pm | Toledo | L 55–63 | 12–12 (4–8) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,144) Muncie, IN |
| Feb. 18* 2:00 pm | Southern Illinois Bracket Busters | W 71–62 | 13–12 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,272) Muncie, IN |
| Feb. 22 7:00 pm, STO | at Western Michigan | L 61–78 | 13–13 (4–9) | University Arena (2,877) Kalamazoo, MI |
| Feb. 25 4:30 pm, BSSN | at Eastern Michigan | L 50–61 | 13–14 (4–10) | Convocation Center (1,507) Ypsilanti, MI |
| Feb. 29 7:00 pm | Central Michigan | W 71–52 | 14–14 (5–10) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,964) Muncie, IN |
| Mar. 2 2:00 pm | Northern Illinois | W 62–51 | 15–14 (6–10) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,935) Muncie, IN |
| Mid-American Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar. 5 7:00 pm | at Western Michigan First Round | L 64–76 | 15–15 | Convocation Center (Ohio) (4,153) Athens, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. ||||||