# 2010–11 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Billy Taylor and played their homes game in John E. Worthen Arena. They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 10–6 in MAC play to finish second place in the West Division. They lost in the semifinals of the MAC tournament to Kent State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 14* 3:00 pm | | Eastern Illinois | W 77–46 | 1–0 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,125) Muncie, IN |
| Nov. 17* 7:00 pm | | Indiana State | W 75–60 | 2–0 | John E. Worthen Arena (5,773) Muncie, IN |
| Nov. 20* 2:00 pm | | at No. 16 Butler | L 55–88 | 2–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,038) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov. 25* 1:45 am | | vs. St. John's Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals | L 73–78 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Sullivan Arena (4,632) Anchorage, AK |
| Nov. 26* 4:00 pm | | vs. Southern Utah Great Alaska Shootout consolation 2nd round | W 73–54 | 3–2 | Sullivan Arena (4,525) Anchorage, AK |
| Nov. 27* 6:00 pm | | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout fifth place game | L 44–62 | 3–3 | Sullivan Arena (4,701) Anchorage, AK |
| Dec. 8* 8:00 pm | | at Eastern Illinois | W 58–51 | 4–3 | Lantz Arena (800) Charleston, IL |
| Dec. 11* 8:30 pm | | at DePaul | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | McGrath Arena (3,454) Chicago, IL |
| Dec. 21* 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Joseph | W 95–43 | 6–3 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,910) Muncie, IN |
| Dec. 28* 8:05 pm | | at Valparaiso | L 52–69 | 6–4 | Athletics–Recreation Center (4,476) Valparaiso, IN |
| Dec. 31* 12:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 80–68 | 7–4 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,906) Muncie, IN |
| Jan. 3* 7:00 pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 76–46 | 8–4 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,684) Muncie, IN |
| Jan. 8 4:00 pm | | at Northern Illinois | W 75–65 | 9–4 (1–0) | Convocation Center (1,041) DeKalb, IL |
| Jan. 12 7:30 pm | | Western Michigan | W 72–63 | 10–4 (2–0) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,601) Muncie, IN |
| Jan. 15 2:00 pm | | Central Michigan | W 64–55 | 11–4 (3–0) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,690) Muncie, IN |
| Jan. 19 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Michigan | W 60–51 | 12–4 (4–0) | Convocation Center (741) Ypsilanti, MI |
| Jan. 22 7:00 pm | | at Toledo | W 70–60 | 13–4 (5–0) | Savage Arena (5,015) Toledo, OH |
| Jan. 24* 7:00 pm | | Morehead State | L 48–50 | 13–5 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,317) Muncie, IN |
| Jan. 27 7:00 pm | | Kent State | L 53–66 | 13–6 (5–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,310) Muncie, IN |
| Jan. 29 2:00 pm | | Ohio | L 60–61 | 13–7 (5–2) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,976) Muncie, IN |
| Feb. 1 7:00 pm | | at Miami (OH) | L 75–89 | 13–8 (5–3) | Millett Hall (1,216) Oxford, OH |
| Feb. 5 2:00 pm | | Buffalo | W 72–71 | 14–8 (6–3) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,309) Muncie, IN |
| Feb. 9 7:00 pm | | at Bowling Green | L 64–65 | 14–9 (6–4) | Anderson Arena (1,315) Bowling Green, OH |
| Feb. 12 7:30 pm | | at Akron | L 60–75 | 14–10 (6–5) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,401) Akron, OH |
| Feb. 15 7:00 pm | | Toledo | W 83–62 | 15–10 (7–5) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,014) Muncie, IN |
| Feb. 21 7:00 pm | | at Wofford ESPN BracketBusters | L 61–66 | 15–11 | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,890) Spartanburg, SC |
| Feb. 23 7:00 pm | | Eastern Michigan | W 64–49 | 16–11 (8–5) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,082) Muncie, IN |
| Feb. 26 6:30 pm | | at Central Michigan | W 65–58 | 17–11 (9–5) | McGuirk Arena (3,816) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Mar. 2 7:00 pm | | at Western Michigan | L 70–87 | 17–12 (9–6) | University Arena (3,249) Kalamazoo, MI |
| Mar. 5 2:00 pm | | Northern Illinois | W 67–57 | 18–12 (10–6) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,222) Muncie, IN |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| Mar. 10 9:30 pm | (4) | vs. (5) Ohio Quarterfinals | W 76–73 | 19–12 | Quicken Loans Arena (3,615) Cleveland, OH |
| Mar. 11 9:30 pm | (4) | vs. (1) Kent State Semifinals | L 68–79 | 19–13 | Quicken Loans Arena (6,174) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||