# 2014–15 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by second year head coach James Whitford, played their home games at John E. Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 2–16 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Bowling Green.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 10:00 pm | at No. 25 Utah | L 72–90 | 0–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,855) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | IU-Kokomo | W 101–62 | 1–1 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,244) Muncie, IN |
| 11/22/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at IUPUI | L 69–71 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Fairgrounds Coliseum (1,952) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | Grambling State | W 88–46 | 2–2 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,827) Muncie, IN |
| 12/03/2014* 3:30 pm | at Eastern Illinois | L 54–61 | 2–3 | Lantz Arena (1,204) Charleston, IL |
| 12/06/2014* 2:00 pm | Indiana State Rivalry | W 70–63 | 3–3 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,152) Muncie, IN |
| 12/13/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Valparaiso Rivalry | L 62–65 | 3–4 | Athletics-Recreation Center (3,752) Valparaiso |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm | James Madison | L 52–72 | 3–5 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,257) Muncie, IN |
| 12/20/2014* 10:00 pm | at No. 19 San Diego State | L 57–70 | 3–6 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/28/2014* 2:00 pm | Longwood | W 69–64 | 4–6 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,276) Muncie, IN |
| 01/03/2015* 2:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 51–48 | 5–6 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,353) Muncie, IN |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Eastern Michigan | W 60–59 $^{OT}$ | 6–6 (1–0) | Convocation Center (1,036) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/10/2015 4:30 pm | Central Michigan | W 83–65 | 7–6 (2–0) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,036) Muncie, IN |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Michigan | L 93–95 $^{2OT}$ | 7–7 (2–1) | Western Michigan (2,288) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 01/17/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bowling Green | L 46–58 | 7–8 (2–2) | Stroh Center (2,304) Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm | Ohio | L 73–82 | 7–9 (2–3) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,770) Muncie, IN |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm | Kent State | L 52–63 | 7–10 (2–4) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,425) Muncie, IN |
| 01/27/2015 7:00 pm | Akron | L 47–59 | 7–11 (2–5) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,375) Akron, OH |
| 01/31/2015 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Miami | L 73–79 | 7–12 (2–6) | Millett Hall (1,691) Oxford, OH |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm | Buffalo | L 78–82 | 7–13 (2–7) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,084) Muncie, IN |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm | Toledo | L 61–72 | 7–14 (2–8) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,325) Muncie, IN |
| 02/10/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Illinois | L 63–75 | 7–15 (2–9) | Convocation Center (975) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/14/2015 4:30 pm | Bowling Green | L 65–79 | 7–16 (2–10) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,664) Muncie, IN |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm | at Kent State | L 53–58 | 7–17 (2–11) | MAC Center (3,087) Kent, OH |
| 02/21/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Central Michigan | L 60–83 | 7–18 (2–12) | McGuirk Arena (4,008) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/24/2015 7:00 pm | Western Michigan | L 48–53 | 7–19 (2–13) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,794) Muncie, IN |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm | at Toledo | L 59–70 | 7–20 (2–14) | Savage Arena (6,812) Toledo, OH |
| 03/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan | L 60–67 | 7–21 (2–15) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,295) Muncie, IN |
| 03/06/2015 7:00 pm | Northern Illinois | L 67–71 $^{OT}$ | 7–22 (2–16) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,585) Muncie, IN |
| MAC tournament |||||
| 03/09/2015 7:00 pm | at Bowling Green First round | L 75–88 | 7–23 | Stroh Center (1,240) Bowling Green, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||