# 1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Ray McCallum, Ball State played their home games at Worthen Arena. The Cardinals finished atop the MAC West Division regular season standings. Ball State won the MAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. In the opening round, the Cardinals were beaten by No. 6 seed UCLA and finished the season with a 22–9 record (11–7 MAC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 20, 1999* | | at Wisconsin | L 50–60 | 0–1 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| Nov 24, 1999* | | Southern Illinois | W 79–74 | 1–1 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Nov 27, 1999* | | Indiana State | W 64–55 | 2–1 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Dec 3, 1999* | | Cornell | W 73–65 | 3–1 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | Wisconsin–Milwaukee | W 71–58 | 4–1 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Dec 11, 1999* | | Butler | W 80–70 | 5–1 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Dec 18, 1999* | | vs. No. 24 Purdue | W 72–52 | 6–1 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 21, 1999* | | Chaminade | W 101–79 | 7–1 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Dec 27, 1999* | | at San Diego State | W 82–65 | 8–1 | Viejas Arena San Diego, California |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2000 | | at Northern Illinois | W 75–67 | 9–1 (1–0) | Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois |
| Jan 5, 2000 | | Toledo | W 88–85 $^{OT}$ | 10–1 (2–0) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Jan 8, 2000 | | at Eastern Michigan | L 93–98 $^{3OT}$ | 10–2 (2–1) | Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Jan 12, 2000 | | at Miami (OH) | L 84–86 $^{3OT}$ | 10–3 (2–2) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Jan 15, 2000 | | Northern Illinois | L 64–76 | 10–4 (2–3) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Jan 19, 2000 | | at Kent State | L 55–77 | 10–5 (2–4) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | Central Michigan | W 88–69 | 11–5 (3–4) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Jan 24, 2000 | | at Marshall | L 73–85 | 11–6 (3–5) | Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia |
| Jan 26, 2000 | | at Ohio | L 53–64 | 11–7 (3–6) | Convocation Center Athens, Ohio |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | Buffalo | W 82–68 | 12–7 (4–6) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Feb 2, 2000 | | Bowling Green | W 71–61 | 13–7 (5–6) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Feb 5, 2000 | | Eastern Michigan | W 78–58 | 14–7 (6–6) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Feb 9, 2000 | | Western Michigan | W 80–60 | 15–7 (7–6) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Feb 14, 2000 | | Akron | W 89–68 | 16–7 (8–6) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Feb 16, 2000 | | at Toledo | L 61–66 | 16–8 (8–7) | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Feb 19, 2000 | | Miami (OH) | W 60–57 $^{OT}$ | 17–8 (9–7) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Feb 24, 2000 | | at Central Michigan | W 91–80 | 18–8 (10–7) | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | at Western Michigan | W 91–82 | 19–8 (11–7) | University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2000* | | vs. Toledo Quarterfinals | W 64–63 $^{OT}$ | 20–8 | Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| Mar 6, 2000* | | vs. Ohio Semifinals | W 70–67 | 21–8 | Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| Mar 8, 2000* | | vs. Miami (OH) Championship game | W 61–58 | 22–8 | Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2000* | (11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) UCLA First Round | L 57–65 | 22–9 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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