Ball State Cardinals vs. Kent State Golden Flashes basketball preview

Ball State will head to Kent State on Wednesday to see if they can get back in the win column in a big way.

This season, the Cards sit at 7-16, and are coming off of a 79-65 loss to Bowling Green. The 65 points that the Cards dropped on Bowling Green made Ball State one of just four teams in MAC play to do such a feat to Bowling Green in a loss. Also, compared to their first meeting earlier this year, BSU might have lost by a slightly larger margin, but scored 19 more points than in the teams' first meeting.

The Cardinals remain to be a really young team. Led by leading scorers sophomore Zavier Turner and freshman Sean Sellers, the Cards have built what looks to be a very bright future on the court in Muncie.

After a strong 2-0 start to MAC play, Ball State has lost 10 in a row. The effort has most of the time been there, with Saturday's 14-point loss being the most lopsided game of any on the slide. Now, the focus looks to be to retain focus for a full 40 minutes, something that would put a badly needed 'W' in the column.

Kent State participated the MAC's only Friday game last week, a 76-75 overtime triumph over Toledo with KSU's Devareaux Manley sealing the game away with a steal that occurred with just a second left. It was a big win for the Flashes, who narrowly avoided losing 3 out of 4 and falling to 7-5 in the MAC.

If anything, these next three games for Kent look to easy wins to eye test, but could end up being a trap, luring the focus to later date. After the matchup with BSU, the Flashes play Ohio and Miami in what could cause an ill-needed trip up in conference play.

The game can be seen on Kent State's athletic website, and radio streaming is also available through both schools.