Walton leads Ball St. over UIC 68-66
MUNCIE, Ind. -- — K.J. Walton had 25 points as Ball St. narrowly defeated Illinois-Chicago 68-66 on Saturday.
Ishmael El-Amin added 22 points for the Cardinals (1-2). Walton made 9 of 10 free throws to surpass 20 points in every game this season. El-Amin also had six rebounds.
Two free throws by El-Amin had Ball State up 66-62 with 18 seconds left but Zion Griffin drained a 3-pointer to make it a one-point game 10 seconds late. El-Amin pushed it back to 68-65 sevens seconds to go and the Cardinals fouled Kirk Teyvion before he could attempt a tying 3 with three seconds left. Teyvion made the first free throw, missing the second and El-Amin corralled the ball as time ran out.
Brachen Hazen had 12 points and seven rebounds for Ball State.
Braelen Bridges had 13 points for the Flames (3-1). Michael Diggins added 13 points and Griffin had 12.
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2020-2021 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland State | 9-1 | - | 9-4 |
| Wright State | 7-3 | 2 | 9-4 |
| UIC | 4-2 | 3 | 7-4 |
| Milwaukee | 4-3 | 3.5 | 5-4 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 5-5 | 4 | 6-5 |
| Oakland | 5-5 | 4 | 5-12 |
| Robert Morris | 2-3 | 4.5 | 3-5 |
| Northern Kentucky | 3-5 | 5 | 5-8 |
| IUPUI | 2-4 | 5 | 3-4 |
| Detroit Mercy | 2-4 | 5 | 3-7 |
| Youngstown State | 3-7 | 6 | 7-7 |
| Green Bay | 3-7 | 6 | 3-11 |
2020-2021 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 7-1 | - | 12-4 |
| Bowling Green | 6-2 | 1 | 10-4 |
| Kent State | 4-2 | 2 | 7-3 |
| Akron | 4-2 | 2 | 6-3 |
| Ball State | 4-3 | 2.5 | 6-6 |
| Buffalo | 3-3 | 3 | 5-5 |
| Miami (OH) | 2-2 | 3 | 5-4 |
| Ohio | 3-4 | 3.5 | 7-6 |
| Central Michigan | 2-5 | 4.5 | 6-8 |
| Eastern Michigan | 1-4 | 4.5 | 4-5 |
| Western Michigan | 1-4 | 4.5 | 2-8 |
| Northern Illinois | 1-6 | 5.5 | 2-10 |