ISU Sycamores fall at Ball State, 65-59

MUNCIE, IN (12-18-2004) – The Indiana State men's basketball team had a four-game winning streak snapped Saturday afternoon (Dec. 18) with a 65-59 defeat to the Ball State Cardinals in front of 5,144 at Worthen Arena. The loss drops the Sycamores to 5-3, while Ball State improves to 5-2.

The Sycamores were led by Amani Daanish and Eric Gray, who each tallied 14 points. Gray shot 4-of-11 from the floor, while Daanish finished 6-of-11 from the field and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds. Tyson Schnitker pitched in 12 points for ISU, while David Moss was limited to just seven points. The Sycamores finished the game shooting 21-of-51 (.412) from the floor.

Dennis Trammell led the Cardinals in scoring with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Peyton Stovall and Terrance Chapman added 16 points each. Chapman also gathered 11 rebounds to record his second double-double of the season. BSU shot 43.6 percent (24-of-55) from the field enjoyed a 40-27 rebounding advantage over the Sycamores.

ISU returns to the court on Tuesday, December 21 when they face USC in the Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:30 am EST (Wednesday morning). USA-365.com provides live Internet audio streaming with Brian Fritz providing the play-by-play and Jim Waugh with the color commentary. The pre-game show starts Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 11:10 p.m., CST (Wed., Dec.22 at 12:10am, EST) with the tip-off set for Tuesday at 11:30 p.m., CST (Wednesday at 12:30am, EST) on www.USA-365.com.

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