Ball State

Greatest tournament games

Ball State’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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1

Ball State 62-60 #16 Louisville

Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

1990 · Mar 17, 1990 · Second Round

2.11

Game Score

2

Ball State 54-53 #22 Oregon State

Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

1990 · Mar 15, 1990 · First Round

1.93

Game Score

3

Ball State 67-69 #2 UNLV

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, San Francisco-San Jose, California

Sweet 16

1990 · Mar 23, 1990 · Regional Semifinals

1.57

Game Score

4

#18 Ball State 60-72 #3 Illinois

Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

1989 · Mar 18, 1989 · Second Round

1.03

Game Score

5

#18 Ball State 68-64 Pittsburgh

Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

1989 · Mar 16, 1989 · First Round

0.92

Game Score

6

Ball State 90-93 Boston College

Memorial Coliseum, Birmingham (AL), Alabama

1981 · Mar 13, 1981 · First Round

0.80

Game Score

7

Ball State 57-65 UCLA

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

2000 · Mar 16, 2000 · First Round

0.78

Game Score

8

Ball State 72-94 #9 Kansas

Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois

1993 · Mar 18, 1993 · First Round

0.63

Game Score

9

Ball State 66-81 #16 Arizona State

The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee

1995 · Mar 16, 1995 · First Round

0.53

Game Score

10

Ball State 63-95 Memphis State

Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

1986 · Mar 13, 1986 · First Round

0.38

Game Score

#	Date↕	Season↕	Round	Match	Game Score↕
1	Mar 17, 1990	1990	Second Round	Ball State 62-60 #16 Louisville Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	2.11
2	Mar 15, 1990	1990	First Round	Ball State 54-53 #22 Oregon State Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.93
3	Mar 23, 1990	1990	Regional Semifinals	Ball State 67-69 #2 UNLV Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, San Francisco-San Jose, California Sweet 16	1.57
4	Mar 18, 1989	1989	Second Round	#18 Ball State 60-72 #3 Illinois Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana	1.03
5	Mar 16, 1989	1989	First Round	#18 Ball State 68-64 Pittsburgh Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana	0.92
6	Mar 13, 1981	1981	First Round	Ball State 90-93 Boston College Memorial Coliseum, Birmingham (AL), Alabama	0.80
7	Mar 16, 2000	2000	First Round	Ball State 57-65 UCLA Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota	0.78
8	Mar 18, 1993	1993	First Round	Ball State 72-94 #9 Kansas Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois	0.63
9	Mar 16, 1995	1995	First Round	Ball State 66-81 #16 Arizona State The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee	0.53
10	Mar 13, 1986	1986	First Round	Ball State 63-95 Memphis State Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	0.38

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Consensus All-Americans

1 AP All-American selections.

NBA first-round picks

4 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.