QUALIFIES FOR NCAA's
Ball State rips N. Illinois, 79-66
By TOM SHAHEEN
Ray McCallum's 24 points, combined
'th George Bradley's 10-rebound per-
rmance, boosted Ball State to a 79-66
rout over Northern Illinois in the finals
of the Mid-American Conference tour-
nament at Crisler Arena before a crowd
of 6,212 last night.
More importantly, the Cardinals
gained an automatic berth in the NCAA
tournament as the MAC's represen-
tative.
"We just lost to a much better team,"
idlosing Northern Illinois coach John
cDougal. "They were better in all
facets of the game, and are deserving of
the championship."
McCALLUM, WHO scored 38 points
in the weekend's two games at Crisler
Arena, was chosen the tournament's
most outstanding player and was selec-
ted to the all-tournament team.
Also named to the team were: Al
Gooden of Ball State; Allen Rayhorn,
from Northern Illinois; Toledo's Har-
vey Knuckles; and Melvin Maxwell,
Western Michigan's leading scorer.
Northern Illinois, which trailed 39-33
at halftime, scored six unanswered
points at the start of the second half to
tie the game at 39-39. It looked as if the
Huskies would make a game of it, as
they stayed close for the next 10
minutes.
BUT McCALLUM notched six
straight points after the score had been
tied at 49-49, and the Cardinals didn't
relinquish the lead after that,
capitalizing on numerous turnovers and
air balls by the flustered Northern
Illinois squad.
"I thought the turning point was in
the second half when we were up two
points," said Ball State coach Steve
Yoder. "We switched to a man-to-man
defense and created a couple of tur-
novers - those things were key for us."
The two teams have met three times
this season, and each time the Car-
dinals came out on top. Ball State
defeated Ohio University, 85-80, and
Toledo, 79-77, en route to the final game
of the tourney. Northern Illinois
disposed of Bowling Green, 79-72, and
eked out a win against Western
Michigan, 75-73, before being trounced
by the Cardinals. The Huskies finished
the season with a 17-12 record, while the
champions' record stands at 20-9.
"We're going there (to the NCAA
tournament) to win," said McCallum.
When asked what the Cardinals
would have to do to win in the post-
season tourney, Bradley replied, "just
keep on doing what we've been doing -
we've got the winning formula, so we'll
keep using it."
SOPHOMORE FORWARD Mitch
Adamek scored 23 points to lead the
Toledo Rockets to a 71-65 victory over
Western Michigan in the battle for third
place in the MAC. The victory, which
improved Toledo's season record to 20-
9, kept the Rockets' hopes for a post-
tournament bid alive.
While the NIT is probably a more
realistic aspiration for Toledo, coach
Bob Nichols believes that his team has
proven itself worthy of NCAA con-
sideration. "We'd like to go to the
NCAA's," he said. "Our conference has
ten teams. Some conferences - I won't
mention their names - with only seven
teams sent two teams apiece last year
to the NCAA'a. I think the MAC has been
overlooked in recent years by the
committee. Our conference is just as
strong as those others."
Western Michigan, which finished its
season at 15-13, played without the
services of Walker D. Russell (16 ppg,
5.5 assists). They were paced by Max-
well's 17 points and Jasper McElroy
added 16 in the losing cause.
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BALL STATE'S Jeff Willliams (12) beats Northern Illinois center Allen
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championship game at Crisler Arena. The Cardinals went on to defeat NIU,
79-66, and advance to the first round of the NCAA tournament. Williams
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