March 08, 1981 (vol. 91, iss. 127) • Page Image 9
…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...…