Ball St. 76, SIU-Edwardsville 46

Ball St. 76, SIU-Edwardsville 46

Published Jan. 3, 2011 9:54 p.m. ET

Jarrod Jones finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Ball State to a 76-46 victory over SIU-Edwardsville on Monday night.

Jesse Berry tied his career high with 18 points for the Cardinals (8-4), Malik Perry had 11 and Randy Davis 10.

Corey Wickware scored 10 points to lead the Cougars (4-13), who were held to a season-low 46 points for the second straight game.

Jones was 9 of 11 from the field in recording his sixth double-double of the season.

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Ball State took control of this one early. The Cardinals scored the game's first seven points, built a double-digit lead, 17-6, with 9:08 left in the first half and led by at least 10 the rest of the way.

SIU-Edwardsville was held to one field goal and three points in the final 6:49 and committed 24 turnovers which Ball State turned into 25 points.

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