Box Score Jacia Cunningham dropped 14 points and Tae'Lor Willard added 13 as the Chicago State women's basketball team suffered an 85-56 loss to the Ball State Cardinals Tuesday at the JCC in Chicago.

First Quarter - Ball State 27, Chicago State 21
? The Cardinals opened the scoring with a trey to go up 3-0
? The Cougars answered with a tough driving layup from Willard to reach a 3-2 score
? Both teams then went on a back-and-forth scoring run which resulted in a close 19-18 score as the Cougars overtook the lead after an and one
? The Cardinals managed to finish on an 8-3 run as they once again retook the lead heading into the second quarter 27-21

Second Quarter - Ball State 51, Chicago State 28
? Ball State opened the scoring again, this time with a deuce to increase their lead to 29-21
? Chicago State only managed to put up seven points in the quarter with buckets coming from Willard, Josie Hill and Evangalina Parrish, which resulted in a huge lead for the Cardinals at the break, 51-28

Third Quarter - Ball State 66, Chicago State 46
? The Cougars were able to open up the scoring after a three from Cunningham to cut the Cardinals run and trail by 20 at 51-31
? Ball State answered with a 5-2 run to continue their streak and increase their lead to 56-33
? Chicago State retaliated with a run of their own at 13-4 which featured scoring from Parrish, Willard, Jacia Cunningham and Ana Haklicka to now trail by 14, 60-46
? The Cardinals managed to close out the quarter on an 8-0 run which cemented their victory heading into the fourth and final quarter with a 66-46 score

Fourth Quarter - Ball State 85, Chicago State 56
? The Cougars opened the scoring this time after a trip to the line for Willard who added two points at 66-48
? However, the Cardinals held the Cougars to only eight more points as they sealed the victory with an 85-56 score

The next action for the Cougars will be a trip to Boca Raton, Florida where they will take on FAU on Friday, November 17 at 7 p.m.