MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Howard University Bison fell to the Ball State University Cardinals, 100-69 Saturday at the Worthen Arena.

Howard's Charles "CJ" Williams (Richmond, Va.) lead the Bison scoring a team-high 18-points the hard way. Williams went 8-for-15 from the floor and 1-for-1 from beyond the arc, recording a season-high five rebounds. Coming off the bench, Raymond Bethea, Jr. (Atlantic City, N.J.) and Nate Garvey (Nanuet, N.Y.) scored 13 and 10 points respectively. Bethea led the Bison on the boards by collecting six rebounds. 

HOW IT HAPPEN

• Back-to-back-to-back three-pointers by Ball State kick-started a 26-10 run, to start the contest to put the Bison in a hole midway through the first half. 
• The Cardinal connected on 13 shots from beyond the arc, shooting 65 percent (13-for-20).
• The Bison shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half (13-for-26)
• In the second half, the Cardinals used a 29-11 run to put the game out of reach, 82-40 with nine minutes left in regulation. 
• The 40 points scored in the second half were the most scored in a half this season. 
• Bethea and Garvey scored a season-high 13 points and 10 points, respectively.
• Williams has scored in double-figures in all but two games this season. Williams is 74 points shy of becoming the career points leader in Howard History.

NEXT UP: 

Howard will conclude their seven-game road swing, returning to Washington, D.C., to face American University Tuesday, Nov. 26, for at 7 p.m. in Bender Arena. 

Howard will return home Saturday, Nov. 30 to host Mount St. Mary for a 4 p.m. tip-off.