MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) -- Chris Williams scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half and Cameron Echols had a career high with 25 points as Ball State beat Marshall 96-75 Tuesday night.

Williams scored 11 in a 22-9 run as the Cardinals (8-10, 3-5 Mid American Conference) took a 84-59 advantage with just under seven minutes remaining.

Ball State's Robert Owens also had a career high with 17 points. Matt McCollom added 20 points, Kevin Cates had five assists and a career-high 14 rebounds, and Echols also had 15 rebounds.

Echols, Owens and McCollom combined to help the Cardinals jump out to a 20-8 lead over Marshall (9-7, 5-3), who never led. Although the Thundering Herd made 31-of-37 free throws, they shot only 40 percent from the field and 15 percent from 3-point range.

Ball State, meanwhile, hit 10-of-19 3-pointers with McCollom hitting 4-of-4. The Cardinals also outrebounded Marshall by 18 and had 18 more second-chance points.

Marvin Black scored 14 points and had 12 rebounds for Marshall.

BALL ST. 96, MARSHALL 75

MARSHALL

(9-7)

Black 3-4 8-10 14, Armpalu 3-5 2-2 8, Wright 0-6 4-4 4, Hamilton 1-3 3-4 5, Blackshear 3-13 6-6 12, Dixon 0-0 0-0 0, Bunch 1-3 2-2 4, Dawn 4-9 1-3 11, Anderson 3-6 3-4 9, Joe Dressel 0-0 0-0 0, Patton 3-4 2-2 8. Totals 21-53 31-37 75.

BALL STATE

(8-10)

Owens 7-13 0-0 17, Echols 9-13 7-9 25, Cates 2-6 1-4 5, McCollom 8-13 0-1 20, Williams 8-21 10-11 29, Cox 0-1 0-0 0, Bennett 0-0 0-0 0, Farris 0-2 0-0 0, Howland 0-1 0-0 0, Forsman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-70 18-25 96.

Halftime--Ball St. 44, Marshall 32. 3-point goals--Marshall 2-13 (Dawn 2-5, Patton 0-1, Anderson 0-1, Wright 0-2, Blackshear 0-4), Ball St. 10-19 (McCollom 4-4, Owens 3-5, Williams 3-9, Cox 0-1). Fouled out--Cates. Rebounds--Marshall 30 (Black 12), Ball St. 48 (Echols 15). Assists--Marshall 12 (Dawn 5), Ball St. 11 (Cates 5). Total fouls--Marshall 20, Ball St. 27. Technicals--Marshall, Team. A--4,627.