As the season winds down the Zips head off to Muncie to face the Cardinals of Ball State.   Ball State stands at 12-15 heading into today's game against EMU, having lost 4 of its last 5.  Payton Sparks leads the Cards at 13.4 ppg with Tyler Cochran chipping in 11.9 ppg.  Sparks also leads the team in rebounding at 8.2 rpg.  Sparks, a 6'9" 240 pound freshman, has had an impressive season and has become one of the MAC's better big men.  He has had 9 double doubles thus far.  The Freeman/