Akron Zips at Ball State Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Castaneda scores 22 to carry Akron over Ball State 79-60
Enrique Freeman had 18 points and 16 rebounds for Akron (20-9, 13-6 Mid-American Conference), which earned its fourth straight win. Ali Ali added 16 points and Mikal Dawson had 11 points.
Tyler Cochran had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinals (13-16, 8-10). Demarius Jacobs added 10 points and seven rebounds.
The Zips improve to 2-0 against the Cardinals for the season. Akron defeated Ball State 84-74 on Jan. 11.
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Matchup Prediction
Ball State: 27.8%
Akron: 72.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Xavier Castaneda Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Miryne Thomas missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda. | 79 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:48 | Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 60 |
Statistics
 AKR |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 18-52 |
| 43.6 | Field Goal % | 34.6 |
| 11-26 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 42.3 | Three Point % | 36.8 |
| 20-25 | FT | 17-20 |
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 85.0 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Worthen Arena
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 3,003 | Capacity:
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 3,003 | Capacity:
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 13-0 | - | 21-5 |
| Miami (OH) | 11-3 | 2.5 | 20-7 |
| Toledo | 9-5 | 4.5 | 16-11 |
| Ohio | 8-5 | 5 | 14-12 |
| Kent State | 8-6 | 5.5 | 18-9 |
| Ball State | 6-7 | 7 | 13-13 |
| Eastern Michigan | 6-7 | 7 | 13-13 |
| Western Michigan | 6-7 | 7 | 9-17 |
| Bowling Green | 5-9 | 8.5 | 11-16 |
| Central Michigan | 4-9 | 9 | 11-15 |
| Buffalo | 3-10 | 10 | 8-18 |
| Northern Illinois | 1-12 | 12 | 5-21 |