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Ball State Cardinals at Akron Zips

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State Cardinals
10-12, 4-6 Away
Final
73 - 81
Akron Zips
17-5, 11-0 Home

Young scores 18 as Akron takes down Ball State 81-73

Ball State Cardinals vs. Akron Zips: Game Highlights

Young added five assists for the Zips (17-5, 10-0 Mid-American Conference). Nate Johnson scored 16 points while going 7 of 14 (0 for 5 from 3-point range). Shammah Scott had 13 points and shot 5 for 10, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc. It was the 10th victory in a row for the Zips.

The Cardinals (10-12, 4-6) were led in scoring by Jermahri Hill, who finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Payton Sparks added 15 points for Ball State. Mickey Pearson Jr. finished with 12 points.

Akron led Ball State at the half, 38-36, with Young (11 points) its high scorer before the break. Johnson's layup with 13:21 remaining in the second half gave Akron the lead for good at 54-52.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 81
2nd 0:24 Jermahri Hill made Free Throw. 73 - 81
2nd 0:24 Jermahri Hill made Free Throw. 72 - 81
2nd 0:24 Foul on Nate Johnson. 71 - 81
2nd 0:28 Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound. 71 - 81

Statistics

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28-51 FG 35-65
54.9 Field Goal % 53.8
5-17 3PT 7-28
29.4 Three Point % 25.0
12-20 FT 4-8
60.0 Free Throw % 50.0
28 Rebounds 31
5 Offensive Rebounds 10
23 Defensive Rebounds 21
11 Assists 21
3 Steals 6
0 Blocks 3
10 Turnovers 8
1 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 20
7 Fast Break Points 15
42 Points in Paint 46
13 Fouls 16
4 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

James A. Rhodes Arena

Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 1,883 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Akron 17-1 - 28-7
Miami (OH) 14-4 3 25-9
Kent State 11-7 6 24-12
Toledo 10-8 7 18-15
Ohio 10-8 7 16-16
Eastern Michigan 9-9 8 16-16
Western Michigan 9-9 8 12-20
Bowling Green 8-10 9 14-18
Ball State 7-11 10 14-17
Central Michigan 7-11 10 14-17
Buffalo 4-14 13 9-22
Northern Illinois 2-16 15 6-25
Full Standings