Akron Zips @ Ball State Cardinals

22-6, 14-1 MAC

Final

	1	2	T
Akron AKR	47	40	87
Ball State BALL	39	43	82

Ball State CardinalsBall StateBALL

14-14, 7-8 MAC

Game Information

Muncie, IN

Referee:Todd Von Sossan

Referee:Deldre Carr

Referee:Johnee Gleich

NCAA Division I

Mid-American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Miami (OH)	18-0	-	32-2
Akron	17-1	1	29-6
Kent State	14-4	4	24-10
Toledo	11-7	7	19-15
Bowling Green	9-9	9	18-14
Ohio	9-9	9	15-17
Buffalo	7-11	11	17-15
Massachusetts	7-11	11	17-16
Ball State	7-11	11	12-19
Central Michigan	6-12	12	10-21
Western Michigan	4-14	14	10-21
Eastern Michigan	4-14	14	10-21
Northern Illinois	4-14	10	9-21

Men's College Basketball News

Men's NCAA basketball 2026-27 Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings

Eligibility questions abound for the top 25 teams, which include new faces Texas Tech and BYU this month.

Transfers, recruits and roster moves for key men's NCAA basketball teams

We're tracking all the player movement across key programs ahead of the 2026-27 season.

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Michigan 5-star freshman Brandon McCoy Jr. (knee) to miss season

Michigan five-star freshman Brandon McCoy Jr. will miss the 2026-27 season with a right ACL injury, the school announced.

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