Akron Zips at Ball State Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
106 - 111
Ball State outlasts Akron, red-hot Ivey 111-106, 2OT
Ivey scored a career-high and stadium-record 48 points, breaking the previous Worthen Arena scoring record of 41 set by Bonzi Wells and Earl Boykins, both of whom went on to careers in the NBA.
He scored back-to-back 3-pointers to bring Akron back in regulation, drained a seemingly laser -guided 25-footer that banged through off the back of the rim as the buzzer sounded to tie at the end of the first overtime. Ivey scored a 3 and a layup back-to-back to bring Akron from six points down to 107-106 with 26 seconds left in the second OT.
Ishmael El-Amin scored four of his seven points in the second overtime, including a layup that pushed the Ball State lead to 109-106 with nine seconds left. Ivey didn't get the chance for a second miracle shot however, tightly double-teamed just past half court and losing the ball out of bounds as Moses poked it free.
Neither team led by more than eight in a battle that went through 17 ties and 12 lead changes.
Moses scored 22 points with 11 rebounds for the Cardinals (13-8, 4-4 Mid-American Conference), Kyle Mallers added 18 and Sean Sellers 10. Teague pulled down 12 rebounds.
Malcolm Duvivier scored 22 points and Daniel Utomi 11 before each fouled out. Virshon Cotton scored 13 points.
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| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 106 - 111 |
| 4th 0:00 | Trey Moses made Layup. Assisted by Kyle Mallers. | 106 - 111 |
| 4th 0:04 | Trey Moses Steal. | 106 - 109 |
| 4th 0:04 | Jimond Ivey Turnover. | 106 - 109 |
| 4th 0:09 | Ishmael El-Amin made Layup. Assisted by Kyle Mallers. | 106 - 109 |
Statistics
 AKR |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-77 | FG | 34-68 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 15-44 | 3PT | 10-18 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 56 |
| 19-21 | FT | 33-42 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 33 | Fouls | 19 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 3,867 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |