Ball State Cardinals vs. Akron Zips

Jan 13, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BALL	34	43	77
AKR	43	44	87

Game Recap

Johnson, Lyles power Akron to 87-77 victory over Ball State. Tavari Johnson had 22 points and Amani Lyles posted a double-double to propel Akron to an 87-77 victory over Ball State on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

BALL STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Preston Copeland	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	2	2
24Mason Jones	36	0-5	0-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Armoni Zeigler	37	11-18	3-6	5-5	5	1	1	0	6	4	30
13Devon Barnes	17	2-7	1-4	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	6
1Elmore James IV	31	6-12	2-6	3-4	2	0	1	0	2	1	17
7Cam Denson	32	1-2	1-1	4-6	7	2	3	0	1	1	7
11Kody Clancy	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Davion Hill	32	6-10	1-5	2-2	6	3	0	1	1	4	15


TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	8-2532.0%	15-1978.9%	27	8	6	1	10	14	77

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Amani Lyles	29	6-10	2-3	5-6	12	1	1	1	3	3	19
3Sharron Young	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
21Zach Halligan	19	1-4	1-3	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	2	3
5Tavari Johnson	37	9-20	2-10	2-2	2	7	1	0	3	0	22
12Evan Mahaffey	30	3-3	0-0	4-4	4	5	2	1	1	2	10
16Ognjen Stankovic	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
4Eric Mahaffey	18	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	3	3
23Marvin Musiime-Kamali	12	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	3	1
1Shammah Scott	29	6-12	4-9	2-2	4	2	1	1	0	0	18
15Bowen Hardman	18	2-9	2-8	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
TOTAL	-	30-6347.6%	13-3537.1%	14-1687.5%	29	16	7	4	8	15	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBALLAKR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Akron.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Ball State.
(19:35) Amani Lyles misses 6-foot hook shot.
(19:31) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) Elmore James IV misses layup.
(19:12) Preston Copeland Offensive Rebound.
(19:11) Preston Copeland misses dunk.
(19:08) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:03) Amani Lyles makes driving layup.
02
(18:30) Devon Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:28) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(18:28) Foul on Preston Copeland.
(18:18) Tavari Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:14) Cam Denson Defensive Rebound.
(17:59) Armoni Zeigler misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(17:56) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:51) Evan Mahaffey makes layup (Tavari Johnson assists).
04
(17:51) Foul on Armoni Zeigler.
+1 (17:51) Evan Mahaffey makes free throw 1 of 1.
05
(17:34) Davion Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:32) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:28) Sharron Young makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tavari Johnson assists).
08
(17:00) Foul on Sharron Young.
+2 (16:51) Armoni Zeigler makes layup.
28
+3 (16:37) Bowen Hardman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tavari Johnson assists).
211
(16:11) Davion Hill misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:09) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:56) Evan Mahaffey makes layup (Amani Lyles assists).
213
(15:56) Foul on Davion Hill.
+1 (15:56) Evan Mahaffey makes free throw 1 of 1.
214
+2 (15:43) Armoni Zeigler makes 16-foot jumper.
414
(15:34) Bowen Hardman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:32) Cam Denson Defensive Rebound.
(15:25) Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
+1 (15:25) Armoni Zeigler makes free throw 1 of 2.
514
+1 (15:16) Armoni Zeigler makes free throw 2 of 2.
614
+3 (15:14) Bowen Hardman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tavari Johnson assists).
617
+2 (14:56) Elmore James IV makes layup (Armoni Zeigler assists).
817
(14:40) Tavari Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:37) Cam Denson Defensive Rebound.
(14:24) Armoni Zeigler misses 20-foot jumper.
(14:22) Marvin Musiime-Kamali Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Shammah Scott misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:58) Elmore James IV Defensive Rebound.
(13:40) Mason Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:38) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
(13:34) Bowen Hardman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:32) Armoni Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:05) Armoni Zeigler makes driving layup.
1017
(12:48) Tavari Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:44) Eric Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.
(12:44) Eric Mahaffey misses layup.
(12:44) Akron Offensive Rebound.
(12:30) Shammah Scott misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:27) Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:17) Shammah Scott makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1020
+3 (11:59) Elmore James IV makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devon Barnes assists).
1320
+3 (11:42) Shammah Scott makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mahaffey assists).
1323
(11:17) Foul on Eric Mahaffey.
+1 (11:17) Elmore James IV makes free throw 1 of 2.
1423
+1 (11:17) Elmore James IV makes free throw 2 of 2.
1523
(11:06) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(11:06) Armoni Zeigler Steal.
+2 (10:45) Armoni Zeigler makes 3-foot turnaround jump shot.
1723
(10:35) Amani Lyles misses layup.
(10:32) Davion Hill Defensive Rebound.
(10:18) Armoni Zeigler bad pass turnover.
(10:18) Zach Halligan Steal.
+2 (10:14) Shammah Scott makes layup (Zach Halligan assists).
1725
(9:53) Elmore James IV misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:50) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Amani Lyles bad pass turnover.
(9:36) Cam Denson Steal.
(9:32) Foul on Amani Lyles.
(9:32) Cam Denson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:32) Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:32) Cam Denson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1825
(9:21) Tavari Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:17) Marvin Musiime-Kamali Offensive Rebound.
(9:16) Zach Halligan misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:11) Armoni Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
(8:52) Elmore James IV misses layup.
(8:52) Evan Mahaffey Block.
(8:51) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:41) Armoni Zeigler makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2125
+3 (8:29) Tavari Johnson makes 26-foot three pointer.
2128
+3 (8:02) Armoni Zeigler makes 27-foot three pointer.
2428
(7:49) Tavari Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:47) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:44) Elmore James IV makes layup (Davion Hill assists).
2628
(7:32) Bowen Hardman misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:28) Armoni Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:17) Armoni Zeigler makes driving layup.
2828
(6:47) Tavari Johnson misses 4-foot jumper.
(6:45) Akron Offensive Rebound.
(6:39) Tavari Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:37) Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.
(6:24) Foul on Preston Copeland.
+1 (6:24) Amani Lyles makes free throw 1 of 2.
2829
+1 (6:24) Amani Lyles makes free throw 2 of 2.
2830
(6:03) Armoni Zeigler misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:01) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:46) Eric Mahaffey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shammah Scott assists).
2833
+2 (5:13) Elmore James IV makes driving layup.
3033
(5:02) Foul on Cam Denson.
+3 (4:44) Amani Lyles makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shammah Scott assists).
3036
(4:07) Mason Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:05) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:51) Amani Lyles makes layup (Tavari Johnson assists).
3038
+2 (3:30) Davion Hill makes driving layup.
3238
(3:11) Shammah Scott misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:08) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
(3:03) Armoni Zeigler bad pass turnover.
(3:03) Evan Mahaffey Steal.
(2:51) Eric Mahaffey bad pass turnover.
(2:51) Elmore James IV Steal.
(2:32) Elmore James IV misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:29) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:07) Amani Lyles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mahaffey assists).
3241
(1:47) Armoni Zeigler misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:45) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(1:39) Foul on Evan Mahaffey.
(1:39) Evan Mahaffey turnover.
(1:15) Armoni Zeigler misses 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:12) Cam Denson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:58) Davion Hill makes layup.
3441
+2 (0:47) Tavari Johnson makes driving layup.
3443
(0:29) Davion Hill misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:25) Cam Denson Offensive Rebound.
(0:18) Cam Denson misses layup.
(0:14) Bowen Hardman Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Bowen Hardman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Elmore James IV Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BALL

AKR

77Points87

27-56(48.2%)Field Goal(%)30-63(47.6%)

8-25(32.0%)3-Point(%)13-35(37.1%)

15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)14-16(87.5%)

31(7)Rebounds(Offensive)33(9)

8Assists16

6Steals7

1Blocks4

10Turnovers8

14(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

0Largest Lead22

Game Details

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 · 7:00 PM

James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH

attendance: 1,934 (35.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: AKR -20.5

over/under: 152.5