Akron Zips (9-5, 1-0 MAC) at Ball State Cardinals (10-4, 1-0 MAC)
Muncie, Indiana; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Ball State takes on the Akron Zips after Jarron Coleman scored 26 points in Ball State's 90-83 win against the Toledo Rockets.
The Cardinals have gone 5-0 in home games. Ball State is third in the MAC scoring 77.4 points while shooting 49.0% from the field.
The Zips are 1-0 in conference matchups. Akron ranks seventh in the MAC with 13.1 assists per game led by Xavier Castaneda averaging 3.0.
The Cardinals and Zips face off Friday for the first time in MAC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaylin Sellers is averaging 14.5 points for the Cardinals. Coleman is averaging 14.2 points and 3.4 assists over the past 10 games for Ball State.
Castaneda is averaging 19.5 points for the Zips. Enrique Freeman is averaging 13.7 points over the last 10 games for Akron.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 7-3, averaging 74.7 points, 30.0 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 5.5 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.4 points per game.
Zips: 6-4, averaging 70.6 points, 34.8 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 7.4 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
