Ball State plays Akron after Hill's 22-point performance

Ball State Cardinals (4-12, 0-4 MAC) at Akron Zips (12-4, 3-1 MAC)

Akron, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Ball State visits Akron after Davion Hill scored 22 points in Ball State's 79-71 loss to the UMass Minutemen.

The Zips are 8-0 on their home court. Akron averages 20.4 assists per game to lead the MAC, paced by Tavari Johnson with 5.4.

The Cardinals are 0-4 in conference games. Ball State is the top team in the MAC giving up only 69.8 points per game while holding opponents to 45.4% shooting.

Akron scores 93.4 points, 23.6 more per game than the 69.8 Ball State allows. Ball State has shot at a 41.8% clip from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points fewer than the 42.0% shooting opponents of Akron have averaged.

The Zips and Cardinals match up Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.

Hill is averaging 11.6 points for the Cardinals. Juwan Maxey is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Zips: 7-3, averaging 92.4 points, 34.3 rebounds, 20.2 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 54.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.9 points per game.

Cardinals: 2-8, averaging 67.8 points, 27.9 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 8.0 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points.

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