Model Predictions
| Model | Ball State Cardinals | Akron Zips | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 6.9% | 93.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 20.3% | 79.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 10.4% | 89.6% | +11.8 | ✓ (7.8 off) |
| Efficiency | 11.1% | 88.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Akron Zips +4 (87-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Sparks * | 37 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Jaylin Sellers * | 37 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Demarius Jacobs * | 35 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Luke Bumbalough * | 29 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Mickey Pearson Jr. * | 12 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Basheer Jihad | 27 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Jalen Windham | 22 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Ben Hendriks | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Akron Zips
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Castaneda * | 38 | 7-18 | 5-14 | 10-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 13 | - |
| Enrique Freeman * | 36 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 20 | - |
| Sammy Hunter * | 34 | 7-9 | 6-8 | 5-7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Trendon Hankerson * | 29 | 1-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Greg Tribble * | 22 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Nate Johnson | 21 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Garvin Clarke | 18 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Tavari Johnson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter