MID-AMERICAN Ball St., Toledo get wins in league

An Akron player has been suspended for academics.
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BOWLING GREEN -- Peyton Stovall and Terrance Chapman each had 18 points to lead Ball State to an 81-71 victory Saturday over Bowling Green.
Chapman, who had seven rebounds, completed two consecutive three-point plays to cap a 13-2 run that put the Cardinals (12-13, 9-7 Mid-American Conference) up 69-54 with 4:10 left to play.
Dennis Trammell added 10 points and eight rebounds, and Cameron Echols scored 10.
John Reimold scored 25 points, including 4-for-8 shooting on 3-pointers, to lead Bowling Green (13-14, 8-8). Steven Wright added 11 points.
The Falcons led 33-29 at the half on 42 percent shooting (11-of-26) to Ball State's 36 percent (12-for-33). But Bowling Green remained steady at 40 percent after the break, while the Cardinals improved to 52 percent (14-for-27).
Ball State's Matt McCollom made two free throws to tie it at 44-44 with 12:53 left, and the Cardinals never trailed after that.
Toledo 93, W. Michigan 84
TOLEDO -- Keith Triplett scored 29 points and Ricardo Thomas had 16 to lead Toledo.
Triplett hit 8-of-10 free throws and made 3-of-6 3-pointers. Justin Ingram had 14 points and five assists for the Rockets (17-9, 11-6 MAC).
Western Michigan (21-4, 13-3) led 42-40 at the half after the two teams tied seven times. Toledo jumped out ahead at the start of the second half, going on a 6-0 run. After Western Michigan tied it up for the sixth time, 68-68 with 7:48 remaining, Toledo went on an 18-6 run to stay ahead for good.
Western Michigan had 22 fouls compared with 13 for Toledo and made 16-of-17 free throws while Toledo made 20-of-25.
Ben Reed led Western Michigan with 26 points, five rebounds and three assists. Anthony Kann had 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
Akron player suspended
AKRON -- Senior Johnny Hollingsworth has been suspended for the remainder of the season for violating the athletics department's academic policy, coach Dan Hipsher said.
The suspension is not related to a NCAA eligibility issue, Hipsher said.
"Being a member of the Akron basketball program means taking care of business in the classroom," Hipsher said.
Hollingsworth led the Zips in assists (4.5 per game) and steals (1.6 per game). He was also the team's fourth-leading scorer, averaging 7.3 points per game.
Hollingsworth, a Cincinnati native, transferred to Akron before the 2002-03 season after spending his freshman and sophomore seasons at Wabash Valley Junior College in Illinois.