Eastern Michigan 71-69 Kent State (6 Jan, 2024) Play-by-Play

Kent State Golden Flashes

8-6, 1-1 Conference

	1	2	OT	T
KENT	38	28	3	69
EMU	26	40	5	71

Eastern Michigan Eagles

8-6, 1-1 Conference

TIME		KENT	EMU
19:32	Brenden Moss made Jumper.	2	0
19:11	Foul on Legend Geeter.	2	0
19:11	Legend Geeter Turnover.	2	0
18:58	Brenden Moss missed Layup.	2	0
18:58	Julius Ellerbe Block.	2	0
18:57	Kent State Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:55	Brenden Moss missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:51	Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:30	Julius Ellerbe Turnover.	2	0
18:30	Julius Rollins Steal.	2	0
18:26	Giovanni Santiago made Layup. Assisted by Julius Rollins.	4	0
18:05	Foul on Brenden Moss.	4	0
18:05	Connor Serven made Free Throw.	4	1
18:05	Connor Serven made Free Throw.	4	2
18:05	Connor Serven made Free Throw.	4	3
17:36	Tyem Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.	4	3
17:33	Legend Geeter Defensive Rebound.	4	3
17:13	Connor Serven Turnover.	4	3
17:13	Brenden Moss Steal.	4	3
17:09	Tyem Freeman made Dunk. Assisted by Brenden Moss.	6	3
16:47	Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.	6	3
16:44	Legend Geeter Offensive Rebound.	6	3
16:39	Julius Ellerbe made Layup.	6	5
16:39	Foul on Chris Payton Jr..	6	5
16:39	Julius Ellerbe made Free Throw.	6	6
16:11	Tyem Freeman Turnover.	6	6
15:55	Connor Serven made Dunk. Assisted by Legend Geeter.	6	8
15:53	Official TV Timeout	6	8
15:22	VonCameron Davis missed Jumper.	6	8
15:20	Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.	6	8
14:56	Orlando Lovejoy Turnover.	6	8
14:40	Chris Payton Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by VonCameron Davis.	8	8
14:17	Jalin Billingsley missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
14:14	Jalen Sullinger Defensive Rebound.	8	8
14:12	Jalen Sullinger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.	11	8
13:37	Eastern Michigan Turnover.	11	8
13:20	Chris Payton Jr. missed Layup.	11	8
13:20	Jalin Billingsley Block.	11	8
13:16	Cyril Martynov Defensive Rebound.	11	8
12:49	Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.	11	8
12:45	Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound.	11	8
12:41	Chris Payton Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.	13	8
12:41	Eastern Michigan Timeout	13	8
12:18	Jalin Billingsley made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.	13	10
11:46	Chris Payton Jr. missed Jumper.	13	10
11:46	Jalin Billingsley Block.	13	10
11:45	Brenden Moss Offensive Rebound.	13	10
11:45	Kent State Turnover.	13	10
11:45	Official TV Timeout	13	10
11:27	Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.	13	10
11:24	Tyem Freeman Defensive Rebound.	13	10
11:13	Foul on Legend Geeter.	13	10
11:01	Brenden Moss Turnover.	13	10
10:49	Arne Osojnik Turnover.	13	10
10:26	Jalen Sullinger made Jumper.	15	10
10:09	John McGriff missed Jumper.	15	10
10:05	Julius Rollins Defensive Rebound.	15	10
9:58	Chris Payton Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Julius Rollins.	17	10
9:33	Jalin Billingsley made Jumper.	17	12
9:12	Foul on John McGriff.	17	12
9:00	Julius Rollins Turnover.	17	12
8:49	Julius Ellerbe missed Three Point Jumper.	17	12
8:46	Magnus Entenmann Defensive Rebound.	17	12
8:38	Jalen Sullinger made Jumper.	19	12
8:05	Eastern Michigan Turnover.	19	12
8:05	Official TV Timeout	19	12
7:53	Foul on Jalin Billingsley.	19	12
7:52	Chris Payton Jr. missed Free Throw.	19	12
7:52	Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.	19	12
7:52	Chris Payton Jr. made Free Throw.	20	12
7:32	Orlando Lovejoy missed Jumper.	20	12
7:32	Jalin Billingsley Offensive Rebound.	20	12
7:32	Foul on Chris Payton Jr..	20	12
7:27	Tyson Acuff made Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Billingsley.	20	14
7:27	Foul on Jalen Sullinger.	20	14
7:27	Tyson Acuff made Free Throw.	20	15
7:04	Jalen Sullinger Turnover.	20	15
7:04	Orlando Lovejoy Steal.	20	15
7:00	Orlando Lovejoy missed Layup.	20	15
7:00	Julius Rollins Block.	20	15
7:00	Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.	20	15
6:46	Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.	20	15
6:44	Jalen Sullinger Defensive Rebound.	20	15
6:34	Foul on Connor Serven.	20	15
6:30	Tyem Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.	20	15
6:28	Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.	20	15
6:24	Orlando Lovejoy made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.	20	17
6:16	Julius Rollins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.	23	17
6:00	Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.	23	17
5:57	Connor Serven Offensive Rebound.	23	17
5:56	Connor Serven made Jumper.	23	19
5:42	Jalen Sullinger Turnover.	23	19
5:42	Arne Osojnik Steal.	23	19
5:29	Jalin Billingsley made Jumper.	23	21
5:26	Kent State Timeout	23	21
5:08	Brenden Moss made Layup.	25	21
4:52	Foul on Brenden Moss.	25	21
4:48	Orlando Lovejoy missed Jumper.	25	21
4:48	Jalen Sullinger Block.	25	21
4:48	Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.	25	21
4:45	Yusuf Jihad made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.	25	23
4:26	Jalen Sullinger missed Jumper.	25	23
4:26	Tyson Acuff Block.	25	23
4:22	Orlando Lovejoy Defensive Rebound.	25	23
4:09	Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.	25	23
4:06	VonCameron Davis Defensive Rebound.	25	23
4:02	Brenden Moss made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.	28	23
3:41	Yusuf Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.	28	26
3:27	Foul on Cyril Martynov.	28	26
3:27	Official TV Timeout	28	26
3:19	VonCameron Davis missed Layup.	28	26
3:17	Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.	28	26
2:51	Yusuf Jihad Turnover.	28	26
2:23	Jalen Sullinger missed Three Point Jumper.	28	26
2:20	Giovanni Santiago Offensive Rebound.	28	26
2:18	Julius Rollins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.	31	26
2:06	Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.	31	26
2:05	Kent State Defensive Rebound.	31	26
1:41	VonCameron Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.	34	26
1:19	Orlando Lovejoy Turnover.	34	26
1:19	VonCameron Davis Steal.	34	26
1:13	Chris Payton Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Sullinger.	36	26
0:55	Connor Serven missed Three Point Jumper.	36	26
0:51	VonCameron Davis Defensive Rebound.	36	26
0:45	Jalen Sullinger Turnover.	36	26
0:28	Jalin Billingsley missed Layup.	36	26
0:23	VonCameron Davis Defensive Rebound.	36	26
0:06	Foul on Jalin Billingsley.	36	26
0:06	Giovanni Santiago made Free Throw.	37	26
0:05	Giovanni Santiago made Free Throw.	38	26
0:00	End of 1st half	38	26

George Gervin GameAbove Center

8:30 PM, 6 January 2024

Ypsilanti, MI

Attendance: 3,058

Referees:
Chris Beaver
Luke Schumer
Nick Terry

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Toledo	14-4	-	20-12
Akron	13-5	1	24-11
Ohio	13-5	1	20-13
Central Michigan	12-6	2	18-14
Bowling Green	10-8	4	20-14
Miami (OH)	9-9	5	15-17
Western Michigan	9-9	5	12-20
Kent State	8-10	6	17-17
Ball State	7-11	7	15-16
Eastern Michigan	6-12	8	13-18
Northern Illinois	5-13	9	11-20
Buffalo	2-16	12	4-27

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