Evansville 85-80 Coppin State (28 Dec, 2014) Play-by-Play

Coppin State Eagles

1-12, 0-11 away

	1	2	T
COPP	30	50	80
EVAN	45	40	85

Evansville Purple Aces

10-2, 6-1 home

TIME		COPP	EVAN
19:42	Christian Kessee missed Layup.	0	0
19:42	Blake Simmons Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:33	D.J. Balentine made Layup.	0	2
19:06	Sterling Smith missed Jumper.	0	2
19:06	Egidijus Mockevicius Block.	0	2
19:03	Mislav Brzoja Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:59	Jaylon Brown missed Jumper.	0	2
18:59	Arnold Fripp Block.	0	2
18:57	Arnold Fripp Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:51	Arnold Fripp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taariq Cephas.	3	2
18:31	Mislav Brzoja Turnover.	3	2
18:29	Sterling Smith Steal.	3	2
18:25	Arnold Fripp missed Layup.	3	2
18:25	Egidijus Mockevicius Defensive Rebound.	3	2
18:07	D.J. Balentine made Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Brown.	3	4
17:47	Taariq Cephas missed Jumper.	3	4
17:47	Egidijus Mockevicius Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:44	Mislav Brzoja Turnover.	3	4
17:44	Coppin St Turnover.	3	4
17:29	Egidijus Mockevicius made Layup. Assisted by Mislav Brzoja.	3	6
17:12	Christian Kessee missed Jumper.	3	6
17:12	Mislav Brzoja Defensive Rebound.	3	6
17:03	Egidijus Mockevicius missed Layup.	3	6
17:03	Sterling Smith Defensive Rebound.	3	6
16:51	Taariq Cephas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Kessee.	6	6
16:33	D.J. Balentine made Layup. Assisted by Mislav Brzoja.	6	8
16:08	Sterling Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Kessee.	9	8
15:53	Foul on Christian Kessee.	9	8
15:53	Official TV Timeout	9	8
15:51	D.J. Balentine made Layup. Assisted by Duane Gibson.	9	10
15:22	Sterling Smith missed Jumper.	9	10
15:22	Duane Gibson Defensive Rebound.	9	10
15:08	Foul on Taariq Cephas.	9	10
15:08	D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.	9	11
15:08	D.J. Balentine missed Free Throw.	9	11
15:08	Evansville Deadball Team Rebound.	9	11
15:08	D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.	9	12
14:46	Jahvari Josiah Turnover.	9	12
14:39	Duane Gibson Steal.	9	12
14:37	Christian Benzon made Layup. Assisted by Duane Gibson.	9	14
14:18	Jerimyjah Batts made Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Smith.	11	14
14:11	D.J. Balentine made Layup. Assisted by Duane Gibson.	11	16
13:58	Coppin St Timeout	11	16
13:40	Arnold Fripp missed Jumper.	11	16
13:40	Jahvari Josiah Offensive Rebound.	11	16
13:33	Jahvari Josiah Turnover.	11	16
13:21	Mislav Brzoja missed Layup.	11	16
13:21	Sterling Smith Block.	11	16
13:19	Sterling Smith Defensive Rebound.	11	16
13:16	Sterling Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	11	16
13:16	Arnold Fripp Offensive Rebound.	11	16
12:58	Jerimyjah Batts missed Jumper.	11	16
12:58	Mislav Brzoja Defensive Rebound.	11	16
12:52	Foul on Jerimyjah Batts.	11	16
12:52	Mislav Brzoja missed Free Throw.	11	16
12:52	Evansville Deadball Team Rebound.	11	16
12:52	Mislav Brzoja made Free Throw.	11	17
12:34	Foul on Taylor Stafford.	11	17
12:30	Arnold Fripp missed Jumper.	11	17
12:30	Arnold Fripp Offensive Rebound.	11	17
12:22	Foul on Taylor Stafford.	11	17
11:57	Daquan Brickhouse missed Jumper.	11	17
11:57	Jahvari Josiah Offensive Rebound.	11	17
11:53	Jahvari Josiah made Layup.	13	17
11:36	Duane Gibson missed Jumper.	13	17
11:36	Lawrence Fejokwu Block.	13	17
11:34	Duane Gibson Offensive Rebound.	13	17
11:31	Egidijus Mockevicius made Layup. Assisted by Duane Gibson.	13	19
11:17	Sterling Smith missed Jumper.	13	19
11:17	Egidijus Mockevicius Block.	13	19
11:15	Coppin St Offensive Rebound.	13	19
11:15	Official TV Timeout	13	19
10:57	Shomari Triggs missed Jumper.	13	19
10:57	Egidijus Mockevicius Defensive Rebound.	13	19
10:41	D.J. Balentine missed Three Point Jumper.	13	19
10:41	Lawrence Fejokwu Defensive Rebound.	13	19
10:34	Foul on Duane Gibson.	13	19
10:34	Daquan Brickhouse made Free Throw.	14	19
10:34	Daquan Brickhouse made Free Throw.	15	19
10:26	Blake Simmons made Jumper.	15	21
10:10	Foul on Egidijus Mockevicius.	15	21
10:10	Lawrence Fejokwu missed Free Throw.	15	21
10:10	Coppin St Deadball Team Rebound.	15	21
10:10	Lawrence Fejokwu missed Free Throw.	15	21
10:10	Mislav Brzoja Defensive Rebound.	15	21
9:58	Mislav Brzoja Turnover.	15	21
9:56	Lawrence Fejokwu Steal.	15	21
9:47	Foul on Mislav Brzoja.	15	21
9:47	Jahvari Josiah made Free Throw.	16	21
9:47	Jahvari Josiah made Free Throw.	17	21
9:32	Blake Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mislav Brzoja.	17	24
9:10	Lawrence Fejokwu Turnover.	17	24
8:37	Blake Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.	17	24
8:37	Lawrence Fejokwu Defensive Rebound.	17	24
8:27	Jahvari Josiah Turnover.	17	24
8:10	Blake Simmons Turnover.	17	24
8:06	Shomari Triggs Steal.	17	24
8:00	Shomari Triggs made Layup.	19	24
7:52	Egidijus Mockevicius missed Layup.	19	24
7:52	Egidijus Mockevicius Offensive Rebound.	19	24
7:47	D.J. Balentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Egidijus Mockevicius.	19	27
7:36	Dallas Gary made Jumper.	21	27
7:21	D.J. Balentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mislav Brzoja.	21	30
6:54	Shomari Triggs missed Three Point Jumper.	21	30
6:54	Mislav Brzoja Defensive Rebound.	21	30
6:50	Official TV Timeout	21	30
6:34	Jaylon Moore made Dunk. Assisted by Duane Gibson.	21	32
6:21	Foul on Jerimyjah Batts.	21	32
6:21	Jerimyjah Batts Turnover.	21	32
6:06	Duane Gibson Turnover.	21	32
6:04	Shomari Triggs Steal.	21	32
5:59	Shomari Triggs made Layup.	23	32
5:43	Blake Simmons missed Layup.	23	32
5:43	Jerimyjah Batts Block.	23	32
5:43	Evansville Offensive Rebound.	23	32
5:41	D.J. Balentine made Jumper. Assisted by Duane Gibson.	23	34
5:30	Taariq Cephas Turnover.	23	34
5:18	Jaylon Moore made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Benzon.	23	36
5:02	Arnold Fripp missed Three Point Jumper.	23	36
5:02	Duane Gibson Defensive Rebound.	23	36
4:52	D.J. Balentine missed Three Point Jumper.	23	36
4:52	Blake Simpson Defensive Rebound.	23	36
4:45	Taariq Cephas missed Three Point Jumper.	23	36
4:45	Christian Benzon Defensive Rebound.	23	36
4:38	Blake Simmons missed Layup.	23	36
4:38	Jaylon Moore Offensive Rebound.	23	36
4:34	Jaylon Moore made Layup.	23	38
4:33	Coppin St Timeout	23	38
4:26	Foul on Jaylon Moore.	23	38
4:13	Foul on Blake Simpson.	23	38
4:13	Blake Simpson Turnover.	23	38
3:59	Duane Gibson missed Layup.	23	38
3:59	Arnold Fripp Defensive Rebound.	23	38
3:54	Official TV Timeout	23	38
3:39	Christian Kessee missed Three Point Jumper.	23	38
3:39	Christian Benzon Defensive Rebound.	23	38
3:20	Egidijus Mockevicius missed Layup.	23	38
3:20	Sterling Smith Defensive Rebound.	23	38
3:12	Taariq Cephas missed Three Point Jumper.	23	38
3:12	Egidijus Mockevicius Defensive Rebound.	23	38
2:55	Duane Gibson Turnover.	23	38
2:53	Christian Kessee Steal.	23	38
2:51	Foul on Duane Gibson.	23	38
2:51	Christian Kessee made Free Throw.	24	38
2:51	Christian Kessee made Free Throw.	25	38
2:35	D.J. Balentine Turnover.	25	38
2:34	Taariq Cephas Steal.	25	38
2:29	Sterling Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taariq Cephas.	28	38
2:15	Jaylon Brown missed Layup.	28	38
2:15	Egidijus Mockevicius Offensive Rebound.	28	38
2:13	Foul on Christian Kessee.	28	38
2:13	Egidijus Mockevicius made Free Throw.	28	39
2:13	Egidijus Mockevicius missed Free Throw.	28	39
2:13	Blake Simmons Offensive Rebound.	28	39
2:06	Jaylon Brown made Layup. Assisted by Blake Simmons.	28	41
1:59	Foul on Jaylon Brown.	28	41
1:54	Taariq Cephas made Free Throw.	29	41
1:54	Taariq Cephas made Free Throw.	30	41
1:26	Arnold Fripp missed Jumper.	30	41
1:26	Evansville Defensive Rebound.	30	41
1:19	Egidijus Mockevicius made Dunk. Assisted by Blake Simmons.	30	43
1:05	Christian Kessee Turnover.	30	43
1:04	Jaylon Brown Steal.	30	43
1:00	D.J. Balentine missed Jumper.	30	43
1:00	Mislav Brzoja Offensive Rebound.	30	43
0:56	Mislav Brzoja made Layup.	30	45
0:27	Blake Simpson Turnover.	30	45
0:02	D.J. Balentine missed Three Point Jumper.	30	45
0:02	Coppin St Defensive Rebound.	30	45
0:00	End of 1st half	33	45

Ford Center

7:05 PM, 28 December 2014

Evansville, IN

Attendance: 4,329

Referees:
Rick Randall
Kipp Kissinger
Terry Oglesby

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Norfolk State	0-0	-	8-6
Delaware State	0-0	-	7-6
South Carolina State	0-0	-	6-8
Howard	0-0	-	5-7
Morgan State	0-0	-	6-9
North Carolina Central	0-0	-	6-9
Maryland Eastern Shore	0-0	-	4-11
Coppin State	0-0	-	1-12

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Indiana State	2-0	-	8-4
Drake	1-0	0.5	11-0
Bradley	1-0	0.5	10-2
Belmont	1-0	0.5	9-3
Northern Iowa	1-0	0.5	7-5
Murray State	1-1	1	6-5
Illinois State	0-1	1.5	8-4
UIC	0-1	1.5	7-4
Missouri State	0-1	1.5	7-5
Valparaiso	0-1	1.5	7-5
Southern Illinois	0-1	1.5	5-7
Evansville	0-1	1.5	3-9

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