Penn State 78-72 Akron (26 Nov, 2014) Play-by-Play

Akron Zips

3-2, 0-1 away

	1	2	T
AKR	45	27	72
PSU	32	46	78

Penn State Nittany Lions

5-1, 3-0 home

TIME		AKR	PSU
19:45	Pat Forsythe Turnover.	0	0
19:44	D.J. Newbill Steal.	0	0
19:38	D.J. Newbill missed Jumper.	0	0
19:38	Reggie McAdams Block.	0	0
19:36	Reggie McAdams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:12	Noah Robotham missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:12	Ross Travis Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:01	Brandon Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:01	Nyles Evans Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:55	Foul on Donovon Jack.	0	0
18:41	Pat Forsythe missed Layup.	0	0
18:41	Donovon Jack Block.	0	0
18:40	Pat Forsythe Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:37	Pat Forsythe made Layup.	2	0
18:20	Ross Travis missed Jumper.	2	0
18:20	Pat Forsythe Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:01	Nyles Evans made Three Point Jumper.	5	0
17:44	Foul on Reggie McAdams.	5	0
17:41	Shep Garner missed Jumper.	5	0
17:41	Kwan Cheatham Jr. Defensive Rebound.	5	0
17:17	Reggie McAdams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pat Forsythe.	8	0
17:15	Penn State Timeout	8	0
17:01	D.J. Newbill made Jumper. Assisted by Shep Garner.	8	2
17:01	Foul on Nyles Evans.	8	2
17:01	D.J. Newbill made Free Throw.	8	3
16:49	Reggie McAdams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nyles Evans.	11	3
16:30	Shep Garner missed Layup.	11	3
16:30	Kwan Cheatham Jr. Block.	11	3
16:28	Jordan Dickerson Offensive Rebound.	11	3
16:24	Ross Travis missed Layup.	11	3
16:24	Pat Forsythe Block.	11	3
16:22	Shep Garner Offensive Rebound.	11	3
16:19	Shep Garner made Three Point Jumper.	11	6
16:03	Pat Forsythe made Jumper.	13	6
15:43	Shep Garner missed Three Point Jumper.	13	6
15:43	Brandon Taylor Offensive Rebound.	13	6
15:38	Brandon Taylor missed Layup.	13	6
15:38	Jordan Dickerson Offensive Rebound.	13	6
15:35	Jordan Dickerson missed Layup.	13	6
15:35	Reggie McAdams Block.	13	6
15:33	Pat Forsythe Defensive Rebound.	13	6
15:29	Reggie McAdams missed Three Point Jumper.	13	6
15:29	Ross Travis Defensive Rebound.	13	6
15:21	Ross Travis Turnover.	13	6
15:20	Nyles Evans Steal.	13	6
15:12	Kwan Cheatham Jr. Turnover.	13	6
15:12	Official TV Timeout	13	6
15:02	D.J. Newbill made Layup.	13	8
14:44	Noah Robotham missed Jumper.	13	8
14:44	Ross Travis Block.	13	8
14:43	Pat Forsythe Offensive Rebound.	13	8
14:40	Pat Forsythe missed Layup.	13	8
14:40	Jordan Dickerson Block.	13	8
14:38	Jordan Dickerson Defensive Rebound.	13	8
14:29	D.J. Newbill missed Three Point Jumper.	13	8
14:29	Akron Deadball Team Rebound.	13	8
14:26	Foul on Jordan Dickerson.	13	8
13:54	Kwan Cheatham Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	13	8
13:54	Jordan Dickerson Defensive Rebound.	13	8
13:27	Jordan Dickerson missed Jumper.	13	8
13:27	Pat Forsythe Defensive Rebound.	13	8
13:14	Foul on Geno Thorpe.	13	8
13:02	Isaiah Johnson Turnover.	13	8
13:01	Technical Foul on Geno Thorpe.	13	8
13:01	Foul on Geno Thorpe.	13	8
13:01	Technical Foul on Isaiah Johnson.	13	8
13:01	Foul on Isaiah Johnson.	13	8
13:01	Noah Robotham made Free Throw.	14	8
13:01	Noah Robotham made Free Throw.	15	8
13:01	D.J. Newbill made Free Throw.	15	9
13:01	D.J. Newbill made Free Throw.	15	10
12:55	Shep Garner Turnover.	15	10
12:35	Kwan Cheatham Jr. made Jumper.	17	10
12:09	D.J. Newbill made Layup.	17	12
12:02	Noah Robotham made Three Point Jumper.	20	12
11:43	Shep Garner Turnover.	20	12
11:40	Deji Ibitayo made Dunk.	22	12
11:21	Jordan Dickerson missed Layup.	22	12
11:21	Deji Ibitayo Defensive Rebound.	22	12
11:03	Foul on D.J. Newbill.	22	12
11:03	Official TV Timeout	22	12
11:03	Deji Ibitayo missed Free Throw.	22	12
11:03	Akron Deadball Team Rebound.	22	12
11:03	Deji Ibitayo made Free Throw.	23	12
10:42	Foul on Deji Ibitayo.	23	12
10:39	D.J. Newbill made Jumper.	23	14
10:11	Isaiah Johnson missed Layup.	23	14
10:11	B.J. Gladden Offensive Rebound.	23	14
10:04	B.J. Gladden missed Two Point Tip Shot.	23	14
10:04	D.J. Newbill Defensive Rebound.	23	14
9:52	D.J. Newbill missed Three Point Jumper.	23	14
9:52	Deji Ibitayo Defensive Rebound.	23	14
9:32	Isaiah Johnson made Layup.	25	14
9:13	Brandon Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ross Travis.	25	17
8:58	Deji Ibitayo made Layup.	27	17
8:58	Foul on Ross Travis.	27	17
8:58	Deji Ibitayo made Free Throw.	28	17
8:43	John Johnson missed Jumper.	28	17
8:43	Ross Travis Offensive Rebound.	28	17
8:35	Ross Travis missed Jumper.	28	17
8:35	Pat Forsythe Defensive Rebound.	28	17
8:26	Nyles Evans missed Three Point Jumper.	28	17
8:26	D.J. Newbill Defensive Rebound.	28	17
8:11	Foul on Jake Kretzer.	28	17
8:11	D.J. Newbill made Free Throw.	28	18
8:11	D.J. Newbill missed Free Throw.	28	18
8:11	Shep Garner Offensive Rebound.	28	18
8:06	Brandon Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.	28	18
8:06	B.J. Gladden Defensive Rebound.	28	18
7:40	Pat Forsythe made Layup.	30	18
7:22	Julian Moore missed Layup.	30	18
7:22	Antino Jackson Defensive Rebound.	30	18
7:06	Jake Kretzer missed Three Point Jumper.	30	18
7:06	John Johnson Defensive Rebound.	30	18
6:50	Shep Garner missed Layup.	30	18
6:50	Julian Moore Offensive Rebound.	30	18
6:46	Julian Moore Turnover.	30	18
6:45	B.J. Gladden Steal.	30	18
6:30	Nyles Evans made Layup.	32	18
6:29	Penn State Timeout	32	18
6:10	Official TV Timeout	32	18
5:59	Brandon Taylor made Jumper.	32	20
5:32	Nyles Evans missed Three Point Jumper.	32	20
5:32	Ross Travis Defensive Rebound.	32	20
5:19	Brandon Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shep Garner.	32	23
4:40	Kwan Cheatham Jr. made Jumper.	34	23
4:27	Shep Garner missed Three Point Jumper.	34	23
4:27	Brandon Taylor Offensive Rebound.	34	23
4:17	Geno Thorpe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Taylor.	34	26
3:46	Kwan Cheatham Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Pat Forsythe.	36	26
3:13	Brandon Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.	36	26
3:13	Ross Travis Offensive Rebound.	36	26
3:08	Shep Garner Turnover.	36	26
3:08	Official TV Timeout	36	26
2:58	Akron Turnover.	36	26
2:38	D.J. Newbill Turnover.	36	26
2:29	Reggie McAdams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Robotham.	39	26
2:16	Shep Garner made Jumper.	39	28
2:03	Kwan Cheatham Jr. Turnover.	39	28
2:03	Shep Garner Steal.	39	28
2:03	Foul on Pat Forsythe.	39	28
1:54	Shep Garner missed Jumper.	39	28
1:54	Ross Travis Offensive Rebound.	39	28
1:48	Ross Travis missed Layup.	39	28
1:48	Kwan Cheatham Jr. Block.	39	28
1:46	Kwan Cheatham Jr. Defensive Rebound.	39	28
1:39	Reggie McAdams missed Three Point Jumper.	39	28
1:39	Deji Ibitayo Offensive Rebound.	39	28
1:36	Deji Ibitayo made Layup.	41	28
1:15	Ross Travis made Jumper.	41	30
0:56	Noah Robotham Turnover.	41	30
0:55	Shep Garner Steal.	41	30
0:49	Shep Garner missed Layup.	41	30
0:49	Pat Forsythe Block.	41	30
0:49	Penn State Offensive Rebound.	41	30
0:48	Brandon Taylor Turnover.	41	30
0:47	Deji Ibitayo Steal.	41	30
0:46	Foul on Shep Garner.	41	30
0:46	Deji Ibitayo made Free Throw.	42	30
0:46	Deji Ibitayo made Free Throw.	43	30
0:12	D.J. Newbill made Jumper.	43	32
0:02	Noah Robotham made Layup.	45	32
0:00	End of 1st half	45	32

Bryce Jordan Center

12:30 AM, 26 November 2014

University Park, PA

Attendance: 6,703

Referees:
Buddy Mayborg
Chris Beaver
Brian Dorsey

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Buffalo	0-0	-	1-0
Central Michigan	0-0	-	1-0
Kent State	0-0	-	1-0
Miami (OH)	0-0	-	1-0
Akron	0-0	-	0-1
Ball State	0-0	-	0-1
Bowling Green	0-0	-	0-1
Eastern Michigan	0-0	-	0-1
Northern Illinois	0-0	-	0-1
Ohio	0-0	-	0-1
Toledo	0-0	-	0-1
Western Michigan	0-0	-	0-1

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Illinois	0-0	-	1-0
Iowa	0-0	-	1-0
Maryland	0-0	-	1-0
Michigan	0-0	-	1-0
Michigan State	0-0	-	1-0
Nebraska	0-0	-	1-0
Northwestern	0-0	-	1-0
Ohio State	0-0	-	1-0
Oregon	0-0	-	1-0
Penn State	0-0	-	1-0
Purdue	0-0	-	1-0
UCLA	0-0	-	1-0
USC	0-0	-	1-0
Wisconsin	0-0	-	1-0
Indiana	0-0	-	0-0
Minnesota	0-0	-	0-0
Rutgers	0-0	-	0-0
Washington	0-0	-	0-0

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