Ball State 90-77 Akron (14 Feb, 2018) Play-by-Play

Ball State Cardinals

17-9, 8-5 Conference

	1	2	T
BALL	41	49	90
AKR	40	37	77

Akron Zips

11-14, 4-9 Conference

TIME		BALL	AKR
19:36	Tayler Persons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Moses.	3	0
19:21	Mark Kostelac Turnover.	3	0
19:21	Foul on Mark Kostelac.	3	0
18:49	Tayler Persons missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
18:49	Akron Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:27	Daniel Utomi missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
18:27	Eric Parrish Offensive Rebound.	3	0
18:19	Eric Parrish Turnover.	3	0
18:08	Kyle Mallers made Layup. Assisted by Tahjai Teague.	5	0
17:49	Jimond Ivey Turnover.	5	0
17:47	Tahjai Teague Steal.	5	0
17:45	Tahjai Teague made Layup.	7	0
17:45	Akron Timeout	7	0
17:34	Malcolm Duvivier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lucas Smith.	7	3
17:23	Tayler Persons Turnover.	7	3
17:10	Jimond Ivey made Layup.	7	5
16:53	Tahjai Teague Turnover.	7	5
16:48	Malcolm Duvivier made Three Point Jumper.	7	8
16:22	Foul on Malcolm Duvivier.	7	8
16:22	Tayler Persons made Free Throw.	8	8
16:22	Tayler Persons made Free Throw.	9	8
16:02	Daniel Utomi Turnover.	9	8
16:01	Kyle Mallers Steal.	9	8
15:52	Trey Moses Turnover.	9	8
15:52	Official TV Timeout	9	8
15:32	Mark Kostelac made Layup. Assisted by Jimond Ivey.	9	10
15:20	Kyle Mallers Turnover.	9	10
15:04	Foul on Tahjai Teague.	9	10
15:04	Daniel Utomi missed Layup.	9	10
15:04	Kyle Mallers Block.	9	10
15:04	Daniel Utomi Offensive Rebound.	9	10
15:04	Malcolm Duvivier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Utomi.	9	13
15:04	Tayler Persons made Three Point Jumper.	12	13
14:23	Eric Parrish Turnover.	12	13
14:23	Foul on Eric Parrish.	12	13
13:55	Tayler Persons made Jumper.	14	13
13:37	Daniel Utomi made Layup.	14	15
13:37	Foul on Kyle Mallers.	14	15
13:37	Daniel Utomi made Free Throw.	14	16
13:30	Ishmael El-Amin Turnover.	14	16
13:29	Jimond Ivey Steal.	14	16
13:27	Jimond Ivey made Layup.	14	18
13:12	Tayler Persons missed Layup.	14	18
13:12	Malcolm Duvivier Defensive Rebound.	14	18
13:03	Eric Parrish made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jimond Ivey.	14	21
13:01	Ball State Timeout	14	21
12:49	Tahjai Teague Turnover.	14	21
12:47	Mark Kostelac Steal.	14	21
12:22	Mark Kostelac missed Layup.	14	21
12:22	Zach Gunn Block.	14	21
12:19	Ishmael El-Amin Defensive Rebound.	14	21
12:12	Tayler Persons Turnover.	14	21
12:12	Foul on Tayler Persons.	14	21
11:56	Malcolm Duvivier missed Layup.	14	21
11:56	Lucas Smith Offensive Rebound.	14	21
11:53	Malcolm Duvivier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lucas Smith.	14	24
11:33	Sean Sellers missed Jumper.	14	24
11:33	Lucas Smith Defensive Rebound.	14	24
11:23	Malcolm Duvivier missed Three Point Jumper.	14	24
11:23	Tahjai Teague Defensive Rebound.	14	24
11:18	Foul on Daniel Utomi.	14	24
11:18	Official TV Timeout	14	24
11:11	Trey Moses Turnover.	14	24
11:03	Eric Parrish missed Layup.	14	24
11:03	Sean Sellers Block.	14	24
11:01	Trey Moses Defensive Rebound.	14	24
10:56	Tayler Persons missed Layup.	14	24
10:56	Trey Moses Offensive Rebound.	14	24
10:55	Foul on Lucas Smith.	14	24
10:47	Foul on Mark Kostelac.	14	24
10:28	Sean Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.	14	24
10:28	Jimond Ivey Block.	14	24
10:26	Lucas Smith Defensive Rebound.	14	24
10:05	Jimond Ivey missed Three Point Jumper.	14	24
10:05	Trey Moses Defensive Rebound.	14	24
9:49	Trey Moses made Layup. Assisted by Tayler Persons.	16	24
9:24	Lucas Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	16	24
9:24	Torrey Patton Offensive Rebound.	16	24
9:23	Foul on Josh Thompson.	16	24
9:15	Jimond Ivey missed Jumper.	16	24
9:15	Sean Sellers Defensive Rebound.	16	24
9:06	Tayler Persons missed Layup.	16	24
9:06	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	16	24
8:51	Josh Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ishmael El-Amin.	19	24
8:51	Foul on Torrey Patton.	19	24
8:51	Josh Thompson made Free Throw.	20	24
8:37	Daniel Utomi missed Three Point Jumper.	20	24
8:37	Ishmael El-Amin Defensive Rebound.	20	24
8:20	Trey Moses Turnover.	20	24
8:18	Eric Parrish Steal.	20	24
7:56	Malcolm Duvivier made Three Point Jumper.	20	27
7:41	Foul on Daniel Utomi.	20	27
7:41	Official TV Timeout	20	27
7:41	Ishmael El-Amin made Free Throw.	21	27
7:41	Ishmael El-Amin made Free Throw.	22	27
7:24	Foul on Kyle Mallers.	22	27
7:23	Malcolm Duvivier missed Three Point Jumper.	22	27
7:23	Kyle Mallers Defensive Rebound.	22	27
7:09	Trey Moses Turnover.	22	27
7:08	Virshon Cotton Steal.	22	27
7:03	Malcolm Duvivier missed Three Point Jumper.	22	27
7:03	Lucas Smith Offensive Rebound.	22	27
6:49	Jimond Ivey missed Jumper.	22	27
6:49	Trey Moses Defensive Rebound.	22	27
6:28	Ishmael El-Amin missed Jumper.	22	27
6:28	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	22	27
6:28	Foul on Jimond Ivey.	22	27
6:28	Tahjai Teague made Free Throw.	23	27
6:28	Tahjai Teague made Free Throw.	24	27
6:14	Foul on Ishmael El-Amin.	24	27
5:54	Jimond Ivey made Layup.	24	29
5:40	Josh Thompson missed Layup.	24	29
5:40	Sina Gbadebo Defensive Rebound.	24	29
5:39	Foul on Josh Thompson.	24	29
5:39	Virshon Cotton made Free Throw.	24	30
5:39	Virshon Cotton made Free Throw.	24	31
5:30	Josh Thompson Turnover.	24	31
5:13	Eric Parrish made Jumper. Assisted by Jimond Ivey.	24	33
4:56	Tayler Persons missed Jumper.	24	33
4:56	Daniel Utomi Defensive Rebound.	24	33
4:46	Daniel Utomi made Layup.	24	35
4:31	Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.	24	35
4:31	Virshon Cotton Defensive Rebound.	24	35
4:23	Jimond Ivey missed Three Point Jumper.	24	35
4:23	Ball State Defensive Rebound.	24	35
4:14	Foul on Sina Gbadebo.	24	35
4:14	Ishmael El-Amin missed Free Throw.	24	35
4:14	Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.	24	35
4:14	Ishmael El-Amin made Free Throw.	25	35
3:56	Tahjai Teague missed Jumper.	25	35
3:56	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	25	35
3:56	Foul on Trey Moses.	25	35
3:56	Official TV Timeout	25	35
3:56	Torrey Patton made Free Throw.	25	36
3:56	Torrey Patton missed Free Throw.	25	36
3:56	Ishmael El-Amin Defensive Rebound.	25	36
3:38	Trey Moses made Layup. Assisted by Ishmael El-Amin.	27	36
3:38	Foul on Lucas Smith.	27	36
3:38	Trey Moses made Free Throw.	28	36
3:23	Malcolm Duvivier missed Layup.	28	36
3:23	Trey Moses Defensive Rebound.	28	36
3:13	Trey Moses made Layup. Assisted by Sean Sellers.	30	36
2:52	Foul on Tayler Persons.	30	36
2:52	Malcolm Duvivier made Free Throw.	30	37
2:52	Malcolm Duvivier made Free Throw.	30	38
2:36	Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.	30	38
2:36	Trey Moses Offensive Rebound.	30	38
2:34	Trey Moses missed Layup.	30	38
2:34	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	30	38
2:30	Sean Sellers made Jumper.	32	38
2:06	Malcolm Duvivier Turnover.	32	38
1:53	Trey Moses made Layup. Assisted by Sean Sellers.	34	38
1:22	Malcolm Duvivier missed Layup.	34	38
1:22	Trey Moses Block.	34	38
1:20	Trey Moses Defensive Rebound.	34	38
1:18	Ishmael El-Amin made Jumper.	36	38
1:15	Akron Timeout	36	38
1:00	Eric Parrish missed Layup.	36	38
1:00	Trey Moses Defensive Rebound.	36	38
0:53	Foul on Mark Kostelac.	36	38
0:53	Tahjai Teague made Free Throw.	37	38
0:53	Tahjai Teague made Free Throw.	38	38
0:32	Eric Parrish made Dunk. Assisted by Jimond Ivey.	38	40
0:04	Ishmael El-Amin made Layup.	40	40
0:01	Foul on Eric Parrish.	40	40
0:01	Virshon Cotton Turnover.	40	40
0:01	Tahjai Teague Steal.	40	40
0:01	Tahjai Teague missed Free Throw.	40	40
0:01	Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.	40	40
0:01	Tahjai Teague made Free Throw.	41	40
0:00	End of 1st half	40	40

James A. Rhodes Arena

12:00 AM, 14 February 2018

Akron, OH

Attendance: 2,543

Referees:
Rob Kueneman
Steve McJunkins
Tim Stewart

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Kent State	0-0	-	4-1
Toledo	0-0	-	5-2
Akron	0-0	-	4-2
Eastern Michigan	0-0	-	4-2
Miami (OH)	0-0	-	4-2
Buffalo	0-0	-	4-3
Central Michigan	0-0	-	3-3
Ball State	0-0	-	2-4
Bowling Green	0-0	-	2-4
Northern Illinois	0-0	-	2-4
Western Michigan	0-0	-	2-4
Ohio	0-0	-	2-5

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