Akron 84-69 Western Michigan (8 Jan, 2020) Play-by-Play

Western Michigan Broncos

8-7, 1-1 Conference

	1	2	T
WMU	23	46	69
AKR	37	47	84

Akron Zips

12-3, 2-0 Conference

TIME		WMU	AKR
19:44	Rafael Cruz Jr. Turnover.	0	0
19:44	Xeyrius Williams Steal.	0	0
19:37	Xeyrius Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cheese.	0	3
19:13	Rafael Cruz Jr. Turnover.	0	3
18:53	Loren Cristian Jackson made Layup.	0	5
18:28	Jason Whitens missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
18:22	Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	5
18:15	Channel Banks Turnover.	0	5
17:53	Michael Flowers missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
17:49	Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	5
17:32	Foul on Titus Wright.	0	5
17:32	Tyler Cheese missed Free Throw.	0	5
17:32	Akron Offensive Rebound.	0	5
17:32	Tyler Cheese made Free Throw.	0	6
17:32	Western Michigan Turnover.	0	6
17:27	Loren Cristian Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cheese.	0	9
17:26	Western Michigan Timeout	0	9
17:08	Rafael Cruz Jr. made Layup.	2	9
16:53	Loren Cristian Jackson missed Layup.	2	9
16:49	Deng Riak Offensive Rebound.	2	9
16:44	Xeyrius Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.	2	12
16:26	Michael Flowers missed Jumper.	2	12
16:23	Tyler Cheese Defensive Rebound.	2	12
16:15	Tyler Cheese missed Three Point Jumper.	2	12
16:12	Titus Wright Defensive Rebound.	2	12
15:44	Western Michigan Turnover.	2	12
15:44	Official TV Timeout	2	12
15:29	Greg Tribble missed Layup.	2	12
15:26	Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	12
15:14	Brandon Johnson Turnover.	2	12
15:01	Loren Cristian Jackson made Jumper.	2	14
14:53	Foul on Channel Banks.	2	14
14:53	Michael Flowers made Free Throw.	3	14
14:53	Michael Flowers made Free Throw.	4	14
14:41	Loren Cristian Jackson missed Layup.	4	14
14:40	Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.	4	14
14:40	Foul on Camron Reece.	4	14
14:40	Brandon Johnson Turnover.	4	14
14:38	Channel Banks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.	4	17
14:13	Foul on Greg Tribble.	4	17
13:51	Jared Printy missed Three Point Jumper.	4	17
13:46	Camron Reece Defensive Rebound.	4	17
13:39	Channel Banks missed Three Point Jumper.	4	17
13:35	Akron Offensive Rebound.	4	17
13:32	Loren Cristian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	4	17
13:24	Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.	4	17
13:20	Foul on Ali Ali.	4	17
12:58	Michael Flowers missed Jumper.	4	17
12:58	Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.	4	17
12:52	Mikal Dawson Turnover.	4	17
12:52	William Boyer-Richard Steal.	4	17
12:47	William Boyer-Richard made Layup.	6	17
12:31	Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.	6	17
12:27	Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	6	17
12:12	Brandon Johnson made Jumper.	8	17
11:54	Mikal Dawson made Layup.	8	19
11:26	Chase Barrs missed Layup.	8	19
11:21	Camron Reece Defensive Rebound.	8	19
11:16	Loren Cristian Jackson missed Jumper.	8	19
11:11	Chase Barrs Defensive Rebound.	8	19
11:09	Foul on Mikal Dawson.	8	19
11:09	Official TV Timeout	8	19
11:09	Michael Flowers made Free Throw.	9	19
11:09	Michael Flowers made Free Throw.	10	19
10:48	Xeyrius Williams made Layup.	10	21
10:38	Foul on William Boyer-Richard.	10	21
10:38	William Boyer-Richard Turnover.	10	21
10:20	Foul on Deng Riak.	10	21
10:20	Deng Riak Turnover.	10	21
9:58	William Boyer-Richard missed Three Point Jumper.	10	21
9:56	Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.	10	21
9:56	Foul on Patrick Emilien.	10	21
9:35	Deng Riak missed Layup.	10	21
9:35	Xeyrius Williams Offensive Rebound.	10	21
9:35	Akron Timeout	10	21
9:27	Foul on Xeyrius Williams.	10	21
9:27	Xeyrius Williams Turnover.	10	21
9:11	Foul on Titus Wright.	10	21
9:11	Titus Wright Turnover.	10	21
8:50	Tyler Cheese missed Layup.	10	21
8:50	Chase Barrs Block.	10	21
8:43	Tyler Cheese Offensive Rebound.	10	21
8:41	Tyler Cheese made Layup.	10	23
8:34	Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	10	23
8:31	Channel Banks Defensive Rebound.	10	23
8:27	Deng Riak missed Three Point Jumper.	10	23
8:22	Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	10	23
8:17	Rafael Cruz Jr. Turnover.	10	23
7:48	Akron Turnover.	10	23
7:48	Official TV Timeout	10	23
7:22	Rafael Cruz Jr. made Jumper.	12	23
6:59	Camron Reece made Dunk. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.	12	25
6:34	Adrian Martin missed Layup.	12	25
6:34	Greg Tribble Block.	12	25
6:26	Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.	12	25
6:19	Foul on Rafael Cruz Jr..	12	25
6:19	Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.	12	26
6:19	Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.	12	27
6:03	Foul on Greg Tribble.	12	27
6:03	Rafael Cruz Jr. made Free Throw.	13	27
6:03	Rafael Cruz Jr. made Free Throw.	14	27
5:48	Tyler Cheese missed Three Point Jumper.	14	27
5:44	Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.	14	27
5:30	Foul on Mikal Dawson.	14	27
5:30	Michael Flowers missed Free Throw.	14	27
5:29	Tyler Cheese Defensive Rebound.	14	27
5:26	Loren Cristian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	14	27
5:23	Rafael Cruz Jr. Defensive Rebound.	14	27
5:20	Foul on Jason Whitens.	14	27
5:20	Jason Whitens Turnover.	14	27
5:07	Loren Cristian Jackson Turnover.	14	27
4:44	Brandon Johnson missed Layup.	14	27
4:41	Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.	14	27
4:36	Channel Banks missed Jumper.	14	27
4:32	Jared Printy Defensive Rebound.	14	27
4:20	Jason Whitens missed Layup.	14	27
4:17	Brandon Johnson Offensive Rebound.	14	27
4:17	Foul on Camron Reece.	14	27
4:17	Brandon Johnson made Free Throw.	15	27
4:17	Brandon Johnson missed Free Throw.	15	27
4:16	Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.	15	27
4:05	Foul on Michael Flowers.	15	27
4:05	Jaden Sayles made Free Throw.	15	28
4:05	Jaden Sayles made Free Throw.	15	29
3:47	Rafael Cruz Jr. Turnover.	15	29
3:47	Xeyrius Williams Steal.	15	29
3:40	Tyler Cheese missed Layup.	15	29
3:40	Brandon Johnson Block.	15	29
3:35	Rafael Cruz Jr. Defensive Rebound.	15	29
3:34	Rafael Cruz Jr. made Layup.	17	29
3:34	Official TV Timeout	17	29
2:53	Xeyrius Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cheese.	17	32
2:50	Michael Flowers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Johnson.	20	32
2:32	Foul on Xeyrius Williams.	20	32
2:32	Xeyrius Williams Turnover.	20	32
2:10	Brandon Johnson missed Layup.	20	32
2:07	Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.	20	32
2:00	Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.	20	32
1:56	Jared Printy Defensive Rebound.	20	32
1:44	William Boyer-Richard Turnover.	20	32
1:44	Ali Ali Steal.	20	32
1:39	Channel Banks made Layup. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.	20	34
1:29	Jared Printy missed Three Point Jumper.	20	34
1:27	Deng Riak Defensive Rebound.	20	34
1:27	Foul on Brandon Johnson.	20	34
1:27	Deng Riak made Free Throw.	20	35
1:27	Deng Riak missed Free Throw.	20	35
1:24	Mikal Dawson Offensive Rebound.	20	35
1:18	Foul on William Boyer-Richard.	20	35
1:18	Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.	20	36
1:18	Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.	20	37
0:50	Adrian Martin missed Layup.	20	37
0:50	Brandon Johnson Offensive Rebound.	20	37
0:50	Brandon Johnson made Layup.	22	37
0:50	Foul on Loren Cristian Jackson.	22	37
0:50	Brandon Johnson made Free Throw.	23	37
0:38	Loren Cristian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	23	37
0:34	Jason Whitens Defensive Rebound.	23	37
0:22	Brandon Johnson missed Layup.	23	37
0:22	Deng Riak Defensive Rebound.	23	37
0:06	Loren Cristian Jackson missed Layup.	23	37
0:06	Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.	23	37
0:00	End of 1st half	23	37

James A. Rhodes Arena

12:00 AM, 8 January 2020

Akron, OH

Attendance: 2,522

Referees:
Brian McNutt
Tim Stewart
Edwin Young

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Kent State	0-0	-	8-3
Akron	0-0	-	7-4
Miami (OH)	0-0	-	7-4
Eastern Michigan	0-0	-	6-5
Toledo	0-0	-	6-5
Ball State	0-0	-	5-6
Buffalo	0-0	-	5-6
Central Michigan	0-0	-	5-6
Ohio	0-0	-	5-6
Bowling Green	0-0	-	4-7
Northern Illinois	0-0	-	3-8
Western Michigan	0-0	-	3-8

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