Akron 87-83 Ball State (1 Mar, 2023) Play-by-Play

Ball State Cardinals

20-10, 11-6 conf

	1	2	T
BALL	41	42	83
AKR	36	51	87

Akron Zips

21-9, 13-4 conf

TIME		BALL	AKR
19:46	Enrique Freeman missed Layup.	0	0
19:42	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:16	Payton Sparks missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:13	Akron Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:01	Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:57	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:46	Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.	2	0
18:23	Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.	2	2
18:13	Jaylin Sellers made Jumper.	4	2
17:52	Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
17:48	Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:41	Demarius Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
17:37	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:30	Sammy Hunter made Layup.	4	4
17:30	Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..	4	4
17:30	Sammy Hunter missed Free Throw.	4	4
17:29	Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:12	Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.	6	4
17:05	Foul on Demarius Jacobs.	6	4
16:54	Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..	6	4
16:47	Enrique Freeman made Layup.	6	6
16:28	Jaylin Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.	9	6
16:14	Xavier Castaneda made Jumper.	9	8
15:54	Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.	12	8
15:30	Trendon Hankerson Turnover.	12	8
15:30	Official TV Timeout	12	8
15:30	Jaylin Sellers Steal.	12	8
15:15	Payton Sparks Turnover.	12	8
15:15	Enrique Freeman Steal.	12	8
15:07	Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper.	12	11
14:43	Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.	12	11
14:39	Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.	12	11
14:31	Foul on Nate Johnson.	12	11
14:19	Jalen Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.	15	11
13:58	Enrique Freeman Turnover.	15	11
13:58	Demarius Jacobs Steal.	15	11
13:52	Demarius Jacobs made Layup.	17	11
13:39	Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.	17	11
13:33	Jalen Windham Defensive Rebound.	17	11
13:07	Basheer Jihad Turnover.	17	11
13:07	Nate Johnson Steal.	17	11
12:58	Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.	17	14
12:33	Foul on Xavier Castaneda.	17	14
12:26	Demarius Jacobs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.	20	14
12:06	Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	20	14
12:03	Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.	20	14
12:00	Jaylin Sellers missed Jumper.	20	14
11:56	Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.	20	14
11:48	Greg Tribble missed Layup.	20	14
11:44	Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.	20	14
11:37	Jalen Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.	23	14
11:36	Akron Timeout	23	14
11:16	Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.	23	17
11:01	Jalen Windham missed Three Point Jumper.	23	17
10:52	Demarius Jacobs Offensive Rebound.	23	17
10:50	Jalen Windham made Layup.	25	17
10:32	Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.	25	17
10:28	Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.	25	17
10:24	Basheer Jihad made Layup.	27	17
10:24	Foul on Enrique Freeman.	27	17
10:24	Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.	28	17
10:22	Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.	28	17
10:14	Jalen Windham Defensive Rebound.	28	17
10:05	Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.	28	17
10:00	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	28	17
9:48	Enrique Freeman missed Layup.	28	17
9:44	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	28	17
9:31	Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.	28	17
9:27	Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.	28	17
9:21	Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.	28	17
9:18	Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.	28	17
8:53	Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.	28	19
8:35	Jalen Windham missed Three Point Jumper.	28	19
8:31	Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.	28	19
8:26	Jalen Windham made Layup.	30	19
8:16	Foul on Ben Hendriks.	30	19
8:16	Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.	30	20
8:16	Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.	30	21
8:07	Jalen Windham missed Three Point Jumper.	30	21
8:03	Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.	30	21
7:52	Foul on Jalen Windham.	30	21
7:52	Official TV Timeout	30	21
7:51	Greg Tribble made Free Throw.	30	22
7:51	Greg Tribble made Free Throw.	30	23
7:31	Jaylin Sellers missed Layup.	30	23
7:27	Jaylin Sellers Offensive Rebound.	30	23
7:26	Jaylin Sellers missed Layup.	30	23
7:22	Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.	30	23
7:15	Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	30	23
7:11	Xavier Castaneda Offensive Rebound.	30	23
7:07	Xavier Castaneda missed Jumper.	30	23
7:03	Greg Tribble Offensive Rebound.	30	23
7:01	Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.	30	23
6:57	Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.	30	23
6:40	Jalen Windham missed Jumper.	30	23
6:36	Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.	30	23
6:28	Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.	30	23
6:25	Sammy Hunter Offensive Rebound.	30	23
6:22	Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.	30	23
6:22	Payton Sparks Block.	30	23
6:16	Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.	30	23
6:01	Foul on Greg Tribble.	30	23
5:50	Foul on Trendon Hankerson.	30	23
5:42	Payton Sparks missed Jumper.	30	23
5:38	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	30	23
5:33	Foul on Demarius Jacobs.	30	23
5:33	Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.	30	24
5:33	Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.	30	25
5:10	Payton Sparks missed Layup.	30	25
5:07	Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.	30	25
5:06	Basheer Jihad made Layup.	32	25
4:59	Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garvin Clarke.	32	28
4:49	Ball State Timeout	32	28
4:40	Jaylin Sellers missed Jumper.	32	28
4:37	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	32	28
4:16	Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.	32	28
4:12	Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.	32	28
4:05	Jaylin Sellers made Jumper.	34	28
3:30	Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.	34	28
3:29	Akron Offensive Rebound.	34	28
3:29	Official TV Timeout	34	28
3:26	Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.	34	28
3:23	Garvin Clarke Offensive Rebound.	34	28
3:21	Garvin Clarke missed Layup.	34	28
3:21	Jaylin Sellers Block.	34	28
3:16	Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.	34	28
2:58	Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sparks.	36	28
2:38	Enrique Freeman made Layup.	36	30
2:19	Foul on Trendon Hankerson.	36	30
2:13	Payton Sparks missed Layup.	36	30
2:10	Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.	36	30
2:04	Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garvin Clarke.	36	33
1:46	Jalen Windham made Jumper.	38	33
1:24	Enrique Freeman missed Layup.	38	33
1:21	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	38	33
1:08	Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.	41	33
0:48	Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enrique Freeman.	41	36
0:21	Jaylin Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.	41	36
0:18	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	41	36
0:00	Xavier Castaneda missed Layup.	41	36
0:00	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	41	36
0:00	End of 1st half	41	36

James A. Rhodes Arena

12:00 AM, 1 March 2023

Akron, OH

Attendance: 1,912

Referees:
D.J. Carstensen
Bryan Anslinger
Tim Stewart

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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