Akron 77-76 Northern Kentucky (10 Dec, 2023) Play-by-Play

Akron Zips

6-3, 2-1 away

	1	2	T
AKR	41	36	77
NKU	37	39	76

Northern Kentucky Norse

5-5, 4-1 home

TIME		AKR	NKU
19:45	Keeyan Itejere missed Layup.	0	0
19:42	Trey Robinson Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:42	Trey Robinson Turnover.	0	0
19:19	Enrique Freeman Turnover.	0	0
19:04	Foul on Sammy Hunter.	0	0
19:04	Marques Warrick made Free Throw.	0	1
18:55	Trey Robinson made Jumper.	0	3
18:38	Nate Johnson made Jumper.	2	3
18:19	Trey Robinson made Jumper.	2	5
18:00	Ali Ali made Jumper.	4	5
17:33	Marques Warrick made Jumper.	4	7
17:16	Enrique Freeman made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Johnson.	6	7
17:02	LJ Wells made Layup. Assisted by Michael Bradley.	6	9
16:49	Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Ali Ali.	8	9
16:39	Foul on Ali Ali.	8	9
16:39	Marques Warrick made Free Throw.	8	10
16:39	Marques Warrick made Free Throw.	8	11
16:20	Sammy Hunter Turnover.	8	11
16:20	LJ Wells Steal.	8	11
16:15	Marques Warrick made Jumper. Assisted by LJ Wells.	8	13
15:47	Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.	10	13
15:34	LJ Wells made Jumper. Assisted by Michael Bradley.	10	15
15:15	Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	13	15
14:56	Official TV Timeout	13	15
14:40	Michael Bradley missed Three Point Jumper.	13	15
14:36	Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.	13	15
14:15	Enrique Freeman made Dunk. Assisted by Ali Ali.	15	15
14:15	Foul on Trey Robinson.	15	15
14:15	Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.	16	15
13:51	Trey Robinson Turnover.	16	15
13:51	Mikal Dawson Steal.	16	15
13:24	Ali Ali made Layup.	18	15
13:16	Marques Warrick made Jumper.	18	17
12:57	Foul on Michael Bradley.	18	17
12:47	Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikal Dawson.	21	17
12:30	Marques Warrick missed Three Point Jumper.	21	17
12:25	Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.	21	17
12:20	Sam Vinson missed Jumper.	21	17
12:16	Keeyan Itejere Offensive Rebound.	21	17
12:13	Keeyan Itejere Turnover.	21	17
12:04	Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	21	17
12:00	Keeyan Itejere Defensive Rebound.	21	17
11:47	Foul on Keeyan Itejere.	21	17
11:47	Official TV Timeout	21	17
11:38	Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.	21	17
11:33	Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.	21	17
11:33	Foul on Michael Bradley.	21	17
11:25	Greg Tribble missed Three Point Jumper.	21	17
11:22	LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.	21	17
11:19	LJ Wells Turnover.	21	17
11:19	Ali Ali Steal.	21	17
11:14	Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper.	24	17
10:55	Michael Bradley Turnover.	24	17
10:55	Enrique Freeman Steal.	24	17
10:50	Enrique Freeman missed Layup.	24	17
10:49	Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.	24	17
10:49	Nate Johnson made Dunk.	26	17
10:49	Northern Kentucky Timeout	26	17
10:42	Foul on Greg Tribble.	26	17
10:34	Sam Vinson made Jumper.	26	19
10:22	Ali Ali missed Jumper.	26	19
10:14	Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.	26	19
10:14	Enrique Freeman made Layup.	28	19
10:02	Keeyan Itejere missed Layup.	28	19
9:59	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	28	19
9:52	Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.	28	19
9:49	Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.	28	19
9:40	Foul on Enrique Freeman.	28	19
9:40	Marques Warrick missed Free Throw.	28	19
9:40	Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.	28	19
9:40	Marques Warrick made Free Throw.	28	20
9:22	Nate Johnson missed Layup.	28	20
9:17	Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.	28	20
9:16	Nate Johnson missed Layup.	28	20
9:13	Trey Robinson Defensive Rebound.	28	20
9:10	Sam Vinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeramiah Israel.	28	23
8:44	Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.	28	23
8:41	Trey Robinson Defensive Rebound.	28	23
8:35	Marques Warrick missed Layup.	28	23
8:34	Keeyan Itejere Offensive Rebound.	28	23
8:34	Foul on Mikal Dawson.	28	23
8:34	Keeyan Itejere missed Free Throw.	28	23
8:34	Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.	28	23
8:34	Keeyan Itejere missed Free Throw.	28	23
8:34	Akron Defensive Rebound.	28	23
8:14	Ali Ali made Jumper.	30	23
7:50	Trey Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Sam Vinson.	30	25
7:31	Greg Tribble missed Layup.	30	25
7:31	Keeyan Itejere Block.	30	25
7:31	Akron Offensive Rebound.	30	25
7:31	Official TV Timeout	30	25
7:29	Foul on Sam Vinson.	30	25
7:17	Ali Ali missed Layup.	30	25
7:15	Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.	30	25
7:08	Michael Bradley Turnover.	30	25
6:48	Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.	30	25
6:44	Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.	30	25
6:40	Foul on Kaleb Thornton.	30	25
6:31	Michael Bradley made Jumper.	30	27
5:56	Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.	30	27
5:56	Shammah Scott Offensive Rebound.	30	27
5:56	Foul on Trey Robinson.	30	27
5:55	Enrique Freeman made Jumper.	32	27
5:32	LJ Wells missed Three Point Jumper.	32	27
5:28	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	32	27
5:18	Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.	32	27
5:14	Marques Warrick Defensive Rebound.	32	27
5:08	Jeramiah Israel missed Jumper.	32	27
5:07	LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.	32	27
5:07	Foul on Nate Johnson.	32	27
4:51	Sam Vinson missed Three Point Jumper.	32	27
4:47	Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.	32	27
4:38	Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	34	27
4:26	Jeramiah Israel Turnover.	34	27
4:09	Greg Tribble made Jumper.	36	27
4:06	Northern Kentucky Timeout	36	27
4:06	Official TV Timeout	36	27
3:43	Marques Warrick made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson.	36	30
3:06	Greg Tribble missed Three Point Jumper.	36	30
3:00	Michael Bradley Defensive Rebound.	36	30
2:45	Cesar Tchilombo made Layup. Assisted by Marques Warrick.	36	32
2:42	Akron Timeout	36	32
2:20	Enrique Freeman missed Layup.	36	32
2:16	Marques Warrick Defensive Rebound.	36	32
2:03	Keeyan Itejere made Layup.	36	34
1:40	Ali Ali made Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.	38	34
1:26	Marques Warrick missed Jumper.	38	34
1:23	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	38	34
1:18	Kaleb Thornton Turnover.	38	34
1:18	Sam Vinson Steal.	38	34
1:12	Trey Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Marques Warrick.	38	36
0:42	Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Ali.	41	36
0:06	Sam Vinson missed Jumper.	41	36
0:04	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	41	36
0:04	Foul on Keeyan Itejere.	41	36
0:04	Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.	41	36
0:04	Marques Warrick Defensive Rebound.	41	36
0:03	Foul on Kaleb Thornton.	41	36
0:03	Marques Warrick made Free Throw.	41	37
0:03	Marques Warrick missed Free Throw.	41	37
0:03	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	41	37
0:00	End of 1st half	41	37

Truist Arena

12:00 AM, 10 December 2023

Highland Heights, KY

Attendance: 4,163

Referees:
Tim Stewart
Edwin Young
Sutton Simon

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

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Oakland	15-5	-	24-12
Youngstown State	14-6	1	22-10
Green Bay	13-7	2	18-14
Wright State	13-7	2	18-14
Milwaukee	12-8	3	20-15
Northern Kentucky	12-8	3	18-15
Purdue Fort Wayne	11-9	4	23-13
Cleveland State	11-9	4	21-15
Robert Morris	6-14	9	10-22
IUPUI	2-18	13	6-26
Detroit Mercy	1-19	14	1-31

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