UNLV 72-70 Akron (29 Nov, 2023) Play-by-Play

Akron Zips

4-3, 1-1 away

	1	2	T
AKR	31	39	70
UNLV	41	31	72

UNLV Rebels

3-3, 2-1 home

TIME		AKR	UNLV
19:41	Dedan Thomas Jr. Turnover.	0	0
19:41	Kaleb Thornton Steal.	0	0
19:18	Mikal Dawson missed Layup.	0	0
19:16	Kalib Boone Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:06	Justin Webster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luis Rodriguez.	0	3
18:39	Enrique Freeman made Layup.	2	3
18:19	Kalib Boone made Jumper. Assisted by Dedan Thomas Jr..	2	5
17:52	Enrique Freeman made Layup.	4	5
17:27	Justin Webster missed Three Point Jumper.	4	5
17:24	Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.	4	5
17:17	Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.	7	5
16:54	Justin Webster missed Three Point Jumper.	7	5
16:51	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	7	5
16:47	Enrique Freeman missed Layup.	7	5
16:47	Kalib Boone Block.	7	5
16:44	Jalen Hill Defensive Rebound.	7	5
16:35	Dedan Thomas Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	7	5
16:33	Luis Rodriguez Offensive Rebound.	7	5
16:30	Dedan Thomas Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Webster.	7	8
16:08	Foul on Kalib Boone.	7	8
16:05	Sammy Hunter Turnover.	7	8
16:05	Luis Rodriguez Steal.	7	8
16:02	Luis Rodriguez made Dunk.	7	10
15:32	Mikal Dawson Turnover.	7	10
15:29	Official TV Timeout	7	10
15:16	Foul on Enrique Freeman.	7	10
15:08	Rob Whaley Jr. missed Jumper.	7	10
15:05	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	7	10
14:54	Foul on Sammy Hunter.	7	10
14:54	Sammy Hunter Turnover.	7	10
14:30	Foul on Dedan Thomas Jr..	7	10
14:30	Dedan Thomas Jr. Turnover.	7	10
14:00	Greg Tribble missed Three Point Jumper.	7	10
14:00	Luis Rodriguez Block.	7	10
13:59	Akron Offensive Rebound.	7	10
13:59	Akron Turnover.	7	10
13:45	Isaiah Cottrell Turnover.	7	10
13:32	Enrique Freeman Turnover.	7	10
13:32	Justin Webster Steal.	7	10
13:20	Luis Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Hill.	7	13
12:57	Enrique Freeman missed Layup.	7	13
12:55	Isaiah Cottrell Defensive Rebound.	7	13
12:51	Jalen Hill missed Layup.	7	13
12:49	Akron Defensive Rebound.	7	13
12:29	Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.	7	13
12:27	UNLV Defensive Rebound.	7	13
12:10	Jackie Johnson III made Layup.	7	15
11:59	Nate Johnson missed Jumper.	7	15
11:55	Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.	7	15
11:53	Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.	7	15
11:53	Justin Webster Defensive Rebound.	7	15
11:53	Foul on Nate Johnson.	7	15
11:53	Official TV Timeout	7	15
11:41	Brooklyn Hicks missed Layup.	7	15
11:40	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	7	15
11:40	Foul on Brooklyn Hicks.	7	15
11:24	Enrique Freeman missed Layup.	7	15
11:24	Kalib Boone Block.	7	15
11:21	Kalib Boone Defensive Rebound.	7	15
11:17	Brooklyn Hicks made Layup.	7	17
10:47	Greg Tribble made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.	9	17
10:24	Jackie Johnson III Turnover.	9	17
10:11	Enrique Freeman made Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.	11	17
9:48	Dedan Thomas Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalib Boone.	11	20
9:29	Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.	14	20
9:11	Justin Webster Turnover.	14	20
9:11	Nate Johnson Steal.	14	20
9:07	Nate Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Mikal Dawson.	16	20
8:42	Dedan Thomas Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Kalib Boone.	16	22
8:33	Kaleb Thornton Turnover.	16	22
8:33	Jalen Hill Steal.	16	22
8:28	Foul on Kaleb Thornton.	16	22
8:18	Dedan Thomas Jr. missed Jumper.	16	22
8:15	Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.	16	22
8:07	Sammy Hunter missed Jumper.	16	22
8:04	Kalib Boone Defensive Rebound.	16	22
7:59	Justin Webster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dedan Thomas Jr..	16	25
7:45	Tavari Johnson missed Jumper.	16	25
7:45	Kalib Boone Block.	16	25
7:43	Justin Webster Defensive Rebound.	16	25
7:27	Justin Webster Turnover.	16	25
7:27	Amani Lyles Steal.	16	25
7:19	Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	19	25
6:53	Rob Whaley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	19	25
6:51	Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.	19	25
6:38	Sammy Hunter made Jumper.	21	25
6:18	Rob Whaley Jr. Turnover.	21	25
6:18	Official TV Timeout	21	25
5:56	Sammy Hunter missed Jumper.	21	25
5:54	Sammy Hunter Offensive Rebound.	21	25
5:54	Foul on Isaiah Cottrell.	21	25
5:54	Sammy Hunter made Free Throw.	22	25
5:54	Sammy Hunter made Free Throw.	23	25
5:40	Jackie Johnson III made Layup.	23	27
5:40	Foul on Greg Tribble.	23	27
5:40	Jackie Johnson III missed Free Throw.	23	27
5:39	Mikal Dawson Defensive Rebound.	23	27
5:31	Enrique Freeman missed Layup.	23	27
5:28	Isaiah Cottrell Defensive Rebound.	23	27
5:15	Isaiah Cottrell made Layup. Assisted by Jackie Johnson III.	23	29
5:00	Enrique Freeman made Dunk. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.	25	29
4:43	Luis Rodriguez missed Jumper.	25	29
4:41	Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.	25	29
4:37	Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.	25	29
4:35	Sammy Hunter Offensive Rebound.	25	29
4:35	Foul on Isaiah Cottrell.	25	29
4:28	Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	27	29
4:11	Jackie Johnson III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Hill.	27	32
3:51	Kaleb Thornton Turnover.	27	32
3:51	Jackie Johnson III Steal.	27	32
3:47	Jackie Johnson III missed Layup.	27	32
3:47	Shammah Scott Block.	27	32
3:46	UNLV Offensive Rebound.	27	32
3:46	Official TV Timeout	27	32
3:34	Kalib Boone missed Layup.	27	32
3:34	Enrique Freeman Block.	27	32
3:30	Jalen Hill Offensive Rebound.	27	32
3:30	Jalen Hill missed Jumper.	27	32
3:28	UNLV Offensive Rebound.	27	32
3:28	UNLV Turnover.	27	32
3:04	Enrique Freeman made Layup.	29	32
2:50	Jalen Hill made Layup. Assisted by Kalib Boone.	29	34
2:29	Sammy Hunter missed Jumper.	29	34
2:26	Luis Rodriguez Defensive Rebound.	29	34
2:14	Jackie Johnson III made Layup.	29	36
2:01	Sammy Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.	29	36
1:58	Kalib Boone Defensive Rebound.	29	36
1:48	Luis Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dedan Thomas Jr..	29	39
1:40	Akron Timeout	29	39
1:20	Foul on Jackie Johnson III.	29	39
1:20	Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.	30	39
1:20	Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.	31	39
0:55	Dedan Thomas Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	31	39
0:50	Kalib Boone Offensive Rebound.	31	39
0:50	Kalib Boone missed Dunk.	31	39
0:50	Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.	31	39
0:41	Tavari Johnson missed Layup.	31	39
0:41	Kalib Boone Block.	31	39
0:41	Akron Offensive Rebound.	31	39
0:27	Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.	31	39
0:25	Dedan Thomas Jr. Defensive Rebound.	31	39
0:17	UNLV Timeout	31	39
0:13	Jackie Johnson III missed Layup.	31	39
0:11	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	31	39
0:07	Shammah Scott Turnover.	31	39
0:07	Jackie Johnson III Steal.	31	39
0:03	Luis Rodriguez made Layup. Assisted by Kalib Boone.	31	41
0:00	End of 1st half	31	41

Thomas & Mack Center

3:00 AM, 29 November 2023

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 4,702

Referees:
Michael Irving
John Gaffney
Randy Richardson

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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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Utah State	14-4	-	28-7
Nevada	13-5	1	26-8
Boise State	13-5	1	22-11
UNLV	12-6	2	21-13
San Diego State	11-7	3	26-11
New Mexico	10-8	4	26-10
Colorado State	10-8	4	25-11
Wyoming	8-10	6	15-17
Fresno State	4-14	10	12-21
Air Force	2-16	12	9-22
San José State	2-16	12	9-23

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