Akron 81-73 Ball State (5 Feb, 2025) Play-by-Play

Ball State Cardinals

10-12, 4-6 Conference

	1	2	T
BALL	36	37	73
AKR	38	43	81

TIME	BALL	AKR
19:40	Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:37	Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:25	Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:20	Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:00	Payton Sparks missed Layup.	0	0
18:55	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:48	Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:46	Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:45	James Okonkwo missed Layup.	0	0
18:41	Ball State Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:22	Payton Sparks made Layup.	2	0
18:00	Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
17:57	Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:51	Jermahri Hill Turnover.	2	0
17:51	Tavari Johnson Steal.	2	0
17:44	James Okonkwo made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.	2	2
17:43	Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..	2	2
17:43	James Okonkwo missed Free Throw.	2	2
17:42	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:26	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper.	4	2
17:17	Isaiah Gray Turnover.	4	2
16:48	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
16:44	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	4	2
16:33	Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
16:30	Ball State Defensive Rebound.	4	2
16:17	Ben Hendriks made Dunk. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.	6	2
15:56	Nate Johnson made Jumper.	6	4
15:33	Ben Hendriks Turnover.	6	4
15:33	Tavari Johnson Steal.	6	4
15:25	Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	6	4
15:22	Seth Wilson Offensive Rebound.	6	4
15:11	Nate Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.	6	6
14:49	Ben Hendriks Turnover.	6	6
14:49	Seth Wilson Steal.	6	6
14:43	Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.	6	6
14:41	Akron Offensive Rebound.	6	6
14:41	Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..	6	6
14:41	Official TV Timeout	6	6
14:37	Shammah Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amani Lyles.	6	9
14:14	Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.	6	9
14:11	Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.	6	9
14:10	Mason Jones made Layup.	8	9
13:50	Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.	8	9
13:45	Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.	8	9
13:44	Mason Jones Turnover.	8	9
13:44	Shammah Scott Steal.	8	9
13:40	Isaiah Gray made Layup. Assisted by Sharron Young.	8	11
13:30	Foul on Amani Lyles.	8	11
13:27	Jeremiah Hernandez missed Free Throw.	8	11
13:27	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	8	11
13:27	Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.	9	11
13:27	Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.	10	11
13:06	Shammah Scott missed Jumper.	10	11
13:04	Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.	10	11
12:58	Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.	10	11
12:55	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	10	11
12:55	James Okonkwo Turnover.	10	11
12:55	Payton Sparks missed Layup.	10	11
12:52	Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.	10	11
12:51	Shammah Scott Turnover.	10	11
12:51	Juanse Gorosito Steal.	10	11
12:43	Ethan Brittain-Watts made Layup. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.	12	11
12:15	Sharron Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	12	14
11:50	Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup.	14	14
11:33	Sharron Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	14	17
10:59	Payton Sparks made Layup.	16	17
10:38	Foul on Isaiah Gray.	16	17
10:38	Isaiah Gray Turnover.	16	17
10:11	Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.	16	17
10:06	Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.	16	17
9:51	Seth Wilson missed Layup.	16	17
9:49	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	16	17
9:40	Foul on Tavari Johnson.	16	17
9:40	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	17	17
9:40	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	18	17
9:33	Amani Lyles missed Three Point Jumper.	18	17
9:30	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	18	17
9:24	Foul on Tavari Johnson.	18	17
9:17	Joey Hart made Layup.	20	17
9:10	Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	20	17
9:06	Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.	20	17
8:54	Foul on Jermahri Hill.	20	17
8:54	Jermahri Hill Turnover.	20	17
8:39	Isaiah Gray Turnover.	20	17
8:39	Payton Sparks Steal.	20	17
8:25	Joey Hart Turnover.	20	17
8:24	Amani Lyles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sharron Young.	20	20
7:46	Joey Hart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.	23	20
7:35	Amani Lyles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Gray.	23	23
6:55	Jermahri Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joey Hart.	26	23
6:39	Amani Lyles missed Three Point Jumper.	26	23
6:35	Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.	26	23
6:22	Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.	26	23
6:19	Joey Hart Offensive Rebound.	26	23
6:08	Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.	26	23
6:06	Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.	26	23
6:00	Sharron Young made Three Point Jumper.	26	26
5:43	Foul on Nate Johnson.	26	26
5:36	Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.	26	26
5:33	Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.	26	26
5:18	Tavari Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	26	28
4:54	Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup.	28	28
4:41	Tavari Johnson missed Layup.	28	28
4:38	Shammah Scott Offensive Rebound.	28	28
4:23	Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	28	28
4:22	Akron Offensive Rebound.	28	28
4:22	Foul on Payton Sparks.	28	28
4:06	Nate Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.	28	30
3:51	Jermahri Hill made Jumper.	30	30
3:29	Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	30	30
3:26	Marvin Musiime-Kamali Offensive Rebound.	30	30
3:24	Tavari Johnson missed Layup.	30	30
3:16	Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.	30	30
3:15	Foul on James Okonkwo.	30	30
3:15	Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.	31	30
3:15	Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.	31	30
3:13	Akron Defensive Rebound.	31	30
3:13	Foul on Ben Hendriks.	31	30
2:55	Nate Johnson made Layup.	31	32
2:38	Foul on Amani Lyles.	31	32
2:38	Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.	31	32
2:38	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	31	32
2:38	Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.	32	32
2:28	Nate Johnson missed Jumper.	32	32
2:25	Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.	32	32
2:21	Mason Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.	35	32
2:07	Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.	35	32
2:01	Marvin Musiime-Kamali Offensive Rebound.	35	32
1:59	Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.	35	32
1:59	Marvin Musiime-Kamali made Dunk. Assisted by Sharron Young.	35	34
1:30	Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.	35	34
1:26	Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.	35	34
1:14	Sharron Young missed Three Point Jumper.	35	34
1:12	Marvin Musiime-Kamali Offensive Rebound.	35	34
1:11	Sharron Young made Layup. Assisted by Marvin Musiime-Kamali.	35	36
0:55	Payton Sparks missed Layup.	35	36
0:51	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	35	36
0:36	Marvin Musiime-Kamali made Dunk. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	35	38
0:19	Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.	35	38
0:17	Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.	35	38
0:16	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.	35	38
0:16	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	35	38
0:16	Foul on Shammah Scott.	35	38
0:16	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.	36	38
0:16	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Free Throw.	36	38
0:14	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	36	38
0:07	Isaiah Gray missed Three Point Jumper.	36	38
0:03	Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.	36	38
0:00	End of 1st half	36	38

Sharron Young drills triple for Akron

0:19

Shammah Scott with the and-1 bucket

0:21

Marvin Musiime-Kamali rocks the rim with dunk

0:19

James A. Rhodes Arena

12:00 AM, 5 February 2025

Akron, OH

Attendance: 1,883

Referees:
Greg Langsdorf
Chad Barlow
Kevin Raher

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Akron	10-0	-	17-5
Miami (OH)	9-1	1	17-5
Toledo	8-2	2	14-8
Ohio	6-4	4	12-10
Kent State	5-5	5	14-8
Central Michigan	4-6	6	10-12
Ball State	4-6	6	10-12
Eastern Michigan	4-6	6	10-12
Western Michigan	4-6	6	7-15
Bowling Green	3-7	7	8-14
Buffalo	2-8	8	7-15
Northern Illinois	1-9	9	5-17

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