Kent State Golden Flashes at Akron Zips 70-65

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Kent State beats rival Akron 70-65 for MAC title, NCAA bid

NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL Saturday, March 11, 2017

Kent State Golden Flashes 70

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Akron Zips 65

	1st	2nd	T
KENT	27	43	70
AKR	24	41	65

Rocket Arena · 10,376 att.

Jaylin Walker scored 30 points, Jimmy Hall added 19 and sixth-seeded Kent State earned its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2008 by beating rival Akron in the Mid-American Conference championshi

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Date	Opp	Result	Competition
11/6/26	vs Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks	W 102-50	NCAAM
11/2/26	@ Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	L 75-85	NCAAM
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Date	Opp	Result	Competition
11/9/26	vs Muskingum Fighting Muskies	W 112-64	NCAAM
11/2/26	@ Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	W 75-61	NCAAM
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Key Events60 All Plays40

MadeFreeThrow 0:06 70-65

Jalen Avery made Free Throw.

3913228 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:06 69-65

Jalen Avery made Free Throw.

3913228 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:06 68-65

Foul on Josh Williams.

3907021 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 0:08 68-65

Jimond Ivey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Johnson.

3136895 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:12 68-62

Jaylin Walker made Free Throw.

3913230 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:12 67-62

Jaylin Walker made Free Throw.

3913230 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:12 66-62

Foul on Noah Robotham.

3136897 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 0:14 66-62

Jimond Ivey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Robotham.

3136895 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:22 66-59

Foul on Isaiah Johnson.

67713 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:44 66-59

Jaylin Walker made Free Throw.

3913230 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:44 65-59

Jaylin Walker made Free Throw.

3913230 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:44 64-59

Foul on Noah Robotham.

3136897 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:49 64-59

Foul on Jimond Ivey.

3136895 2nd Half
LayUpShot 1:16 64-59

Isaiah Johnson made Layup.

67713 2nd Half
JumpShot 1:29 64-57

Jimmy Hall made Jumper.

61303 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 1:40 62-57

Jimond Ivey made Free Throw.

3136895 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 1:40 62-56

Jimond Ivey made Free Throw.

3136895 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 1:40 62-55

Foul on Kevin Zabo.

3137711 2nd Half
LayUpShot 2:05 62-55

Noah Robotham made Layup.

3136897 2nd Half
JumpShot 2:21 62-53

Jaylin Walker made Jumper.

3913230 2nd Half
LayUpShot 2:41 60-53

Isaiah Johnson made Layup.

67713 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 3:36 60-51

Mitch Peterson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Zabo.

4067386 2nd Half
LayUpShot 4:03 57-51

Jimond Ivey made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Johnson.

3136895 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 4:09 57-49

Foul on Deon Edwin.

61341 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 4:24 57-49

Jaylin Walker made Free Throw.

3913230 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 4:24 56-49

Jaylin Walker made Free Throw.

3913230 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 4:24 55-49

Foul on Antino Jackson.

3136896 2nd Half
TipShot 5:15 55-49

Jaylin Walker made Two Point Tip Shot.

3913230 2nd Half
DunkShot 5:55 53-49

Jimmy Hall made Dunk. Assisted by Mitch Peterson.

61303 2nd Half
JumpShot 7:25 51-49

Jaylin Walker made Jumper.

3913230 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 7:59 49-49

Kevin Zabo made Free Throw.

3137711 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 7:59 48-49

Kevin Zabo made Free Throw.

3137711 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 7:59 47-49

Foul on Isaiah Johnson.

67713 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 9:01 47-49

Josh Williams made Three Point Jumper.

3907021 2nd Half
LayUpShot 10:23 47-46

Jimmy Hall made Layup.

61303 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 10:44 45-46

Josh Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Robotham.

3907021 2nd Half
LayUpShot 11:00 45-43

Kevin Zabo made Layup.

3137711 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 11:15 43-43

Foul on Jimmy Hall.

61303 2nd Half
LayUpShot 11:15 43-43

Isaiah Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Noah Robotham.

67713 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 11:27 43-41

Foul on Daniel Utomi.

3907020 2nd Half
LayUpShot 11:54 43-41

Isaiah Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Noah Robotham.

67713 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 12:19 43-39

Deon Edwin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Avery.

61341 2nd Half
LayUpShot 12:44 40-39

Isaiah Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Antino Jackson.

67713 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 13:02 40-37

Jimmy Hall made Free Throw.

61303 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 13:02 39-37

Foul on Kwan Cheatham Jr..

67028 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 13:20 39-37

Antino Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Robotham.

3136896 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 14:05 39-34

Jaylin Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jimmy Hall.

3913230 2nd Half
LayUpShot 14:21 36-34

Jimond Ivey made Layup.

3136895 2nd Half
LayUpShot 15:01 36-32

Isaiah Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Antino Jackson.

67713 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 15:58 36-30

Isaiah Johnson made Free Throw.

67713 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 15:58 36-29

Isaiah Johnson made Free Throw.

67713 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 15:58 36-28

Foul on Jaylin Walker.

3913230 2nd Half
JumpShot 16:09 36-28

Jimmy Hall made Jumper.

61303 2nd Half
JumpShot 17:15 34-28

Kwan Cheatham Jr. made Jumper.

67028 2nd Half
JumpShot 17:43 34-26

Jaylin Walker made Jumper.

3913230 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 18:02 32-26

Foul on Deon Edwin.

61341 2nd Half
LayUpShot 18:02 32-26

Jimond Ivey made Layup. Assisted by Kwan Cheatham Jr..

3136895 2nd Half
JumpShot 18:50 32-24

Jaylin Walker made Jumper.

3913230 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 19:38 30-24

Deon Edwin made Free Throw.

61341 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 19:38 29-24

Foul on Jimond Ivey.

3136895 2nd Half

End Game 0:00 70-65

End of Game

2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 0:03 70-65

Jimmy Hall Defensive Rebound.

61303 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 70-65

Isaiah Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.

67713 2nd Half
ShortTimeOut 0:06 70-65

Kent State Timeout

2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:06 70-65

Jalen Avery made Free Throw.

3913228 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:06 69-65

Jalen Avery made Free Throw.

3913228 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:06 68-65

Foul on Josh Williams.

3907021 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 0:08 68-65

Jimond Ivey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Johnson.

3136895 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:12 68-62

Jaylin Walker made Free Throw.

3913230 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:12 67-62

Jaylin Walker made Free Throw.

3913230 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:12 66-62

Foul on Noah Robotham.

3136897 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 0:14 66-62

Jimond Ivey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Robotham.

3136895 2nd Half
ShortTimeOut 0:16 66-59

Akron Timeout

2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 0:22 66-59

Kwan Cheatham Jr. Defensive Rebound.

67028 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:22 66-59

Jimmy Hall missed Free Throw.

61303 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:22 66-59

Foul on Isaiah Johnson.

67713 2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 0:28 66-59

Jimmy Hall Defensive Rebound.

61303 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 0:28 66-59

Josh Williams missed Three Point Jumper.

3907021 2nd Half
Offensive Rebound 0:32 66-59

Kwan Cheatham Jr. Offensive Rebound.

67028 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 0:32 66-59

Jimond Ivey missed Three Point Jumper.

3136895 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:44 66-59

Jaylin Walker made Free Throw.

3913230 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:44 65-59

Jaylin Walker made Free Throw.

3913230 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:44 64-59

Foul on Noah Robotham.

3136897 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:49 64-59

Foul on Jimond Ivey.

3136895 2nd Half
ShortTimeOut 0:59 64-59

Kent State Timeout

2nd Half
LayUpShot 1:16 64-59

Isaiah Johnson made Layup.

67713 2nd Half
JumpShot 1:29 64-57

Jimmy Hall made Jumper.

61303 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 1:40 62-57

Jimond Ivey made Free Throw.

3136895 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 1:40 62-56

Jimond Ivey made Free Throw.

3136895 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 1:40 62-55

Foul on Kevin Zabo.

3137711 2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 1:55 62-55

Akron Defensive Rebound.

2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 1:55 62-55

Jaylin Walker missed Three Point Jumper.

3913230 2nd Half
LayUpShot 2:05 62-55

Noah Robotham made Layup.

3136897 2nd Half
JumpShot 2:21 62-53

Jaylin Walker made Jumper.

3913230 2nd Half
LayUpShot 2:41 60-53

Isaiah Johnson made Layup.

67713 2nd Half
ShortTimeOut 2:49 60-51

Akron Timeout

2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 2:58 60-51

Isaiah Johnson Defensive Rebound.

67713 2nd Half
JumpShot 2:58 60-51

Kevin Zabo missed Jumper.

3137711 2nd Half
Steal 3:14 60-51

Jaylin Walker Steal.

3913230 2nd Half
Lost Ball Turnover 3:14 60-51

Isaiah Johnson Turnover.

67713 2nd Half

Showing the last 40 of 278 events.

KENT AKR

26-49

26-57

Field Goal %

4-14

3PT

6-22

Three Point %

14-18

7-13

Free Throw %

Rebounds

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Team Turnovers

Total Turnovers

Technical Fouls

Total Technical Fouls

Flagrant Fouls

Points Off Turnovers

Fast Break Points

Points in Paint

Fouls

Largest Lead

00:33 Jimmy Hall gets open and slams it down Watch on ESPN

00:32 Akron's Jimond Ivey drives down to make the and-1 Watch on ESPN

00:30 Zip's Isaiah Johnson outs a easy layup with defender on top of him Watch on ESPN

00:11 Josh Williams breaks Jaylin Walker's ankles Watch on ESPN

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Venue: Rocket Arena
City: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 10,376
Kick-off/Tip-off: 4:30 PM
Where to watch: ESPN2
Officials: Bill Ek, Chris Beaver, Steve McJunkins

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Jaylin Walker G 39 MIN 30 PTS 11-18 FG
Jimmy Hall F 31 MIN 19 PTS 9-12 FG
Deon Edwin G 34 MIN 8 PTS 3-5 FG
Kevin Zabo G 27 MIN 8 PTS 2-7 FG