NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Akron Zips 88
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Ball State Cardinals 79
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Worthen Arena · 90 att.

Match Report

Ali scores 20 to lift Akron over Ball St. 88-79

— Ali Ali had a career-high 20 points as Akron defeated Ball State 88-79 on Friday night.

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Team Stats

AKR BALL
30-58
FG
31-65
52
Field Goal %
48
9-20
3PT
8-21
45
Three Point %
38
19-25
FT
9-9
76
Free Throw %
100
32
Rebounds
33
8
Offensive Rebounds
10
24
Defensive Rebounds
23
16
Assists
16
9
Steals
5
4
Blocks
0
12
Turnovers
17
2
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
17
1
Technical Fouls
1
1
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
17
Points Off Turnovers
8
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
23
11
Largest Lead
13

Top Performers

AKR

  • Loren Cristian Jackson G MIN 37 · PTS 12 · FG 2-12
  • Bryan Trimble Jr. G MIN 33 · PTS 19 · FG 6-11
  • Ali Ali G MIN 30 · PTS 20 · FG 8-12
  • Camron Reece F MIN 23 · PTS 16 · FG 5-7

BALL

  • Ishmael El-Amin G MIN 34 · PTS 20 · FG 8-23
  • Brachen Hazen F MIN 27 · PTS 18 · FG 8-14
  • Luke Bumbalough G MIN 29 · PTS 7 · FG 2-3
  • K.J. Walton G MIN 27 · PTS 12 · FG 5-8

Play by Play

  1. PersonalFoul 0:20 88-79

    Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..

    4278583 2nd Half
  2. PersonalFoul 0:20 88-79

    Foul on Kani Acree.

    4397812 2nd Half
  3. PersonalFoul 0:20 88-79

    Foul on K.J. Walton.

    3917384 2nd Half
  4. JumpShot 0:22 88-79

    Brachen Hazen made Jumper.

    4066246 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:33 88-77

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  6. MadeFreeThrow 0:33 87-77

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  7. PersonalFoul 0:33 86-77

    Foul on Ishmael El-Amin.

    4279313 2nd Half
  8. LayUpShot 0:36 86-77

    K.J. Walton made Layup.

    3917384 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 0:53 86-75

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 0:53 85-75

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  11. PersonalFoul 0:53 84-75

    Foul on Luke Bumbalough.

    4593397 2nd Half
  12. LayUpShot 1:17 84-75

    K.J. Walton made Layup.

    3917384 2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 1:28 84-73

    Camron Reece made Free Throw.

    4592698 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 1:28 83-73

    Camron Reece made Free Throw.

    4592698 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 1:28 82-73

    Foul on Jarron Coleman.

    4397811 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 1:51 82-73

    Bryan Trimble Jr. made Free Throw.

    4278583 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 1:51 81-73

    Bryan Trimble Jr. made Free Throw.

    4278583 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 1:51 80-73

    Foul on Ishmael El-Amin.

    4279313 2nd Half
  19. LayUpShot 2:15 80-73

    Greg Tribble made Layup.

    4592697 2nd Half
  20. JumpShot 2:39 78-73

    Brachen Hazen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.

    4066246 2nd Half
  21. LayUpShot 2:55 78-70

    Camron Reece made Layup. Assisted by Greg Tribble.

    4592698 2nd Half
  22. LayUpShot 3:17 76-70

    Miryne Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Brachen Hazen.

    4279796 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 4:00 76-68

    Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw.

    4593397 2nd Half
  24. MadeFreeThrow 4:00 76-67

    Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw.

    4593397 2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 4:00 76-66

    Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..

    4278583 2nd Half
  26. PersonalFoul 4:20 76-66

    Foul on Ishmael El-Amin.

    4279313 2nd Half
  27. DunkShot 4:34 76-66

    Camron Reece made Dunk. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.

    4592698 2nd Half
  28. LayUpShot 5:17 74-66

    Camron Reece made Layup. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.

    4592698 2nd Half
  29. JumpShot 5:35 72-66

    Ishmael El-Amin made Jumper. Assisted by Miryne Thomas.

    4279313 2nd Half
  30. MadeFreeThrow 5:55 72-64

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  31. MadeFreeThrow 5:55 71-64

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  32. PersonalFoul 5:55 70-64

    Foul on Luke Bumbalough.

    4593397 2nd Half
  33. JumpShot 6:50 70-64

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Jumper.

    4066919 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 7:03 68-64

    Foul on Luke Bumbalough.

    4593397 2nd Half
  35. LayUpShot 7:20 68-64

    Greg Tribble made Layup.

    4592697 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 7:39 66-64

    Blake Huggins made Free Throw.

    4279316 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 7:39 66-63

    Blake Huggins made Free Throw.

    4279316 2nd Half
  38. PersonalFoul 7:39 66-62

    Foul on Mikal Dawson.

    4609661 2nd Half
  39. JumpShot 7:57 66-62

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Jumper.

    4066919 2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 8:08 64-62

    Luke Bumbalough made Jumper.

    4593397 2nd Half
  41. JumpShot 8:19 64-60

    Greg Tribble made Jumper.

    4592697 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 8:31 62-60

    Foul on Miryne Thomas.

    4279796 2nd Half
  43. LayUpShot 8:43 62-60

    Miryne Thomas made Layup.

    4279796 2nd Half
  44. MadeFreeThrow 9:05 62-58

    Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.

    4592699 2nd Half
  45. PersonalFoul 9:05 61-58

    Foul on Luke Bumbalough.

    4593397 2nd Half
  46. MadeFreeThrow 10:06 61-58

    K.J. Walton made Free Throw.

    3917384 2nd Half
  47. MadeFreeThrow 10:06 61-57

    K.J. Walton made Free Throw.

    3917384 2nd Half
  48. PersonalFoul 10:06 61-56

    Foul on Enrique Freeman.

    4592699 2nd Half
  49. MadeFreeThrow 10:24 61-56

    Ishmael El-Amin made Free Throw.

    4279313 2nd Half
  50. PersonalFoul 10:24 61-55

    Foul on Enrique Freeman.

    4592699 2nd Half
  51. LayUpShot 10:24 61-55

    Ishmael El-Amin made Layup. Assisted by Miryne Thomas.

    4279313 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 10:32 61-53

    Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..

    4278583 2nd Half
  53. LayUpShot 10:44 61-53

    Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Maishe Dailey.

    4592699 2nd Half
  54. JumpShot 11:36 59-53

    Ali Ali made Jumper.

    4592700 2nd Half
  55. PersonalFoul 11:56 57-53

    Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..

    4278583 2nd Half
  56. PersonalFoul 12:31 57-53

    Foul on Greg Tribble.

    4592697 2nd Half
  57. MadeFreeThrow 12:49 57-53

    Camron Reece made Free Throw.

    4592698 2nd Half
  58. MadeFreeThrow 12:49 56-53

    Camron Reece made Free Throw.

    4592698 2nd Half
  59. PersonalFoul 12:49 55-53

    Foul on Blake Huggins.

    4279316 2nd Half
  60. JumpShot 12:59 55-53

    Ishmael El-Amin made Three Point Jumper.

    4279313 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 88-79

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 88-79

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. Steal 0:13 88-79

    Mikal Dawson Steal.

    4609661 2nd Half
  4. Lost Ball Turnover 0:13 88-79

    Miryne Thomas Turnover.

    4279796 2nd Half
  5. Offensive Rebound 0:14 88-79

    Miryne Thomas Offensive Rebound.

    4279796 2nd Half
  6. LayUpShot 0:15 88-79

    Miryne Thomas missed Layup.

    4279796 2nd Half
  7. Defensive Rebound 0:17 88-79

    Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.

    4593397 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 0:20 88-79

    Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..

    4278583 2nd Half
  9. Offensive Rebound 0:20 88-79

    Akron Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 0:20 88-79

    Loren Cristian Jackson missed Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 0:20 88-79

    Loren Cristian Jackson missed Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  12. PersonalFoul 0:20 88-79

    Foul on Kani Acree.

    4397812 2nd Half
  13. PersonalFoul 0:20 88-79

    Foul on K.J. Walton.

    3917384 2nd Half
  14. JumpShot 0:22 88-79

    Brachen Hazen made Jumper.

    4066246 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 0:33 88-77

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 0:33 87-77

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  17. PersonalFoul 0:33 86-77

    Foul on Ishmael El-Amin.

    4279313 2nd Half
  18. LayUpShot 0:36 86-77

    K.J. Walton made Layup.

    3917384 2nd Half
  19. Offensive Rebound 0:38 86-75

    K.J. Walton Offensive Rebound.

    3917384 2nd Half
  20. LayUpShot 0:40 86-75

    K.J. Walton missed Layup.

    3917384 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 0:53 86-75

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 0:53 85-75

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  23. PersonalFoul 0:53 84-75

    Foul on Luke Bumbalough.

    4593397 2nd Half
  24. LayUpShot 1:17 84-75

    K.J. Walton made Layup.

    3917384 2nd Half
  25. MadeFreeThrow 1:28 84-73

    Camron Reece made Free Throw.

    4592698 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 1:28 83-73

    Camron Reece made Free Throw.

    4592698 2nd Half
  27. PersonalFoul 1:28 82-73

    Foul on Jarron Coleman.

    4397811 2nd Half
  28. Defensive Rebound 1:37 82-73

    Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.

    4592697 2nd Half
  29. JumpShot 1:40 82-73

    Ishmael El-Amin missed Jumper.

    4279313 2nd Half
  30. MadeFreeThrow 1:51 82-73

    Bryan Trimble Jr. made Free Throw.

    4278583 2nd Half
  31. MadeFreeThrow 1:51 81-73

    Bryan Trimble Jr. made Free Throw.

    4278583 2nd Half
  32. PersonalFoul 1:51 80-73

    Foul on Ishmael El-Amin.

    4279313 2nd Half
  33. Steal 1:55 80-73

    Bryan Trimble Jr. Steal.

    4278583 2nd Half
  34. Lost Ball Turnover 1:55 80-73

    Luke Bumbalough Turnover.

    4593397 2nd Half
  35. LayUpShot 2:15 80-73

    Greg Tribble made Layup.

    4592697 2nd Half
  36. JumpShot 2:39 78-73

    Brachen Hazen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.

    4066246 2nd Half
  37. LayUpShot 2:55 78-70

    Camron Reece made Layup. Assisted by Greg Tribble.

    4592698 2nd Half
  38. LayUpShot 3:17 76-70

    Miryne Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Brachen Hazen.

    4279796 2nd Half
  39. Lost Ball Turnover 3:30 76-68

    Akron Turnover.

    2nd Half
  40. MadeFreeThrow 4:00 76-68

    Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw.

    4593397 2nd Half

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