NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Kent State Golden Flashes 62
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Akron Zips 66
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Match Report

Jackson scores 31 to lift Akron past Kent St. 66-62

— Loren Cristian Jackson had 31 points as Akron edged past Kent State 66-62 on Friday night.

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Team Stats

KENT AKR
24-63
FG
19-59
38
Field Goal %
32
5-23
3PT
11-34
22
Three Point %
32
9-17
FT
17-22
53
Free Throw %
77
44
Rebounds
46
13
Offensive Rebounds
13
31
Defensive Rebounds
33
9
Assists
13
7
Steals
4
4
Blocks
3
13
Turnovers
15
0
Team Turnovers
3
13
Total Turnovers
15
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
20
Points Off Turnovers
13
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
19
16
Largest Lead
10

Top Performers

KENT

  • Michael Nuga G MIN 36 · PTS 19 · FG 8-15
  • Danny Pippen F MIN 32 · PTS 16 · FG 4-12
  • Giovanni Santiago G MIN 36 · PTS 5 · FG 2-7
  • Justyn Hamilton F MIN 28 · PTS 6 · FG 3-8

AKR

  • Loren Cristian Jackson G MIN 39 · PTS 31 · FG 9-23
  • Enrique Freeman F MIN 20 · PTS 10 · FG 2-4
  • Camron Reece F MIN 19 · PTS 6 · FG 3-3
  • Ali Ali G MIN 26 · PTS 4 · FG 1-4

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:01 62-66

    Maishe Dailey made Free Throw.

    4066365 2nd Half
  2. PersonalFoul 0:01 62-65

    Foul on Giovanni Santiago.

    4593436 2nd Half
  3. LayUpShot 0:02 62-65

    Danny Pippen made Layup. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.

    4067385 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:19 60-65

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:19 60-64

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:19 60-63

    Foul on Mike Nuga.

    4397315 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 0:38 60-63

    Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.

    4592699 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:38 60-62

    Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.

    4592699 2nd Half
  9. PersonalFoul 0:38 60-61

    Foul on Danny Pippen.

    4067385 2nd Half
  10. LayUpShot 0:58 60-61

    Mike Nuga made Layup.

    4397315 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 1:51 58-61

    Ali Ali made Free Throw.

    4592700 2nd Half
  12. PersonalFoul 1:51 58-60

    Foul on Tervell Beck.

    4278950 2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 2:10 58-60

    Mike Nuga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malique Jacobs.

    4397315 2nd Half
  14. PersonalFoul 2:32 55-60

    Foul on Loren Cristian Jackson.

    4066919 2nd Half
  15. JumpShot 2:54 55-60

    Danny Pippen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.

    4067385 2nd Half
  16. JumpShot 3:12 52-60

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Three Point Jumper.

    4066919 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 3:48 52-57

    Mike Nuga made Free Throw.

    4397315 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 3:48 51-57

    Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..

    4278583 2nd Half
  19. LayUpShot 3:48 51-57

    Mike Nuga made Layup.

    4397315 2nd Half
  20. LayUpShot 4:13 49-57

    Malique Jacobs made Layup.

    4703551 2nd Half
  21. JumpShot 5:10 47-57

    Bryan Trimble Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.

    4278583 2nd Half
  22. PersonalFoul 5:26 47-54

    Foul on Enrique Freeman.

    4592699 2nd Half
  23. JumpShot 5:39 47-54

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Ali.

    4066919 2nd Half
  24. MadeFreeThrow 6:19 47-51

    Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.

    4592699 2nd Half
  25. MadeFreeThrow 6:19 47-50

    Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.

    4592699 2nd Half
  26. PersonalFoul 6:19 47-49

    Foul on Justyn Hamilton.

    4278334 2nd Half
  27. JumpShot 7:22 47-49

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enrique Freeman.

    4066919 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 8:24 47-46

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 8:24 47-45

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 8:24 47-44

    Foul on Danny Pippen.

    4067385 2nd Half
  31. PersonalFoul 8:24 47-44

    Foul on Jermaine Marshall.

    4703575 2nd Half
  32. JumpShot 8:45 47-44

    Giovanni Santiago made Jumper.

    4593436 2nd Half
  33. PersonalFoul 8:58 45-44

    Foul on Ali Ali.

    4592700 2nd Half
  34. JumpShot 9:06 45-44

    Giovanni Santiago made Three Point Jumper.

    4593436 2nd Half
  35. MadeFreeThrow 9:39 42-44

    Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.

    4592699 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 9:39 42-43

    Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.

    4592699 2nd Half
  37. PersonalFoul 9:39 42-42

    Foul on Malique Jacobs.

    4703551 2nd Half
  38. PersonalFoul 9:53 42-42

    Foul on Giovanni Santiago.

    4593436 2nd Half
  39. MadeFreeThrow 9:56 42-42

    Malique Jacobs made Free Throw.

    4703551 2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 9:56 41-42

    Foul on Maishe Dailey.

    4066365 2nd Half
  41. LayUpShot 10:08 41-42

    Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.

    4592699 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 10:27 41-40

    Foul on Tervell Beck.

    4278950 2nd Half
  43. JumpShot 10:45 41-40

    Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.

    4609661 2nd Half
  44. PersonalFoul 11:42 41-37

    Foul on Jermaine Marshall.

    4703575 2nd Half
  45. LayUpShot 12:45 41-37

    Tervell Beck made Layup.

    4278950 2nd Half
  46. PersonalFoul 13:14 39-37

    Foul on Maishe Dailey.

    4066365 2nd Half
  47. LayUpShot 13:26 39-37

    Tervell Beck made Layup.

    4278950 2nd Half
  48. LayUpShot 13:45 37-37

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Layup.

    4066919 2nd Half
  49. JumpShot 14:36 37-35

    Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.

    4609661 2nd Half
  50. LayUpShot 15:05 37-32

    Camron Reece made Layup. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.

    4592698 2nd Half
  51. LayUpShot 16:20 37-30

    Camron Reece made Layup.

    4592698 2nd Half
  52. MadeFreeThrow 17:10 37-28

    Maishe Dailey made Free Throw.

    4066365 2nd Half
  53. PersonalFoul 17:10 37-27

    Foul on Malique Jacobs.

    4703551 2nd Half
  54. MadeFreeThrow 17:47 37-27

    Danny Pippen made Free Throw.

    4067385 2nd Half
  55. PersonalFoul 17:47 36-27

    Foul on Enrique Freeman.

    4592699 2nd Half
  56. JumpShot 18:12 36-27

    Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.

    4592700 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 19:44 36-24

    Mike Nuga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malique Jacobs.

    4397315 2nd Half
  58. PersonalFoul 0:05 33-24

    Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..

    4278583 1st Half
  59. MadeFreeThrow 1:33 33-24

    Garvin Clarke made Free Throw.

    4433221 1st Half
  60. PersonalFoul 1:33 33-23

    Foul on Tervell Beck.

    4278950 1st Half
  1. End Game 0:00 62-66

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 62-66

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. Defensive Rebound 0:01 62-66

    Danny Pippen Defensive Rebound.

    4067385 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:01 62-66

    Maishe Dailey missed Free Throw.

    4066365 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:01 62-66

    Maishe Dailey made Free Throw.

    4066365 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:01 62-65

    Foul on Giovanni Santiago.

    4593436 2nd Half
  7. LayUpShot 0:02 62-65

    Danny Pippen made Layup. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.

    4067385 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:19 60-65

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 0:19 60-64

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.

    4066919 2nd Half
  10. PersonalFoul 0:19 60-63

    Foul on Mike Nuga.

    4397315 2nd Half
  11. Defensive Rebound 0:29 60-63

    Akron Defensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  12. JumpShot 0:29 60-63

    Giovanni Santiago missed Three Point Jumper.

    4593436 2nd Half
  13. Lost Ball Turnover 0:29 60-63

    Mike Nuga Turnover.

    4397315 2nd Half
  14. Lost Ball Turnover 0:29 60-63

    Danny Pippen Turnover.

    4067385 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 0:38 60-63

    Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.

    4592699 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 0:38 60-62

    Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.

    4592699 2nd Half
  17. PersonalFoul 0:38 60-61

    Foul on Danny Pippen.

    4067385 2nd Half
  18. Offensive Rebound 0:38 60-61

    Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.

    4592699 2nd Half
  19. JumpShot 0:42 60-61

    Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.

    4609661 2nd Half
  20. LayUpShot 0:58 60-61

    Mike Nuga made Layup.

    4397315 2nd Half
  21. Offensive Rebound 0:59 58-61

    Malique Jacobs Offensive Rebound.

    4703551 2nd Half
  22. JumpShot 1:03 58-61

    Danny Pippen missed Three Point Jumper.

    4067385 2nd Half
  23. Steal 1:11 58-61

    Malique Jacobs Steal.

    4703551 2nd Half
  24. Lost Ball Turnover 1:11 58-61

    Ali Ali Turnover.

    4592700 2nd Half
  25. Defensive Rebound 1:13 58-61

    Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.

    4592700 2nd Half
  26. JumpShot 1:16 58-61

    Mike Nuga missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397315 2nd Half
  27. Defensive Rebound 1:17 58-61

    Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound.

    4593436 2nd Half
  28. JumpShot 1:21 58-61

    Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.

    4592700 2nd Half
  29. Defensive Rebound 1:34 58-61

    Loren Cristian Jackson Defensive Rebound.

    4066919 2nd Half
  30. JumpShot 1:37 58-61

    Danny Pippen missed Three Point Jumper.

    4067385 2nd Half
  31. Defensive Rebound 1:51 58-61

    Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound.

    4593436 2nd Half
  32. MadeFreeThrow 1:51 58-61

    Ali Ali missed Free Throw.

    4592700 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 1:51 58-61

    Ali Ali made Free Throw.

    4592700 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 1:51 58-60

    Foul on Tervell Beck.

    4278950 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 2:10 58-60

    Mike Nuga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malique Jacobs.

    4397315 2nd Half
  36. Lost Ball Turnover 2:32 55-60

    Akron Turnover.

    2nd Half
  37. Lost Ball Turnover 2:32 55-60

    Loren Cristian Jackson Turnover.

    4066919 2nd Half
  38. PersonalFoul 2:32 55-60

    Foul on Loren Cristian Jackson.

    4066919 2nd Half
  39. JumpShot 2:54 55-60

    Danny Pippen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.

    4067385 2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 3:12 52-60

    Loren Cristian Jackson made Three Point Jumper.

    4066919 2nd Half

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