Northern Kentucky Norse @ Akron Zips

73–86Final · Dec 3, 2024

NKU 73 AKR 86 Final

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NKU2-6	36	37	73
AKR5-2	46	40	86

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Isaiah Gray made Layup.
0–2
Trey Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Dilling.
3–2
Tavari Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
3–5
Trey Robinson made Three Point Jumper.
6–5
Isaiah Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
6–8
Trey Robinson made Jumper.
8–8
Trey Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Keeyan Itejere.
10–8
James Okonkwo made Free Throw.
10–9
James Okonkwo made Free Throw.
10–10
Keeyan Itejere made Dunk. Assisted by Sam Vinson.
12–10
James Okonkwo made Dunk. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
12–12
James Okonkwo made Free Throw.
12–13
Sharron Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
12–16
Josh Dilling made Jumper.
14–16
Sharron Young made Three Point Jumper.
14–19
Bowen Hardman made Free Throw.
14–20
Trey Robinson made Free Throw.
15–20
Trey Robinson made Free Throw.
16–20
Nate Johnson made Jumper.
16–22
Tavari Johnson made Jumper.
16–24
Sam Vinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LJ Wells.
19–24
Tavari Johnson made Jumper.
19–26
Trey Robinson made Jumper.
21–26
Isaiah Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
21–29
Sharron Young made Jumper.
21–31
Trey Robinson made Jumper.
23–31
James Okonkwo made Free Throw.
23–32
James Okonkwo made Free Throw.
23–33
Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Jumper.
25–33
Seth Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah Harris.
25–36
Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Layup.
27–36
James Okonkwo made Free Throw.
27–37
James Okonkwo made Free Throw.
27–38
Amani Lyles made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Gray.
27–40
Tavari Johnson made Jumper.
27–42
Trey Robinson made Free Throw.
28–42
Tavari Johnson made Free Throw.
28–43
LJ Wells made Free Throw.
29–43
Isaiah Gray made Layup. Assisted by Sharron Young.
29–45
Isaiah Gray made Free Throw.
29–46
Trey Robinson made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson.
31–46
Trey Robinson made Free Throw.
32–46
Sam Vinson made Free Throw.
33–46
Trey Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson.
36–46
Randall Pettus II made Free Throw.
37–46
Randall Pettus II made Free Throw.
38–46
James Okonkwo made Dunk. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
38–48
Tavari Johnson made Jumper.
38–50
Tavari Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
38–53
Trey Robinson made Layup.
40–53
Trey Robinson made Free Throw.
41–53
James Okonkwo made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
41–55
Tavari Johnson made Free Throw.
41–56
Tavari Johnson made Free Throw.
41–57
LJ Wells made Layup.
43–57
James Okonkwo made Layup. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
43–59
Trey Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Dan Gherezgher Jr..
45–59
James Okonkwo made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
45–61
Seth Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Gray.
45–64
Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Layup.
47–64
Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Free Throw.
48–64
Randall Pettus II made Three Point Jumper.
51–64
Josiah Harris made Free Throw.
51–65
Josiah Harris made Free Throw.
51–66
Sam Vinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LJ Wells.
54–66
LJ Wells made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson.
56–66
Nate Johnson made Free Throw.
56–67
Nate Johnson made Free Throw.
56–68
Sam Vinson made Free Throw.
57–68
Sam Vinson made Free Throw.
58–68
Josiah Harris made Free Throw.
58–69
Josiah Harris made Free Throw.
58–70
Keeyan Itejere made Free Throw.
59–70
Nate Johnson made Free Throw.
59–71
Tavari Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
59–74
Sam Vinson made Free Throw.
60–74
Randall Pettus II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeramiah Israel.
63–74
Jeramiah Israel made Layup. Assisted by Sam Vinson.
65–74
Isaiah Gray made Layup.
65–76
Trey Robinson made Jumper.
67–76
Josiah Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bowen Hardman.
67–79
Tavari Johnson made Free Throw.
67–80
Tavari Johnson made Free Throw.
67–81
Randall Pettus II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson.
70–81
Sam Vinson made Free Throw.
71–81
Tavari Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
71–84
LJ Wells made Free Throw.
72–84
LJ Wells made Free Throw.
73–84
Tavari Johnson made Free Throw.
73–85
Tavari Johnson made Free Throw.
73–86

Play-by-play

P1 Sam Vinson missed Jumper.
P1 Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
P1 Isaiah Gray made Layup. 0–2
P1 Trey Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Dilling. 3–2
P1 Tavari Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson. 3–5
P1 Trey Robinson made Three Point Jumper. 6–5
P1 Isaiah Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson. 6–8
P1 Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Trey Robinson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Trey Robinson made Jumper. 8–8
P1 Foul on Isaiah Gray.
P1 Trey Robinson missed Free Throw.
P1 Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Amani Lyles Turnover.
P1 Josh Dilling Steal.
P1 Trey Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Keeyan Itejere. 10–8
P1 Foul on Amani Lyles.
P1 Trey Robinson missed Free Throw.
P1 Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Isaiah Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Akron Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Trey Robinson.
P1 Foul on LJ Wells.
P1 Amani Lyles Turnover.
P1 Josh Dilling missed Jumper.
P1 Keeyan Itejere Offensive Rebound.
P1 Keeyan Itejere Turnover.
P1 Josiah Harris Steal.
P1 Tavari Johnson missed Layup.
P1 James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on LJ Wells.
P1 James Okonkwo made Free Throw. 10–9
P1 James Okonkwo made Free Throw. 10–10
P1 Keeyan Itejere made Dunk. Assisted by Sam Vinson. 12–10
P1 Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
P1 Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P1 James Okonkwo made Dunk. Assisted by Tavari Johnson. 12–12
P1 Foul on Sam Vinson.
P1 James Okonkwo made Free Throw. 12–13
P1 Hubertas Pivorius missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
P1 Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Seth Wilson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sharron Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson. 12–16
P1 Josh Dilling made Jumper. 14–16
P1 Sharron Young made Three Point Jumper. 14–19
P1 Northern Kentucky Timeout
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Sharron Young.
P1 Trey Robinson missed Layup.
P1 Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Sam Vinson.
P1 Bowen Hardman missed Free Throw.
P1 Akron Offensive Rebound.
P1 Bowen Hardman made Free Throw. 14–20
P1 Bowen Hardman missed Free Throw.
P1 Dan Gherezgher Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Hubertas Pivorius Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Amani Lyles.
P1 Trey Robinson made Free Throw. 15–20
P1 Trey Robinson made Free Throw. 16–20
P1 Foul on James Okonkwo.
P1 James Okonkwo Turnover.
P1 Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nate Johnson made Jumper. 16–22
P1 Randall Pettus II Turnover.
P1 Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Paulius Rapolis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Randall Pettus II missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Paulius Rapolis.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Tavari Johnson Turnover.
P1 LJ Wells Steal.
P1 Foul on Nate Johnson.
P1 Dan Gherezgher Jr. Turnover.
P1 Tavari Johnson made Jumper. 16–24
P1 Foul on Bowen Hardman.
P1 LJ Wells missed Free Throw.
P1 Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sam Vinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LJ Wells. 19–24
P1 Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Akron Offensive Rebound.
P1 Tavari Johnson made Jumper. 19–26
P1 Trey Robinson Turnover.
P1 Josiah Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Keeyan Itejere Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trey Robinson made Jumper. 21–26
P1 Isaiah Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson. 21–29
P1 Sam Vinson missed Jumper.
P1 Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sharron Young made Jumper. 21–31
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Trey Robinson made Jumper. 23–31
P1 Foul on Keeyan Itejere.
P1 James Okonkwo made Free Throw. 23–32
P1 James Okonkwo made Free Throw. 23–33
P1 Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Randall Pettus II Offensive Rebound.
P1 Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Jumper. 25–33
P1 Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Josiah Harris Offensive Rebound.
P1 Seth Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah Harris. 25–36
P1 Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Layup. 27–36
P1 Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Akron Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Keeyan Itejere.
P1 James Okonkwo made Free Throw. 27–37
P1 James Okonkwo made Free Throw. 27–38
P1 Foul on Nate Johnson.
P1 LJ Wells missed Free Throw.
P1 Josiah Harris Defensive Rebound.
P1 Isaiah Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jeramiah Israel Defensive Rebound.
P1 Randall Pettus II missed Layup.
P1 Isaiah Gray Block.
P1 Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Isaiah Gray missed Jumper.
P1 Marvin Musiime-Kamali Offensive Rebound.
P1 Amani Lyles made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Gray. 27–40
P1 Sam Vinson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Randall Pettus II Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sam Vinson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Bowen Hardman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tavari Johnson made Jumper. 27–42
P1 Foul on Josiah Harris.
P1 Trey Robinson made Free Throw. 28–42
P1 Trey Robinson missed Free Throw.
P1 James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Dan Gherezgher Jr..
P1 Tavari Johnson made Free Throw. 28–43
P1 Tavari Johnson missed Free Throw.
P1 LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
P1 Randall Pettus II Turnover.
P1 Isaiah Gray Steal.
P1 Isaiah Gray missed Layup.
P1 Trey Robinson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Josh Dilling Turnover.
P1 Josiah Harris Steal.
P1 Tavari Johnson Turnover.
P1 LJ Wells Steal.
P1 Foul on James Okonkwo.
P1 LJ Wells missed Free Throw.
P1 Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
P1 LJ Wells made Free Throw. 29–43
P1 Josiah Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Akron Offensive Rebound.
P1 Isaiah Gray made Layup. Assisted by Sharron Young. 29–45
P1 Foul on Josh Dilling.
P1 Isaiah Gray made Free Throw. 29–46
P1 Keeyan Itejere Turnover.
P1 Marvin Musiime-Kamali Steal.
P1 Sharron Young missed Layup.
P1 Marvin Musiime-Kamali Offensive Rebound.
P1 Marvin Musiime-Kamali missed Layup.
P1 Sharron Young Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sharron Young Turnover.
P1 Randall Pettus II Steal.
P1 Trey Robinson made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson. 31–46
P1 Josiah Harris missed Layup.
P1 Northern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
P1 Trey Robinson missed Free Throw.
P1 Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
P1 Trey Robinson made Free Throw. 32–46
P1 Isaiah Gray Turnover.
P1 Jeramiah Israel Steal.
P1 Foul on Bowen Hardman.
P1 Sam Vinson made Free Throw. 33–46
P1 Sam Vinson missed Free Throw.
P1 Seth Wilson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Isaiah Gray Turnover.
P1 Randall Pettus II Steal.
P1 Sam Vinson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sam Vinson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Trey Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson. 36–46
P2 Sam Vinson Turnover.
P2 Amani Lyles Turnover.
P2 Sam Vinson Steal.
P2 Sam Vinson missed Layup.
P2 Randall Pettus II Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Amani Lyles.
P2 Randall Pettus II made Free Throw. 37–46
P2 Randall Pettus II made Free Throw. 38–46
P2 James Okonkwo made Dunk. Assisted by Tavari Johnson. 38–48
P2 Keeyan Itejere missed Jumper.
P2 James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
P2 Josiah Harris missed Jumper.
P2 Randall Pettus II Defensive Rebound.
P2 LJ Wells missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Josiah Harris Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Randall Pettus II.
P2 Tavari Johnson made Jumper. 38–50
P2 Sam Vinson Turnover.
P2 Tavari Johnson made Three Point Jumper. 38–53
P2 Trey Robinson made Layup. 40–53
P2 Foul on Isaiah Gray.
P2 Trey Robinson made Free Throw. 41–53
P2 James Okonkwo made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson. 41–55
P2 Dan Gherezgher Jr. Turnover.
P2 Foul on Sam Vinson.
P2 Tavari Johnson made Free Throw. 41–56
P2 Tavari Johnson made Free Throw. 41–57
P2 Foul on Tavari Johnson.
P2 LJ Wells made Layup. 43–57
P2 Tavari Johnson Turnover.
P2 Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
P2 Sam Vinson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.
P2 James Okonkwo made Layup. Assisted by Nate Johnson. 43–59
P2 Foul on James Okonkwo.
P2 Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Marvin Musiime-Kamali Defensive Rebound.
P2 Isaiah Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Akron Timeout
P2 Isaiah Gray missed Layup.
P2 Trey Robinson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Isaiah Gray.
P2 Dan Gherezgher Jr. Turnover.
P2 Foul on Trey Robinson.
P2 Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trey Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Dan Gherezgher Jr.. 45–59
P2 James Okonkwo made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson. 45–61
P2 Josh Dilling missed Layup.
P2 Akron Defensive Rebound.
P2 Seth Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Gray. 45–64
P2 Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Layup. 47–64
P2 Foul on Tavari Johnson.
P2 Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Free Throw. 48–64
P2 Foul on James Okonkwo.
P2 James Okonkwo Turnover.
P2 Randall Pettus II made Three Point Jumper. 51–64
P2 Foul on Randall Pettus II.
P2 Josiah Harris made Free Throw. 51–65
P2 Josiah Harris made Free Throw. 51–66
P2 Sam Vinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LJ Wells. 54–66
P2 Isaiah Gray Turnover.
P2 LJ Wells made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson. 56–66
P2 Foul on Josh Dilling.
P2 Nate Johnson made Free Throw. 56–67
P2 Nate Johnson made Free Throw. 56–68
P2 Foul on Nate Johnson.
P2 Sam Vinson made Free Throw. 57–68
P2 Sam Vinson made Free Throw. 58–68
P2 Foul on LJ Wells.
P2 Josiah Harris made Free Throw. 58–69
P2 Josiah Harris made Free Throw. 58–70
P2 Foul on Amani Lyles.
P2 Keeyan Itejere missed Free Throw.
P2 Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
P2 Keeyan Itejere made Free Throw. 59–70
P2 Sharron Young Turnover.
P2 Trey Robinson missed Layup.
P2 Marvin Musiime-Kamali Block.
P2 Josiah Harris Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Keeyan Itejere.
P2 Nate Johnson missed Free Throw.
P2 Akron Offensive Rebound.
P2 Nate Johnson made Free Throw. 59–71
P2 Josh Dilling missed Layup.
P2 Tavari Johnson Block.
P2 Josiah Harris Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tavari Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Musiime-Kamali. 59–74
P2 Foul on Nate Johnson.
P2 Sam Vinson missed Free Throw.
P2 Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
P2 Sam Vinson made Free Throw. 60–74
P2 Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Trey Robinson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Randall Pettus II missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Josiah Harris Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tavari Johnson Turnover.
P2 Randall Pettus II Steal.
P2 Randall Pettus II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeramiah Israel. 63–74
P2 Akron Timeout
P2 Tavari Johnson Turnover.
P2 Sam Vinson Steal.
P2 Jeramiah Israel made Layup. Assisted by Sam Vinson. 65–74
P2 Isaiah Gray made Layup. 65–76
P2 Trey Robinson made Jumper. 67–76
P2 Josiah Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bowen Hardman. 67–79
P2 Keeyan Itejere missed Layup.
P2 Josiah Harris Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Randall Pettus II.
P2 Tavari Johnson made Free Throw. 67–80
P2 Tavari Johnson made Free Throw. 67–81
P2 LJ Wells missed Layup.
P2 Randall Pettus II Offensive Rebound.
P2 Randall Pettus II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson. 70–81
P2 Akron Timeout
P2 Foul on Keeyan Itejere.
P2 Nate Johnson missed Free Throw.
P2 Trey Robinson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trey Robinson missed Layup.
P2 James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tavari Johnson Turnover.
P2 Foul on James Okonkwo.
P2 Sam Vinson made Free Throw. 71–81
P2 Sam Vinson missed Free Throw.
P2 Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tavari Johnson made Three Point Jumper. 71–84
P2 Sam Vinson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trey Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Seth Wilson.
P2 LJ Wells made Free Throw. 72–84
P2 LJ Wells made Free Throw. 73–84
P2 Northern Kentucky Timeout
P2 Foul on Randall Pettus II.
P2 Tavari Johnson made Free Throw. 73–85
P2 Tavari Johnson made Free Throw. 73–86
P2 Randall Pettus II missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
LJ WellsF	20	7	2-4	0-1	3-6	3	2	0	2	0	1	2	3
Keeyan ItejereF	30	3	1-3	0-0	1-2	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	4
Josh DillingG	18	2	1-5	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
Sam VinsonG	36	11	2-10	2-7	5-8	2	6	2	2	0	1	1	3
Trey RobinsonG	35	30	11-15	3-4	5-9	5	0	1	0	0	1	4	2
Paulius RapolisF	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Dan GherezgherG	14	7	3-7	0-4	1-1	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jeramiah IsraelG	13	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Randall Pettus IIG	23	11	3-7	3-6	2-2	5	0	2	3	0	4	1	4
Hubertas PivoriusG	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Cesar TchilomboF
Max HymanG
Donovan RakotonanaharyG
Bryce DarbyshireG
Mitchel MinorG
Jake EvansG

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Amani LylesF	11	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	4
Josiah HarrisF	29	7	1-5	1-3	4-4	7	1	0	2	0	1	6	1
Tavari JohnsonG	26	27	8-11	4-6	7-8	2	5	6	0	1	0	2	2
Nate JohnsonG	27	5	1-4	0-2	3-5	4	4	0	0	0	2	2	4
Isaiah GrayG	28	13	5-11	2-5	1-1	5	2	3	1	1	0	5	3
James OkonkwoF	16	17	5-5	0-0	7-7	5	0	2	0	0	1	4	5
Sharron YoungG	14	8	3-4	2-2	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	1
Marvin Musiime-KamaliG	13	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	2	1	2
Bowen HardmanG	21	1	0-3	0-3	1-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
Seth WilsonG	15	6	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Rich BriscoF
Conner GroceG
Eric MahaffeyG
Zach HalliganG
Shammah ScottG
Evan WilsonG

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