Ball State Cardinals @ Akron Zips

83–87Final · Feb 28, 2023

BALL 83 AKR 87 Final

	1	2	T
BALL20-10	41	42	83
AKR21-9	36	51	87

· Line: AKR -9.5 (O/U 139.5)

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The scoring timeline.

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Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.
2–0
Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
2–2
Jaylin Sellers made Jumper.
4–2
Sammy Hunter made Layup.
4–4
Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
6–4
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
6–6
Jaylin Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
9–6
Xavier Castaneda made Jumper.
9–8
Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
12–8
Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper.
12–11
Jalen Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
15–11
Demarius Jacobs made Layup.
17–11
Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
17–14
Demarius Jacobs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
20–14
Jalen Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.
23–14
Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.
23–17
Jalen Windham made Layup.
25–17
Basheer Jihad made Layup.
27–17
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
28–17
Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
28–19
Jalen Windham made Layup.
30–19
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
30–20
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
30–21
Greg Tribble made Free Throw.
30–22
Greg Tribble made Free Throw.
30–23
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
30–24
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
30–25
Basheer Jihad made Layup.
32–25
Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garvin Clarke.
32–28
Jaylin Sellers made Jumper.
34–28
Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
36–28
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
36–30
Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garvin Clarke.
36–33
Jalen Windham made Jumper.
38–33
Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.
41–33
Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enrique Freeman.
41–36
Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
41–38
Basheer Jihad made Layup.
43–38
Demarius Jacobs made Three Point Jumper.
46–38
Xavier Castaneda made Jumper.
46–40
Luke Bumbalough made Jumper.
48–40
Demarius Jacobs made Layup.
50–40
Demarius Jacobs made Free Throw.
51–40
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
51–42
Jaylin Sellers made Layup.
53–42
Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
53–43
Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
53–44
Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
53–47
Basheer Jihad made Layup.
55–47
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
55–49
Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.
55–52
Demarius Jacobs made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Windham.
57–52
Sammy Hunter made Free Throw.
57–53
Sammy Hunter made Free Throw.
57–54
Demarius Jacobs made Free Throw.
58–54
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Windham.
61–54
Garvin Clarke made Layup.
61–56
Jalen Windham made Free Throw.
62–56
Jalen Windham made Free Throw.
63–56
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
63–58
Sammy Hunter made Free Throw.
63–59
Sammy Hunter made Free Throw.
63–60
Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
63–63
Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper.
63–66
Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
63–67
Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
63–68
Payton Sparks made Layup.
65–68
Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr..
68–68
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
68–70
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
68–72
Demarius Jacobs made Free Throw.
69–72
Demarius Jacobs made Free Throw.
70–72
Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper.
70–75
Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
71–75
Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
72–75
Sammy Hunter made Free Throw.
72–76
Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enrique Freeman.
72–79
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
75–79
Nate Johnson made Free Throw.
75–80
Nate Johnson made Free Throw.
75–81
Jalen Windham made Layup.
77–81
Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
77–82
Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
77–83
Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Windham.
80–83
Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
80–84
Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
80–85
Jalen Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.
83–85
Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
83–86
Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
83–87

Play-by-play

P1 Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Sparks missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Akron Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs. 2–0
P1 Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson. 2–2
P1 Jaylin Sellers made Jumper. 4–2
P1 Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
P1 Demarius Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sammy Hunter made Layup. 4–4
P1 Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
P1 Sammy Hunter missed Free Throw.
P1 Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough. 6–4
P1 Foul on Demarius Jacobs.
P1 Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
P1 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 6–6
P1 Jaylin Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough. 9–6
P1 Xavier Castaneda made Jumper. 9–8
P1 Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough. 12–8
P1 Trendon Hankerson Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jaylin Sellers Steal.
P1 Payton Sparks Turnover.
P1 Enrique Freeman Steal.
P1 Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper. 12–11
P1 Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Nate Johnson.
P1 Jalen Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks. 15–11
P1 Enrique Freeman Turnover.
P1 Demarius Jacobs Steal.
P1 Demarius Jacobs made Layup. 17–11
P1 Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jalen Windham Defensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P1 Nate Johnson Steal.
P1 Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda. 17–14
P1 Foul on Xavier Castaneda.
P1 Demarius Jacobs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks. 20–14
P1 Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylin Sellers missed Jumper.
P1 Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Greg Tribble missed Layup.
P1 Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jalen Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs. 23–14
P1 Akron Timeout
P1 Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble. 23–17
P1 Jalen Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Demarius Jacobs Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jalen Windham made Layup. 25–17
P1 Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad made Layup. 27–17
P1 Foul on Enrique Freeman.
P1 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 28–17
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
P1 Jalen Windham Defensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
P1 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
P1 Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson. 28–19
P1 Jalen Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jalen Windham made Layup. 30–19
P1 Foul on Ben Hendriks.
P1 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 30–20
P1 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 30–21
P1 Jalen Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jalen Windham.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Greg Tribble made Free Throw. 30–22
P1 Greg Tribble made Free Throw. 30–23
P1 Jaylin Sellers missed Layup.
P1 Jaylin Sellers Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylin Sellers missed Layup.
P1 Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Xavier Castaneda Offensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Castaneda missed Jumper.
P1 Greg Tribble Offensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jalen Windham missed Jumper.
P1 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sammy Hunter Offensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.
P1 Payton Sparks Block.
P1 Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Greg Tribble.
P1 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
P1 Payton Sparks missed Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Demarius Jacobs.
P1 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 30–24
P1 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 30–25
P1 Payton Sparks missed Layup.
P1 Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad made Layup. 32–25
P1 Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garvin Clarke. 32–28
P1 Ball State Timeout
P1 Jaylin Sellers missed Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylin Sellers made Jumper. 34–28
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Akron Offensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Garvin Clarke Offensive Rebound.
P1 Garvin Clarke missed Layup.
P1 Jaylin Sellers Block.
P1 Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sparks. 36–28
P1 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 36–30
P1 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
P1 Payton Sparks missed Layup.
P1 Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garvin Clarke. 36–33
P1 Jalen Windham made Jumper. 38–33
P1 Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
P1 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs. 41–33
P1 Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enrique Freeman. 41–36
P1 Jaylin Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Castaneda missed Layup.
P1 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jaylin Sellers Turnover.
P2 Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
P2 Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
P2 Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson. 41–38
P2 Foul on Payton Sparks.
P2 Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
P2 Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Layup. 43–38
P2 Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
P2 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Sammy Hunter.
P2 Demarius Jacobs made Three Point Jumper. 46–38
P2 Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Xavier Castaneda Offensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Jumper. 46–40
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.
P2 Xavier Castaneda Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Castaneda Turnover.
P2 Luke Bumbalough made Jumper. 48–40
P2 Foul on Luke Bumbalough.
P2 Xavier Castaneda Turnover.
P2 Demarius Jacobs made Layup. 50–40
P2 Garvin Clarke missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Demarius Jacobs missed Free Throw.
P2 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
P2 Demarius Jacobs made Free Throw. 51–40
P2 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 51–42
P2 Luke Bumbalough missed Jumper.
P2 Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Demarius Jacobs.
P2 Foul on Enrique Freeman.
P2 Enrique Freeman Turnover.
P2 Jaylin Sellers made Layup. 53–42
P2 Foul on Jaylin Sellers.
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw. 53–43
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw. 53–44
P2 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Luke Bumbalough Turnover.
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson. 53–47
P2 Basheer Jihad made Layup. 55–47
P2 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 55–49
P2 Foul on Payton Sparks.
P2 Payton Sparks Turnover.
P2 Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble. 55–52
P2 Demarius Jacobs made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Windham. 57–52
P2 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P2 Sammy Hunter made Free Throw. 57–53
P2 Sammy Hunter made Free Throw. 57–54
P2 Jalen Windham missed Jumper.
P2 Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sammy Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
P2 Demarius Jacobs missed Free Throw.
P2 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
P2 Demarius Jacobs made Free Throw. 58–54
P2 Greg Tribble missed Layup.
P2 Jalen Windham Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Windham. 61–54
P2 Akron Timeout
P2 Garvin Clarke made Layup. 61–56
P2 Foul on Greg Tribble.
P2 Jalen Windham made Free Throw. 62–56
P2 Jalen Windham made Free Throw. 63–56
P2 Garvin Clarke Turnover.
P2 Jaylin Sellers Steal.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sammy Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
P2 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 63–58
P2 Jalen Windham Turnover.
P2 Sammy Hunter Steal.
P2 Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
P2 Enrique Freeman Turnover.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Steal.
P2 Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P2 Sammy Hunter made Free Throw. 63–59
P2 Sammy Hunter made Free Throw. 63–60
P2 Payton Sparks Turnover.
P2 Nate Johnson Steal.
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson. 63–63
P2 Jaylin Sellers missed Layup.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper. 63–66
P2 Ball State Timeout
P2 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P2 Xavier Castaneda Steal.
P2 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw. 63–67
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw. 63–68
P2 Payton Sparks missed Layup.
P2 Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sparks made Layup. 65–68
P2 Xavier Castaneda Turnover.
P2 Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr.. 68–68
P2 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 68–70
P2 Payton Sparks missed Layup.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 68–72
P2 Foul on Payton Sparks.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
P2 Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Demarius Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trendon Hankerson Turnover.
P2 Demarius Jacobs Steal.
P2 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
P2 Foul on Garvin Clarke.
P2 Demarius Jacobs made Free Throw. 69–72
P2 Demarius Jacobs made Free Throw. 70–72
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper. 70–75
P2 Foul on Sammy Hunter.
P2 Payton Sparks made Free Throw. 71–75
P2 Payton Sparks made Free Throw. 72–75
P2 Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Sammy Hunter Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jaylin Sellers.
P2 Sammy Hunter missed Free Throw.
P2 Akron Offensive Rebound.
P2 Sammy Hunter made Free Throw. 72–76
P2 Luke Bumbalough missed Layup.
P2 Akron Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enrique Freeman. 72–79
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough. 75–79
P2 Foul on Payton Sparks.
P2 Nate Johnson made Free Throw. 75–80
P2 Nate Johnson made Free Throw. 75–81
P2 Jalen Windham made Layup. 77–81
P2 Akron Timeout
P2 Foul on Luke Bumbalough.
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw. 77–82
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw. 77–83
P2 Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Windham. 80–83
P2 Foul on Luke Bumbalough.
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw. 80–84
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw. 80–85
P2 Jalen Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs. 83–85
P2 Foul on Luke Bumbalough.
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw. 83–86
P2 Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw. 83–87

Box score

BALL

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Mickey Pearson Jr.F	12	6	2-4	2-4	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	0	3	4
Payton SparksC	37	8	3-9	0-1	2-2	9	3	3	0	1	2	7	4
Jaylin SellersG	37	9	4-10	1-2	0-0	6	0	1	2	1	1	5	2
Luke BumbaloughG	29	8	3-6	2-3	0-0	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	4
Demarius JacobsG	35	16	5-7	2-4	4-6	5	4	0	2	0	1	4	3
Basheer JihadF	27	17	7-11	2-4	1-1	3	0	2	0	0	1	2	4
Ben HendriksC	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Jalen WindhamG	22	19	7-13	3-7	2-2	3	3	1	0	0	0	3	1
Kaiyem ClearyG
Quincy AdamsG
Jack FutaG
Darian Owens-WhiteG
Micah BellG
Jarron ColemanG

AKR

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Enrique FreemanF	36	24	10-16	0-0	4-6	12	2	3	1	0	3	9	2
Sammy HunterF	34	25	7-9	6-8	5-7	6	0	0	1	0	2	4	2
Greg TribbleG	22	2	0-2	0-0	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2
Trendon HankersonG	29	3	1-9	1-6	0-0	2	3	2	0	0	0	2	5
Xavier CastanedaG	38	29	7-18	5-14	10-10	3	1	3	1	0	2	1	1
Tavari JohnsonG	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nate JohnsonG	21	2	0-2	0-2	2-2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1
Garvin ClarkeG	18	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	1	3	1
Prince MosengoF
Amani LylesF
Ryan Prather Jr.G
Evan WilsonG
Pat MayfieldG
Kobe MitchellG
Mikal DawsonG

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