Akron Zips @ Ball State Cardinals

80–76Final · Jan 9, 2024

AKR 80 BALL 76 Final

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AKR11-4	33	47	80
BALL8-7	35	41	76

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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

Greg Tribble made Jumper.
2–0
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
2–2
Greg Tribble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Ali.
5–2
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
5–5
Nate Johnson made Dunk.
7–5
Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
7–8
Nate Johnson made Free Throw.
8–8
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
9–8
Basheer Jihad made Dunk. Assisted by Davion Bailey.
9–10
Jalin Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey.
9–13
Greg Tribble made Jumper.
11–13
Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Davion Bailey.
11–15
Shammah Scott made Three Point Jumper.
14–15
Davion Bailey made Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
14–17
Sammy Hunter made Free Throw.
15–17
Sammy Hunter made Free Throw.
16–17
Sammy Hunter made Free Throw.
17–17
Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper.
17–20
Ali Ali made Jumper.
19–20
Basheer Jihad made Jumper.
19–22
Nate Johnson made Jumper.
21–22
Greg Tribble made Jumper.
23–22
Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
26–22
Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper.
26–25
Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
26–27
Jalin Anderson made Layup.
26–29
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
28–29
Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enrique Freeman.
31–29
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
31–30
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
31–31
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
31–32
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
33–32
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Jones.
33–35
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
34–35
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
34–36
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
34–37
Enrique Freeman made Jumper.
36–37
Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
39–37
Jalin Anderson made Layup.
39–39
Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
42–39
Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Ali.
45–39
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
45–40
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
45–41
Basheer Jihad made Dunk. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
45–43
Nate Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Mikal Dawson.
47–43
Ali Ali made Free Throw.
48–43
Ali Ali made Free Throw.
49–43
Ali Ali made Jumper.
51–43
Ali Ali made Free Throw.
52–43
Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper.
52–46
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
53–46
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
54–46
Basheer Jihad made Layup.
54–48
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
54–49
Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Hendriks.
54–52
Basheer Jihad made Jumper.
54–54
Ali Ali made Layup.
56–54
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
56–56
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
56–57
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
56–58
Shammah Scott made Free Throw.
57–58
Basheer Jihad made Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey.
57–60
Nate Johnson made Jumper.
59–60
Jalin Anderson made Layup.
59–62
Greg Tribble made Layup.
61–62
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
61–63
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
61–64
Jalin Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
61–67
Ali Ali made Free Throw.
62–67
Ali Ali made Free Throw.
63–67
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
63–68
Enrique Freeman made Dunk. Assisted by Shammah Scott.
65–68
Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
65–71
Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper.
68–71
Mason Jones made Free Throw.
68–72
Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper.
71–72
Greg Tribble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Ali.
74–72
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
74–73
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
76–73
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
76–74
Ali Ali made Free Throw.
77–74
Ali Ali made Free Throw.
78–74
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
78–75
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
78–76
Ali Ali made Free Throw.
79–76
Nate Johnson made Free Throw.
80–76

Play-by-play

P1 Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sammy Hunter Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sammy Hunter Turnover.
P1 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P1 Ali Ali Steal.
P1 Ali Ali Turnover.
P1 Basheer Jihad Steal.
P1 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Greg Tribble.
P1 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P1 Greg Tribble made Jumper. 2–0
P1 Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Nate Johnson.
P1 Davion Bailey missed Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Greg Tribble missed Jumper.
P1 Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 2–2
P1 Greg Tribble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Ali. 5–2
P1 Jalin Anderson missed Layup.
P1 Greg Tribble Block.
P1 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P1 Greg Tribble Steal.
P1 Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
P1 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 5–5
P1 Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Sammy Hunter.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P1 Nate Johnson Steal.
P1 Nate Johnson made Dunk. 7–5
P1 Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 7–8
P1 Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ben Hendriks Block.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Steal.
P1 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P1 Nate Johnson made Free Throw. 8–8
P1 Nate Johnson missed Free Throw.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Steal.
P1 Foul on Mason Jones.
P1 Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
P1 Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 9–8
P1 Basheer Jihad made Dunk. Assisted by Davion Bailey. 9–10
P1 Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Enrique Freeman Turnover.
P1 Basheer Jihad Steal.
P1 Jalin Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey. 9–13
P1 Akron Timeout
P1 Greg Tribble made Jumper. 11–13
P1 Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Davion Bailey. 11–15
P1 Shammah Scott made Three Point Jumper. 14–15
P1 Davion Bailey made Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 14–17
P1 Enrique Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.
P1 Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ben Hendriks.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P1 Sammy Hunter made Free Throw. 15–17
P1 Sammy Hunter made Free Throw. 16–17
P1 Sammy Hunter made Free Throw. 17–17
P1 Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. 17–20
P1 Ali Ali made Jumper. 19–20
P1 Basheer Jihad made Jumper. 19–22
P1 Greg Tribble missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sammy Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P1 Nate Johnson made Jumper. 21–22
P1 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Nate Johnson.
P1 Foul on Shammah Scott.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ben Hendriks Turnover.
P1 Greg Tribble made Jumper. 23–22
P1 Micah Bell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Akron Defensive Rebound.
P1 Greg Tribble missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Offensive Rebound.
P1 Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. 26–22
P1 Foul on Ben Hendriks.
P1 Ben Hendriks Turnover.
P1 Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
P1 Ben Hendriks Block.
P1 Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ali Ali Offensive Rebound.
P1 Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sammy Hunter Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sammy Hunter missed Jumper.
P1 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ali Ali.
P1 Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. 26–25
P1 Ali Ali missed Jumper.
P1 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Greg Tribble.
P1 Mason Jones missed Free Throw.
P1 Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ali Ali missed Jumper.
P1 Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 26–27
P1 Foul on Mason Jones.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ali Ali missed Free Throw.
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jalin Anderson made Layup. 26–29
P1 Ball State Timeout
P1 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 28–29
P1 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enrique Freeman. 31–29
P1 Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
P1 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 31–30
P1 Jalin Anderson missed Free Throw.
P1 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Sammy Hunter.
P1 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 31–31
P1 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 31–32
P1 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 33–32
P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Jones. 33–35
P1 Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ben Hendriks.
P2 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 34–35
P2 Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Greg Tribble.
P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 34–36
P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 34–37
P2 Enrique Freeman made Jumper. 36–37
P2 Foul on Ben Hendriks.
P2 Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
P2 Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
P2 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P2 Sammy Hunter Steal.
P2 Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson. 39–37
P2 Jalin Anderson made Layup. 39–39
P2 Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kaleb Thornton Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. 42–39
P2 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
P2 Sammy Hunter Steal.
P2 Sammy Hunter missed Layup.
P2 Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Sammy Hunter.
P2 Sammy Hunter Turnover.
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Layup.
P2 Mikal Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ali Ali missed Jumper.
P2 Basheer Jihad Block.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Ali. 45–39
P2 Davion Bailey missed Jumper.
P2 Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Enrique Freeman.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 45–40
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 45–41
P2 Greg Tribble missed Layup.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Dunk. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 45–43
P2 Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Davion Bailey Offensive Rebound.
P2 Davion Bailey missed Jumper.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Nate Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Mikal Dawson. 47–43
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
P2 Akron Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Mason Jones.
P2 Ali Ali made Free Throw. 48–43
P2 Ali Ali made Free Throw. 49–43
P2 Basheer Jihad missed
P2 Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ali Ali made Jumper. 51–43
P2 Foul on Jalin Anderson.
P2 Ali Ali made Free Throw. 52–43
P2 Ball State Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. 52–46
P2 Foul on Mason Jones.
P2 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 53–46
P2 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 54–46
P2 Foul on Shammah Scott.
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
P2 Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Layup. 54–48
P2 Foul on Enrique Freeman.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 54–49
P2 Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
P2 Ben Hendriks Block.
P2 Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P2 Enrique Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Hendriks. 54–52
P2 Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
P2 Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Jumper. 54–54
P2 Ali Ali missed Layup.
P2 Ali Ali Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ali Ali made Layup. 56–54
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 56–56
P2 Ali Ali missed Jumper.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Enrique Freeman.
P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 56–57
P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 56–58
P2 Foul on Ben Hendriks.
P2 Shammah Scott missed Free Throw.
P2 Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Shammah Scott made Free Throw. 57–58
P2 Basheer Jihad made Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey. 57–60
P2 Nate Johnson made Jumper. 59–60
P2 Mason Jones missed Jumper.
P2 Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Akron Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jalin Anderson made Layup. 59–62
P2 Greg Tribble made Layup. 61–62
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Nate Johnson.
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 61–63
P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 61–64
P2 Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalin Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 61–67
P2 Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
P2 Ali Ali made Free Throw. 62–67
P2 Ali Ali made Free Throw. 63–67
P2 Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Greg Tribble.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 63–68
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Free Throw.
P2 Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
P2 Enrique Freeman made Dunk. Assisted by Shammah Scott. 65–68
P2 Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 65–71
P2 Akron Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Greg Tribble missed Layup.
P2 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P2 Shammah Scott Steal.
P2 Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. 68–71
P2 Foul on Shammah Scott.
P2 Mason Jones made Free Throw. 68–72
P2 Mason Jones missed Free Throw.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. 71–72
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Greg Tribble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Ali. 74–72
P2 Foul on Enrique Freeman.
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Free Throw.
P2 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 74–73
P2 Greg Tribble missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
P2 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 76–73
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
P2 Enrique Freeman Block.
P2 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ball State Timeout
P2 Technical Foul on Enrique Freeman.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 76–74
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Greg Tribble missed Layup.
P2 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P2 Akron Timeout
P2 Akron Timeout
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jalin Anderson.
P2 Ali Ali made Free Throw. 77–74
P2 Ali Ali made Free Throw. 78–74
P2 Foul on Greg Tribble.
P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 78–75
P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 78–76
P2 Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
P2 Ball State Timeout
P2 Ali Ali made Free Throw. 79–76
P2 Ali Ali missed Free Throw.
P2 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P2 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Mason Jones.
P2 Nate Johnson missed Free Throw.
P2 Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Nate Johnson made Free Throw. 80–76

Box score

AKR

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Enrique FreemanF	34	14	5-11	0-2	4-7	13	1	1	0	1	3	10	4
Sammy HunterF	22	3	0-3	0-1	3-3	4	0	2	2	0	2	2	3
Ali AliG	34	17	4-13	1-5	8-10	4	3	1	1	0	2	2	1
Nate JohnsonG	23	10	4-6	0-1	2-4	4	1	0	1	0	2	2	3
Greg TribbleG	23	14	6-13	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5
Shammah ScottG	20	4	1-2	1-2	1-2	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	3
Kaleb ThorntonG	24	6	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	2	0	2	0	2	0	2
Mikal DawsonG	20	12	4-7	4-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Darrion BakerF
Amani LylesF
Marvin Musiime-KamaliG
Zach HalliganG
Ryan Prather Jr.G
Tavari JohnsonG
Evan WilsonG

BALL

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Basheer JihadF	29	27	9-18	3-6	6-8	16	4	7	2	1	5	11	3
Mickey Pearson Jr.F	37	12	4-7	2-4	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
Ben HendriksC	22	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	7	1	2	0	3	2	5	5
Jalin AndersonPG	40	21	5-13	2-5	9-10	2	5	4	0	0	0	2	2
Davion BaileyG	38	11	4-11	3-7	0-0	6	4	0	0	0	1	5	0
Mason JonesF	30	1	0-1	0-0	1-3	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	5
Jurica ZagorsakG	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Micah BellG	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zane DoughtyC
Trent Middleton Jr.G
Quincy AdamsG
Jack FutaG
Joey BrownG
Ethan Brittain-WattsG

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