Ohio State 67-66 Akron (Nov 9, 2021) Play-by-Play

Akron Zips

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	T
AKR	28	38	66
OSU	36	31	67

Ohio State Buckeyes

1-0, 1-0 home

Meechie Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
Zed Key made Layup. Assisted by E.J. Liddell.
Zed Key made Layup. Assisted by E.J. Liddell.
Jamari Wheeler missed Jumper.
Meechie Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Ahrens missed Jumper.
Zed Key made Layup. Assisted by Justin Ahrens.
Justice Sueing missed Jumper.
Justice Sueing missed Layup.
E.J. Liddell made Dunk.
Malachi Branham missed Jumper.
Justin Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by E.J. Liddell.
Justice Sueing missed Jumper.
Justin Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Branham.
E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
E.J. Liddell made Layup. Assisted by Justin Ahrens.
Zed Key made Layup. Assisted by Malachi Branham.
Zed Key missed Jumper.
Justice Sueing made Two Point Tip Shot.
E.J. Liddell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eugene Brown III.
E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
Zed Key missed Layup.
E.J. Liddell made Dunk.
Malachi Branham missed Jumper.
Malachi Branham made Layup.
Joey Brunk made Jumper.
Joey Brunk made Jumper.
Jamari Wheeler missed Jumper.
Justice Sueing missed Three Point Jumper.
E.J. Liddell missed Three Point Jumper.
E.J. Liddell missed Three Point Jumper.
E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
E.J. Liddell made Layup.
E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
Zed Key missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Justice Sueing missed Jumper.
Zed Key missed Layup.
Justin Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
Meechie Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Justice Sueing missed Three Point Jumper.
Malachi Branham missed Jumper.
E.J. Liddell made Layup.
Eugene Brown III missed Three Point Jumper.
E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
Malachi Branham missed Layup.
E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
Malachi Branham missed Jumper.
Eugene Brown III made Layup.
E.J. Liddell missed Three Point Jumper.
Jamari Wheeler missed Jumper.
Malachi Branham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler.
E.J. Liddell missed Layup.
E.J. Liddell made Layup.
E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
Zed Key made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Ahrens.
Malachi Branham made Jumper.
Malachi Branham missed Layup.
Zed Key made Two Point Tip Shot.
Zed Key made Layup. Assisted by Malachi Branham.
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
K.J. Walton made Layup.
Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.
Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
Aziz Bandaogo missed Layup.
Xavier Castaneda made Layup.
Aziz Bandaogo missed Jumper.
Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
Garvin Clarke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.
Mikal Dawson missed Layup.
K.J. Walton missed Jumper.
Greg Tribble made Jumper.
Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryan Trimble Jr. made Layup.
Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Greg Tribble missed Layup.
K.J. Walton made Layup.
Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
Garvin Clarke missed Layup.
Enrique Freeman made Two Point Tip Shot.
Ali Ali made Jumper.
K.J. Walton made Layup.
Garvin Clarke missed Jumper.
Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Ali Ali.
Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper.
Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper.
K.J. Walton missed Layup.
Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
Ali Ali missed Jumper.
Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
Greg Tribble missed Jumper.
Greg Tribble missed Layup.
Ali Ali missed Jumper.
Ali Ali made Layup.
Mikal Dawson made Jumper.
Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
K.J. Walton made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryan Trimble Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Ali.
K.J. Walton made Jumper.
Garvin Clarke missed Layup.
Garvin Clarke missed Three Point Jumper.
Ali Ali missed Jumper.
Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper.
Ali Ali made Jumper.
K.J. Walton made Jumper.
Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Jumper.
Bryan Trimble Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
K.J. Walton missed Jumper.
Ali Ali made Jumper.
Enrique Freeman missed Jumper.
Enrique Freeman missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.
Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper.

AKRON

OHIO STATE

TIME		AKR	OSU
20:00	Jump Ball won by Akron	0	0
19:36	Enrique Freeman made Layup.	2	0
19:03	Meechie Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
19:03	E.J. Liddell Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:58	E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.	2	0
18:58	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:48	Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:48	K.J. Walton Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:44	K.J. Walton made Layup.	4	0
18:31	Zed Key made Layup. Assisted by E.J. Liddell.	4	2
18:15	Foul on K.J. Walton.	4	2
18:15	K.J. Walton Turnover.	4	2
17:53	Zed Key made Layup. Assisted by E.J. Liddell.	4	4
17:29	Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.	4	4
17:29	Meechie Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:23	Foul on Xavier Castaneda.	4	4
17:12	Jamari Wheeler missed Jumper.	4	4
17:12	Enrique Freeman Block.	4	4
17:12	Xavier Castaneda Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:57	Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.	6	4
16:36	Zed Key Turnover.	6	4
16:19	Aziz Bandaogo missed Layup.	6	4
16:19	Zed Key Block.	6	4
16:19	K.J. Walton Offensive Rebound.	6	4
16:16	Foul on Meechie Johnson Jr..	6	4
16:12	Xavier Castaneda made Layup.	8	4
15:56	Meechie Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	8	4
15:56	Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.	8	4
15:51	Ali Ali Turnover.	8	4
15:51	Meechie Johnson Jr. Steal.	8	4
15:43	Justin Ahrens missed Jumper.	8	4
15:43	Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.	8	4
15:20	Aziz Bandaogo missed Jumper.	8	4
15:20	Jamari Wheeler Defensive Rebound.	8	4
15:08	Zed Key made Layup. Assisted by Justin Ahrens.	8	6
14:43	Ali Ali Turnover.	8	6
14:43	E.J. Liddell Steal.	8	6
14:28	Foul on Aziz Bandaogo.	8	6
14:28	Official TV Timeout	8	6
14:26	Foul on Greg Tribble.	8	6
14:23	Justice Sueing missed Jumper.	8	6
14:23	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	8	6
14:16	Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.	8	6
14:16	E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.	8	6
14:05	Foul on Enrique Freeman.	8	6
14:00	Justice Sueing missed Layup.	8	6
14:00	E.J. Liddell Offensive Rebound.	8	6
13:55	E.J. Liddell made Dunk.	8	8
13:33	Mikal Dawson Turnover.	8	8
13:10	Malachi Branham missed Jumper.	8	8
13:10	E.J. Liddell Offensive Rebound.	8	8
13:03	Justin Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by E.J. Liddell.	8	11
12:34	Garvin Clarke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.	11	11
12:13	Justice Sueing missed Jumper.	11	11
12:13	Mikal Dawson Defensive Rebound.	11	11
12:06	Mikal Dawson missed Layup.	11	11
12:06	E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.	11	11
11:55	Justin Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Branham.	11	14
11:51	Akron Timeout	11	14
11:36	K.J. Walton missed Jumper.	11	14
11:36	Akron Offensive Rebound.	11	14
11:29	Foul on Justin Ahrens.	11	14
11:29	K.J. Walton made Free Throw.	12	14
11:29	K.J. Walton made Free Throw.	13	14
11:04	E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.	13	14
11:04	Akron Defensive Rebound.	13	14
10:39	Greg Tribble made Jumper.	15	14
10:20	E.J. Liddell made Layup. Assisted by Justin Ahrens.	15	16
10:13	Foul on E.J. Liddell.	15	16
10:03	Foul on Greg Tribble.	15	16
10:03	Greg Tribble Turnover.	15	16
9:35	Zed Key made Layup. Assisted by Malachi Branham.	15	18
9:16	Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	15	18
9:16	Malachi Branham Defensive Rebound.	15	18
9:07	Meechie Johnson Jr. Turnover.	15	18
8:58	Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	15	18
8:58	Meechie Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	15	18
8:39	Justin Ahrens Turnover.	15	18
8:39	Bryan Trimble Jr. Steal.	15	18
8:31	Bryan Trimble Jr. made Layup.	17	18
8:31	Ohio State Timeout	17	18
8:11	Zed Key missed Jumper.	17	18
8:11	Justice Sueing Offensive Rebound.	17	18
8:11	Justice Sueing made Two Point Tip Shot.	17	20
8:04	Foul on Meechie Johnson Jr..	17	20
8:03	Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	17	20
8:03	Ohio State Defensive Rebound.	17	20
8:00	Official TV Timeout	17	20
7:29	Jump Ball won by Ohio State	17	20
7:28	Ohio State Turnover.	17	20
7:16	Greg Tribble missed Layup.	17	20
7:16	Malachi Branham Defensive Rebound.	17	20
6:59	E.J. Liddell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eugene Brown III.	17	23
6:29	Xavier Castaneda Turnover.	17	23
6:22	E.J. Liddell Turnover.	17	23
6:16	K.J. Walton made Layup.	19	23
5:42	E.J. Liddell made Jumper.	19	25
5:19	Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	19	25
5:19	Ohio State Defensive Rebound.	19	25
5:06	Foul on Mikal Dawson.	19	25
5:06	E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.	19	26
5:06	E.J. Liddell missed Free Throw.	19	26
5:06	Zed Key Offensive Rebound.	19	26
5:01	Zed Key missed Layup.	19	26
5:01	E.J. Liddell Offensive Rebound.	19	26
4:56	E.J. Liddell made Dunk.	19	28
4:35	K.J. Walton Turnover.	19	28
4:35	Malachi Branham Steal.	19	28
4:26	Malachi Branham missed Jumper.	19	28
4:26	E.J. Liddell Offensive Rebound.	19	28
4:21	Malachi Branham made Layup.	19	30
4:20	Akron Timeout	19	30
4:08	Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.	19	30
4:08	E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.	19	30
3:36	Foul on Xavier Castaneda.	19	30
3:36	E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.	19	31
3:36	E.J. Liddell missed Free Throw.	19	31
3:36	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	19	31
3:35	Foul on Joey Brunk.	19	31
3:18	Foul on E.J. Liddell.	19	31
3:18	Garvin Clarke made Free Throw.	20	31
3:18	Garvin Clarke made Free Throw.	21	31
2:56	Joey Brunk made Jumper.	21	33
2:38	Foul on Cedric Russell.	21	33
2:38	K.J. Walton missed Free Throw.	21	33
2:38	Joey Brunk Defensive Rebound.	21	33
2:20	Joey Brunk made Jumper.	21	35
1:56	Garvin Clarke missed Layup.	21	35
1:56	Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.	21	35
1:56	Enrique Freeman made Two Point Tip Shot.	23	35
1:27	Justin Ahrens Turnover.	23	35
1:12	Ali Ali made Jumper.	25	35
0:41	Jamari Wheeler missed Jumper.	25	35
0:41	Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.	25	35
0:30	K.J. Walton made Layup.	27	35
0:30	Foul on Cedric Russell.	27	35
0:30	Technical Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..	27	35
0:30	Justin Ahrens made Free Throw.	27	36
0:30	Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..	27	35
0:30	Justin Ahrens missed Free Throw.	27	35
0:30	K.J. Walton made Free Throw.	28	36
0:06	Justice Sueing missed Three Point Jumper.	28	36
0:06	Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.	28	36
0:01	Garvin Clarke missed Jumper.	28	36
0:01	Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.	28	36
0:00	End of 1st half	28	36

Castaneda knocks down the triple for Akron vs. Ohio State

0:16

Zed Key finishes down low for Ohio State vs. Akron

0:16

Schottenstein Center

6:00 PM, November 9, 2021Coverage: ESPN2

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 11,947

Referees:
Chris Beaver
Bo Boroski
Brian McNutt

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Akron	17-1	-	28-7
Miami (OH)	14-4	3	25-9
Kent State	11-7	6	24-12
Toledo	10-8	7	18-15
Ohio	10-8	7	16-16
Eastern Michigan	9-9	8	16-16
Western Michigan	9-9	8	12-20
Bowling Green	8-10	9	14-18
Ball State	7-11	10	14-17
Central Michigan	7-11	10	14-17
Buffalo	4-14	13	9-22
Northern Illinois	2-16	15	6-25

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan State	17-3	-	30-7
Maryland	14-6	3	27-9
Michigan	14-6	3	27-10
Wisconsin	13-7	4	27-10
UCLA	13-7	4	23-11
Purdue	13-7	4	24-12
Oregon	12-8	5	25-10
Illinois	12-8	5	22-13
Indiana	10-10	7	19-13
Ohio State	9-11	8	17-15
Rutgers	8-12	9	15-17
Nebraska	7-13	10	21-14
Northwestern	7-13	10	17-16
Iowa	7-13	10	17-16
USC	7-13	10	17-18
Minnesota	7-13	10	15-17
Penn State	6-14	11	16-15
Washington	4-16	13	13-18

Kansas' Bill Self out of hospital two days after stents inserted

Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self was released from the hospital Saturday, the university announced, two days after having two stents inserted.

Smart prioritizing returning players at Marquette

Shaka Smart talks about Marquette's focus on recruiting and returning players.

Ranking Ohio's top 5 boys and girls high school basketball stars since 2000

As part of SportsCenter's "50 States in 50 Days" tour, we're spotlighting the top boys and girls hoopers to come out of Ohio based on high school career achievements.

ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Akron Zips

Ohio State Buckeyes

AKR @ OSU Videos

Game Information

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

Men's College Basketball News

Kansas' Bill Self out of hospital two days after stents inserted

Smart prioritizing returning players at Marquette

Ranking Ohio's top 5 boys and girls high school basketball stars since 2000