Akron 87-82 Ball State (Feb 25, 2025) Play-by-Play

Akron Zips

22-6, 14-1 Conference

	1	2	T
AKR	47	40	87
BALL	39	43	82

TIME	AKR	BALL
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Akron	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Ball State	0	0
19:34	Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:29	Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:22	Nate Johnson made Jumper.	2	0
19:00	Foul on Seth Wilson.	2	0
18:44	Jermahri Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.	2	3
18:29	Isaiah Gray made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.	4	3
18:13	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.	4	6
17:52	Tavari Johnson made Layup.	6	6
17:39	Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.	6	6
17:37	Juanse Gorosito Offensive Rebound.	6	6
17:33	Foul on Tavari Johnson.	6	6
17:32	Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.	6	6
17:32	Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.	6	6
17:32	Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.	6	7
17:32	Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.	6	8
17:19	Tavari Johnson made Jumper.	8	8
16:54	Payton Sparks missed Jumper.	8	8
16:51	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	8	8
16:47	Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
16:42	Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.	8	8
16:39	Foul on Tavari Johnson.	8	8
16:39	Juanse Gorosito subbing out for Ball State	8	9
16:39	Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State	8	9
16:39	Jeremiah Hernandez subbing in for Ball State	8	9
16:39	Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.	8	9
16:39	Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State	8	9
16:39	Tavari Johnson subbing out for Akron	8	9
16:39	Seth Wilson subbing out for Akron	8	9
16:39	James Okonkwo subbing out for Akron	8	9
16:39	Amani Lyles subbing in for Akron	8	9
16:39	Shammah Scott subbing in for Akron	8	9
16:39	Sharron Young subbing in for Akron	8	9
16:39	Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.	8	9
16:38	Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.	8	9
16:11	Amani Lyles missed Layup.	8	9
16:08	Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.	8	9
16:08	Amani Lyles made Layup.	10	9
15:47	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	10	9
15:43	Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.	10	9
15:41	Isaiah Gray Turnover.	10	9
15:41	Jeremiah Hernandez Steal.	10	9
15:33	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.	10	9
15:32	Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.	10	9
15:32	Foul on Sharron Young.	10	9
15:32	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	10	9
15:32	Bowen Hardman subbing in for Akron	10	9
15:19	Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.	10	9
15:13	Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.	10	9
15:13	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.	10	11
15:02	Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amani Lyles.	13	11
14:44	Jermahri Hill made Layup.	13	13
14:38	Nate Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Sharron Young.	15	13
14:17	Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.	15	16
13:51	Amani Lyles missed Three Point Jumper.	15	16
13:45	Shammah Scott Offensive Rebound.	15	16
13:45	Shammah Scott made Layup.	17	16
13:45	Foul on Jeremiah Hernandez.	17	16
13:45	Jeremiah Hernandez subbing out for Ball State	17	16
13:45	Joey Hart subbing in for Ball State	17	16
13:45	Shammah Scott made Free Throw.	18	16
13:32	Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Layup.	18	16
13:27	Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.	18	16
13:27	Ben Hendriks made Two Point Tip Shot.	18	18
13:26	Shammah Scott made Three Point Jumper.	21	18
12:48	Foul on Ben Hendriks.	21	18
12:48	Ben Hendriks Turnover.	21	18
12:48	Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing out for Ball State	21	18
12:48	Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing out for Ball State	21	18
12:48	Ben Hendriks subbing out for Ball State	21	18
12:48	Juanse Gorosito subbing in for Ball State	21	18
12:48	Payton Sparks subbing in for Ball State	21	18
12:48	Mason Jones subbing in for Ball State	21	18
12:48	Amani Lyles subbing out for Akron	21	18
12:48	Sharron Young subbing out for Akron	21	18
12:48	Bowen Hardman subbing out for Akron	21	18
12:48	Tavari Johnson subbing in for Akron	21	18
12:48	Seth Wilson subbing in for Akron	21	18
12:48	James Okonkwo subbing in for Akron	21	18
12:27	Tavari Johnson made Jumper.	23	18
12:01	Payton Sparks missed Layup.	23	18
12:01	James Okonkwo Block.	23	18
11:56	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	23	18
11:54	Foul on Joey Hart.	23	18
11:54	Nate Johnson subbing out for Akron	23	18
11:54	Isaiah Gray subbing in for Akron	23	18
11:54	Shammah Scott made Free Throw.	24	18
11:54	Shammah Scott made Free Throw.	25	18
11:36	Juanse Gorosito missed Jumper.	25	18
11:33	Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.	25	18
11:24	Seth Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	28	18
11:07	Foul on Tavari Johnson.	28	18
11:07	Tavari Johnson subbing out for Akron	28	18
11:07	Sharron Young subbing in for Akron	28	18
10:54	Payton Sparks missed Jumper.	28	18
10:54	James Okonkwo Block.	28	18
10:53	James Okonkwo subbing out for Akron	28	18
10:53	Amani Lyles subbing in for Akron	28	18
10:32	Sharron Young made Jumper. Assisted by Amani Lyles.	30	18
10:32	Akron Deadball Team Rebound.	28	18
10:16	Joey Hart subbing out for Ball State	30	18
10:16	Mason Jones subbing out for Ball State	30	18
10:16	Ethan Brittain-Watts subbing in for Ball State	30	18
10:16	Mickey Pearson Jr. subbing in for Ball State	30	18
10:16	Shammah Scott subbing out for Akron	30	18
10:16	Nate Johnson subbing in for Akron	30	18
9:57	Jermahri Hill Turnover.	30	18
9:41	Amani Lyles made Layup. Assisted by Nate Johnson.	32	18
9:29	Foul on Nate Johnson.	32	18
9:29	Sharron Young subbing out for Akron	32	18
9:29	Shammah Scott subbing in for Akron	32	18
9:24	Payton Sparks missed Layup.	32	18
9:22	Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.	32	18
9:14	Isaiah Gray Turnover.	32	18
9:14	Juanse Gorosito Steal.	32	18
9:10	Foul on Amani Lyles.	32	18
9:10	Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw.	32	19
9:10	Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw.	32	20
9:10	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	32	20
9:10	Seth Wilson subbing out for Akron	32	20
9:10	Sharron Young subbing in for Akron	32	20
9:10	Bowen Hardman subbing in for Akron	32	20
8:50	Amani Lyles Turnover.	32	20
8:50	Juanse Gorosito Steal.	32	20
8:31	Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..	32	20
8:31	Mickey Pearson Jr. Turnover.	32	20
8:31	Jermahri Hill subbing out for Ball State	32	20
8:31	Joey Hart subbing in for Ball State	32	20
8:31	Amani Lyles subbing out for Akron	32	20
8:31	James Okonkwo subbing in for Akron	32	20
8:20	Sharron Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	35	20
8:01	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.	35	22
7:52	Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.	35	22
7:49	Shammah Scott Offensive Rebound.	35	22
7:46	Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.	35	22
7:40	James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.	35	22
7:36	Official TV Timeout	35	22
7:34	Joey Hart subbing out for Ball State	35	22
7:34	Jeremiah Hernandez subbing in for Ball State	35	22
7:24	Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	35	22
7:18	Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.	35	22
7:03	Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.	35	25
6:54	Foul on James Okonkwo.	35	25
6:54	James Okonkwo Turnover.	35	25
6:43	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.	35	28
6:43	Sharron Young subbing out for Akron	35	28
6:43	Bowen Hardman subbing out for Akron	35	28
6:43	James Okonkwo subbing out for Akron	35	28
6:43	Amani Lyles subbing in for Akron	35	28
6:43	Isaiah Gray subbing in for Akron	35	28
6:43	Seth Wilson subbing in for Akron	35	28
6:41	Amani Lyles made Layup.	37	28
6:33	Juanse Gorosito subbing out for Ball State	37	28
6:33	Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State	37	28
6:33	Jermahri Hill subbing in for Ball State	37	28
6:33	Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State	37	28
6:07	Foul on Amani Lyles.	37	28
5:37	Ben Hendriks made Free Throw.	37	29
5:25	Amani Lyles subbing out for Akron	37	29
5:25	Marvin Musiime-Kamali subbing in for Akron	37	29
5:25	Ben Hendriks made Free Throw.	37	30
5:23	Marvin Musiime-Kamali missed Layup.	37	30
5:19	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	37	30
5:15	Jermahri Hill Turnover.	37	30
5:15	Nate Johnson Steal.	37	30
5:04	Foul on Jermahri Hill.	37	30
5:04	Isaiah Gray made Free Throw.	38	30
5:04	Isaiah Gray made Free Throw.	39	30
4:55	Jeremiah Hernandez Turnover.	39	30
4:55	Isaiah Gray Steal.	39	30
4:53	Foul on Jeremiah Hernandez.	39	30
4:53	Jeremiah Hernandez subbing out for Ball State	39	30
4:53	Juanse Gorosito subbing in for Ball State	39	30
4:43	Nate Johnson missed Jumper.	39	30
4:39	Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.	39	30
4:33	Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	39	30
4:30	Marvin Musiime-Kamali Defensive Rebound.	39	30
4:16	Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.	39	30
4:13	Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.	39	30
4:03	Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.	39	30
3:59	Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.	39	30
3:46	Isaiah Gray missed Three Point Jumper.	39	30
3:44	Akron Deadball Team Rebound.	39	30
3:44	Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.	39	30
3:44	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.	39	31
3:44	Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.	39	32
3:32	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	39	32
3:32	Marvin Musiime-Kamali subbing out for Akron	39	32
3:32	Bowen Hardman subbing in for Akron	39	32
3:32	James Okonkwo subbing in for Akron	39	32
3:22	Shammah Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.	42	32
3:00	Ben Hendriks subbing out for Ball State	42	32
3:00	Payton Sparks subbing in for Ball State	42	32
3:00	Foul on James Okonkwo.	42	32
3:00	Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.	42	32
3:00	Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.	42	32
3:00	James Okonkwo subbing out for Akron	42	32
3:00	Marvin Musiime-Kamali subbing in for Akron	42	32
3:00	Payton Sparks made Free Throw.	42	33
2:45	Bowen Hardman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	45	33
2:28	Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.	45	33
2:24	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	45	33
2:24	Nate Johnson Turnover.	45	33
2:24	Seth Wilson subbing out for Akron	45	33
2:24	Isaiah Gray subbing in for Akron	45	33
2:24	Ethan Brittain-Watts Turnover.	45	33
2:24	Bowen Hardman Steal.	45	33
2:18	Akron Timeout	45	33
2:08	Nate Johnson missed Jumper.	45	33
2:08	Mickey Pearson Jr. Block.	45	33
2:03	Marvin Musiime-Kamali Offensive Rebound.	45	33
2:01	Nate Johnson missed Jumper.	45	33
1:56	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	45	33
1:48	Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.	45	33
1:44	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	45	33
1:39	Nate Johnson missed Layup.	45	33
1:39	Jermahri Hill Block.	45	33
1:35	Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.	45	33
1:28	Jermahri Hill made Layup.	45	35
1:06	Shammah Scott made Jumper.	47	35
1:05	Ball State Timeout	47	35
1:05	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	47	35
1:05	Bowen Hardman subbing out for Akron	47	35
1:05	Amani Lyles subbing in for Akron	47	35
1:05	Seth Wilson subbing in for Akron	47	35
0:52	Ethan Brittain-Watts made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sparks.	47	37
0:52	Payton Sparks subbing out for Ball State	47	37
0:52	Ben Hendriks subbing in for Ball State	47	37
0:52	Marvin Musiime-Kamali subbing out for Akron	47	37
0:52	Bowen Hardman subbing in for Akron	47	37
0:30	Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	47	37
0:27	Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	47	37
0:02	Jermahri Hill missed Layup.	47	37
0:00	Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.	47	39
0:00	Ben Hendriks made Layup.	47	39
0:00	End of 1st half	47	39

Tavari Johnson gets a nice and-1 for Akron

0:18

Isaiah Gray gets the basket plus the foul

0:17

Amani Lyles denies Ball State Cardinals with block

0:13

Worthen Arena

7:00 PM, February 25, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Muncie, IN

Line: AKR -6.5

Over/Under: 157.5

Attendance: 3,210

Referees:
Todd Von Sossan
Deldre Carr
Johnee Gleich

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Akron	14-1	-	22-6
Miami (OH)	12-3	2	21-7
Kent State	9-6	5	19-9
Toledo	9-6	5	16-12
Ohio	9-6	5	15-13
Ball State	7-8	7	14-14
Eastern Michigan	7-8	7	14-14
Western Michigan	7-8	7	10-18
Central Michigan	6-9	8	13-15
Bowling Green	6-9	8	12-16
Buffalo	3-12	11	8-20
Northern Illinois	1-14	13	5-23

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