Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Akron Zips

Mar 11, 2017

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KENT	27	43	70
AKR	24	41	65

Game Recap

Kent State beats rival Akron 70-65 for MAC title, NCAA bid. ylin Walker scored 30 points, Jimmy Hall added 19 and sixth-seeded Kent State earned its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2008 by beating rival Akron in the Mid-American Conference championshi.

Player Stats

KENT STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Jimmy Hall	31	9-12	0-0	1-3	10	3	0	3	2	3	19
13Mitch Peterson	25	1-4	1-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	3
23Jaylin Walker	39	11-18	2-7	6-6	6	0	1	0	1	1	30
0Jalen Avery	32	0-2	0-1	2-2	1	3	0	0	0	0	2
30Deon Edwin	34	3-5	1-2	1-3	6	2	2	0	1	4	8
5Danny Pippen	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Adonis De La Rosa	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0
55Kevin Zabo	27	2-7	0-2	4-4	1	1	1	0	1	1	8
32Desmond Ridenour	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	26-4953.1%	4-1428.6%	14-1877.8%	28	11	5	4	6	13	70

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Kwan Cheatham Jr.	30	1-5	0-3	0-0	8	1	0	1	3	2	2
23Isaiah Johnson	36	10-16	0-2	4-7	5	3	1	0	4	3	24
14Noah Robotham	35	2-5	0-2	0-0	1	6	0	0	1	2	4
55Antino Jackson	29	1-7	1-4	0-0	3	4	1	0	0	2	3
0Jimond Ivey	35	7-9	2-4	2-4	3	0	1	0	1	3	18
22Emmanuel Olojakpoke	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
3Daniel Utomi	10	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Tavian Dunn-Martin	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1Josh Williams	17	4-9	3-6	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	12
TOTAL	-	26-5745.6%	6-2227.3%	7-1353.8%	25	15	3	1	10	14	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKENTAKR

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Akron.
(19:44) Isaiah Johnson missed Layup.
(19:44) Jimmy Hall Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:19) Deon Edwin made Layup. Assisted by Jimmy Hall.
20
+2 (18:52) Isaiah Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Noah Robotham.
22
(18:25) Jump Ball won by Kent State.
+3 (18:21) Jaylin Walker made Three Point Jumper.
52
(18:01) Antino Jackson missed Layup.
(18:01) Isaiah Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(17:43) Jimond Ivey missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:43) Mitch Peterson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:34) Jaylin Walker made Layup. Assisted by Jimmy Hall.
72
(17:14) Isaiah Johnson missed Layup.
(17:14) Jimmy Hall Block.
(17:14) Jimmy Hall Defensive Rebound.
(17:09) Jalen Avery missed Jumper.
(17:09) Antino Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(17:00) Antino Jackson missed Layup.
(17:00) Jaylin Walker Defensive Rebound.
(16:53) Mitch Peterson missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:53) Kwan Cheatham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:36) Foul on Jimmy Hall.
(16:36) Isaiah Johnson missed Free Throw.
(16:36) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:36) Isaiah Johnson made Free Throw.
73
+2 (16:09) Jimmy Hall made Layup. Assisted by Deon Edwin.
93
(15:37) Jump Ball won by Akron.
(15:35) Isaiah Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:35) Jimmy Hall Block.
(15:35) Jimmy Hall Defensive Rebound.
(15:14) Deon Edwin missed Layup.
(15:14) Jimmy Hall Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:14) Jimmy Hall made Two Point Tip Shot.
113
+2 (14:49) Noah Robotham made Jumper.
115
(14:25) Desmond Ridenour Turnover.
(14:25) Jimond Ivey Steal.
(14:10) Daniel Utomi missed Jumper.
(14:10) Desmond Ridenour Defensive Rebound.
(13:46) Kevin Zabo Turnover.
(13:46) Isaiah Johnson Steal.
+2 (13:41) Jimond Ivey made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Johnson.
117
(13:41) Foul on Deon Edwin.
(13:41) Jimond Ivey missed Free Throw.
(13:41) Deon Edwin Defensive Rebound.
(13:25) Mitch Peterson missed Jumper.
(13:25) Daniel Utomi Defensive Rebound.
(13:18) Josh Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:18) Josh Williams Offensive Rebound.
(13:12) Foul on Adonis De La Rosa.
+1 (13:12) Josh Williams made Free Throw.
118
(13:12) Josh Williams missed Free Throw.
(13:12) Jimmy Hall Defensive Rebound.
(12:54) Foul on Jimond Ivey.
(12:34) Kevin Zabo missed Jumper.
(12:34) Jimond Ivey Defensive Rebound.
(12:26) Josh Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:26) Akron Offensive Rebound.
(12:13) Foul on Adonis De La Rosa.
(11:57) Foul on Mitch Peterson.
(11:45) Josh Williams Turnover.
+2 (11:31) Jimmy Hall made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Peterson.
138
+2 (11:15) Emmanuel Olojakpoke made Layup. Assisted by Tavian Dunn-Martin.
1310
(10:57) Jimmy Hall missed Layup.
(10:57) Kwan Cheatham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:50) Tavian Dunn-Martin missed Jumper.
(10:50) Jimmy Hall Defensive Rebound.
(10:42) Foul on Antino Jackson.
(10:30) Jaylin Walker missed Jumper.
(10:30) Kwan Cheatham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:28) Foul on Jimmy Hall.
(10:17) Isaiah Johnson missed Jumper.
(10:17) Adonis De La Rosa Block.
(10:17) Deon Edwin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:57) Jaylin Walker made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Avery.
1510
+2 (9:37) Jimond Ivey made Layup. Assisted by Antino Jackson.
1512
(9:15) Jaylin Walker missed Jumper.
(9:15) Tavian Dunn-Martin Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Kwan Cheatham Jr. Turnover.
(8:36) Mitch Peterson missed Jumper.
(8:36) Isaiah Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(8:17) Kwan Cheatham Jr. Turnover.
(8:17) Adonis De La Rosa Steal.
(8:17) Foul on Kwan Cheatham Jr..
(8:02) Kevin Zabo missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:02) Akron Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:34) Isaiah Johnson made Layup.
1514
+2 (7:11) Jaylin Walker made Jumper.
1714
+2 (6:40) Isaiah Johnson made Jumper.
1716
(6:21) Adonis De La Rosa missed Jumper.
(6:21) Kwan Cheatham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:59) Jump Ball won by Kent State.
(5:59) Isaiah Johnson Turnover.
(5:59) Kevin Zabo Steal.
(5:39) Jaylin Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:39) Antino Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(5:27) Noah Robotham Turnover.
(5:00) Foul on Isaiah Johnson.
+1 (5:00) Kevin Zabo made Free Throw.
1816
+1 (5:00) Kevin Zabo made Free Throw.
1916
(4:44) Foul on Adonis De La Rosa.
+1 (4:44) Isaiah Johnson made Free Throw.
1917
(4:44) Isaiah Johnson missed Free Throw.
(4:44) Jimmy Hall Defensive Rebound.
(4:24) Jaylin Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:24) Deon Edwin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:18) Jimmy Hall made Layup. Assisted by Deon Edwin.
2117
+2 (3:57) Josh Williams made Jumper.
2119
(3:33) Deon Edwin missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:33) Antino Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:25) Josh Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antino Jackson.
2122
+2 (2:53) Jimmy Hall made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Avery.
2322
(2:21) Josh Williams missed Jumper.
(2:21) Jimmy Hall Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:58) Kevin Zabo made Jumper.
2522
(1:31) Daniel Utomi missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:31) Deon Edwin Defensive Rebound.
(1:26) Foul on Deon Edwin.
(1:26) Deon Edwin Turnover.
(1:21) Emmanuel Olojakpoke missed Jumper.
(1:21) Danny Pippen Defensive Rebound.
(1:01) Kevin Zabo missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:01) Jaylin Walker Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:36) Jaylin Walker made Jumper.
2722
+2 (0:07) Isaiah Johnson made Layup.
2724

2nd half

Team Stats

KENT

AKR

70Points65

26-49(53.1%)Field Goal(%)26-57(45.6%)

4-14(28.6%)3-Point(%)6-22(27.3%)

14-18(77.8%)Free Throw(%)7-13(53.8%)

30(5)Rebounds(Offensive)31(11)

11Assists15

5Steals3

4Blocks1

6Turnovers10

13(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

9Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, March 11, 2017 · 7:30 PM

James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH

attendance: 10,376 (188.7%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: AKR -4