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FINAL
Feb 8, 2020

Game Recap

Cheese, Williams lift Akron over Eastern Michigan 59-58. ler Cheese hit three 3-pointers and scored 21 points, Xeyrius Williams hit a go-ahead 3 with 12 seconds left in the game and Akron held off Eastern Michigan 59-58 on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
EMU283058
AKR253459
Eastern Michigan Eagles logoEASTERN MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Thomas Binelli181-51-40-04001123
31Ty Groce405-71-34-642312215
21Boubacar Toure326-90-02-7100204414
10Darion Spottsville394-50-05-1362104413
0Yeikson Montero312-50-11-44110235
33Derek Ballard Jr.30-00-00-00000020
45Jalen King20-00-00-00000020
13Chris James90-10-10-02100030
5Noah Morgan261-60-26-82101028
TOTAL19-3850.0%2-1118.2%18-3847.4%32773132458
Akron Zips logoAKRONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
20Xeyrius Williams284-132-100-082001310
10Deng Riak222-20-02-26011056
11Channel Banks351-40-30-00211332
4Tyler Cheese385-133-88-933004321
1Loren Cristian Jackson372-91-64-51500239
5Camron Reece173-60-03-59000059
23Jaden Sayles10-00-00-00000010
24Ali Ali100-00-00-01000130
22Mikal Dawson71-40-20-00100002
2Greg Tribble50-10-00-00000020
TOTAL18-5234.6%6-2920.7%17-2181.0%281322112859

Play-by-Play

1st halfemuakr
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:43) Yeikson Montero missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:40) Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:27) Xeyrius Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:23) Darion Spottsville Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:04) Yeikson Montero Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:04) Channel Banks Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (18:59) Channel Banks made Layup.
    02
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (18:33) Ty Groce made Layup. Assisted by Yeikson Montero.
    22
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:13) Xeyrius Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:11) Deng Riak Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:11) Foul on Ty Groce.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:10) Tyler Cheese Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:10) Ty Groce Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:53) Foul on Deng Riak.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:50) Yeikson Montero missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:46) Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:43) Loren Cristian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:37) Thomas Binelli Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:24) Boubacar Toure Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:54) Channel Banks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:52) Camron Reece Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:49) Xeyrius Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:45) Yeikson Montero Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (16:31) Thomas Binelli made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Groce.
    52
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:06) Tyler Cheese missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:03) Yeikson Montero Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:54) Foul on Boubacar Toure.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:54) Boubacar Toure Turnover.
  • (15:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:43) Camron Reece missed Dunk.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:35) Thomas Binelli Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:34) Foul on Camron Reece.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:34) Ty Groce missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:34) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (15:34) Ty Groce made Free Throw.
    62
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:21) Tyler Cheese missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:16) Darion Spottsville Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (15:09) Yeikson Montero made Layup.
    82
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:43) Loren Cristian Jackson missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:39) Boubacar Toure Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:18) Thomas Binelli missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:14) Camron Reece Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:52) Camron Reece missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:52) Thomas Binelli Block.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:46) Boubacar Toure Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:38) Foul on Ali Ali.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (13:25) Noah Morgan made Layup.
    102
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:08) Foul on Noah Morgan.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:51) Foul on Yeikson Montero.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:32) Greg Tribble missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:29) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:19) Foul on Greg Tribble.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:11) Foul on Xeyrius Williams.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:11) Darion Spottsville missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:11) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:11) Darion Spottsville missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:10) Deng Riak Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:10) Foul on Noah Morgan.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:01) Xeyrius Williams Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:01) Boubacar Toure Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (11:35) Boubacar Toure made Layup. Assisted by Noah Morgan.
    122
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:21) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:17) Xeyrius Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:15) Xeyrius Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:11) Chris James Defensive Rebound.
  • (11:11) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (10:48) Boubacar Toure made Layup.
    142
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:26) Loren Cristian Jackson Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:26) Ty Groce Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (10:19) Ty Groce made Layup.
    162
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:17) Foul on Xeyrius Williams.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (10:17) Ty Groce made Free Throw.
    172
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:54) Loren Cristian Jackson missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:54) Darion Spottsville Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:54) Foul on Ali Ali.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:54) Darion Spottsville missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:54) Deng Riak Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (9:42) Deng Riak made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Cheese.
    174
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:31) Foul on Darion Spottsville.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:31) Darion Spottsville Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:17) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:14) Tyler Cheese Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:04) Tyler Cheese missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:01) Noah Morgan Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:45) Chris James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:43) Loren Cristian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:43) Foul on Chris James.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:43) Loren Cristian Jackson missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:43) Boubacar Toure Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:26) Foul on Channel Banks.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (8:26) Darion Spottsville made Free Throw.
    184
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:26) Darion Spottsville missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:26) Camron Reece Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:59) Loren Cristian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:54) Boubacar Toure Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:39) Foul on Boubacar Toure.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:39) Boubacar Toure Turnover.
  • (7:39) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (7:18) Tyler Cheese made Layup. Assisted by Xeyrius Williams.
    186
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:18) Foul on Ty Groce.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (7:18) Tyler Cheese made Free Throw.
    187
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:06) Thomas Binelli Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:54) Xeyrius Williams missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:54) Ty Groce Block.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:48) Camron Reece Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (6:47) Camron Reece made Layup.
    189
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (6:30) Ty Groce made Three Point Jumper.
    219
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:14) Channel Banks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:10) Ty Groce Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:47) Foul on Tyler Cheese.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:47) Ty Groce missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:47) Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:33) Foul on Jalen King.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (5:33) Tyler Cheese made Free Throw.
    2110
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (5:33) Tyler Cheese made Free Throw.
    2111
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:15) Noah Morgan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:12) Camron Reece Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:56) Tyler Cheese missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:51) Camron Reece Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:51) Foul on Jalen King.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (4:51) Camron Reece made Free Throw.
    2112
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:51) Camron Reece missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:51) Ty Groce Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:22) Eastern Michigan Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:07) Foul on Derek Ballard Jr..
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (4:07) Camron Reece made Free Throw.
    2113
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:07) Camron Reece missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:07) Noah Morgan Defensive Rebound.
  • (3:51) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:38) Noah Morgan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:34) Camron Reece Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:34) Foul on Derek Ballard Jr..
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (3:34) Tyler Cheese made Free Throw.
    2114
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (3:34) Tyler Cheese made Free Throw.
    2115
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:14) Foul on Greg Tribble.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:14) Darion Spottsville missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:14) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (3:14) Darion Spottsville made Free Throw.
    2215
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (2:56) Mikal Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.
    2217
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:34) Darion Spottsville Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:25) Foul on Yeikson Montero.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:25) Tyler Cheese missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:25) Akron Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (2:25) Tyler Cheese made Free Throw.
    2218
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:05) Ty Groce missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:03) Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:52) Mikal Dawson missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:52) Noah Morgan Block.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:52) Akron Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:52) Akron Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (1:40) Camron Reece made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Cheese.
    2220
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:23) Yeikson Montero missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:19) Camron Reece Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:18) Foul on Thomas Binelli.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (1:18) Tyler Cheese made Free Throw.
    2221
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (1:18) Tyler Cheese made Free Throw.
    2222
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (1:09) Ty Groce made Dunk. Assisted by Darion Spottsville.
    2422
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:59) Tyler Cheese missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:56) Thomas Binelli Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:46) Foul on Loren Cristian Jackson.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (0:46) Darion Spottsville made Free Throw.
    2522
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (0:46) Darion Spottsville made Free Throw.
    2622
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (0:32) Camron Reece made Dunk. Assisted by Mikal Dawson.
    2624
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:32) Foul on Thomas Binelli.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (0:32) Camron Reece made Free Throw.
    2625
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:08) Noah Morgan missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:08) Ty Groce Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:08) Foul on Camron Reece.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (0:08) Ty Groce made Free Throw.
    2725
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (0:08) Ty Groce made Free Throw.
    2825
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:05) Loren Cristian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:05) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

58Points59
19-38(50%)Field Goal(%)18-52(34.6%)
2-11(18.2%)3-Point(%)6-29(20.7%)
18-38(47.4%)Free Throw(%)17-21(81%)
36(6)Rebounds(Offensive)32(7)
7Assists13
7Steals2
3Blocks2
14Turnovers11
24(0)Fouls(Technical)28(0)
15Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, February 8, 2020 · 2:00 PM
James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH
attendance: 3,290 (59.8%)
spread: AKR -12
over/under: 130.5