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FINAL
Feb 18, 2020

Game Recap

Cheese posts double-double to send Akron past W. Michigan. ler Cheese scored 23 points with 11 rebounds and Loren Christian Jackson scored 17 and Akron held off Western Michigan for a 71-67 win Tuesday night.

Box Score

12T
AKR363571
WMU293867
Akron Zips logoAKRONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
20Xeyrius Williams341-120-64-46010006
10Deng Riak252-41-11-48001126
11Channel Banks301-50-30-02121022
4Tyler Cheese357-143-56-7112314423
1Loren Cristian Jackson365-143-84-624004017
5Camron Reece41-20-00-02000142
23Jaden Sayles103-40-03-43010119
24Ali Ali70-00-00-01000000
22Mikal Dawson20-00-00-00000010
2Greg Tribble172-31-11-23100206
TOTAL22-5837.9%8-2433.3%19-2770.4%38873131471
Western Michigan Broncos logoWESTERN MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
35Brandon Johnson276-140-22-3100112414
22Titus Wright253-50-00-06100216
3B. Artis White252-81-60-02010155
30Jason Whitens221-40-10-04000312
12Michael Flowers3310-192-70-065201322
1Chase Barrs112-30-00-01000104
15Patrick Emilien152-40-20-03100104
11Rafael Cruz Jr.223-42-20-13300148
20William Boyer-Richard51-10-00-00000202
2Adrian Martin10-00-00-00000100
4Jared Printy140-30-20-00010030
TOTAL30-6546.2%5-2222.7%2-450.0%351051152167

Play-by-Play

1st halfakrwmu
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:44) Xeyrius Williams missed Layup.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (19:41) Michael Flowers Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (19:17) Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (19:17) Titus Wright Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:17) Channel Banks Block.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (19:06) B. Artis White missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:03) Tyler Cheese Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:58) Tyler Cheese Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (18:58) B. Artis White Steal.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (18:47) Titus Wright missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:45) Deng Riak Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:32) Loren Cristian Jackson Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (18:14) Titus Wright Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:57) Tyler Cheese missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (17:53) Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (17:34) B. Artis White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Flowers.
    03
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:13) Channel Banks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:13) Tyler Cheese Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (17:08) Tyler Cheese made Jumper.
    23
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (16:46) Jason Whitens Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:46) Tyler Cheese Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:36) Xeyrius Williams missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (16:32) Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (16:19) Brandon Johnson Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:19) Channel Banks Steal.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (16:18) Foul on Brandon Johnson.
  • (15:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (15:49) Greg Tribble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Channel Banks.
    53
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (15:25) B. Artis White missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:21) Channel Banks Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:10) Xeyrius Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (15:06) Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (15:03) Michael Flowers made Three Point Jumper.
    56
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:42) Greg Tribble Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (14:42) Michael Flowers Steal.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (14:37) Michael Flowers made Layup.
    58
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:11) Camron Reece missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:07) Tyler Cheese Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (14:06) Tyler Cheese made Layup.
    78
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (13:53) Brandon Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:50) Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (13:47) Tyler Cheese made Three Point Jumper.
    108
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (13:25) Jason Whitens Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:25) Channel Banks Steal.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (13:21) Foul on Brandon Johnson.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (13:21) Xeyrius Williams made Free Throw.
    118
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (13:21) Xeyrius Williams made Free Throw.
    128
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (12:54) Rafael Cruz Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Patrick Emilien.
    1210
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:54) Foul on Mikal Dawson.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (12:54) Rafael Cruz Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:53) Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:42) Foul on Camron Reece.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:42) Camron Reece Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (12:33) Patrick Emilien Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:33) Loren Cristian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (12:33) Chase Barrs Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (12:25) Chase Barrs Turnover.
  • (12:21) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (11:30) Tyler Cheese made Layup. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.
    1410
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (11:16) Patrick Emilien missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:12) Deng Riak Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:01) Xeyrius Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:57) Loren Cristian Jackson Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (10:56) Loren Cristian Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
    1710
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:38) William Boyer-Richard Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:38) Xeyrius Williams Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:24) Loren Cristian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:20) Patrick Emilien Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (10:02) William Boyer-Richard made Layup.
    1712
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (9:52) Foul on Jared Printy.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:52) Deng Riak missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:52) Akron Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:52) Deng Riak missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:52) Deng Riak Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:52) Deng Riak missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (9:52) Jason Whitens Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (9:36) Patrick Emilien missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (9:31) Michael Flowers Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (9:27) Michael Flowers missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (9:22) Jason Whitens Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (9:21) Jason Whitens made Layup.
    1714
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (9:06) Loren Cristian Jackson made Layup.
    1914
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (8:47) Titus Wright made Layup.
    1916
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (8:34) Deng Riak made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.
    2216
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (8:10) B. Artis White missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (8:08) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • (8:08) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (8:05) Michael Flowers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Titus Wright.
    2219
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:59) Foul on Channel Banks.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:51) Channel Banks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:46) Camron Reece Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (7:46) Camron Reece made Jumper.
    2419
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:39) Foul on Camron Reece.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (7:24) Adrian Martin Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:10) Loren Cristian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:05) Jaden Sayles Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:04) Jaden Sayles missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:02) Jaden Sayles Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (7:02) Foul on B. Artis White.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (7:02) Jaden Sayles made Free Throw.
    2519
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (7:02) Jaden Sayles made Free Throw.
    2619
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (6:45) B. Artis White Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:45) Jaden Sayles Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:37) Foul on Jaden Sayles.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:37) Jaden Sayles Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (6:23) Jason Whitens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:20) Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:08) Tyler Cheese missed Layup.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (6:08) Brandon Johnson Block.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (6:03) Titus Wright Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (6:02) Michael Flowers made Jumper.
    2621
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (5:47) Tyler Cheese made Three Point Jumper.
    2921
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (5:37) Michael Flowers missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:35) Tyler Cheese Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:29) Tyler Cheese Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (5:02) Foul on Michael Flowers.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (5:02) Michael Flowers Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:45) Tyler Cheese Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (4:45) Brandon Johnson Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:34) Foul on Tyler Cheese.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (4:30) Brandon Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:27) Channel Banks Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:19) Tyler Cheese missed Layup.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (4:16) Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (4:11) Titus Wright made Dunk. Assisted by Michael Flowers.
    2923
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:50) Greg Tribble Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (3:50) Michael Flowers Steal.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (3:45) Michael Flowers made Layup.
    2925
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:45) Akron Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:19) Loren Cristian Jackson Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (3:19) Jared Printy Steal.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (2:51) Jared Printy missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:49) Tyler Cheese Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:37) Channel Banks missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (2:34) Patrick Emilien Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (2:17) Chase Barrs made Layup. Assisted by Rafael Cruz Jr..
    2927
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (1:52) Loren Cristian Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cheese.
    3227
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (1:32) Michael Flowers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:29) Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (1:24) Foul on Jared Printy.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (1:24) Tyler Cheese made Free Throw.
    3327
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (1:24) Tyler Cheese made Free Throw.
    3427
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:56) Michael Flowers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:53) Tyler Cheese Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:49) Tyler Cheese missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:45) Deng Riak Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:44) Deng Riak missed Layup.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:41) Rafael Cruz Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (0:40) Michael Flowers made Jumper. Assisted by Rafael Cruz Jr..
    3429
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (0:31) Loren Cristian Jackson made Layup.
    3629
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:30) Western Michigan Timeout
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:14) B. Artis White missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:09) Tyler Cheese Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:03) Xeyrius Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:00) Michael Flowers Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

71Points67
22-58(37.9%)Field Goal(%)30-65(46.2%)
8-24(33.3%)3-Point(%)5-22(22.7%)
19-27(70.4%)Free Throw(%)2-4(50%)
40(13)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)
8Assists10
7Steals5
3Blocks1
13Turnovers15
14(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)
9Largest Lead3

Game Details

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 · 7:00 PM
University Arena (MI) · Kalamazoo, MI
attendance: 1,652 (30.5%)
spread: AKR -8
over/under: 141