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FINAL
Jan 18, 2022

Game Recap

Ali sinks game winner sending Akron over W. Michigan 74-73. Ali Ali scored 18 points and his basket with 5.4-seconds left capped an 11-0 Akron run and the Zips beat Western Michigan 74-73 on Tuesday night.

Box Score

12T
WMU442973
AKR413374
Western Michigan Broncos logoWESTERN MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Markeese Hastings315-70-01-180013311
22Titus Wright242-30-03-41301127
12Josiah Freeman131-20-10-01000022
3B. Artis White307-136-83-332106223
11Lamar Norman Jr.356-135-92-224100019
20Owen Lobsinger90-00-00-01010100
34Danny Kolp40-00-00-00000000
1Mileek McMillan110-10-10-00100130
2Adrian Martin172-42-40-01100026
32Mack Smith262-41-10-04100315
TOTAL25-4753.2%14-2458.3%9-1090.0%211232151573
Akron Zips logoAKRONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Enrique Freeman236-80-03-580012415
24Ali Ali387-153-51-155005318
2Greg Tribble303-61-30-04430007
13Xavier Castaneda395-123-71-236001214
4Bryan Trimble Jr.222-81-70-00000025
21Aziz Bandaogo193-50-00-07111216
22Mikal Dawson233-73-60-03110129
11Garvin Clarke60-20-20-01000000
TOTAL29-6346.0%11-3036.7%5-862.5%311752111474

Play-by-Play

1st halfwmuakr
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (19:45) Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Ali Ali.
    02
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (19:45) Foul on Josiah Freeman.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:45) Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (19:44) Josiah Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:33) Foul on Enrique Freeman.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +1 (19:33) Titus Wright made Free Throw.
    12
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +1 (19:33) Titus Wright made Free Throw.
    22
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:05) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (19:01) B. Artis White Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (18:56) B. Artis White missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:53) Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (18:47) Foul on B. Artis White.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (18:43) Greg Tribble made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
    24
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:30) Foul on Ali Ali.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (18:11) Markeese Hastings Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (17:55) Bryan Trimble Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
    27
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (17:30) Lamar Norman Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
    57
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (17:18) Aziz Bandaogo made Layup. Assisted by Ali Ali.
    59
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (16:58) Josiah Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:54) Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (16:50) Greg Tribble made Jumper.
    511
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (16:33) Lamar Norman Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Titus Wright.
    811
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:07) Greg Tribble missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:03) Aziz Bandaogo Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:59) Aziz Bandaogo missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:57) Akron Offensive Rebound.
  • (15:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (15:49) Xavier Castaneda made Jumper.
    813
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (15:23) Mack Smith Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:23) Mikal Dawson Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (15:06) Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
    816
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:50) Foul on Mikal Dawson.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (14:38) Lamar Norman Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
    1116
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:22) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (14:06) Mack Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mileek McMillan.
    1416
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:48) Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:44) Ali Ali Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:39) Garvin Clarke missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (13:34) Lamar Norman Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:34) Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +1 (13:34) Lamar Norman Jr. made Free Throw.
    1516
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +1 (13:34) Lamar Norman Jr. made Free Throw.
    1616
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:08) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (13:05) Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (12:52) Foul on Mileek McMillan.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (12:52) Mileek McMillan Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (12:36) Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
    1619
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (12:14) Mack Smith missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:14) Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (12:06) Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.
    1622
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (11:45) Adrian Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:41) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:35) Xavier Castaneda missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (11:31) Adrian Martin Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (11:11) Mileek McMillan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (11:07) Owen Lobsinger Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (11:06) Owen Lobsinger Turnover.
  • (10:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:31) Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:27) Aziz Bandaogo Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:17) Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:17) Markeese Hastings Block.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:13) Markeese Hastings Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:09) B. Artis White missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:04) Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:00) Foul on Adrian Martin.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:00) Foul on Adrian Martin.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (9:57) Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.
    1625
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (9:30) Titus Wright made Jumper.
    1825
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (9:10) Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aziz Bandaogo.
    1828
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (8:53) Markeese Hastings made Layup. Assisted by B. Artis White.
    2028
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:53) Foul on Enrique Freeman.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +1 (8:53) Markeese Hastings made Free Throw.
    2128
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:38) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:33) Aziz Bandaogo Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:31) Ali Ali Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (8:31) Lamar Norman Jr. Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:19) Foul on Aziz Bandaogo.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (8:07) B. Artis White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Norman Jr..
    2428
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:07) Foul on Xavier Castaneda.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +1 (8:07) B. Artis White made Free Throw.
    2528
  • (7:55) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (7:48) Bryan Trimble Jr. made Jumper.
    2530
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (7:23) Josiah Freeman made Jumper.
    2730
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (7:02) Ali Ali made Jumper.
    2732
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (7:02) Foul on Markeese Hastings.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (7:02) Ali Ali made Free Throw.
    2733
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (6:44) Adrian Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Norman Jr..
    3033
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:20) Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (6:18) Foul on Mileek McMillan.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (6:17) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
    3034
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (6:17) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
    3035
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:16) Akron Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (6:00) Adrian Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mack Smith.
    3335
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:32) Ali Ali Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:20) Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +1 (5:20) Titus Wright made Free Throw.
    3435
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (5:20) Titus Wright missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:19) Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:06) Ali Ali Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (4:36) Markeese Hastings made Jumper.
    3635
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:02) Garvin Clarke missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (3:59) Lamar Norman Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (3:56) Lamar Norman Jr. missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:56) Aziz Bandaogo Block.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:50) Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
  • (3:49) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:47) Aziz Bandaogo Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (3:35) Markeese Hastings missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:27) Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (3:25) B. Artis White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Norman Jr..
    3935
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (2:59) Ali Ali made Jumper.
    3937
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (2:41) Lamar Norman Jr. made Jumper.
    4137
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (2:14) Aziz Bandaogo made Dunk. Assisted by Ali Ali.
    4139
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (1:45) Lamar Norman Jr. missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:40) Mikal Dawson Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (1:27) Ali Ali made Jumper.
    4141
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (1:09) Lamar Norman Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:06) Xavier Castaneda Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:43) Aziz Bandaogo missed Layup.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:41) Mack Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:25) Lamar Norman Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:22) Mack Smith Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (0:01) Lamar Norman Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by B. Artis White.
    4441
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

73Points74
25-47(53.2%)Field Goal(%)29-63(46%)
14-24(58.3%)3-Point(%)11-30(36.7%)
9-10(90%)Free Throw(%)5-8(62.5%)
25(6)Rebounds(Offensive)35(18)
12Assists17
3Steals5
2Blocks2
15Turnovers11
15(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
12Largest Lead9

Game Details

Tuesday, January 18, 2022 · 6:00 PM
James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH
attendance: 1,611 (29.3%)
spread: AKR -15.5
over/under: 134.5