1. /NCAAM
  2. /Scores
  3. /1 · 13 · 23
  4. /EMU vs AKR
FINAL
Jan 13, 2023

Game Recap

Castaneda, Freeman power Akron past Eastern Michigan 104-67. Xavier Castaneda had 23, Enrique Freeman scored 20 and Akron rolled to a 105-67 victory over Eastern Michigan on Friday night.

Box Score

12T
EMU264167
AKR4658104
Eastern Michigan Eagles logoEASTERN MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
35Javantae Randle80-10-02-21100022
4Jalin Billingsley112-31-20-00001235
21Emoni Bates261-120-51-24100033
10Orlando Lovejoy313-70-02-43110338
5Tyson Acuff343-91-64-432201011
1Colin Golson Jr.131-31-10-03000023
23Legend Geeter173-30-05-630001411
22Yusuf Jihad162-71-40-01000005
33Derek Ballard Jr.30-10-10-00000000
0Kevin-David Rice90-20-11-11000011
2Noah Farrakhan325-91-37-742200218
TOTAL20-5735.1%5-2321.7%22-2684.6%2375172067
Akron Zips logoAKRONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Enrique Freeman205-70-010-1191012220
11Sammy Hunter245-83-60-141101113
2Greg Tribble284-40-02-451001010
4Trendon Hankerson295-94-80-042000214
13Xavier Castaneda275-122-911-1265001023
0Amani Lyles94-80-12-211000510
5Tavari Johnson193-40-10-03900146
34Nate Johnson142-40-20-05200024
20Evan Wilson61-21-20-00000003
12Pat Mayfield50-10-11-22010011
3Kobe Mitchell110-40-30-01000010
1Garvin Clarke80-00-00-01000100
TOTAL34-6354.0%10-3330.3%26-3281.3%412221718104

Play-by-Play

1st halfemuakr
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:44) Sammy Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:39) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:38) Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:35) Orlando Lovejoy Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:16) Jalin Billingsley Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:51) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:47) Xavier Castaneda Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:38) Foul on Sammy Hunter.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:38) Sammy Hunter Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:15) Orlando Lovejoy Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:15) Sammy Hunter Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:11) Foul on Emoni Bates.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:11) Greg Tribble missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:11) Akron Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (18:11) Greg Tribble made Free Throw.
    01
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:44) Eastern Michigan Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:24) Foul on Javantae Randle.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:22) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:17) Javantae Randle Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:07) Javantae Randle missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:04) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:02) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:02) Orlando Lovejoy Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:00) Foul on Enrique Freeman.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:00) Orlando Lovejoy missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:00) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:00) Orlando Lovejoy missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:59) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (16:52) Xavier Castaneda made Layup.
    03
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (16:29) Orlando Lovejoy made Layup. Assisted by Javantae Randle.
    23
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (16:11) Trendon Hankerson made Jumper.
    25
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:55) Emoni Bates missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:54) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:54) Foul on Javantae Randle.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (15:25) Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
    28
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (15:07) Jalin Billingsley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.
    58
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (14:44) Enrique Freeman made Layup.
    510
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:28) Noah Farrakhan missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:23) Xavier Castaneda Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:19) Foul on Legend Geeter.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (14:19) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
    511
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (14:19) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
    512
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:08) Emoni Bates missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:06) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:54) Foul on Emoni Bates.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (13:54) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
    513
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (13:54) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
    514
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:38) Foul on Nate Johnson.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (13:38) Tyson Acuff made Free Throw.
    614
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (13:38) Tyson Acuff made Free Throw.
    714
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:23) Sammy Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:20) Tyson Acuff Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:54) Kevin-David Rice missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:48) Legend Geeter Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (12:47) Legend Geeter made Layup.
    914
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (12:33) Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
    917
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:06) Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:04) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:04) Foul on Nate Johnson.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (11:58) Noah Farrakhan made Jumper.
    1117
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (11:44) Sammy Hunter made Dunk. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
    1119
  • (11:34) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:19) Kevin-David Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:15) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (11:04) Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enrique Freeman.
    1122
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (10:41) Orlando Lovejoy made Layup.
    1322
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:10) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:06) Emoni Bates Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:59) Emoni Bates missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:56) Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:44) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:44) Tyson Acuff Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (9:31) Noah Farrakhan made Layup.
    1522
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (9:11) Xavier Castaneda made Layup.
    1524
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:47) Jalin Billingsley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:43) Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (8:35) Greg Tribble made Layup.
    1526
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:35) Foul on Jalin Billingsley.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:35) Greg Tribble missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:34) Legend Geeter Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:23) Foul on Legend Geeter.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:23) Legend Geeter Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (8:09) Greg Tribble made Layup. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
    1528
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:06) Eastern Michigan Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:46) Emoni Bates missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:43) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (7:25) Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper.
    1531
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (7:05) Jalin Billingsley made Jumper. Assisted by Noah Farrakhan.
    1731
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:55) Foul on Jalin Billingsley.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:55) Xavier Castaneda missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:55) Colin Golson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:50) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:50) Colin Golson Jr. missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:50) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:50) Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:50) Noah Farrakhan Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:50) Noah Farrakhan missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:23) Akron Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:23) Foul on Noah Farrakhan.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (6:23) Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
    1732
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (6:23) Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
    1733
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:02) Tyson Acuff missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:57) Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:50) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:50) Colin Golson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:27) Emoni Bates missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:27) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (5:27) Enrique Freeman made Dunk. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
    1735
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:05) Colin Golson Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:00) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (4:55) Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
    1737
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:37) Foul on Enrique Freeman.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (4:37) Emoni Bates made Free Throw.
    1837
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:37) Emoni Bates missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:37) Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (4:19) Tavari Johnson made Layup.
    1839
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:54) Yusuf Jihad missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:51) Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:34) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:31) Orlando Lovejoy Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:25) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
  • (3:25) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (3:25) Orlando Lovejoy made Free Throw.
    1939
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (3:25) Orlando Lovejoy made Free Throw.
    2039
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (3:09) Greg Tribble made Dunk. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    2041
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (2:52) Noah Farrakhan made Three Point Jumper.
    2341
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (2:29) Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sammy Hunter.
    2344
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:13) Yusuf Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:09) Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:59) Greg Tribble Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:59) Noah Farrakhan Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:46) Orlando Lovejoy missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:42) Xavier Castaneda Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:30) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:26) Sammy Hunter Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:23) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:20) Emoni Bates Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (1:11) Yusuf Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Farrakhan.
    2644
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:41) Xavier Castaneda Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:41) Noah Farrakhan Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:33) Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:30) Xavier Castaneda Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:30) Foul on Orlando Lovejoy.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (0:30) Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
    2645
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (0:30) Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
    2646
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:03) Yusuf Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:00) Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

67Points104
20-57(35.1%)Field Goal(%)34-63(54%)
5-23(21.7%)3-Point(%)10-33(30.3%)
22-26(84.6%)Free Throw(%)26-32(81.3%)
24(2)Rebounds(Offensive)44(10)
7Assists22
5Steals2
1Blocks1
10Turnovers8
20(3)Fouls(Technical)18(1)
0Largest Lead44

Game Details

Friday, January 13, 2023 · 6:00 PM
James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH
attendance: 2,177 (39.6%)
tv: ESPNU
spread: AKR -13.5
over/under: 141.5