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FINAL
Feb 25, 2023

Game Recap

Castaneda puts up 23 as Akron beats Western Michigan 81-64. Xavier Castaneda scored 23 points as Akron beat Western Michigan 81-64 on Saturday night.

Box Score

12T
WMU253964
AKR354681
Western Michigan Broncos logoWESTERN MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Markeese Hastings314-81-40-03000229
22Titus Wright160-10-01-22000011
5Jefferson Monegro202-60-32-21000106
2Tray Maddox Jr.324-113-80-061203211
11Lamar Norman Jr.386-154-101-145004317
33Jack Stefanski10-00-00-00000000
20Owen Lobsinger220-40-31-24000121
12Seth Hubbard276-104-73-341000219
4JaVaughn Hannah130-40-40-00010110
TOTAL22-5937.3%12-3930.8%8-1080.0%24730121364
Akron Zips logoAKRONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Enrique Freeman307-90-03-6103013217
11Sammy Hunter242-71-60-05000035
34Nate Johnson306-81-30-132400313
4Trendon Hankerson313-53-50-01610119
13Xavier Castaneda316-155-116-645010023
0Amani Lyles51-10-01-20000013
5Tavari Johnson223-63-50-03320119
20Evan Wilson20-00-00-00000000
3Kobe Mitchell50-10-10-00100000
1Garvin Clarke201-30-10-04200032
TOTAL29-5552.7%13-3240.6%10-1566.7%30227251481

Play-by-Play

1st halfwmuakr
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (19:42) Jefferson Monegro missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:36) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:33) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (19:33) Tray Maddox Jr. Steal.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (19:26) Tray Maddox Jr. made Layup.
    20
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:07) Sammy Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (19:03) Titus Wright Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (18:39) Tray Maddox Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:36) Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (18:16) Xavier Castaneda made Jumper.
    22
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (17:53) Markeese Hastings missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:50) Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (17:31) Foul on Tray Maddox Jr..
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (17:31) Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
    23
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (17:31) Xavier Castaneda made Free Throw.
    24
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (17:20) Jefferson Monegro Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:20) Nate Johnson Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (17:13) Nate Johnson made Layup.
    26
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (16:47) Jefferson Monegro missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:47) Xavier Castaneda Block.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (16:40) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (16:39) Markeese Hastings made Jumper. Assisted by Seth Hubbard.
    46
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:28) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (16:23) Jefferson Monegro Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (16:17) Markeese Hastings Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:17) Nate Johnson Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:02) Enrique Freeman missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (15:57) Lamar Norman Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (15:52) Lamar Norman Jr. Turnover.
  • (15:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (15:44) Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garvin Clarke.
    49
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (15:18) Jefferson Monegro made Layup.
    69
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (14:59) Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    612
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:26) Foul on Garvin Clarke.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (14:11) Jefferson Monegro missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (14:08) Lamar Norman Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (13:58) Markeese Hastings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Norman Jr..
    912
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:24) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (13:21) Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (13:03) Lamar Norman Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
    1212
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:36) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (12:13) JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:13) Enrique Freeman Block.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:05) Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:02) Sammy Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (11:58) Lamar Norman Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (11:49) Seth Hubbard made Jumper.
    1412
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (11:28) Tavari Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    1415
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (11:10) Lamar Norman Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:07) Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (11:02) Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
    1418
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:38) Lamar Norman Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:35) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:22) Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:21) Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • (10:21) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (9:57) Seth Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (9:55) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:55) Foul on Enrique Freeman.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (9:54) Lamar Norman Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:51) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (9:38) Nate Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Enrique Freeman.
    1420
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (9:10) Tray Maddox Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
    1720
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (8:48) Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    1722
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (8:20) Lamar Norman Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:17) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:13) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (8:09) Owen Lobsinger Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (8:01) Seth Hubbard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Norman Jr..
    2022
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:29) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (7:25) Tray Maddox Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (7:01) Seth Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:57) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (6:48) Foul on JaVaughn Hannah.
  • (6:48) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:48) Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:48) Akron Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (6:48) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
    2023
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (6:29) Owen Lobsinger missed Layup.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (6:29) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (6:29) Markeese Hastings missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:29) Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:29) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (6:29) Tray Maddox Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (6:05) JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (6:01) Titus Wright Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (5:55) Lamar Norman Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
    2323
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (5:19) Foul on Lamar Norman Jr..
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:19) Amani Lyles missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:19) Akron Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (5:19) Amani Lyles made Free Throw.
    2324
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (4:43) Markeese Hastings missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:43) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (4:22) Garvin Clarke made Layup.
    2326
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (3:53) Lamar Norman Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (3:50) Owen Lobsinger Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (3:50) Owen Lobsinger Turnover.
  • (3:50) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:21) Garvin Clarke missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (3:17) Tray Maddox Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (3:16) Tray Maddox Jr. Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:16) Trendon Hankerson Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:59) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (2:59) Tray Maddox Jr. Steal.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (2:56) Western Michigan Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:41) Foul on Nate Johnson.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:29) Foul on Garvin Clarke.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (2:25) Seth Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:21) Xavier Castaneda Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (2:10) Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
    2329
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (1:47) Seth Hubbard missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:45) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (0:58) Tavari Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
    2332
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:45) JaVaughn Hannah Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (0:38) Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
    2335
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:37) Western Michigan Timeout
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (0:21) Markeese Hastings made Layup.
    2535
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:15) Akron Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:05) Tavari Johnson Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:00) JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:00) Akron Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

64Points81
22-59(37.3%)Field Goal(%)29-55(52.7%)
12-39(30.8%)3-Point(%)13-32(40.6%)
8-10(80%)Free Throw(%)10-15(66.7%)
32(9)Rebounds(Offensive)31(4)
7Assists22
3Steals7
0Blocks2
12Turnovers5
13(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
2Largest Lead23

Game Details

Saturday, February 25, 2023 · 7:00 PM
James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH
attendance: 1,739 (31.6%)
spread: AKR -14.5
over/under: 137.5