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FINAL
Feb 28, 2023

Game Recap

Castaneda scores 29 as Akron beats Ball State 87-83. Xavier Castaneda's 29 points helped Akron defeat Ball State 87-83 on Tuesday night.

Box Score

12T
BALL414283
AKR365187
Ball State Cardinals logoBALL STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
3Mickey Pearson Jr.122-42-40-03110146
5Payton Sparks373-90-12-29301348
12Jaylin Sellers374-101-20-06021129
2Luke Bumbalough293-62-30-02400148
1Demarius Jacobs355-72-44-654200316
11Basheer Jihad277-112-41-130002417
34Ben Hendriks10-00-00-01000010
24Jalen Windham227-133-72-233001119
TOTAL31-6051.7%12-2548.0%9-1181.8%32155292383
Akron Zips logoAKRONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Enrique Freeman3610-160-04-6122103224
11Sammy Hunter347-96-85-760100225
2Greg Tribble220-20-02-21200022
4Trendon Hankerson291-91-60-02300253
13Xavier Castaneda387-185-1410-1031103129
5Tavari Johnson20-00-00-01000000
34Nate Johnson210-20-22-20220012
1Garvin Clarke181-30-10-04200112
TOTAL26-5944.1%12-3138.7%23-2785.2%29125091487

Play-by-Play

1st halfballakr
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:46) Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:42) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (19:16) Payton Sparks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:13) Akron Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:01) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (18:57) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (18:46) Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.
    20
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (18:23) Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    22
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (18:13) Jaylin Sellers made Jumper.
    42
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:52) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:48) Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:41) Demarius Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:37) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (17:30) Sammy Hunter made Layup.
    44
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:30) Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:30) Sammy Hunter missed Free Throw.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:29) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (17:12) Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
    64
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (17:05) Foul on Demarius Jacobs.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (16:54) Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (16:47) Enrique Freeman made Layup.
    66
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (16:28) Jaylin Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
    96
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (16:14) Xavier Castaneda made Jumper.
    98
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (15:54) Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
    128
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:30) Trendon Hankerson Turnover.
  • (15:30) Official TV Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:30) Jaylin Sellers Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (15:15) Payton Sparks Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:15) Enrique Freeman Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (15:07) Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper.
    1211
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:43) Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (14:39) Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:31) Foul on Nate Johnson.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (14:19) Jalen Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
    1511
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:58) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:58) Demarius Jacobs Steal.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (13:52) Demarius Jacobs made Layup.
    1711
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:39) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:33) Jalen Windham Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (13:07) Basheer Jihad Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:07) Nate Johnson Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (12:58) Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
    1714
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:33) Foul on Xavier Castaneda.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (12:26) Demarius Jacobs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
    2014
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:06) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:03) Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (12:00) Jaylin Sellers missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:56) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:48) Greg Tribble missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:44) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (11:37) Jalen Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.
    2314
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:36) Akron Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (11:16) Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.
    2317
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (11:01) Jalen Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:52) Demarius Jacobs Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (10:50) Jalen Windham made Layup.
    2517
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:32) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:28) Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (10:24) Basheer Jihad made Layup.
    2717
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:24) Foul on Enrique Freeman.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +1 (10:24) Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
    2817
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:22) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:14) Jalen Windham Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (10:05) Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:00) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:48) Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:44) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (9:31) Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:27) Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:21) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:18) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (8:53) Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    2819
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:35) Jalen Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:31) Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (8:26) Jalen Windham made Layup.
    3019
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:16) Foul on Ben Hendriks.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (8:16) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
    3020
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (8:16) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
    3021
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (8:07) Jalen Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:03) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:52) Foul on Jalen Windham.
  • (7:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (7:51) Greg Tribble made Free Throw.
    3022
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (7:51) Greg Tribble made Free Throw.
    3023
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:31) Jaylin Sellers missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:27) Jaylin Sellers Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (7:26) Jaylin Sellers missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:22) Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:15) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:11) Xavier Castaneda Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:07) Xavier Castaneda missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:03) Greg Tribble Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:01) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:57) Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:40) Jalen Windham missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:36) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:28) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:25) Sammy Hunter Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:22) Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:22) Payton Sparks Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (6:16) Demarius Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:01) Foul on Greg Tribble.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:50) Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:42) Payton Sparks missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:38) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:33) Foul on Demarius Jacobs.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (5:33) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
    3024
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (5:33) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
    3025
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:10) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (5:07) Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (5:06) Basheer Jihad made Layup.
    3225
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (4:59) Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garvin Clarke.
    3228
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:49) Ball State Timeout
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:40) Jaylin Sellers missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:37) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:16) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (4:12) Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (4:05) Jaylin Sellers made Jumper.
    3428
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:30) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:29) Akron Offensive Rebound.
  • (3:29) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:26) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:23) Garvin Clarke Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:21) Garvin Clarke missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:21) Jaylin Sellers Block.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (3:16) Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (2:58) Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
    3628
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (2:38) Enrique Freeman made Layup.
    3630
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:19) Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (2:13) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:10) Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (2:04) Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garvin Clarke.
    3633
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +2 (1:46) Jalen Windham made Jumper.
    3833
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:24) Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (1:21) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    +3 (1:08) Basheer Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.
    4133
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (0:48) Xavier Castaneda made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enrique Freeman.
    4136
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:21) Jaylin Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:18) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:00) Xavier Castaneda missed Layup.
  • Ball State Cardinals logo
    (0:00) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

83Points87
31-60(51.7%)Field Goal(%)26-59(44.1%)
12-25(48%)3-Point(%)12-31(38.7%)
9-11(81.8%)Free Throw(%)23-27(85.2%)
32(6)Rebounds(Offensive)32(10)
15Assists12
5Steals5
2Blocks0
9Turnovers9
23(1)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
11Largest Lead7

Game Details

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 · 7:00 PM
James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH
attendance: 1,912 (34.8%)
spread: AKR -9.5
over/under: 139.5