Akron (77) vs Kent State (71) · Jan 19, 2024 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Jan 19, 2024

Game Recap

Freeman's 23 help Akron down Kent State 77-71. Enrique Freeman's 23 points helped Akron defeat Kent State 77-71 on Friday night.

Box Score

	1	2	T
AKR	36	41	77
KENT	22	49	71

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Enrique Freeman	37	11-16	1-2	0-1	8	0	3	5	1	1	23
11Sammy Hunter	36	3-8	0-4	0-0	3	4	0	1	0	3	6
24Ali Ali	29	5-11	3-5	10-11	3	0	0	0	1	4	23
3Kaleb Thornton	19	0-2	0-1	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0
22Mikal Dawson	28	2-9	2-9	1-2	2	0	1	0	1	3	7
0Amani Lyles	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
5Tavari Johnson	20	5-7	0-1	0-0	4	0	1	0	2	5	10
1Shammah Scott	28	2-6	1-3	1-2	9	1	0	1	0	1	6

TOTAL		29-6147.5%	7-2528.0%	12-1770.6%	31	5	5	7	5	22	77

KENT STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Chris Payton Jr.	25	2-4	0-1	2-5	8	1	0	2	0	3	6
1VonCameron Davis	38	4-12	0-3	2-3	4	2	0	0	0	3	10
2Reggie Bass	17	1-5	0-4	9-12	3	3	0	0	1	1	11
13Jalen Sullinger	37	2-11	0-3	4-4	3	4	1	0	2	2	8
15Mike Bekelja	12	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6
55Donovan Hunter	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
14Magnus Entenmann	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
22Tyem Freeman	24	5-8	4-5	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	2	14
11Giovanni Santiago	31	5-8	3-6	3-5	1	2	2	0	2	1	16
TOTAL		21-5240.4%	9-2536.0%	20-2969.0%	27	12	3	3	7	15	71

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfakrkent

+3 (19:49) Mike Bekelja made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reggie Bass.
03
+2 (19:22) Ali Ali made Jumper.
23
(18:58) Mike Bekelja Turnover.
(18:58) Enrique Freeman Steal.
(18:48) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:42) Sammy Hunter Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:42) Sammy Hunter made Dunk.
43
(18:22) VonCameron Davis missed Layup.
(18:19) Chris Payton Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(18:16) Reggie Bass missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:13) Akron Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:52) Enrique Freeman made Layup.
63
(17:52) Foul on Chris Payton Jr..
(17:52) Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
(17:52) Jalen Sullinger Defensive Rebound.
(17:38) Chris Payton Jr. missed Jumper.
(17:33) Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:28) Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper.
93
(17:01) Jalen Sullinger missed Jumper.
(16:55) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(16:50) Foul on Chris Payton Jr..
+1 (16:50) Ali Ali made Free Throw.
103
+1 (16:50) Ali Ali made Free Throw.
113
+1 (16:50) Ali Ali made Free Throw.
123
(16:34) Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
(16:34) Reggie Bass missed Free Throw.
(16:34) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:34) Reggie Bass made Free Throw.
124
+3 (16:06) Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sammy Hunter.
154
(15:59) Jalen Sullinger Turnover.
(15:59) Tavari Johnson Steal.
+2 (15:54) Tavari Johnson made Layup.
174
(15:54) Kent State Timeout
(15:54) Official TV Timeout
+2 (15:35) VonCameron Davis made Layup.
176
(15:16) Akron Turnover.
(14:58) VonCameron Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:56) Akron Defensive Rebound.
(14:28) Sammy Hunter missed
(14:24) VonCameron Davis Defensive Rebound.
(14:17) Tyem Freeman missed Layup.
(14:14) Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
(14:08) Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:04) Shammah Scott Offensive Rebound.
(13:50) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:45) Tyem Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:39) Giovanni Santiago made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Sullinger.
179
(13:34) Akron Timeout
(13:25) Ali Ali Turnover.
(13:25) Giovanni Santiago Steal.
(13:23) Foul on Amani Lyles.
(13:07) Reggie Bass missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:04) Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
(12:54) Amani Lyles missed Layup.
(12:54) Donovan Hunter Block.
(12:48) Reggie Bass Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:30) Giovanni Santiago made Layup.
1711
(12:04) Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:59) Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:59) Amani Lyles made Layup.
1911
(11:48) Foul on Ali Ali.
(11:48) Official TV Timeout
(11:29) Kent State Turnover.
(11:13) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:09) Magnus Entenmann Defensive Rebound.
(10:50) Reggie Bass missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:47) Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(10:41) Foul on Reggie Bass.
(10:32) Sammy Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:29) Tavari Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(10:24)
2111
(10:10) Jalen Sullinger missed Jumper.
(10:05) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:59) Tavari Johnson made Layup.
2311
(9:38) Mike Bekelja missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:35) Akron Defensive Rebound.
(9:12)
2511
(8:40) Giovanni Santiago missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:36) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(8:29) Ali Ali missed Layup.
(8:29) Chris Payton Jr. Block.
(8:29) Akron Offensive Rebound.
(8:14) Shammah Scott missed Jumper.
(8:10) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:10) Enrique Freeman made Dunk.
2711
(7:55) VonCameron Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:52) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
(7:51) Foul on Mike Bekelja.
(7:51) Official TV Timeout
(7:51) Shammah Scott missed Free Throw.
(7:51) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:51) Shammah Scott made Free Throw.
2811
(7:20) Jalen Sullinger missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:20) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
(7:20) Shammah Scott Block.
+3 (6:49) Enrique Freeman made Three Point Jumper.
3111
+2 (6:35) Chris Payton Jr. made Layup. Assisted by VonCameron Davis.
3113
(6:35) Foul on Shammah Scott.
(6:35) Chris Payton Jr. missed Free Throw.
(6:35) Kent State Offensive Rebound.
(6:31) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
(6:24) Tyem Freeman Turnover.
(6:03) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:59) Tyem Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(5:55) Giovanni Santiago missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:52) Akron Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:35) Chris Payton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:21) Chris Payton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:19) Akron Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Ali Ali missed Jumper.
(4:51) Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound.
(4:46) VonCameron Davis missed Layup.
(4:43) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(4:38) Tavari Johnson Turnover.
+2 (4:18) VonCameron Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.
3115
(4:18) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
(4:18) VonCameron Davis missed Free Throw.
(4:18) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
(3:49) Akron Turnover.
(3:49) Official TV Timeout
(3:36) Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
(3:36) Giovanni Santiago missed Free Throw.
(3:36) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
(3:32) Shammah Scott missed Layup.
(3:28) Magnus Entenmann Defensive Rebound.
(3:21) Giovanni Santiago Turnover.
(3:02) Mikal Dawson Turnover.
(3:02) Giovanni Santiago Steal.
(2:55) Giovanni Santiago Turnover.
(2:55) Enrique Freeman Steal.
(2:41) Foul on VonCameron Davis.
+1 (2:41) Ali Ali made Free Throw.
3215
+1 (2:41) Ali Ali made Free Throw.
3315
(2:16) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
+1 (2:16) Giovanni Santiago made Free Throw.
3316
(2:16) Giovanni Santiago missed Free Throw.
(2:16) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
(1:53) Enrique Freeman missed
(1:49) Ali Ali Offensive Rebound.
(1:31) Akron Turnover.
(1:05) Magnus Entenmann missed Jumper.
(1:03) Reggie Bass Offensive Rebound.
(1:03) Foul on Sammy Hunter.
+1 (1:03) Reggie Bass made Free Throw.
3317
+1 (1:03) Reggie Bass made Free Throw.
3318
(0:48) Foul on Magnus Entenmann.
+3 (0:41) Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper.
3618
(0:38) Technical Foul on Ali Ali.
+1 (0:38) Jalen Sullinger made Free Throw.
3619
+1 (0:38) Jalen Sullinger made Free Throw.
3620
(0:19) Foul on Mikal Dawson.
+1 (0:19) Reggie Bass made Free Throw.
3621
+1 (0:19) Reggie Bass made Free Throw.
3622
(0:00) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Kent State Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

AKR

KENT

77Points71

29-61(47.5%)Field Goal(%)21-52(40.4%)

7-25(28%)3-Point(%)9-25(36%)

12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)20-29(69%)

42(13)Rebounds(Offensive)32(9)

5Assists12

5Steals3

7Blocks3

8Turnovers8

22(4)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

20Largest Lead3

Game Details

Friday, January 19, 2024 · 6:00 PM

M.A.C. Center · Kent, OH

attendance: 6,330 (100.0%)

tv: ESPNU

spread: KENT -1.5

over/under: 145.5