Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Akron Zips

Mar 5, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
EMU	25	36	61
AKR	27	33	60

Game Recap

Billingsley's putback dunk with 1.9 remaining lifts Eastern Michigan past Akron, 61-60. Jalin Billingsley scored 14 points and made a dunk with 1.9 seconds left to give Eastern Michigan a 61-60 victory over Akron on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

EASTERN MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Connor Serven	32	5-6	1-2	0-0	5	1	2	0	2	1	11
1Jalin Billingsley	36	7-15	0-5	0-0	8	0	1	1	2	4	14
22Yusuf Jihad	21	2-8	0-1	0-2	8	1	0	0	0	2	4
44Arne Osojnik	40	2-6	2-5	2-3	2	0	3	0	2	2	8
55Orlando Lovejoy	34	5-14	0-0	3-4	5	3	0	0	1	3	13
4Legend Geeter	23	4-9	1-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	4	9
21Cyril Martynov	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2
14Micah Schnyders	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	26-6043.3%	4-1526.7%	5-955.6%	34	9	6	1	9	17	61

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Enrique Freeman	37	5-8	0-1	5-6	13	3	2	4	5	1	15
11Sammy Hunter	28	4-6	3-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	11
24Ali Ali	33	5-10	0-5	2-3	3	3	0	0	1	0	12
34Nate Johnson	19	0-3	0-1	2-2	4	3	1	1	4	2	2
2Greg Tribble	28	3-5	0-0	2-5	1	1	1	0	1	3	8
10Ryan Prather Jr.	13	2-3	0-1	1-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	5
5Tavari Johnson	15	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	2	4
1Shammah Scott	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Kaleb Thornton	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22Mikal Dawson	22	1-6	1-6	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	2	3
TOTAL	-	22-4647.8%	4-2020.0%	12-1770.6%	28	13	6	5	14	11	60

Play-by-Play

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1st halfEMUAKR

+2 (19:30) Orlando Lovejoy made Jumper.
20
+2 (19:15) Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Ali Ali.
22
(18:25) Orlando Lovejoy missed Jumper.
(18:21) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(18:02) Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:59) Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.
(17:45) Foul on Arne Osojnik.
(17:45) Arne Osojnik Turnover.
+2 (17:26) Ali Ali made Jumper.
24
(17:11) Jalin Billingsley missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:08) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:00) Sammy Hunter made Jumper.
26
(16:36) Yusuf Jihad missed Layup.
(16:32) Yusuf Jihad Offensive Rebound.
(16:31) Yusuf Jihad missed Layup.
(16:31) Enrique Freeman Block.
(16:31) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:19) Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
28
(16:00) Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:56) Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:42) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
(15:41) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
(15:41) Arne Osojnik Steal.
(15:32) Yusuf Jihad missed Jumper.
(15:28) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(15:22) Nate Johnson Turnover.
(15:22) Connor Serven Steal.
+2 (15:17) Connor Serven made Dunk.
48
(14:59) Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
(14:56) Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.
(14:46) Jalin Billingsley missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:42) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:38) Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
410
+2 (14:21) Orlando Lovejoy made Jumper.
610
(13:54) Foul on Yusuf Jihad.
+1 (13:54) Ali Ali made Free Throw.
611
(13:54) Ali Ali missed Free Throw.
(13:54) Akron Offensive Rebound.
+1 (13:54) Ali Ali made Free Throw.
612
(13:28) Orlando Lovejoy missed Jumper.
(13:24) Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
(13:14) Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
+3 (12:55) Legend Geeter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Lovejoy.
912
(12:20) Akron Turnover.
+2 (12:11) Connor Serven made Layup. Assisted by Orlando Lovejoy.
1112
(12:08) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
(11:55) Connor Serven missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:50) Cyril Martynov Offensive Rebound.
(11:49) Eastern Michigan Turnover.
(11:28) Greg Tribble Turnover.
(11:04) Orlando Lovejoy missed Layup.
(11:01) Mikal Dawson Defensive Rebound.
(10:50) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:47) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
(10:31) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:28) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
(10:19) Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:14) Ryan Prather Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:05) Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:02) Mikal Dawson Offensive Rebound.
(9:56) Foul on Jalin Billingsley.
(9:38) Greg Tribble missed Layup.
(9:32) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:17) Jalin Billingsley made Jumper.
1312
(9:03) Nate Johnson Turnover.
(8:46) Legend Geeter missed Layup.
(8:46) Nate Johnson Block.
(8:42) Orlando Lovejoy Offensive Rebound.
(8:42) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
+1 (8:42) Orlando Lovejoy made Free Throw.
1412
(8:42) Orlando Lovejoy missed Free Throw.
(8:42) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:16) Tavari Johnson made Layup.
1414
(7:57) Orlando Lovejoy missed Layup.
(7:53) Yusuf Jihad Offensive Rebound.
(7:52) Yusuf Jihad missed Layup.
(7:48) Orlando Lovejoy Offensive Rebound.
(7:47) Orlando Lovejoy missed Layup.
(7:44) Legend Geeter Offensive Rebound.
(7:41) Legend Geeter missed Layup.
(7:37) Yusuf Jihad Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:36) Yusuf Jihad made Layup.
1614
+2 (7:23) Ali Ali made Jumper. Assisted by Enrique Freeman.
1616
(6:56) Legend Geeter Turnover.
(6:56) Enrique Freeman Steal.
(6:42) Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:28) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
(6:27) Tavari Johnson missed Layup.
(6:27) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
(6:27) Foul on Orlando Lovejoy.
(6:23) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
(6:04) Jalin Billingsley Turnover.
(6:04) Tavari Johnson Steal.
(6:04) Foul on Orlando Lovejoy.
(5:48) Foul on Yusuf Jihad.
+1 (5:45) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
1617
+1 (5:45) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
1618
(5:45) Micah Schnyders missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:45) Cyril Martynov Offensive Rebound.
(5:45) Foul on Greg Tribble.
(5:34) Jalin Billingsley missed Jumper.
(5:31) Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.
(5:25) Sammy Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:21) Micah Schnyders Defensive Rebound.
(4:59) Arne Osojnik missed Jumper.
(4:56) Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
(4:48) Ali Ali Turnover.
(4:34) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
(4:27) Jalin Billingsley Turnover.
(4:27) Mikal Dawson Steal.
+2 (4:22) Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Mikal Dawson.
1620
(3:47) Jalin Billingsley missed Layup.
(3:47) Enrique Freeman Block.
(3:47) Cyril Martynov Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:38) Cyril Martynov made Layup.
1820
+3 (3:32) Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Prather Jr..
1823
(3:08) Foul on Greg Tribble.
+2 (2:50) Legend Geeter made Layup.
2023
(2:30) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:27) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
(2:26) Foul on Legend Geeter.
+1 (2:26) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
2024
+1 (2:26) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
2025
(2:03) Arne Osojnik Turnover.
(1:43) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:40) Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.
(1:39) Foul on Mikal Dawson.
+3 (1:16) Connor Serven made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Micah Schnyders.
2325
(1:04) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
(1:04) Arne Osojnik Steal.
+2 (0:40) Jalin Billingsley made Jumper. Assisted by Micah Schnyders.
2525
(0:28) Tavari Johnson Turnover.
(0:28) Arne Osojnik Steal.
(0:23) Jalin Billingsley missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:22) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:04) Ali Ali made Layup.
2527

2nd half

Team Stats

EMU

AKR

61Points60

26-60(43.3%)Field Goal(%)22-46(47.8%)

4-15(26.7%)3-Point(%)4-20(20.0%)

5-9(55.6%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)

34(15)Rebounds(Offensive)29(8)

9Assists13

6Steals6

1Blocks5

10Turnovers15

17(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

8Largest Lead6

Game Details

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 · 7:00 PM

James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH

attendance: 1,923 (35.0%)