Ball State Cardinals vs. Akron Zips

Feb 4, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BALL	36	37	73
AKR	38	43	81

Game Recap

Young scores 18 as Akron takes down Ball State 81-73. Sharron Young led Akron over Ball State on Tuesday night with 18 points off of the bench in an 81-73 victory.

Player Stats

BALL STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
3Mickey Pearson Jr.	24	5-9	1-3	1-2	4	0	0	0	3	12
5Payton Sparks	32	6-11	0-0	3-4	3	1	1	0	2	15
1Fatt Hill	37	6-13	1-4	6-11	7	4	1	3	2	19
4Juanse Gorosito	22	0-5	0-5	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	0
2Ethan Brittain-Watts	32	3-5	1-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	3	7
24Mason Jones	10	2-2	1-1	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	5
54Zane Doughty	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34Ben Hendriks	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	2	1	2
20Joey Hart	15	3-3	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	2	0	7
33Jeremiah Hernandez	19	2-2	0-0	2-3	2	0	0	1	2	6
TOTAL	-	28-5154.9%	5-1729.4%	12-2060.0%	23	11	3	9	13	73

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32James Okonkwo	17	2-4	0-0	0-1	6	0	0	0	2	4	4
23Marvin Musiime-Kamali	9	3-3	0-0	0-2	3	1	0	0	0	1	6
5Tavari Johnson	25	3-8	0-3	0-0	4	5	2	0	0	2	6
13Isaiah Gray	23	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2
14Seth Wilson	19	2-6	0-3	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	0	4
0Amani Lyles	18	5-8	2-5	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	4	12
3Sharron Young	24	7-9	3-5	1-2	4	5	2	0	0	0	18
1Shammah Scott	29	5-10	2-6	1-1	4	6	1	2	1	2	13
15Bowen Hardman	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34Nate Johnson	32	7-14	0-5	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	2	16
TOTAL	-	35-6553.8%	7-2825.0%	4-850.0%	27	21	6	3	8	16	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBALLAKR

(19:40) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:37) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(19:25) Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:20) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
(19:00) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
(18:55) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:46) Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(18:45) James Okonkwo missed Layup.
(18:41) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:22) Payton Sparks made Layup.
20
(18:00) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:57) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
(17:51) Jermahri Hill Turnover.
(17:51) Tavari Johnson Steal.
+2 (17:44) James Okonkwo made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
22
(17:43) Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
(17:43) James Okonkwo missed Free Throw.
(17:42) Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:26) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper.
42
(17:17) Isaiah Gray Turnover.
(16:48) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:44) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
(16:33) Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:30) Ball State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:17) Ben Hendriks made Dunk. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
62
+2 (15:56) Nate Johnson made Jumper.
64
(15:33) Ben Hendriks Turnover.
(15:33) Tavari Johnson Steal.
(15:25) Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:22) Seth Wilson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:11) Nate Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
66
(14:49) Ben Hendriks Turnover.
(14:49) Seth Wilson Steal.
(14:43) Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:41) Akron Offensive Rebound.
(14:41) Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
+3 (14:37) Shammah Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amani Lyles.
69
(14:14) Ethan Brittain-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:11) Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:10) Mason Jones made Layup.
89
(13:50) Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:45) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
(13:44) Mason Jones Turnover.
(13:44) Shammah Scott Steal.
+2 (13:40) Isaiah Gray made Layup. Assisted by Sharron Young.
811
(13:30) Foul on Amani Lyles.
(13:27) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Free Throw.
(13:27) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
+1 (13:27) Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.
911
+1 (13:27) Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.
1011
(13:06) Shammah Scott missed Jumper.
(13:04) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
(12:58) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:55) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
(12:55) James Okonkwo Turnover.
(12:55) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
(12:52) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
(12:51) Shammah Scott Turnover.
(12:51) Juanse Gorosito Steal.
+2 (12:43) Ethan Brittain-Watts made Layup. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.
1211
+3 (12:15) Sharron Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.
1214
+2 (11:50) Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup.
1414
+3 (11:33) Sharron Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.
1417
+2 (10:59) Payton Sparks made Layup.
1617
(10:38) Foul on Isaiah Gray.
(10:38) Isaiah Gray Turnover.
(10:11) Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:06) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(9:51) Seth Wilson missed Layup.
(9:49) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(9:40) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
+1 (9:40) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
1717
+1 (9:40) Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
1817
(9:33) Amani Lyles missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:30) Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(9:24) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
+2 (9:17) Joey Hart made Layup.
2017
(9:10) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:06) Jermahri Hill Defensive Rebound.
(8:54) Foul on Jermahri Hill.
(8:54) Jermahri Hill Turnover.
(8:39) Isaiah Gray Turnover.
(8:39) Payton Sparks Steal.
(8:25) Joey Hart Turnover.
+3 (8:24) Amani Lyles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sharron Young.
2020
+3 (7:46) Joey Hart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.
2320
+3 (7:35) Amani Lyles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Gray.
2323
+3 (6:55) Jermahri Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joey Hart.
2623
(6:39) Amani Lyles missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:35) Juanse Gorosito Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:19) Joey Hart Offensive Rebound.
(6:08) Juanse Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:06) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:00) Sharron Young made Three Point Jumper.
2626
(5:43) Foul on Nate Johnson.
(5:36) Jermahri Hill missed Jumper.
(5:33) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:18) Tavari Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.
2628
+2 (4:54) Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup.
2828
(4:41) Tavari Johnson missed Layup.
(4:38) Shammah Scott Offensive Rebound.
(4:23) Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:22) Akron Offensive Rebound.
(4:22) Foul on Payton Sparks.
+2 (4:06) Nate Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
2830
+2 (3:51) Jermahri Hill made Jumper.
3030
(3:29) Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:26) Marvin Musiime-Kamali Offensive Rebound.
(3:24) Tavari Johnson missed Layup.
(3:16) Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Foul on James Okonkwo.
+1 (3:15) Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
3130
(3:15) Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.
(3:13) Akron Defensive Rebound.
(3:13) Foul on Ben Hendriks.
+2 (2:55) Nate Johnson made Layup.
3132
(2:38) Foul on Amani Lyles.
(2:38) Jermahri Hill missed Free Throw.
(2:38) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
+1 (2:38) Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
3232
(2:28) Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
(2:25) Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:21) Mason Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
3532
(2:07) Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:01) Marvin Musiime-Kamali Offensive Rebound.
(1:59) Foul on Ethan Brittain-Watts.
+2 (1:59) Marvin Musiime-Kamali made Dunk. Assisted by Sharron Young.
3534
(1:30) Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:26) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
(1:14) Sharron Young missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:12) Marvin Musiime-Kamali Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:11) Sharron Young made Layup. Assisted by Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
3536
(0:55) Payton Sparks missed Layup.
(0:51) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:36) Marvin Musiime-Kamali made Dunk. Assisted by Shammah Scott.
3538
(0:19) Jermahri Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:17) Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(0:16) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
(0:16) Ball State Offensive Rebound.
(0:16) Foul on Shammah Scott.
+1 (0:16) Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
3638
(0:16) Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Free Throw.
(0:14) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
(0:07) Isaiah Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:03) Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BALL

AKR

73Points81

28-51(54.9%)Field Goal(%)35-65(53.8%)

5-17(29.4%)3-Point(%)7-28(25.0%)

12-20(60.0%)Free Throw(%)4-8(50.0%)

28(5)Rebounds(Offensive)31(10)

11Assists21

3Steals6

0Blocks3

10Turnovers8

13(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

4Largest Lead11

Game Details

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 · 7:00 PM

James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH

attendance: 1,883 (34.2%)

tv: ESPN+