Freeman's 23 help Akron down Kent State 77-71
KENT, Ohio (AP) Enrique Freeman's 23 points helped Akron defeat Kent State 77-71 on Friday night.
Freeman also had eight rebounds, three steals, and five blocks for the Zips (14-4, 6-0 Mid-American Conference). Ali Ali scored 23 points while going 5 of 11 from the floor, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and 10 for 11 from the line. Tavari Johnson had 10 points and finished 5 of 7 from the field. It was the sixth straight win for the Zips.
Giovanni Santiago led the way for the Golden Flashes (9-9, 2-4) with 16 points and two steals. Tyem Freeman added 14 points for Kent State. Reggie Bass also had 11 points.
Enrique Freeman led Akron with 12 points in the second half as his team was outscored by eight points over the final half but held on for the victory.
Both teams next play Tuesday. Akron hosts Ohio and Kent State squares off against Bowling Green on the road.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Enrique Freeman vs. Chris Payton Jr. (Golden Flashes gains possession) | Â | |
19:48 | +3 | Mike Bekelja makes three point jump shot (Reggie Bass assists) | 0-3 | |
19:21 | +2 | Ali Ali makes two point jump shot | 2-3 | |
18:58 | Â | Mike Bekelja turnover (Enrique Freeman steals) | Â | |
18:47 | Â | Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Sammy Hunter offensive rebound | Â | |
18:42 | +2 | Sammy Hunter makes two point dunk | 4-3 | |
18:22 | Â | VonCameron Davis misses two point layup | Â | |
18:20 | Â | Chris Payton Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
18:15 | Â | Reggie Bass misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:13 | Â | Zips defensive rebound | Â | |
17:52 | +2 | Enrique Freeman makes two point layup | 6-3 | |
17:52 | Â | Chris Payton Jr. shooting foul | Â | |
17:52 | Â | Enrique Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
17:52 | Â | Jalen Sullinger defensive rebound | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Chris Payton Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:34 | Â | Ali Ali defensive rebound | Â | |
17:25 | +3 | Ali Ali makes three point jump shot | 9-3 | |
16:58 | Â | Jalen Sullinger misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:56 | Â | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Chris Payton Jr. shooting foul (Ali Ali draws the foul) | Â | |
16:45 | +1 | Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 10-3 | |
16:45 | +1 | Ali Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 11-3 | |
16:45 | +1 | Ali Ali makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 12-3 | |
16:33 | Â | Kaleb Thornton shooting foul | Â | |
16:33 | Â | Reggie Bass misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
16:33 | +1 | Reggie Bass makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-4 | |
16:09 | +3 | Ali Ali makes three point jump shot (Sammy Hunter assists) | 15-4 | |
16:01 | Â | Jalen Sullinger turnover (Tavari Johnson steals) | Â | |
15:54 | +2 | Tavari Johnson makes two point layup | 17-4 | |
15:54 | Â | Golden Flashes 30 second timeout | Â | |
15:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:38 | +2 | VonCameron Davis makes two point layup | 17-6 | |
15:13 | Â | Zips turnover (5-second violation) | Â | |
14:56 | Â | VonCameron Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:54 | Â | Zips defensive rebound | Â | |
14:31 | Â | Sammy Hunter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:29 | Â | VonCameron Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Tyem Freeman misses two point layup | Â | |
14:18 | Â | Sammy Hunter defensive rebound | Â | |
14:10 | Â | Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:08 | Â | Shammah Scott offensive rebound | Â | |
13:52 | Â | Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:50 | Â | Tyem Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
13:43 | +3 | Giovanni Santiago makes three point jump shot (Jalen Sullinger assists) | 17-9 | |
13:39 | Â | Zips 30 second timeout | Â | |
13:26 | Â | Ali Ali turnover (Giovanni Santiago steals) | Â | |
13:26 | Â | Amani Lyles personal foul | Â | |
13:11 | Â | Reggie Bass misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:09 | Â | Ali Ali defensive rebound | Â | |
12:57 | Â | Donovan Hunter blocks Amani Lyles's two point layup | Â | |
12:55 | Â | Reggie Bass defensive rebound | Â | |
12:33 | +2 | Giovanni Santiago makes two point jump shot | 17-11 | |
12:08 | Â | Ali Ali misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:06 | Â | Amani Lyles offensive rebound | Â | |
12:02 | +2 | Amani Lyles makes two point layup | 19-11 | |
11:50 | Â | Ali Ali personal foul | Â | |
11:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:29 | Â | Golden Flashes turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
11:15 | Â | Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:13 | Â | Magnus Entenmann defensive rebound | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Reggie Bass misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:52 | Â | Kaleb Thornton defensive rebound | Â | |
10:42 | Â | Reggie Bass personal foul | Â | |
10:33 | Â | Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:31 | Â | Tavari Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
10:25 | +2 | Enrique Freeman makes two point hook shot | 21-11 | |
10:12 | Â | Jalen Sullinger misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:10 | Â | Tavari Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
10:00 | +2 | Tavari Johnson makes two point layup | 23-11 | |
9:42 | Â | Mike Bekelja misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:40 | Â | Zips defensive rebound | Â | |
9:15 | +2 | Enrique Freeman makes two point jump shot | 25-11 | |
8:42 | Â | Giovanni Santiago misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:40 | Â | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
8:31 | Â | Chris Payton Jr. blocks Ali Ali's two point layup | Â | |
8:29 | Â | Zips offensive rebound | Â | |
8:18 | Â | Shammah Scott misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:16 | Â | Enrique Freeman offensive rebound | Â | |
8:11 | +2 | Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk | 27-11 | |
7:56 | Â | VonCameron Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:54 | Â | Shammah Scott defensive rebound | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Mike Bekelja shooting foul | Â | |
7:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Shammah Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
7:51 | +1 | Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-11 | |
7:20 | Â | Shammah Scott blocks Jalen Sullinger's three point jump shot | Â | |
7:18 | Â | Shammah Scott defensive rebound | Â | |
6:54 | Â | Jump ball. (Zips gains possession) | Â | |
6:51 | +3 | Enrique Freeman makes three point jump shot | 31-11 | |
6:35 | +2 | Chris Payton Jr. makes two point layup (VonCameron Davis assists) | 31-13 | |
6:35 | Â | Shammah Scott shooting foul | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Chris Payton Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Golden Flashes offensive rebound | Â | |
6:31 | Â | Tavari Johnson personal foul | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Tyem Freeman turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
6:01 | Â | Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:59 | Â | Tyem Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
5:54 | Â | Giovanni Santiago misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:52 | Â | Zips defensive rebound | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Chris Payton Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
5:22 | Â | Chris Payton Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:20 | Â | Zips defensive rebound | Â | |
4:53 | Â | Ali Ali misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Giovanni Santiago defensive rebound | Â | |
4:45 | Â | VonCameron Davis misses two point layup | Â | |
4:43 | Â | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
4:38 | Â | Tavari Johnson turnover (carrying) | Â | |
4:16 | +2 | VonCameron Davis makes two point jump shot (Giovanni Santiago assists) | 31-15 | |
4:16 | Â | Tavari Johnson shooting foul (VonCameron Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
4:16 | Â | VonCameron Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Shammah Scott defensive rebound | Â | |
3:45 | Â | Zips turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
3:46 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Kaleb Thornton personal foul | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Giovanni Santiago misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Shammah Scott defensive rebound | Â | |
3:32 | Â | Shammah Scott misses two point layup | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Magnus Entenmann defensive rebound | Â | |
3:21 | Â | Giovanni Santiago turnover | Â | |
3:02 | Â | Mikal Dawson turnover (Giovanni Santiago steals) | Â | |
2:55 | Â | Giovanni Santiago turnover (Enrique Freeman steals) | Â | |
2:41 | Â | VonCameron Davis shooting foul | Â | |
2:41 | +1 | Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-15 | |
2:41 | +1 | Ali Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-15 | |
2:18 | Â | Tavari Johnson shooting foul | Â | |
2:18 | +1 | Giovanni Santiago makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-16 | |
2:18 | Â | Giovanni Santiago misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Shammah Scott defensive rebound | Â | |
1:55 | Â | Enrique Freeman misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:53 | Â | Ali Ali offensive rebound | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Zips turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
1:08 | Â | Magnus Entenmann misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:06 | Â | Reggie Bass offensive rebound | Â | |
1:06 | Â | Sammy Hunter personal foul | Â | |
1:06 | +1 | Reggie Bass makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-17 | |
1:06 | +1 | Reggie Bass makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-18 | |
0:48 | Â | Magnus Entenmann personal foul | Â | |
0:42 | +3 | Ali Ali makes three point jump shot | 36-18 | |
0:39 | Â | Ali Ali technical foul | Â | |
0:39 | +1 | Jalen Sullinger makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 36-19 | |
0:39 | +1 | Jalen Sullinger makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 36-20 | |
0:22 | Â | Mikal Dawson personal foul | Â | |
0:22 | +1 | Reggie Bass makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-21 | |
0:22 | +1 | Reggie Bass makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-22 | |
0:01 | Â | Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Golden Flashes defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |