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Ali scores 17 to guide Akron to 80-76 victory over Ball State

AP
Jan 09, 2024

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Ali Ali's 17 points helped Akron defeat Ball State 80-76 on Tuesday night.

Ali was 4 of 13 shooting, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 10 from the line for the Zips (11-4, 3-0 Mid-American Conference). Enrique Freeman scored 14 points and added 13 rebounds. Greg Tribble had 14 points and was 6 of 13 shooting (2 for 5 from 3-point range).

The Cardinals (8-7, 0-3) were led in scoring by Basheer Jihad, who finished with 27 points, 16 rebounds, four assists and two steals. Jalin Anderson added 21 points and five assists for Ball State. In addition, Mickey Pearson Jr. had 12 points.

Tribble scored nine points in the first half and Akron went into halftime trailing 35-33. Ali's 15-point second half helped Akron close out the four-point victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
AKRON
Zips
33
BALL
Cardinals
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Zips gains possession)
19:42		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
19:40		Sammy Hunter offensive rebound
19:39		Sammy Hunter turnover (out of bounds)
19:25		Jalin Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Ali Ali steals)
19:16		Ali Ali turnover (bad pass) (Basheer Jihad steals)
19:13		Davion Bailey misses three point jump shot
19:11		Basheer Jihad offensive rebound
19:11		Greg Tribble personal foul
19:10		Basheer Jihad turnover (traveling)
18:51	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:33		Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot
18:31		Mickey Pearson Jr. offensive rebound
18:30		Nate Johnson personal foul
18:10		Davion Bailey misses two point jump shot
18:08		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
17:57		Greg Tribble misses two point jump shot
17:55		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
17:45	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point layup (Basheer Jihad assists)	2-2
17:17	+3	Greg Tribble makes three point jump shot (Ali Ali assists)	5-2
17:01		Greg Tribble blocks Jalin Anderson's two point layup
16:59		Cardinals offensive rebound
16:51		Basheer Jihad turnover (bad pass) (Greg Tribble steals)
16:45		Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:43		Davion Bailey defensive rebound
16:36	+3	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Basheer Jihad assists)	5-5
16:15		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
16:13		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
16:00		Sammy Hunter personal foul
16:00		TV timeout
15:47		Jalin Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Nate Johnson steals)
15:43	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point dunk	7-5
15:30	+3	Basheer Jihad makes three point jump shot (Jalin Anderson assists)	7-8
14:58		Ben Hendriks blocks Kaleb Thornton's three point jump shot
14:56		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
14:49		Basheer Jihad turnover (lost ball) (Kaleb Thornton steals)
14:46		Basheer Jihad shooting foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul)
14:46	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-8
14:46		Nate Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:46		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
14:36		Jalin Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Kaleb Thornton steals)
14:20		Mason Jones shooting foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
14:20		Enrique Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:20	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-8
14:08	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point dunk (Davion Bailey assists)	9-10
13:49		Enrique Freeman misses two point layup
13:47		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
13:34		Jalin Anderson misses two point jump shot
13:32		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
13:18		Enrique Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Basheer Jihad steals)
13:04	+3	Jalin Anderson makes three point jump shot (Davion Bailey assists)	9-13
13:00		Zips 30 second timeout
12:43	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point jump shot	11-13
12:24	+2	Ben Hendriks makes two point layup (Davion Bailey assists)	11-15
12:13	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot	14-15
11:55	+2	Davion Bailey makes two point jump shot (Jalin Anderson assists)	14-17
11:43		Enrique Freeman misses three point jump shot
11:41		Mason Jones defensive rebound
11:32		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:30		Ali Ali defensive rebound
11:30		Ben Hendriks personal foul
11:30		TV timeout
11:10		Basheer Jihad shooting foul (Sammy Hunter draws the foul)
11:10	+1	Sammy Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 3	15-17
11:10	+1	Sammy Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 3	16-17
11:10	+1	Sammy Hunter makes regular free throw 3 of 3	17-17
10:42	+3	Basheer Jihad makes three point jump shot	17-20
10:18	+2	Ali Ali makes two point jump shot	19-20
9:55	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point jump shot	19-22
9:29		Greg Tribble misses three point jump shot
9:27		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
9:24		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
9:22		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
9:21		Basheer Jihad personal foul
9:18	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot	21-22
8:56		Davion Bailey misses three point jump shot
8:54		Ben Hendriks offensive rebound
8:45		Jalin Anderson misses three point jump shot
8:43		Ben Hendriks offensive rebound
8:26		Jalin Anderson misses three point jump shot
8:24		Ali Ali defensive rebound
8:16		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
8:14		Davion Bailey defensive rebound
8:03		Nate Johnson personal foul
7:56		Shammah Scott personal foul
7:56		TV timeout
7:55		Ben Hendriks turnover (lost ball)
7:42	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point jump shot	23-22
7:21		Micah Bell misses three point jump shot
7:19		Zips defensive rebound
6:48		Greg Tribble misses three point jump shot
6:46		Kaleb Thornton offensive rebound
6:41	+3	Mikal Dawson makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Thornton assists)	26-22
6:26		Ben Hendriks offensive foul
6:26		Ben Hendriks turnover (offensive foul)
6:13		Ben Hendriks blocks Enrique Freeman's two point layup
6:11		Mason Jones defensive rebound
5:57		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:55		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
5:48		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
5:46		Ali Ali offensive rebound
5:40		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
5:38		Sammy Hunter offensive rebound
5:29		Sammy Hunter misses two point jump shot
5:27		Davion Bailey defensive rebound
5:14		Ali Ali personal foul
4:59	+3	Davion Bailey makes three point jump shot	26-25
4:26		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
4:24		Davion Bailey defensive rebound
4:02		Greg Tribble personal foul
4:02		Mason Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:02		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
3:39		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
3:37		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
3:21	+2	Ben Hendriks makes two point layup (Jalin Anderson assists)	26-27
3:05		Mason Jones personal foul
3:05		TV timeout
3:05		Ali Ali misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:05		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
2:50	+2	Jalin Anderson makes two point layup	26-29
2:49		Cardinals 30 second timeout
2:31	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup	28-29
2:02		Davion Bailey misses three point jump shot
2:00		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
1:47	+3	Kaleb Thornton makes three point jump shot (Enrique Freeman assists)	31-29
1:30		Kaleb Thornton shooting foul (Jalin Anderson draws the foul)
1:30	+1	Jalin Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-30
1:30		Jalin Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:30		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
1:08		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:06		Jalin Anderson defensive rebound
1:05		Sammy Hunter personal foul
1:05	+1	Jalin Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-31
1:05	+1	Jalin Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-32
0:52	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup	33-32
0:33	+3	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Mason Jones assists)	33-35
0:05		Kaleb Thornton misses three point jump shot
0:03		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AKRON
Zips
47
BALL
Cardinals
41

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot
19:47		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
19:31		Ben Hendriks shooting foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
19:31	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-35
19:31		Enrique Freeman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:31		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
19:15		Greg Tribble shooting foul (Jalin Anderson draws the foul)
19:15	+1	Jalin Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-36
19:15	+1	Jalin Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-37
19:03	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup	36-37
19:03		Ben Hendriks shooting foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
19:03		Enrique Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:03		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
18:48		Jalin Anderson misses two point jump shot
18:46		Basheer Jihad offensive rebound
18:46		Kaleb Thornton personal foul
18:42		Basheer Jihad turnover (lost ball) (Sammy Hunter steals)
18:23	+3	Kaleb Thornton makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)	39-37
17:52	+2	Jalin Anderson makes two point jump shot	39-39
17:37		Kaleb Thornton misses three point jump shot
17:35		Kaleb Thornton offensive rebound
17:28		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
17:26		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
17:22	+3	Ali Ali makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Thornton assists)	42-39
17:08		Jalin Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Sammy Hunter steals)
17:04		Sammy Hunter misses two point layup
17:02		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
16:57		Sammy Hunter offensive foul
16:57		Sammy Hunter turnover (offensive foul)
16:42		Jalin Anderson misses two point layup
16:40		Mikal Dawson defensive rebound
16:28		Basheer Jihad blocks Ali Ali's two point jump shot
16:26		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
16:17		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:15		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
16:06	+3	Mikal Dawson makes three point jump shot (Ali Ali assists)	45-39
15:47		Davion Bailey misses two point jump shot
15:45		Basheer Jihad offensive rebound
15:44		Enrique Freeman shooting foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
15:44		TV timeout
15:44	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-40
15:44	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-41
15:27		Greg Tribble misses two point layup
15:25		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
15:11	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point dunk (Jalin Anderson assists)	45-43
14:49		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
14:47		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
14:40		Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot
14:38		Davion Bailey offensive rebound
14:35		Davion Bailey misses two point jump shot
14:33		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
14:09	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point dunk (Mikal Dawson assists)	47-43
13:58		Jalin Anderson misses two point jump shot
13:56		Zips defensive rebound
13:28		Mason Jones shooting foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
13:28	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-43
13:28	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-43
13:12		Basheer Jihad misses two point jump shot
13:10		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
12:44	+2	Ali Ali makes two point jump shot	51-43
12:44		Jalin Anderson shooting foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
12:44	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-43
12:38		Cardinals 30 second timeout
12:38		TV timeout
12:29	+3	Basheer Jihad makes three point jump shot	52-46
12:10		Mason Jones shooting foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
12:10	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-46
12:10	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-46
12:01		Shammah Scott personal foul
11:52		Basheer Jihad misses two point layup
11:50		Basheer Jihad offensive rebound
11:49	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point layup	54-48
11:49		Enrique Freeman shooting foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:49	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-49
11:26		Ben Hendriks blocks Enrique Freeman's two point layup
11:24		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
11:06		Basheer Jihad turnover (bad pass)
10:53		Enrique Freeman misses three point jump shot
10:51		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
10:36	+3	Davion Bailey makes three point jump shot	54-52
10:09		Enrique Freeman misses two point layup
10:07		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
9:53	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point jump shot	54-54
9:39		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
9:37		Ali Ali offensive rebound
9:34	+2	Ali Ali makes two point layup	56-54
9:19	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jalin Anderson assists)	56-56
9:07		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
9:05		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
8:52		Enrique Freeman shooting foul (Jalin Anderson draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Jalin Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-57
8:52	+1	Jalin Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-58
8:28		Ben Hendriks shooting foul (Shammah Scott draws the foul)
8:28		Shammah Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:28	+1	Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-58
8:07	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point jump shot (Davion Bailey assists)	57-60
7:41	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point layup	59-60
7:24		Mason Jones misses two point jump shot
7:22		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
7:06		Zips turnover (5-second violation)
7:06		TV timeout
6:38	+2	Jalin Anderson makes two point layup (Ben Hendriks assists)	59-62
6:20	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point layup	61-62
6:02		Basheer Jihad misses two point jump shot
6:00		Mickey Pearson Jr. offensive rebound
6:00		Nate Johnson shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-63
6:00	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-64
5:40		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
5:38		Mason Jones defensive rebound
5:20	+3	Jalin Anderson makes three point jump shot (Basheer Jihad assists)	61-67
5:01		Mickey Pearson Jr. shooting foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
5:01	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-67
5:01	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-67
4:34		Jalin Anderson misses three point jump shot
4:32		Basheer Jihad offensive rebound
4:32		Greg Tribble personal foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-68
4:32		Basheer Jihad misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:32		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
4:21	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk (Shammah Scott assists)	65-68
4:01	+3	Davion Bailey makes three point jump shot (Basheer Jihad assists)	65-71
3:47		Zips 30 second timeout
3:47		TV timeout
3:40		Greg Tribble misses two point layup
3:38		Jalin Anderson defensive rebound
3:20		Basheer Jihad turnover (lost ball) (Shammah Scott steals)
3:12	+3	Mikal Dawson makes three point jump shot	68-71
3:00		Shammah Scott personal foul
3:00	+1	Mason Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-72
3:00		Mason Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:00		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
2:39	+3	Mikal Dawson makes three point jump shot	71-72
2:15		Basheer Jihad misses two point jump shot
2:13		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
2:01	+3	Greg Tribble makes three point jump shot (Ali Ali assists)	74-72
1:40		Enrique Freeman personal foul
1:40		Basheer Jihad misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:40	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-73
1:20		Greg Tribble misses three point jump shot
1:18		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
1:12	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup	76-73
1:01		Enrique Freeman blocks Basheer Jihad's two point jump shot
0:59		Cardinals offensive rebound
0:59		Cardinals 30 second timeout
0:59		Enrique Freeman technical foul
0:59	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 1	76-74
0:54		Basheer Jihad misses two point layup
0:52		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
0:24		Greg Tribble misses two point layup
0:22		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
0:20		Basheer Jihad turnover (traveling)
0:20		Zips 30 second timeout
0:20		Zips 60 second timeout
0:18		Jalin Anderson personal foul
0:18	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-74
0:18	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-74
0:11		Greg Tribble shooting foul (Jalin Anderson draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Jalin Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-75
0:11	+1	Jalin Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-76
0:11		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul
0:11		Cardinals 30 second timeout
0:11	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-76
0:11		Ali Ali misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:11		Davion Bailey defensive rebound
0:04		Davion Bailey misses three point jump shot
0:02		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
0:02		Mason Jones personal foul
0:02		Nate Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:02	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-76
0:00		End of period

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Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2