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Akron takes down Buffalo 76-59

AP
Jan 12, 2024

AKRON, Ohio (AP) Enrique Freeman scored 21 points as Akron beat Buffalo 76-59 on Friday night.

Freeman had 15 rebounds for the Zips (12-4, 4-0 Mid-American Conference). Greg Tribble finished 8 of 13 from the field to add 18 points. Sammy Hunter shot 4 for 7, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points.

Sy Chatman led the Bulls (2-14, 1-3) in scoring, finishing with 23 points and seven rebounds. Buffalo also got 11 points and six assists from Isaiah Adams. Shawn Fulcher also had seven points.

Akron took the lead with 49 seconds left in the first half and did not give it up. Freeman led his team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 34-30 at the break. Akron extended its lead to 57-41 during the second half, fueled by a 10-0 scoring run. Freeman scored a team-high 10 points in the second half.

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1st Half
BUF
Bulls
30
AKRON
Zips
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jonnivius Smith vs. Enrique Freeman (Zips gains possession)
19:51		Greg Tribble misses two point jump shot
19:49		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
19:37	+3	Sy Chatman makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Adams assists)	3-0
19:16	+2	Ali Ali makes two point jump shot	3-2
19:00	+3	Jonnivius Smith makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Adams assists)	6-2
18:44		Greg Tribble misses three point jump shot
18:42		Isaiah Adams defensive rebound
18:32		Isaiah Adams misses two point jump shot
18:30		Ali Ali defensive rebound
18:23	+2	Ali Ali makes two point layup (Enrique Freeman assists)	6-4
18:04		Ryan Sabol turnover (traveling)
17:48	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point hook shot	6-6
17:32		Isaiah Adams turnover (bad pass) (Greg Tribble steals)
17:14		Sammy Hunter misses two point layup
17:12		Zips offensive rebound
17:00	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point hook shot (Sammy Hunter assists)	6-8
16:44		Jonnivius Smith misses three point jump shot
16:42		Greg Tribble defensive rebound
16:29	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point layup (Ali Ali assists)	6-10
16:15		Sy Chatman misses two point layup
16:13		Ali Ali defensive rebound
16:08		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:06		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
15:45		Enrique Freeman blocks Anquan Boldin Jr.'s three point jump shot
15:43		Bulls offensive rebound
15:53		TV timeout
15:40		Sy Chatman misses two point layup
15:38		Anquan Boldin Jr. offensive rebound
15:33	+2	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes two point layup	8-10
15:27	+3	Kaleb Thornton makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)	8-13
15:10	+2	Shawn Fulcher makes two point layup	10-13
14:49		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
14:47		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
14:37	+2	Sy Chatman makes two point layup	12-13
14:37		Ali Ali shooting foul (Sy Chatman draws the foul)
14:37		Sy Chatman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:37		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
14:26		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
14:24		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
14:09		Isaiah Adams misses two point jump shot
14:07		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
13:40		Kaleb Thornton misses three point jump shot
13:38		Isaiah Adams defensive rebound
13:27	+2	Sy Chatman makes two point layup (Shawn Fulcher assists)	14-13
13:01	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)	14-15
12:43		Sy Chatman misses three point jump shot
12:41		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
12:33	+3	Enrique Freeman makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)	14-18
12:15		Kaleb Thornton personal foul (Shawn Fulcher draws the foul)
12:13		Lloyd McVeigh turnover (bad pass) (Nate Johnson steals)
11:56		Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
11:54		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
11:44		Kaleb Thornton misses three point jump shot
11:42		Shawn Fulcher defensive rebound
11:31		Sy Chatman misses three point jump shot
11:29		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
11:21		Zips turnover (back court violation)
11:21		TV timeout
11:12		Enrique Freeman shooting foul (Anquan Boldin Jr. draws the foul)
11:12	+1	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-18
11:12	+1	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-18
10:43		Ryan Sabol blocks Nate Johnson's two point jump shot
10:41		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
10:34		Isaiah Adams misses three point jump shot
10:32		Isaiah Adams offensive rebound
10:22		Isaiah Adams misses three point jump shot
10:20		Zips defensive rebound
10:08		Jonnivius Smith blocks Ali Ali's three point jump shot
10:06		Ryan Sabol defensive rebound
9:42		Isaiah Adams turnover (lost ball)
9:25		Kaleb Thornton turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Sabol steals)
9:18		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
9:16		Isaiah Adams offensive rebound
9:07	+2	Isaiah Adams makes two point jump shot	18-18
8:58		Enrique Freeman misses two point jump shot
8:56		Ryan Sabol defensive rebound
8:41		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
8:39		Ali Ali defensive rebound
8:28		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
8:26		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
8:18		Bulls 30 second timeout
8:12		Shawn Fulcher misses three point jump shot
8:10		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
7:57	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point layup	18-20
7:34		Greg Tribble blocks Shawn Fulcher's two point jump shot
7:32		Shawn Fulcher offensive rebound
7:21		Bulls turnover (shot clock violation)
7:21		TV timeout
7:06	+3	Sammy Hunter makes three point jump shot (Greg Tribble assists)	18-23
6:37	+2	Sy Chatman makes two point layup	20-23
6:27		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
6:25		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
6:24		Sy Chatman turnover (out of bounds)
6:18		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
6:16		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
5:45		Bulls turnover (shot clock violation)
5:28		Sy Chatman blocks Mikal Dawson's two point layup
5:26		Isaiah Adams defensive rebound
5:14	+2	Isaiah Adams makes two point layup (Jonnivius Smith assists)	22-23
5:14		Mikal Dawson shooting foul (Isaiah Adams draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Isaiah Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-23
5:02		Shammah Scott misses two point jump shot
5:00		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
4:49	+2	Isaiah Adams makes two point layup	25-23
4:36		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
4:34		Bulls defensive rebound
4:21		Jonnivius Smith misses two point jump shot
4:19		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
3:57	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup (Ali Ali assists)	25-25
3:33	+3	Sy Chatman makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Adams assists)	28-25
3:04	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point jump shot	28-27
2:34		TV timeout
2:28	+2	Sy Chatman makes two point layup	30-27
2:11		James Graham shooting foul (Greg Tribble draws the foul)
2:11		Greg Tribble misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:11	+1	Greg Tribble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-28
1:49		Isaiah Adams misses three point jump shot
1:47		Shawn Fulcher offensive rebound
1:40		Sy Chatman misses three point jump shot
1:38		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
1:22		Isaiah Adams personal foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
1:19	+2	Ali Ali makes two point jump shot	30-30
0:59		Sy Chatman misses two point layup
0:57		Greg Tribble defensive rebound
0:49	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point layup	30-32
0:24		Jonnivius Smith turnover (traveling)
0:19		Zips 30 second timeout
0:03		Jonnivius Smith blocks Greg Tribble's two point jump shot
0:01		Greg Tribble offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup (Greg Tribble assists)	30-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BUF
Bulls
29
AKRON
Zips
42

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Jonnivius Smith misses two point layup
19:40		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
19:30		Kaleb Thornton turnover (lost ball) (Jonnivius Smith steals)
19:23		Jonnivius Smith turnover (bad pass)
19:04		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
19:02		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
18:36		Isaiah Adams misses three point jump shot
18:34		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
18:26	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point layup	30-36
18:05		Sy Chatman misses three point jump shot
18:03		Bulls offensive rebound
17:59		Isaiah Adams turnover (bad pass) (Greg Tribble steals)
17:45	+3	Greg Tribble makes three point jump shot (Sammy Hunter assists)	30-39
17:36		Bulls 30 second timeout
17:36		TV timeout
17:27		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
17:25		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
17:14		Sy Chatman shooting foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
17:14	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-40
17:14	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-41
16:49		Enrique Freeman shooting foul (Sy Chatman draws the foul)
16:49		Sy Chatman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:49	+1	Sy Chatman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-41
16:23	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point jump shot	31-43
16:02		Sammy Hunter blocks James Graham's three point jump shot
16:00		Bulls offensive rebound
15:59	+2	Sy Chatman makes two point dunk (Isaiah Adams assists)	33-43
15:39		Greg Tribble misses two point jump shot
15:37		Greg Tribble offensive rebound
15:28		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
15:26		Lloyd McVeigh defensive rebound
15:08		James Graham turnover (traveling)
15:08		TV timeout
14:43	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point dunk (Tavari Johnson assists)	33-45
14:23	+3	Lloyd McVeigh makes three point jump shot	36-45
14:10		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
14:08		James Graham defensive rebound
13:57		Tavari Johnson personal foul (Shawn Fulcher draws the foul)
13:53		Sy Chatman misses two point layup
13:51		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
13:51		Enrique Freeman turnover (traveling)
13:49	+2	Sy Chatman makes two point dunk (Isaiah Adams assists)	38-45
13:22		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
13:20		Shawn Fulcher defensive rebound
13:14		Shawn Fulcher misses two point layup
13:12		Zips defensive rebound
13:06		Shawn Fulcher personal foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul)
12:53		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
12:50		Bulls defensive rebound
12:50		Enrique Freeman personal foul (Isaiah Adams draws the foul)
12:25		Jonnivius Smith turnover (bad pass) (Kaleb Thornton steals)
12:18	+2	Ali Ali makes two point dunk (Kaleb Thornton assists)	38-47
12:03		Shawn Fulcher misses three point jump shot
12:01		Bulls offensive rebound
12:00		TV timeout
11:44	+2	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes two point layup	40-47
11:44		Kaleb Thornton shooting foul (Anquan Boldin Jr. draws the foul)
11:44	+1	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-47
11:33	+3	Sammy Hunter makes three point jump shot (Ali Ali assists)	41-50
11:13		Isaiah Adams misses three point jump shot
11:11		Kaleb Thornton defensive rebound
11:02	+2	Sammy Hunter makes two point layup	41-52
11:02		Jonnivius Smith shooting foul (Sammy Hunter draws the foul)
11:02	+1	Sammy Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-53
10:43		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses two point layup
10:41		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
10:32		Greg Tribble misses two point jump shot
10:30		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
10:14		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
10:12		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
9:56		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
9:55		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
9:55	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup (Sammy Hunter assists)	41-55
9:24		Sy Chatman turnover (bad pass) (Ali Ali steals)
9:06		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
9:04		Anquan Boldin Jr. defensive rebound
8:51		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:51		Anquan Boldin Jr. offensive rebound
8:51		Darrion Baker misses two point jump shot
8:51		Darrion Baker offensive rebound
8:51		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
8:49		Bulls offensive rebound
8:49		Shammah Scott personal foul
8:49		Ryan Sabol turnover (lost ball)
8:49		Ali Ali turnover (out of bounds)
8:35		Sy Chatman misses three point jump shot
8:33		Anquan Boldin Jr. offensive rebound
8:14		Lloyd McVeigh misses three point jump shot
8:12		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
8:08		Isaiah Adams personal foul
8:08		TV timeout
8:05	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk (Greg Tribble assists)	41-57
7:47	+3	Jonnivius Smith makes three point jump shot (Shawn Fulcher assists)	44-57
7:26		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
7:24		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
7:13		Jonnivius Smith misses three point jump shot
7:11		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
7:04		Jonnivius Smith personal foul
6:58	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point layup	44-59
6:44		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
6:42		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
6:37		Isaiah Adams blocks Shammah Scott's two point layup
6:35		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
6:26	+2	Isaiah Adams makes two point layup	46-59
6:16	+2	Sammy Hunter makes two point jump shot	46-61
6:03	+2	Shawn Fulcher makes two point layup	48-61
5:43		Kaleb Thornton misses three point jump shot
5:41		Shawn Fulcher defensive rebound
5:35		Shammah Scott shooting foul (Sy Chatman draws the foul)
5:35	+1	Sy Chatman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-61
5:35	+1	Sy Chatman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-61
5:27		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
5:25		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
5:19	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup	50-63
4:59	+2	Sy Chatman makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Adams assists)	52-63
4:38		Shawn Fulcher shooting foul (Kaleb Thornton draws the foul)
4:38	+1	Kaleb Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-64
4:38	+1	Kaleb Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-65
4:18		Jonnivius Smith turnover (lost ball) (Kaleb Thornton steals)
4:03		Mikal Dawson misses two point layup
4:01		James Graham defensive rebound
3:56		Kaleb Thornton personal foul
3:55		TV timeout
3:55	+1	James Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-65
3:55	+1	James Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-65
3:31		Zips 60 second timeout
3:25		Ali Ali misses two point layup
3:23		Kaleb Thornton offensive rebound
3:21	+2	Kaleb Thornton makes two point layup	54-67
3:14		Isaiah Adams turnover (bad pass) (Kaleb Thornton steals)
3:14	+2	Kaleb Thornton makes two point layup	54-69
3:14		Isaiah Adams shooting foul (Kaleb Thornton draws the foul)
3:14	+1	Kaleb Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-70
3:08		Sy Chatman misses two point jump shot
3:06		Bulls offensive rebound
2:59		Shawn Fulcher misses two point layup
2:39		Ali Ali defensive rebound
2:39		Jonnivius Smith turnover
2:39		Jonnivius Smith personal foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
2:39		Ali Ali misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:39		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
2:39		Ali Ali misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:39		Bulls defensive rebound
2:36		Kaleb Thornton personal foul (Isaiah Adams draws the foul)
2:36		Isaiah Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:36		Zips defensive rebound
2:28	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk (Greg Tribble assists)	54-72
2:08		Bulls 30 second timeout
2:02		Isaiah Adams misses three point jump shot
2:00		Kaleb Thornton defensive rebound
1:33	+2	Ali Ali makes two point jump shot	54-74
1:33		Zips 30 second timeout
1:15	+2	Isaiah Adams makes two point jump shot	56-74
1:01		Mikal Dawson turnover (bad pass)
0:49		Shammah Scott shooting foul (Shawn Fulcher draws the foul)
0:49		Shawn Fulcher misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:49		Shawn Fulcher misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:49		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
0:23		Jonnivius Smith shooting foul (Shammah Scott draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-75
0:23	+1	Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-76
0:15	+3	Shawn Fulcher makes three point jump shot	59-76
0:00		End of period

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Shawn Fulcher makes three point jump shot