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Freeman's 23 help Akron down Kent State 77-71

AP
Jan 19, 2024

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

1st Half
AKRON
Zips
36
KENT
Golden Flashes
22

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Enrique Freeman vs. Chris Payton Jr. (Golden Flashes gains possession)
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		Mike Bekelja turnover (Enrique Freeman steals)
18:47		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
18:45		Sammy Hunter offensive rebound
18:42	+2	Sammy Hunter makes two point dunk	4-3
18:22		VonCameron Davis misses two point layup
18:20		Chris Payton Jr. offensive rebound
18:15		Reggie Bass misses three point jump shot
18:13		Zips defensive rebound
17:52	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup	6-3
17:52		Chris Payton Jr. shooting foul
17:52		Enrique Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:52		Jalen Sullinger defensive rebound
17:36		Chris Payton Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:34		Ali Ali defensive rebound
17:25	+3	Ali Ali makes three point jump shot	9-3
16:58		Jalen Sullinger misses two point jump shot
16:56		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
16:45		Chris Payton Jr. shooting foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
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		Kaleb Thornton shooting foul
16:33		Reggie Bass misses regular free throw 1 of 2
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		Jalen Sullinger turnover (Tavari Johnson steals)
15:54	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	17-4
15:54		Golden Flashes 30 second timeout
15:54		TV timeout
15:38	+2	VonCameron Davis makes two point layup	17-6
15:13		Zips turnover (5-second violation)
14:56		VonCameron Davis misses three point jump shot
14:54		Zips defensive rebound
14:31		Sammy Hunter misses two point jump shot
14:29		VonCameron Davis defensive rebound
14:20		Tyem Freeman misses two point layup
14:18		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
14:10		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
14:08		Shammah Scott offensive rebound
13:52		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
13:50		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
13:43	+3	Giovanni Santiago makes three point jump shot (Jalen Sullinger assists)	17-9
13:39		Zips 30 second timeout
13:26		Ali Ali turnover (Giovanni Santiago steals)
13:26		Amani Lyles personal foul
13:11		Reggie Bass misses three point jump shot
13:09		Ali Ali defensive rebound
12:57		Donovan Hunter blocks Amani Lyles's two point layup
12:55		Reggie Bass defensive rebound
12:33	+2	Giovanni Santiago makes two point jump shot	17-11
12:08		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
12:06		Amani Lyles offensive rebound
12:02	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point layup	19-11
11:50		Ali Ali personal foul
11:50		TV timeout
11:29		Golden Flashes turnover (shot clock violation)
11:15		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
11:13		Magnus Entenmann defensive rebound
10:54		Reggie Bass misses three point jump shot
10:52		Kaleb Thornton defensive rebound
10:42		Reggie Bass personal foul
10:33		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
10:31		Tavari Johnson offensive rebound
10:25	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point hook shot	21-11
10:12		Jalen Sullinger misses two point jump shot
10:10		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
10:00	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	23-11
9:42		Mike Bekelja misses three point jump shot
9:40		Zips defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point jump shot	25-11
8:42		Giovanni Santiago misses three point jump shot
8:40		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
8:31		Chris Payton Jr. blocks Ali Ali's two point layup
8:29		Zips offensive rebound
8:18		Shammah Scott misses two point jump shot
8:16		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
8:11	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk	27-11
7:56		VonCameron Davis misses three point jump shot
7:54		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
7:51		Mike Bekelja shooting foul
7:51		TV timeout
7:51		Shammah Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:51	+1	Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-11
7:20		Shammah Scott blocks Jalen Sullinger's three point jump shot
7:18		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
6:54		Jump ball. (Zips gains possession)
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		Shammah Scott shooting foul
6:35		Chris Payton Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:35		Golden Flashes offensive rebound
6:31		Tavari Johnson personal foul
6:23		Tyem Freeman turnover (out of bounds)
6:01		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
5:59		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
5:54		Giovanni Santiago misses three point jump shot
5:52		Zips defensive rebound
5:39		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:37		Chris Payton Jr. defensive rebound
5:22		Chris Payton Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:20		Zips defensive rebound
4:53		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
4:51		Giovanni Santiago defensive rebound
4:45		VonCameron Davis misses two point layup
4:43		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
4:38		Tavari Johnson turnover (carrying)
4:16	+2	VonCameron Davis makes two point jump shot (Giovanni Santiago assists)	31-15
4:16		Tavari Johnson shooting foul (VonCameron Davis draws the foul)
4:16		VonCameron Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:16		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
3:45		Zips turnover (shot clock violation)
3:46		TV timeout
3:36		Kaleb Thornton personal foul
3:36		Giovanni Santiago misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:36		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
3:32		Shammah Scott misses two point layup
3:30		Magnus Entenmann defensive rebound
3:21		Giovanni Santiago turnover
3:02		Mikal Dawson turnover (Giovanni Santiago steals)
2:55		Giovanni Santiago turnover (Enrique Freeman steals)
2:41		VonCameron Davis shooting foul
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		Tavari Johnson shooting foul
2:18	+1	Giovanni Santiago makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-16
2:18		Giovanni Santiago misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:18		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
1:55		Enrique Freeman misses two point jump shot
1:53		Ali Ali offensive rebound
1:31		Zips turnover (shot clock violation)
1:08		Magnus Entenmann misses two point jump shot
1:06		Reggie Bass offensive rebound
1:06		Sammy Hunter personal foul
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		Magnus Entenmann personal foul
0:42	+3	Ali Ali makes three point jump shot	36-18
0:39		Ali Ali technical foul
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		Mikal Dawson personal foul
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		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Golden Flashes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AKRON
Zips
41
KENT
Golden Flashes
49

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Sammy Hunter shooting foul (VonCameron Davis draws the foul)
19:45	+1	VonCameron Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-23
19:45	+1	VonCameron Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-24
19:26	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point hook shot	38-24
19:08	+3	Mike Bekelja makes three point jump shot (Reggie Bass assists)	38-27
18:38		Enrique Freeman misses two point layup
18:36		Reggie Bass defensive rebound
18:26		Reggie Bass turnover (Enrique Freeman steals)
18:22		Chris Payton Jr. blocks Kaleb Thornton's two point layup
18:20		Zips offensive rebound
18:14		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
18:12		Zips offensive rebound
18:12		Chris Payton Jr. personal foul
18:05		VonCameron Davis shooting foul
18:05	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-27
18:05		Ali Ali misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:05		Chris Payton Jr. defensive rebound
17:51		Kaleb Thornton personal foul
17:36		Ali Ali shooting foul
17:36	+1	Reggie Bass makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-28
17:36	+1	Reggie Bass makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-29
17:16	+3	Mikal Dawson makes three point jump shot (Sammy Hunter assists)	42-29
17:01	+2	Reggie Bass makes two point layup	42-31
16:55		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
16:53		Tavari Johnson offensive rebound
16:41		Jump ball. (Zips gains possession)
16:34		Enrique Freeman misses two point layup
16:32		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
16:29	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup	44-31
16:11		Jalen Sullinger misses two point jump shot
16:09		Jalen Sullinger offensive rebound
16:02		VonCameron Davis misses two point layup
16:00		Golden Flashes offensive rebound
15:50		Enrique Freeman blocks Jalen Sullinger's two point layup
15:48		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
15:39	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup (Shammah Scott assists)	46-31
15:30		Tavari Johnson shooting foul
15:30		TV timeout
15:30		Reggie Bass misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:30	+1	Reggie Bass makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-32
15:05	+3	Mikal Dawson makes three point jump shot (Sammy Hunter assists)	49-32
14:43		Mikal Dawson personal foul
14:29		Giovanni Santiago misses three point jump shot
14:27		Chris Payton Jr. offensive rebound
14:26		Mikal Dawson personal foul
14:10		VonCameron Davis misses two point layup
14:10		Golden Flashes offensive rebound
14:10		Kaleb Thornton personal foul
14:10	+1	Reggie Bass makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-33
14:10		Reggie Bass misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:10		Zips defensive rebound
13:38	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point layup	51-33
13:28	+2	VonCameron Davis makes two point layup (Reggie Bass assists)	51-35
13:12		Tavari Johnson misses two point layup
13:10		Magnus Entenmann defensive rebound
12:53		Reggie Bass misses three point jump shot
12:51		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	53-35
12:35		Golden Flashes 30 second timeout
12:35		TV timeout
12:18	+3	Tyem Freeman makes three point jump shot (Jalen Sullinger assists)	53-38
11:55	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point hook shot	55-38
11:42		Enrique Freeman blocks VonCameron Davis's two point layup
11:40		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
11:34		Magnus Entenmann personal foul
11:34		TV timeout
11:29		Enrique Freeman misses three point jump shot
11:27		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
11:12		Ali Ali personal foul
11:12	+1	Chris Payton Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-39
11:12		Chris Payton Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:12		Mikal Dawson defensive rebound
10:53		Enrique Freeman turnover (Jalen Sullinger steals)
10:47	+3	Giovanni Santiago makes three point jump shot (Jalen Sullinger assists)	55-42
10:46		Zips 30 second timeout
10:30	+2	Sammy Hunter makes two point dunk	57-42
10:13		Sammy Hunter personal foul
10:13	+1	Giovanni Santiago makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-43
10:13	+1	Giovanni Santiago makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-44
9:54	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot	59-44
9:43		Jalen Sullinger misses two point jump shot
9:41		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
9:33		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
9:31		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
9:24		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
9:22		Jalen Sullinger defensive rebound
9:14	+2	Tyem Freeman makes two point jump shot (Jalen Sullinger assists)	59-46
8:50		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
8:48		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
8:41	+3	Tyem Freeman makes three point jump shot	59-49
8:39		Zips 30 second timeout
8:28		Tyem Freeman personal foul
8:13		Kaleb Thornton misses three point jump shot
8:11		Donovan Hunter defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Chris Payton Jr. makes two point dunk (Giovanni Santiago assists)	59-51
7:42	+2	Sammy Hunter makes two point jump shot	61-51
7:26		Jalen Sullinger misses three point jump shot
7:24		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
7:07		Giovanni Santiago personal foul
7:07		TV timeout
6:55		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
6:53		Chris Payton Jr. defensive rebound
6:36		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
6:34		Mikal Dawson defensive rebound
6:10		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
6:08		VonCameron Davis defensive rebound
5:50		Enrique Freeman shooting foul
5:50	+1	Chris Payton Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-52
5:50		Chris Payton Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:50		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
5:26	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point hook shot	63-52
5:08	+3	Tyem Freeman makes three point jump shot	63-55
4:41	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot (Sammy Hunter assists)	66-55
4:27		Golden Flashes 30 second timeout
4:27		TV timeout
4:10	+3	Tyem Freeman makes three point jump shot (VonCameron Davis assists)	66-58
3:49		Enrique Freeman misses two point jump shot
3:47		VonCameron Davis defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Jalen Sullinger makes two point jump shot	66-60
3:11	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point hook shot	68-60
2:54		Sammy Hunter blocks VonCameron Davis's three point jump shot
2:52		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
2:38		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
2:36		Chris Payton Jr. defensive rebound
2:20	+3	Giovanni Santiago makes three point jump shot (Chris Payton Jr. assists)	68-63
2:07		Jalen Sullinger personal foul
2:01	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	70-63
2:01		Jalen Sullinger shooting foul
2:01		Tavari Johnson technical foul
2:01		Tavari Johnson turnover
2:01	+1	Jalen Sullinger makes technical free throw 1 of 2	70-64
2:01	+1	Jalen Sullinger makes technical free throw 2 of 2	70-65
2:01		Kaleb Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:01		Chris Payton Jr. defensive rebound
1:43	+2	Jalen Sullinger makes two point layup	70-67
1:33		Zips 60 second timeout
1:15	+2	Ali Ali makes two point jump shot	72-67
1:00		Enrique Freeman blocks Jalen Sullinger's two point layup
0:58		Golden Flashes offensive rebound
0:48		Enrique Freeman blocks Tyem Freeman's two point layup
0:46		VonCameron Davis offensive rebound
0:46	+2	VonCameron Davis makes two point layup	72-69
0:46		Golden Flashes 60 second timeout
0:23		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
0:21		Zips offensive rebound
0:18		VonCameron Davis personal foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-69
0:18	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-69
0:08	+2	Giovanni Santiago makes two point layup	74-71
0:08	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-71
0:08	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-71
0:06		Jalen Sullinger turnover (Mikal Dawson steals)
0:05		Tyem Freeman personal foul
0:05	+1	Mikal Dawson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-71
0:05		Mikal Dawson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:05		Chris Payton Jr. defensive rebound
0:01		Enrique Freeman blocks Jalen Sullinger's three point jump shot
0:00		Zips defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Zips defensive rebound