Eastern Michigan 61-60 Akron (6 Mar, 2024) Play-by-Play

Eastern Michigan Eagles

13-17, 6-11 Conference

	1	2	T
EMU	25	36	61
AKR	27	33	60

TIME	EMU	AKR
19:30	Orlando Lovejoy made Jumper.	2	0
19:15	Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Ali Ali.	2	2
18:25	Orlando Lovejoy missed Jumper.	2	2
18:21	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:02	Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
17:59	Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:45	Foul on Arne Osojnik.	2	2
17:45	Arne Osojnik Turnover.	2	2
17:26	Ali Ali made Jumper.	2	4
17:11	Jalin Billingsley missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
17:08	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:00	Sammy Hunter made Jumper.	2	6
16:36	Yusuf Jihad missed Layup.	2	6
16:32	Yusuf Jihad Offensive Rebound.	2	6
16:31	Yusuf Jihad missed Layup.	2	6
16:31	Enrique Freeman Block.	2	6
16:31	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:19	Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Nate Johnson.	2	8
16:00	Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.	2	8
15:56	Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.	2	8
15:46	Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	8
15:42	Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.	2	8
15:41	Enrique Freeman Turnover.	2	8
15:41	Arne Osojnik Steal.	2	8
15:32	Yusuf Jihad missed Jumper.	2	8
15:28	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	8
15:22	Nate Johnson Turnover.	2	8
15:22	Connor Serven Steal.	2	8
15:17	Connor Serven made Dunk.	4	8
14:59	Enrique Freeman missed Layup.	4	8
14:56	Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.	4	8
14:46	Jalin Billingsley missed Three Point Jumper.	4	8
14:42	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	4	8
14:38	Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Nate Johnson.	4	10
14:21	Orlando Lovejoy made Jumper.	6	10
13:54	Foul on Yusuf Jihad.	6	10
13:54	Official TV Timeout	6	10
13:54	Ali Ali made Free Throw.	6	11
13:54	Ali Ali missed Free Throw.	6	11
13:54	Akron Offensive Rebound.	6	11
13:54	Ali Ali made Free Throw.	6	12
13:28	Orlando Lovejoy missed Jumper.	6	12
13:24	Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.	6	12
13:14	Kaleb Thornton Turnover.	6	12
12:55	Legend Geeter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Lovejoy.	9	12
12:20	Akron Turnover.	9	12
12:11	Connor Serven made Layup. Assisted by Orlando Lovejoy.	11	12
12:08	Enrique Freeman Turnover.	11	12
11:55	Connor Serven missed Three Point Jumper.	11	12
11:50	Cyril Martynov Offensive Rebound.	11	12
11:49	Eastern Michigan Turnover.	11	12
11:49	Official TV Timeout	11	12
11:28	Greg Tribble Turnover.	11	12
11:04	Orlando Lovejoy missed Layup.	11	12
11:01	Mikal Dawson Defensive Rebound.	11	12
10:50	Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.	11	12
10:47	Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.	11	12
10:31	Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.	11	12
10:28	Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.	11	12
10:19	Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.	11	12
10:14	Ryan Prather Jr. Defensive Rebound.	11	12
10:05	Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.	11	12
10:02	Mikal Dawson Offensive Rebound.	11	12
9:56	Foul on Jalin Billingsley.	11	12
9:38	Greg Tribble missed Layup.	11	12
9:32	Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.	11	12
9:17	Jalin Billingsley made Jumper.	13	12
9:03	Nate Johnson Turnover.	13	12
8:46	Legend Geeter missed Layup.	13	12
8:46	Nate Johnson Block.	13	12
8:42	Orlando Lovejoy Offensive Rebound.	13	12
8:42	Foul on Tavari Johnson.	13	12
8:42	Orlando Lovejoy made Free Throw.	14	12
8:42	Orlando Lovejoy missed Free Throw.	14	12
8:42	Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.	14	12
8:16	Tavari Johnson made Layup.	14	14
7:57	Orlando Lovejoy missed Layup.	14	14
7:53	Yusuf Jihad Offensive Rebound.	14	14
7:52	Yusuf Jihad missed Layup.	14	14
7:48	Orlando Lovejoy Offensive Rebound.	14	14
7:47	Orlando Lovejoy missed Layup.	14	14
7:44	Legend Geeter Offensive Rebound.	14	14
7:41	Legend Geeter missed Layup.	14	14
7:37	Yusuf Jihad Offensive Rebound.	14	14
7:36	Yusuf Jihad made Layup.	16	14
7:34	Official TV Timeout	16	14
7:23	Ali Ali made Jumper. Assisted by Enrique Freeman.	16	16
6:56	Legend Geeter Turnover.	16	16
6:56	Enrique Freeman Steal.	16	16
6:42	Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	16	16
6:28	Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.	16	16
6:27	Tavari Johnson missed Layup.	16	16
6:27	Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.	16	16
6:27	Foul on Orlando Lovejoy.	16	16
6:23	Enrique Freeman Turnover.	16	16
6:04	Jalin Billingsley Turnover.	16	16
6:04	Tavari Johnson Steal.	16	16
6:04	Foul on Orlando Lovejoy.	16	16
5:48	Foul on Yusuf Jihad.	16	16
5:45	Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.	16	17
5:45	Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.	16	18
5:45	Micah Schnyders missed Three Point Jumper.	16	18
5:45	Cyril Martynov Offensive Rebound.	16	18
5:45	Foul on Greg Tribble.	16	18
5:34	Jalin Billingsley missed Jumper.	16	18
5:31	Sammy Hunter Defensive Rebound.	16	18
5:25	Sammy Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.	16	18
5:21	Micah Schnyders Defensive Rebound.	16	18
4:59	Arne Osojnik missed Jumper.	16	18
4:56	Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.	16	18
4:48	Ali Ali Turnover.	16	18
4:34	Foul on Tavari Johnson.	16	18
4:27	Jalin Billingsley Turnover.	16	18
4:27	Mikal Dawson Steal.	16	18
4:22	Enrique Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Mikal Dawson.	16	20
3:47	Jalin Billingsley missed Layup.	16	20
3:47	Enrique Freeman Block.	16	20
3:47	Cyril Martynov Offensive Rebound.	16	20
3:38	Cyril Martynov made Layup.	18	20
3:32	Sammy Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Prather Jr..	18	23
3:08	Foul on Greg Tribble.	18	23
3:08	Official TV Timeout	18	23
2:50	Legend Geeter made Layup.	20	23
2:30	Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.	20	23
2:27	Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.	20	23
2:26	Foul on Legend Geeter.	20	23
2:26	Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.	20	24
2:26	Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.	20	25
2:03	Arne Osojnik Turnover.	20	25
1:43	Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.	20	25
1:40	Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.	20	25
1:39	Foul on Mikal Dawson.	20	25
1:16	Connor Serven made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Micah Schnyders.	23	25
1:04	Enrique Freeman Turnover.	23	25
1:04	Arne Osojnik Steal.	23	25
0:40	Jalin Billingsley made Jumper. Assisted by Micah Schnyders.	25	25
0:28	Tavari Johnson Turnover.	25	25
0:28	Arne Osojnik Steal.	25	25
0:23	Jalin Billingsley missed Three Point Jumper.	25	25
0:22	Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.	25	25
0:04	Ali Ali made Layup.	25	27
0:00	End of 1st half	25	27

Jalin Billingsley's putback slam gives Eastern Michigan the lead

0:23

Ryan Prather Jr. gets the hoop and the harm

0:17

James A. Rhodes Arena

12:00 AM, 6 March 2024

Akron, OH

Attendance: 1,923

Referees:
Chad Barlow
Tim Stewart
John Floyd

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Toledo	14-4	-	20-12
Akron	13-5	1	24-11
Ohio	13-5	1	20-13
Central Michigan	12-6	2	18-14
Bowling Green	10-8	4	20-14
Miami (OH)	9-9	5	15-17
Western Michigan	9-9	5	12-20
Kent State	8-10	6	17-17
Ball State	7-11	7	15-16
Eastern Michigan	6-12	8	13-18
Northern Illinois	5-13	9	11-20
Buffalo	2-16	12	4-27

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