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Young scores 18 as Akron takes down Ball State 81-73

AP
Feb 04, 2025

AKRON, Ohio (AP) Sharron Young led Akron over Ball State on Tuesday night with 18 points off of the bench in an 81-73 victory.

Young added five assists for the Zips (17-5, 10-0 Mid-American Conference). Nate Johnson scored 16 points while going 7 of 14 (0 for 5 from 3-point range). Shammah Scott had 13 points and shot 5 for 10, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc. It was the 10th victory in a row for the Zips.

The Cardinals (10-12, 4-6) were led in scoring by Jermahri Hill, who finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Payton Sparks added 15 points for Ball State. Mickey Pearson Jr. finished with 12 points.

Akron led Ball State at the half, 38-36, with Young (11 points) its high scorer before the break. Johnson's layup with 13:21 remaining in the second half gave Akron the lead for good at 54-52.

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

1st Half
BALL
Cardinals
36
AKRON
Zips
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Payton Sparks vs. James Okonkwo (Cardinals gains possession)
19:40		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
19:38		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
19:25		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:23		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
19:00		Payton Sparks misses two point layup
18:58		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
18:48		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:46		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
18:45		James Okonkwo misses two point layup
18:43		Cardinals defensive rebound
18:22	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	2-0
18:00		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:58		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
17:51		Jermahri Hill turnover (Tavari Johnson steals)
17:44	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	2-2
17:44		Mickey Pearson Jr. shooting foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul)
17:44		James Okonkwo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:44		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point jump shot	4-2
17:17		Isaiah Gray turnover
16:48		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:46		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
16:33		Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
16:31		Cardinals defensive rebound
16:17	+2	Ben Hendriks makes two point dunk (Jermahri Hill assists)	6-2
15:56	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot	6-4
15:33		Ben Hendriks turnover (Tavari Johnson steals)
15:25		Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
15:23		Seth Wilson offensive rebound
15:10	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	6-6
14:48		Ben Hendriks turnover (Seth Wilson steals)
14:43		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
14:41		Zips offensive rebound
14:41		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul
14:41		TV timeout
14:37	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot (Amani Lyles assists)	6-9
14:14		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
14:12		Mason Jones offensive rebound
14:10	+2	Mason Jones makes two point layup	8-9
13:50		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
13:48		Mason Jones defensive rebound
13:44		Mason Jones turnover (Shammah Scott steals)
13:40	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point layup (Sharron Young assists)	8-11
13:30		Amani Lyles shooting foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
13:30		Jeremiah Hernandez misses regular free throw 1 of 3
13:30	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 3	9-11
13:30	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 3 of 3	10-11
13:06		Shammah Scott misses two point jump shot
13:04		Mason Jones defensive rebound
12:58		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
12:56		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
12:55		James Okonkwo turnover
12:55		Payton Sparks misses two point layup
12:53		Sharron Young defensive rebound
12:51		Shammah Scott turnover (Juanse Gorosito steals)
12:43	+2	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes two point layup (Juanse Gorosito assists)	12-11
12:15	+3	Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)	12-14
11:50	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point layup	14-14
11:33	+3	Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)	14-17
10:59	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	16-17
10:38		Isaiah Gray offensive foul
10:38		Isaiah Gray turnover (offensive foul)
10:38		TV timeout
10:11		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
10:09		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
9:51		Seth Wilson misses two point layup
9:49		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
9:40		Tavari Johnson shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
9:40	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-17
9:40	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-17
9:33		Amani Lyles misses three point jump shot
9:31		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
9:24		Tavari Johnson personal foul
9:17	+2	Joey Hart makes two point layup	20-17
9:10		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:08		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
8:54		Jermahri Hill offensive foul
8:54		Jermahri Hill turnover (offensive foul)
8:39		Isaiah Gray turnover (Payton Sparks steals)
8:25		Joey Hart turnover
8:10	+3	Amani Lyles makes three point jump shot (Sharron Young assists)	20-20
7:46	+3	Joey Hart makes three point jump shot (Juanse Gorosito assists)	23-20
7:33	+3	Amani Lyles makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Gray assists)	23-23
6:55	+3	Jermahri Hill makes three point jump shot (Joey Hart assists)	26-23
6:39		Amani Lyles misses three point jump shot
6:37		Juanse Gorosito defensive rebound
6:22		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
6:20		Joey Hart offensive rebound
6:08		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
6:06		Sharron Young defensive rebound
6:00	+3	Sharron Young makes three point jump shot	26-26
5:43		Nate Johnson personal foul
5:43		TV timeout
5:36		Jermahri Hill misses two point layup
5:34		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
5:18	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup (Shammah Scott assists)	26-28
4:54	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point layup	28-28
4:41		Tavari Johnson misses two point layup
4:39		Shammah Scott offensive rebound
4:23		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:21		Zips offensive rebound
4:21		Payton Sparks personal foul
4:00	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)	28-30
3:42	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup	30-30
3:29		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:27		Marvin Musiime-Kamali offensive rebound
3:24		Tavari Johnson misses two point layup
3:22		Ben Hendriks defensive rebound
3:15		James Okonkwo shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
3:15		TV timeout
3:15	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-30
3:15		Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:15		Zips defensive rebound
3:15		Ben Hendriks personal foul
2:55	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point layup	31-32
2:38		Amani Lyles shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
2:38		Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:38	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-32
2:28		Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:26		Mason Jones defensive rebound
2:21	+3	Mason Jones makes three point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists)	35-32
2:07		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
2:05		Marvin Musiime-Kamali offensive rebound
2:04		Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul
1:59	+2	Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes two point dunk (Sharron Young assists)	35-34
1:30		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
1:28		Sharron Young defensive rebound
1:14		Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
1:12		Marvin Musiime-Kamali offensive rebound
1:11	+2	Sharron Young makes two point layup (Marvin Musiime-Kamali assists)	35-36
1:11		Cardinals 30 second timeout
0:55		Payton Sparks misses two point layup
0:53		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
0:36	+2	Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes two point dunk (Shammah Scott assists)	35-38
0:19		Jermahri Hill misses three point jump shot
0:17		Mickey Pearson Jr. offensive rebound
0:16		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point layup
0:14		Cardinals offensive rebound
0:14		Shammah Scott personal foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-38
0:14		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:14		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
0:07		Zips 30 second timeout
0:04		Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
0:02		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BALL
Cardinals
37
AKRON
Zips
43

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point layup (Seth Wilson assists)	36-40
19:17	+2	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes two point jump shot	38-40
19:06	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot	38-42
18:49		James Okonkwo shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
18:49		Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:49	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-42
18:26		Nate Johnson misses two point layup
18:24		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
18:16	+3	Ethan Brittain-Watts makes three point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists)	42-42
17:51		Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul
17:45	+2	Seth Wilson makes two point layup	42-44
17:21	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Jermahri Hill assists)	44-44
16:57		Jermahri Hill shooting foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul)
16:57	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-45
16:57	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-46
16:39	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	46-46
16:21		Amani Lyles misses three point jump shot
16:19		Seth Wilson offensive rebound
16:15		Seth Wilson turnover (Jermahri Hill steals)
15:54		TV timeout
15:40		Cardinals turnover
15:19	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	46-48
14:56	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point layup (Payton Sparks assists)	48-48
14:42	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point jump shot	48-50
14:24		Amani Lyles blocks Jermahri Hill's two point layup
14:22		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
14:20	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	50-50
14:07	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	50-52
13:39	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup	52-52
13:21	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point layup (Amani Lyles assists)	52-54
12:52		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:50		Sharron Young defensive rebound
12:45	+2	Sharron Young makes two point layup	52-56
12:42		Cardinals 60 second timeout
12:42		TV timeout
12:24	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point jump shot	54-56
12:03		James Okonkwo misses two point layup
12:01		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
11:58		Jeremiah Hernandez turnover (Sharron Young steals)
11:37	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot	54-59
11:37		Jeremiah Hernandez shooting foul (Shammah Scott draws the foul)
11:37		TV timeout
11:37	+1	Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-60
11:26		Shammah Scott blocks Jermahri Hill's two point jump shot
11:24		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
11:20		James Okonkwo offensive foul
11:20		James Okonkwo turnover (offensive foul)
11:10	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point layup (Ethan Brittain-Watts assists)	56-60
10:55	+2	Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes two point layup (Shammah Scott assists)	56-62
10:30		Marvin Musiime-Kamali shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
10:30		Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:30	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-62
10:16	+2	Seth Wilson makes two point jump shot	57-64
10:01	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup	59-64
9:48		Ethan Brittain-Watts shooting foul (Marvin Musiime-Kamali draws the foul)
9:48		Marvin Musiime-Kamali misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:48		Marvin Musiime-Kamali misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:48		Zips offensive rebound
9:27	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point layup	59-66
8:59		Payton Sparks misses two point layup
8:57		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
8:51		Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
8:49		Cardinals defensive rebound
8:36	+3	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Joey Hart assists)	62-66
8:07	+2	Sharron Young makes two point layup	62-68
7:46		Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot
7:44		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
7:26		Payton Sparks personal foul
7:26		TV timeout
7:18		Isaiah Gray misses two point layup
7:16		Cardinals defensive rebound
7:16		James Okonkwo personal foul
7:04	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point layup	64-68
6:47		Nate Johnson turnover
6:23		Payton Sparks misses two point layup
6:21		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
6:08		Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
6:06		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
5:46		Amani Lyles personal foul
5:45	+2	Joey Hart makes two point layup (Ethan Brittain-Watts assists)	66-68
5:27	+2	Sharron Young makes two point jump shot	66-70
5:04		Shammah Scott blocks Jermahri Hill's two point layup
5:02		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
4:59	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup (Shammah Scott assists)	66-72
4:31		Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point layup
4:29		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
4:20	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point layup	66-74
4:15		TV timeout
4:03		Jermahri Hill turnover (Sharron Young steals)
3:58	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point layup (Sharron Young assists)	66-76
3:43	+2	Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point layup	68-76
3:23		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
3:21		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
3:00		Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot
2:58		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
2:54	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point dunk (Sharron Young assists)	68-78
2:31		Amani Lyles shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
2:31		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:31	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-78
2:13		Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul
2:13		Zips 30 second timeout
2:11	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	69-80
1:53	+2	Jermahri Hill makes two point jump shot	71-80
1:39		Jeremiah Hernandez shooting foul (Sharron Young draws the foul)
1:39	+1	Sharron Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-81
1:39		Sharron Young misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:39		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
1:14		Shammah Scott personal foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
1:14		Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:14		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
0:50		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:48		Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
0:39		Joey Hart turnover
0:31		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:29		Jermahri Hill defensive rebound
0:24		Nate Johnson shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-81
0:24	+1	Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-81
0:00		End of period

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Jermahri Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2