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Fulks scores 23 as Milwaukee beats Akron 100-81
MILWAUKEE (AP) Themus Fulks scored 23 points as Milwaukee beat Akron 100-81 on Sunday.
Fulks had five rebounds and seven assists for the Panthers (8-4, 2-0 Horizon League). Kentrell Pullian added 19 points while shooting 7 for 13 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line while they also had six rebounds and five steals. Jamichael Stillwell had 17 points and shot 5 of 9 from the field and 5 for 7 from the line.
The Zips (6-3) were led by Tavari Johnson, who posted 22 points and two steals. Nate Johnson added 19 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals for Akron. Sharron Young had 11 points and three steals. The loss ended a five-game winning streak for the Zips.
Milwaukee took the lead with 16:39 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 58-45 at halftime, with Erik Pratt racking up 14 points. Fulks scored 16 points in the second half to help lead the way as Milwaukee went on to secure a victory, outscoring Akron by six points in the second half.
Milwaukee's next game is Sunday against North Central (IL) at home, and Akron squares off against Yale on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Zips gains possession) | ||
| 19:36 |  | Bowen Hardman turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 19:11 | | Kentrell Pullian misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:09 | | Tavari Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 19:06 | | Tavari Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Kentrell Pullian steals) | ||
| 19:02 | | +2 | Jamichael Stillwell makes two point dunk (Kentrell Pullian assists) | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | | +2 | James Okonkwo makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Gray assists) | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | | AJ McKee misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:38 | | Darius Duffy offensive rebound | ||
| 18:22 | | AJ McKee turnover (lost ball) (Tavari Johnson steals) | ||
| 18:14 | | Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:12 | | Kentrell Pullian defensive rebound | ||
| 18:05 | | Kentrell Pullian turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 17:56 | | +2 | James Okonkwo makes two point layup (Nate Johnson assists) | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | | Isaiah Gray personal foul (Panthers draws the foul) | ||
| 17:41 | | Themus Fulks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:39 | | Jamichael Stillwell offensive rebound | ||
| 17:33 | | +3 | Kentrell Pullian makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Stillwell assists) | 4-5 |
| 17:20 | | Nate Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 17:18 | | James Okonkwo offensive rebound | ||
| 17:16 | | +3 | Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (James Okonkwo assists) | 7-5 |
| 17:07 | | AJ McKee misses two point layup | ||
| 17:05 | | Panthers offensive rebound | ||
| 16:58 | | +2 | Themus Fulks makes two point jump shot | 7-7 |
| 16:49 | | Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:47 | | Kentrell Pullian defensive rebound | ||
| 16:39 | | Marvin Musiime-Kamali shooting foul (AJ McKee draws the foul) | ||
| 16:39 | | +1 | AJ McKee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-8 |
| 16:39 | | +1 | AJ McKee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-9 |
| 16:26 | | Tavari Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 16:24 | | Themus Fulks defensive rebound | ||
| 16:10 | | +2 | Themus Fulks makes two point layup (Kentrell Pullian assists) | 7-11 |
| 16:05 | | Tavari Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Erik Pratt steals) | ||
| 15:58 | | Kentrell Pullian misses two point layup | ||
| 15:56 | | Bowen Hardman defensive rebound | ||
| 15:51 | | Amani Lyles misses two point layup | ||
| 15:49 | | Jamichael Stillwell defensive rebound | ||
| 15:40 | | +3 | Erik Pratt makes three point jump shot (Themus Fulks assists) | 7-14 |
| 15:38 | | Zips 30 second timeout | ||
| 15:38 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:11 | | Amani Lyles misses two point layup | ||
| 15:09 | | Nate Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 15:06 | | +2 | Nate Johnson makes two point layup | 9-14 |
| 14:46 | | John Lovelace Jr. personal foul (Zips draws the foul) | ||
| 14:46 | | +3 | Erik Pratt makes three point jump shot (Themus Fulks assists) | 9-17 |
| 14:33 | | Sharron Young turnover (bad pass) (Darius Duffy steals) | ||
| 14:02 | | Darius Duffy turnover (traveling) | ||
| 14:02 | | Sharron Young turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 14:02 | | Kentrell Pullian turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 13:44 | | James Okonkwo misses two point layup | ||
| 13:42 | | James Okonkwo offensive rebound | ||
| 13:42 | | +2 | James Okonkwo makes two point layup | 11-17 |
| 13:42 | | Darius Duffy shooting foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul) | ||
| 13:42 | | James Okonkwo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 13:42 | | Kentrell Pullian defensive rebound | ||
| 13:35 | | +3 | Erik Pratt makes three point jump shot (Kentrell Pullian assists) | 11-20 |
| 13:20 | | Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:18 | | Erik Pratt defensive rebound | ||
| 13:08 | | +3 | AJ McKee makes three point jump shot (John Lovelace Jr. assists) | 11-23 |
| 12:56 | | Nate Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Kentrell Pullian steals) | ||
| 12:51 | | Kentrell Pullian misses two point layup | ||
| 12:49 | | Sharron Young defensive rebound | ||
| 12:34 | | James Okonkwo turnover (bad pass) (Kentrell Pullian steals) | ||
| 12:29 | | Themus Fulks turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 12:16 | | +2 | Tavari Johnson makes two point layup | 13-23 |
| 11:57 | | AJ McKee misses two point layup | ||
| 11:55 | | Darius Duffy offensive rebound | ||
| 11:51 | | Themus Fulks turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 11:51 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | Bowen Hardman makes two point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists) | 15-23 |
| 11:11 | | Themus Fulks turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot | 17-23 |
| 10:31 | | +2 | Danilo Jovanovich makes two point layup (Themus Fulks assists) | 17-25 |
| 10:20 | | Nate Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Kentrell Pullian steals) | ||
| 10:14 | | +2 | Kentrell Pullian makes two point layup | 17-27 |
| 10:14 | | Zips 30 second timeout | ||
| 10:02 | | +2 | Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot | 19-27 |
| 9:50 | | AJ McKee misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Isaiah Gray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | AJ McKee personal foul (Zips draws the foul) | ||
| 9:37 | | Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Jamichael Stillwell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Jamichael Stillwell makes two point layup | 19-29 |
| 9:13 | | James Okonkwo offensive foul (Panthers draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | James Okonkwo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:59 | | Amani Lyles blocks Danilo Jovanovich's two point layup | ||
| 8:57 | | AJ McKee offensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Danilo Jovanovich makes two point layup (Themus Fulks assists) | 19-31 |
| 8:33 | | +2 | Tavari Johnson makes two point layup | 21-31 |
| 8:19 | | +3 | Jamichael Stillwell makes three point jump shot (Kentrell Pullian assists) | 21-34 |
| 8:15 | | Jamichael Stillwell technical foul | ||
| 8:15 | | +1 | Tavari Johnson makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 22-34 |
| 8:15 | | +1 | Tavari Johnson makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 23-34 |
| 8:05 | | Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:03 | | Darius Duffy defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Kentrell Pullian misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Shammah Scott defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | John Lovelace Jr. personal foul (Zips draws the foul) | ||
| 7:48 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Shammah Scott makes two point layup | 25-34 |
| 7:24 | | Jamichael Stillwell misses two point layup | ||
| 7:22 | | Darius Duffy offensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | +2 | Darius Duffy makes two point layup (Jamichael Stillwell assists) | 25-36 |
| 7:08 | | Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Jamichael Stillwell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Erik Pratt makes two point layup (Themus Fulks assists) | 25-38 |
| 6:46 | | +3 | Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot (Amani Lyles assists) | 28-38 |
| 6:29 | | +3 | Jamichael Stillwell makes three point jump shot (AJ McKee assists) | 28-41 |
| 6:21 | | Isaiah Gray turnover (bad pass) (Erik Pratt steals) | ||
| 6:09 | | AJ McKee misses two point layup | ||
| 6:07 | | Amani Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Themus Fulks defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Isaiah Gray personal foul (Themus Fulks draws the foul) | ||
| 5:30 | | Sharron Young personal foul (Panthers draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | Themus Fulks misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Darius Duffy offensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Sharron Young personal foul (Darius Duffy draws the foul) | ||
| 5:13 | | Jamichael Stillwell turnover (lost ball) (Nate Johnson steals) | ||
| 5:02 | | +2 | Nate Johnson makes two point layup (Sharron Young assists) | 30-41 |
| 4:55 | | Themus Fulks turnover (bad pass) (Sharron Young steals) | ||
| 4:50 | | Nate Johnson misses two point dunk | ||
| 4:48 | | Sharron Young offensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Shammah Scott offensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Kentrell Pullian personal foul (Zips draws the foul) | ||
| 4:38 | | +3 | Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists) | 33-41 |
| 4:36 | | Panthers 30 second timeout | ||
| 4:19 | | Themus Fulks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Kentrell Pullian offensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Nate Johnson shooting foul (Kentrell Pullian draws the foul) | ||
| 4:15 | | +1 | Kentrell Pullian makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-42 |
| 4:15 | | Kentrell Pullian misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:15 | | Nate Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | +3 | Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists) | 36-42 |
| 3:31 | | +3 | Kentrell Pullian makes three point jump shot (Themus Fulks assists) | 36-45 |
| 3:25 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:15 | | +2 | Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot | 38-45 |
| 2:56 | | +2 | AJ McKee makes two point jump shot | 38-47 |
| 2:36 | | James Okonkwo offensive foul | ||
| 2:36 | | James Okonkwo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | +3 | Themus Fulks makes three point jump shot (Erik Pratt assists) | 38-50 |
| 2:03 | | Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Panthers defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Danilo Jovanovich makes two point jump shot | 38-52 |
| 1:36 | | Amani Lyles misses two point layup | ||
| 1:34 | | Jamichael Stillwell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | +3 | AJ McKee makes three point jump shot (Erik Pratt assists) | 38-55 |
| 1:11 | | +3 | Amani Lyles makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Gray assists) | 41-55 |
| 0:55 | | +3 | Erik Pratt makes three point jump shot (AJ McKee assists) | 41-58 |
| 0:43 | | +2 | Tavari Johnson makes two point layup | 43-58 |
| 0:43 | | AJ McKee shooting foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | +1 | Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 44-58 |
| 0:39 | | Themus Fulks turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 0:16 | | Danilo Jovanovich shooting foul (Isaiah Gray draws the foul) | ||
| 0:16 | | +1 | Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-58 |
| 0:16 | | Isaiah Gray misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:16 | | Kentrell Pullian defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Themus Fulks misses two point layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |