Ohio Bobcats at Akron Zips
· MAC Championship - SemifinalFreeman scores 24 as Akron holds off Ohio 65-62 in Mid-American Conference semifinal
The second-seeded Zips advance to face eighth-seeded Kent State, which upset top-seeded Toledo and fifth-seeded Bowling Green to reach the championship game.
Freeman also contributed 21 rebounds and seven blocks for the Zips (23-10). Ali Ali added 16 points while shooting 4 for 13 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line while he also had eight rebounds. Sammy Hunter had 14 points and shot 5 for 9, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc.
Jaylin Hunter finished with 17 points for the Bobcats (20-13). Miles Brown added 16 points and two steals for Ohio. Shereef Mitchell also had 14 points and four assists. The loss ended a five-game winning streak for the Bobcats.
Freeman scored six points in the first half and Akron went into the break trailing 26-16. Freeman scored 18 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Akron to a three-point victory.
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Matchup Prediction
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 65 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 65 |
2nd 0:00 | Akron Deadball Team Rebound. | 62 - 65 |
2nd 0:00 | Jaylin Hunter missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 65 |
2nd 0:03 | Ali Ali made Free Throw. | 62 - 65 |
Statistics
OHIO | AKR | |
---|---|---|
22-61 | FG | 22-56 |
36.1 | Field Goal % | 39.3 |
5-23 | 3PT | 8-22 |
21.7 | Three Point % | 36.4 |
13-15 | FT | 13-19 |
86.7 | Free Throw % | 68.4 |
34 | Rebounds | 40 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
26 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
9 | Assists | 11 |
3 | Steals | 3 |
3 | Blocks | 8 |
12 | Turnovers | 15 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
9 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
18 | Fouls | 19 |
10 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 7,802 | Capacity:
2023-24 Mid-American Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
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 |