NCAAB

Ohio Bobcats at Akron Zips

· MAC Championship - Semifinal
20-13, 5-7 Away
Final
62 - 65
23-10, 13-1 Home

Freeman 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

Akron: 57.6%
Ohio: 42.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

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

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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

Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 7,802 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Kent State 0-0 - 4-1
Toledo 0-0 - 5-2
Akron 0-0 - 3-2
Central Michigan 0-0 - 3-2
Eastern Michigan 0-0 - 3-2
Buffalo 0-0 - 3-3
Miami (OH) 0-0 - 2-2
Bowling Green 0-0 - 2-4
Northern Illinois 0-0 - 2-4
Ohio 0-0 - 2-4
Western Michigan 0-0 - 2-4
Ball State 0-0 - 1-4
Full Standings