National Basketball Association
Akron 88, Ohio 81
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Where: Convocation Center, Athens, Ohio
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # Bill Ek, # Steve McJunkins
Attendance:
11109
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No. 24 Akron 88, Ohio 81 (OT):
Demetrius Treadwell had a career-high 21 points and the Zips extended
the nation's longest winning streak to 19 with a tough road win over
the Bobcats.
Akron (23-4, 13-0 MAC) had a
two-point lead in the closing seconds, but Ohio's Jon Smith scored a
tip-in with seven-tenths of a second to play to force the extra period. From
there, it was all Zips, who outscored the Bobcats 16-9 in overtime.
Jake Kretzer was 6-for-6 from the field, including hitting all five of his 3-point
attempts, and finished with a career-best 19 points for the Zips.
Alex Abreu had
16 points, nine assists and five rebounds while Zeke Marshall had 16 points and seven boards.
Ohio (20-8, 11-2) was paced by
D.J. Cooper's 26 points, including five 3-pointers. Walter Offutt
added 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Travis Wilkins contributed 12 points and Reggie
Keely chipped in 10.
The Bobcats led for much of the
first half, taking a 41-30 advantage to halftime. But the Zips opened
the second half with a 19-4 run and never trailed again.
GAME
NOTEBOOK: The Zips finished shooting 50.9 percent from the field,
including 50 percent from 3-point range. … After losing the rebound
battle by 18 in the team's first meeting of the season, the Bobcats
were edged by one Wednesday 36-35. … Akron
completes the road portion of its MAC schedule with a trip to Buffalo
on Saturday. Ohio looks to bounce back when it hits the road to face
Bowling Green on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
| Akron |
|
Ohio |
|
Demetrius Treadwell 21 |
Scoring |
D.J. Cooper 26 |
|
Alex Abreu 9 |
Assists |
D.J. Cooper 4 |
|
Nick Harney 8 |
Rebounds |
Walter Offutt 10 |
|
Demetrius Treadwell 7 |
Free Throws Made |
D.J. Cooper 5 |
|
Alex Abreu 1 |
Steals |
D.J. Cooper 2 |
|
Zeke Marshall 4 |
Blocks |
Jon Smith 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Akron
|
88 |
50.9 |
9-18 |
23-31 |
21 |
35 |
5 |
4 |
13 |
| Ohio
|
81 |
41.5 |
9-23 |
18-23 |
18 |
31 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
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