Akron 53, Miami (Ohio) 44
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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MIAMI (OH) |
AKRON |
| Points |
44 |
53 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
13-47 (.277) |
18-45 (.400) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
3-15 (.200) |
3-17 (.176) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
15-18 (.833) |
14-22 (.636) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
18 (0/0) |
19 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
5 |
11 |
| Next 5 Games |
| MIAMI (OH) (ET) |
AKRON (ET) |
| 02/21 @EVAN 3:30pm | | 02/26 @OHIO 7:00pm | | 03/01 KENT 2:00pm | | 03/05 BGSU 7:00pm | | 03/08 @BUFF 2:00pm |
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| 02/21 @VALP 8:05pm | | 02/26 @BUFF 7:00pm | | 03/01 BGSU 12:00pm | | 03/05 OHIO 7:00pm | | 03/08 @KENT 12:00pm |
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Associated Press
AKRON, Ohio -- Chris McKnight had 18 points and Akron scored 20 off turnovers as the Zips beat Miami of Ohio 53-44 on Wednesday night at Rhodes Arena.
Akron (17-9, 8-4 Mid-American Conference) entered the second half with a 17-14 advantage, but a 3-pointer by Miami's
Michael Bramos in the first 30 seconds tied it up.
About a minute later, the Zips went ahead 22-19 on a 3-pointer by
Nate Linhart. They never lost the lead after that.
The RedHawks (15-9, 8-4) came within three points with 4:52 left in the game before Akron pulled away for good with a 9-2 run capped by an Anthony Hitchens 3-pointer. Hitchens finished with 12 points.
Bramos led Miami with 12 points.
Miami had its largest lead, five points, at 8:32 of the first quarter, which saw six lead changes. It never held the lead after the break.
Akron's points off turnovers were quadruple the five points scored by Miami off turnovers.
Miami (OH) 44, 
Akron 53