Scores

Final

Akron 76

(10-8, 1-3 MAC)

Miami (OH) 84

(8-10, 3-1 MAC)

7:00 PM ET, January 19, 2011

John D. Millett Hall, Miami, OH

1 2 T
AKR 28 4876
M-OH 39 4584

Top Performers

Akron: A. Abreu 12 Pts, 3 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl

Miami (OH): J. Mavunga 25 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast

Miami (Ohio) 84, Akron 76

Associated Press

OXFORD, Ohio -- Julian Mavunga scored a career-high 25 points and Antonio Ballard and Nick Winbush had double-doubles to lead Miami (Ohio) to an 84-76 win over Akron on Wednesday night.

Mavunga shot 6 of 11 from the field and made 12 of 15 free throws for the RedHawks (8-10, 3-1 Mid-American Conference). Ballard had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Winbush added 11 points and 12 boards to help Miami outrebound the Zips 42-31.

The RedHawks led 39-28 at the break as Orlando Williams scored all 12 of his points in the first half, hitting 4 of 5 3-pointers.

Although Miami built a 14-point lead in the second half, Akron (10-8, 1-3) got within seven points on four occasions, the last time at 75-68 with 1:31 left. The RedHawks hit 6 of 6 free throws in the next 29 seconds, then 3 of 6 in the final 29 seconds to finish 23 of 28 from the line.

Nikola Cvetinovic led the Zips with 15 points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
AKR
M-OH
Points 76 84
FG Made-Attempted 29-62 (.468) 26-60 (.433)
3P Made-Attempted 7-24 (.292) 9-19 (.474)
FT Made-Attempted 11-14 (.786) 23-28 (.821)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 24 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 14

2010-11 Season

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» Jan 19, 2011 @M-OH 84, AKR 76Recap
Feb 23, 2011 @AKR 72, M-OH 55Recap
Mar 10, 2011 AKR 82, @M-OH 75Recap