Freeman scores 24 as Akron holds off Ohio 65-62 in Mid-American Conference semifinal
CLEVELAND (AP) Enrique Freeman had 24 points in Akron's 65-62 win over Ohio on Friday night in the semifinal round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.
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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Bobcats gains possession) | |||
19:37 | Jaylin Hunter misses two point jump shot | |||
19:35 | Ali Ali defensive rebound | |||
19:08 | Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
19:06 | Miles Brown defensive rebound | |||
18:59 | +2 | Miles Brown makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
18:37 | Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
18:35 | Jaylin Hunter defensive rebound | |||
18:34 | Jaylin Hunter turnover (lost ball) | |||
18:30 | Shereef Mitchell shooting foul (Greg Tribble draws the foul) | |||
18:30 | Greg Tribble misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
18:30 | +1 | Greg Tribble makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-1 | |
18:12 | Enrique Freeman blocks Miles Brown's two point jump shot | |||
18:10 | Sammy Hunter defensive rebound | |||
17:59 | +3 | Sammy Hunter makes three point bank jump shot (Nate Johnson assists) | 2-4 | |
17:59 | Greg Tribble personal foul | |||
17:46 | AJ Clayton offensive foul (Ali Ali draws the foul) | |||
17:46 | AJ Clayton turnover (offensive foul) | |||
17:27 | Enrique Freeman turnover (traveling) | |||
17:11 | Jaylin Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
17:09 | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | |||
16:56 | Sammy Hunter misses two point jump shot | |||
16:54 | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | |||
16:44 | Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
16:42 | Nate Johnson defensive rebound | |||
16:33 | Jaylin Hunter shooting foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul) | |||
16:33 | +1 | Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-5 | |
16:33 | +1 | Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-6 | |
16:08 | Jaylin Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
16:06 | Nate Johnson defensive rebound | |||
15:53 | +2 | Enrique Freeman makes two point hook shot | 2-8 | |
15:53 | AJ Clayton shooting foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul) | |||
15:53 | TV timeout | |||
15:53 | Enrique Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
15:53 | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | |||
15:36 | Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot | |||
15:34 | Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound | |||
15:30 | Aidan Hadaway misses two point layup | |||
15:28 | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | |||
15:19 | Enrique Freeman misses two point layup | |||
15:17 | Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
15:12 | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup (Miles Brown assists) | 4-8 | |
14:56 | Nate Johnson turnover (traveling) | |||
14:38 | Ali Ali shooting foul (Jaylin Hunter draws the foul) | |||
14:38 | +1 | Jaylin Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-8 | |
14:38 | +1 | Jaylin Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-8 | |
14:22 | Ali Ali misses two point layup | |||
14:20 | Gabe Wiznitzer defensive rebound | |||
14:17 | Miles Brown turnover (bad pass) (Shammah Scott steals) | |||
14:16 | Shammah Scott turnover (out of bounds) | |||
14:05 | Mikal Dawson personal foul (Miles Brown draws the foul) | |||
13:51 | Jaylin Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Shammah Scott steals) | |||
13:32 | Gabe Wiznitzer blocks Kaleb Thornton's two point layup | |||
13:30 | Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound | |||
13:17 | Elmore James misses two point jump shot | |||
13:15 | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | |||
13:15 | Kaleb Thornton misses three point jump shot | |||
13:13 | Bobcats defensive rebound | |||
12:59 | Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot | |||
12:57 | Gabe Wiznitzer offensive rebound | |||
12:47 | Bobcats turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
12:29 | Ali Ali misses two point jump shot | |||
12:27 | Enrique Freeman offensive rebound | |||
12:23 | Enrique Freeman misses two point layup | |||
12:21 | Zips offensive rebound | |||
12:19 | Enrique Freeman turnover (bad pass) | |||
12:01 | Gabe Wiznitzer misses two point layup | |||
11:59 | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | |||
11:49 | Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot | |||
11:47 | Zips offensive rebound | |||
11:47 | Ali Ali offensive foul | |||
11:47 | Ali Ali turnover (offensive foul) | |||
11:47 | TV timeout | |||
11:35 | Shereef Mitchell misses two point layup | |||
11:33 | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | |||
11:11 | +2 | Greg Tribble makes two point jump shot | 6-10 | |
10:38 | Enrique Freeman blocks Gabe Wiznitzer's two point layup | |||
10:36 | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | |||
10:26 | Gabe Wiznitzer blocks Tavari Johnson's two point layup | |||
10:24 | Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
10:18 | Shereef Mitchell misses two point layup | |||
10:15 | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | |||
10:10 | Shammah Scott misses two point layup | |||
10:08 | Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
9:56 | Enrique Freeman blocks Elmore James's two point layup | |||
9:55 | Zips defensive rebound | |||
9:55 | Gabe Wiznitzer personal foul | |||
9:28 | Enrique Freeman misses two point jump shot | |||
9:26 | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | |||
9:17 | +3 | Miles Brown makes three point jump shot | 9-10 | |
9:16 | Zips 30 second timeout | |||
8:56 | Enrique Freeman turnover (traveling) | |||
8:37 | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup (Shereef Mitchell assists) | 11-10 | |
8:22 | Enrique Freeman misses two point layup | |||
8:20 | AJ Clayton defensive rebound | |||
8:17 | AJ Clayton turnover | |||
7:59 | Greg Tribble offensive foul | |||
7:59 | Greg Tribble turnover (offensive foul) | |||
7:59 | TV timeout | |||
7:37 | +2 | Shereef Mitchell makes two point jump shot | 13-10 | |
7:07 | Gabe Wiznitzer personal foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul) | |||
6:49 | +2 | Nate Johnson makes two point layup | 13-12 | |
6:26 | +2 | Miles Brown makes two point layup | 15-12 | |
6:26 | Kaleb Thornton shooting foul (Miles Brown draws the foul) | |||
6:26 | +1 | Miles Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-12 | |
6:14 | +2 | Enrique Freeman makes two point layup (Ali Ali assists) | 16-14 | |
5:51 | Aidan Hadaway misses two point layup | |||
5:49 | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | |||
5:40 | Miles Brown blocks Ali Ali's two point layup | |||
5:38 | Ali Ali offensive rebound | |||
5:34 | Ali Ali misses two point layup | |||
5:32 | Gabe Wiznitzer defensive rebound | |||
5:30 | Miles Brown turnover (traveling) | |||
5:26 | Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
5:24 | Bobcats defensive rebound | |||
5:24 | Enrique Freeman personal foul (AJ Clayton draws the foul) | |||
5:24 | AJ Clayton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:24 | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | |||
5:12 | +2 | Shammah Scott makes two point layup | 16-16 | |
4:53 | AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot | |||
4:51 | Kaleb Thornton defensive rebound | |||
4:47 | Enrique Freeman turnover (out of bounds) | |||
4:30 | +3 | AJ Clayton makes three point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists) | 19-16 | |
3:52 | Zips turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
3:52 | TV timeout | |||
3:32 | +2 | Miles Brown makes two point layup (Aidan Hadaway assists) | 21-16 | |
3:05 | Shammah Scott turnover (lost ball) (Miles Brown steals) | |||
2:45 | Shereef Mitchell misses two point jump shot | |||
2:43 | Gabe Wiznitzer offensive rebound | |||
2:39 | +2 | Gabe Wiznitzer makes two point layup | 23-16 | |
2:28 | Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot | |||
2:26 | Enrique Freeman offensive rebound | |||
2:22 | Enrique Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Miles Brown steals) | |||
2:18 | Miles Brown turnover (double dribble) | |||
2:08 | Shammah Scott misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
2:06 | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | |||
1:53 | Miles Brown turnover (lost ball) (Shammah Scott steals) | |||
1:48 | Shammah Scott turnover (lost ball) (Jaylin Hunter steals) | |||
1:38 | +3 | Jaylin Hunter makes three point jump shot (Aidan Hadaway assists) | 26-16 | |
1:19 | Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
1:17 | Jaylin Hunter defensive rebound | |||
1:09 | Miles Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
1:07 | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | |||
1:04 | Gabe Wiznitzer personal foul | |||
1:04 | Greg Tribble misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
1:04 | Gabe Wiznitzer defensive rebound | |||
0:37 | Shereef Mitchell misses two point jump shot | |||
0:35 | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Zips turnover | |||
0:00 | End of period |