Gulf Coast Showcase: Akron Miscues Lead to Setback

Tuesday, November 23

Estero, Fla.

1:30 pm

University of Akron

2-3,0-0MAC

Appalachian State

3-3,0-0Sun Belt

Appalachian St.

Akron

Gulf Coast Showcase: Akron Miscues Lead to Setback

November 23 | Men's Basketball

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Gulf Coast Showcase: Akron Miscues Lead to Setback
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Estero, Fla. – The Akron Zips shooting woes continued in game two of the Gulf Coast Showcase as Appalachian State handed Akron a 57-45 setback on Tuesday afternoon at Hertz Arena.

Sophomore Enrique Freeman (Cleveland, Ohio) posted his third double-double of the season to lead Akron. Freeman recorded 15 points to go along with 10 rebounds, while shooting a team-best 70-percent from the floor (7-of-10). The Zips finished the game shooting just 30.5 percent from the field (18-of-59), including a 21.2 percent effort from deep (7-of-33) and only 2-of-7 from the charity stripe. Junior Bryan Trimble, Jr. (Kansas City, Mo.) added nine points and sophomore Mikal Dawson (Huntington, W.Va.) notched eight points.

Akron opened the game on a 10-5 run and held the lead at the 13:25 mark, but a 4:53 scoring drought allowed the Mountaineers to take a 18-10 advantage. The Zips cut the deficit in half with back-to-back paint points, a dunk by Freeman and a layin by graduate K.J. Walton (Indianapolis, Ind.), but App State responded with a pair of baskets. Akron used a 7-0 run to end the half and trail by only one point, 22-21 at intermission.

App State started the second half with five unanswered points, and the Mountaineers eventually extended the lead to 15 points with 3:43 left to play, 49-34. The Zips were able to cut the deficit to 10 points on Freeman spin move in the paint and an sophomore Ali Ali (Indianapolis, Ind.) triple from the left wing which made the score 49-39 with 2:03 left to play.

Michael Almonacy scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Mountaineers, while Donovan Gregory and Adrian Delph followed with 14 and 11 points, respectively.

Akron won the battle of the boards 38-33 and registered a eight steals and forced nine turnovers, while committing 14 turnovers as a tream.

Akron will wrap-up the 2021 Gulf Coast Showcase against Evansville on Wednesday, Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. Fans can follow the action on FloHoops live streaming service, the Akron Sports Network WHLO 640 AM or via live stats on GoZips.com.