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Zips Beat Bowling Green 83-67 - Freeman Moves To Ninth For All-Time Scoring
January 06 | Men's Basketball
AKRON, Ohio - The Akron men's basketball team used a 47-point second half to defeat the Bowling Green Falcons 83-67 at the JAR on Friday evening.
Enrique Freeman notched a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds as he moved to ninth for all-time scoring with 1,448 career points. Freeman surprised Don Williams (1963-67). Romeo Travis (2004-07) is next with 1,491 career points.Â
In addition to Freeman's strong outing, the Zips (10-4, 2-0) were led by Greg Tribble, who had 16 points, and by Shammah Scott, who added 10 points, four assists and three steals coming off the bench.
Akron did a great job taking care of the basketball, dishing out 22 assists while turning the ball over nine times. Individually, Kaleb Thornton lent a helping hand the most for the Zips with five assists.
How It Happened
After falling behind 36-27, Akron went on a 5-0 run with 4:06 left in the first half, culminating in a three from Mikal Dawson, to narrow its deficit to 36-32. Bowling Green answered back and added to its lead, leaving the Zips down 41-36 entering halftime.
After intermission, Akron came back to even it up at 52-52 before going on a 12-0 run to seize a 64-52 lead with 6:47 to go in the contest. The Zips kept expanding the margin and coasted the rest of the way for the 83-67 win. Akron got a boost from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for 12 of its 47 total points.
Game Notes
» Enrique Freeman notched an impressive double-double for the Zips with 24 points and 11 rebounds.» Freeman recorded his 12th double-double of the season while recording 20+ points and 10+ rebounds for the eighth time.
» The Zips shot well from three point range, knocking down 10 of 24 long range attempts.
» The Zips put on a passing clinic, recording an assist on 79 percent of made field goals.
» The Akron bench made an impact by adding 25 points to its scoring output.
» Akron had a 38-31 edge on the boards in the win.
» Akron turned the ball over nine times while dishing out 22 assists.
» Akron cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 12 offensive boards in the game.
» Enrique Freeman led the Zips with a game-high 24 points.
» Akron got a game-high 11 rebounds from Enrique Freeman.
What's Next?
The Zips return to the road as they travel to Ball State on Tuesday, January 9 for a 7 pm start.
