National Basketball Association
Akron 65, Ohio 46
When: 6:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 16, 2013
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials:
# D.J. Carstensen, # Bill Ek, # Glenn Mayborg
Attendance:
12102
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Akron 65, Ohio 46: Demetrius Treadwell had 13 points and 10 rebounds to help the Zips down the Bobcats in Cleveland to claim the Mid-American Conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
Chauncey Gilliam also scored 13 points and Nick Harney added 11 for top-seeded Akron (26-6), which is part of the NCAA Tournament field for the third time in five seasons.
Reggie Keely scored 19 points for the second-seeded Bobcats (24-9), who shot 33.3 percent and were 1-for-20 from 3-point range. Standout point guard D.J. Cooper had three points on 0-of-8 shooting and missed all six of his 3-point attempts.
Akron trailed by nine midway through the first half and 29-26 at halftime before dominating the second half. Treadwell’s basket with 15:27 to play put the Zips ahead to stay during a 9-0 run in which Akron took a 40-33 advantage.
The Bobcats were within six with less than eight minutes remaining but Treadwell answered with a layup and Harney converted a three-point play to give the Zips a 50-39 lead with 6:44 to play. Akron’s lead topped out at 21.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Akron played its third game without starting point guard Alex Abreu, who was suspended indefinitely after being arrested on drug charges earlier this month. … The Bobcats drop to 6-2 in eight MAC title-game appearances. … The Zips had 13 offensive boards while holding a 44-27 rebounding edge.
Top Game Performances
Ohio |
|
Akron |
Reggie Keely 19 |
Scoring |
Chauncey Gilliam 13 |
D.J. Cooper 6 |
Assists |
Carmelo Betancourt 3 |
Walter Offutt 11 |
Rebounds |
Demetrius Treadwell 10 |
Reggie Keely 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Nick Harney 5 |
Walter Offutt 2 |
Steals |
Chauncey Gilliam 3 |
Ivo Baltic 2 |
Blocks |
Zeke Marshall 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Ohio
|
46 |
33.3 |
1-20 |
9-14 |
9 |
24 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
Akron
|
65 |
44.2 |
3-11 |
16-25 |
12 |
41 |
3 |
8 |
14 |