Akron wins 25th straight at home, 66-59 over W. Michigan
AKRON, Ohio (AP) Isaiah Johnson had 16 points and 13 rebounds Friday night and Akron used a strong finish to beat Western Michigan 66-59.
Kwan Cheatham Jr. gave Akron (12-3, 2-0 Mid-American) the lead for good on a 3-pointer 61-58 with 1:10 left. He added a pair of free throws at 44 seconds, and Johnson another pair to make it 65-58 at 28 seconds. It was the Zips' 25th straight home win.
Western Michigan's Thomas Wilder and Akron's Noah Robotham traded single free throws to cap the scoring.
The Broncos (4-10, 0-2) led 48-42 with 12:24 left and Akron scored 11 straight to lead by five on Jimond Ivey's 3-pointer with 7:46 to go. Wilder and Tucker Haymond hit back-to-back 3s to give the Broncos their last lead at 54-53.
Cheatham finished with 14 points and Ivey 13 for Akron.
Wilder had 17 points, Haymond 13 and Reggie Jones 11 for Western Michigan.
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Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
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Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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W. Michigan - | 75.5 PPG | 39.1 RPG | 12.9 APG |
Akron - | 77.0 PPG | 37.7 RPG | 14.4 APG |
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