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Freeman scores 24 as Akron holds off Ohio 65-62 in Mid-American Conference semifinal

AP
Mar 15, 2024

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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1st Half
OHIO
Bobcats
26
AKRON
Zips
16

Time		Play	Score
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

2nd Half
OHIO
Bobcats
36
AKRON
Zips
49

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
19:46		Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
19:22		Jaylin Hunter misses two point layup
19:20		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
19:03		Miles Brown personal foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
18:56		Miles Brown shooting foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
18:56	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-17
18:56	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-18
18:39		Aidan Hadaway misses two point layup
18:37		Ali Ali defensive rebound
18:36		Jaylin Hunter personal foul
18:25		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
18:23		Miles Brown defensive rebound
18:16		Miles Brown misses two point layup
18:14		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
18:03	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point fadeaway jump shot	26-20
17:43		Greg Tribble personal foul (Jaylin Hunter draws the foul)
17:36	+3	Jaylin Hunter makes three point jump shot (AJ Clayton assists)	29-20
17:17		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
17:15		Jaylin Hunter defensive rebound
17:12		Kaleb Thornton personal foul
16:55		Jaylin Hunter misses two point layup
16:53		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
16:48		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
16:46		Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound
16:40		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
16:38		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
16:32		Jaylin Hunter personal foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
16:20		Enrique Freeman misses two point layup
16:18		Ali Ali offensive rebound
16:13	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk	29-22
15:49		Miles Brown misses two point layup
15:47		Miles Brown offensive rebound
15:43	+2	Miles Brown makes two point layup	31-22
15:23		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
15:21		Ali Ali offensive rebound
15:17	+3	Ali Ali makes three point jump shot	31-25
14:54		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
14:52		Kaleb Thornton defensive rebound
14:50		Ajay Sheldon personal foul
14:50		TV timeout
14:29		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
14:27		Bobcats defensive rebound
14:05	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point jump shot	33-25
14:05		Kaleb Thornton shooting foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul)
14:05	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-25
13:41		Greg Tribble misses two point jump shot
13:39		Zips offensive rebound
13:37	+3	Ali Ali makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)	34-28
13:11		Ali Ali personal foul
13:11		Ali Ali technical foul
13:11	+1	AJ Clayton makes technical free throw 1 of 2	35-28
13:11	+1	AJ Clayton makes technical free throw 2 of 2	36-28
13:00		Elmore James turnover (traveling)
12:48		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
12:46		Sammy Hunter offensive rebound
12:41	+2	Sammy Hunter makes two point jump shot	36-30
12:24		Enrique Freeman personal foul
12:06		Enrique Freeman blocks Gabe Wiznitzer's two point layup
12:06		Gabe Wiznitzer offensive rebound
12:06		Jump ball. (Bobcats gains possession)
12:06		TV timeout
12:03		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
12:01		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
12:01		Shammah Scott turnover (out of bounds)
11:49		Enrique Freeman blocks Jaylin Hunter's two point layup
11:47		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
11:35	+3	Sammy Hunter makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)	36-33
11:10	+2	Gabe Wiznitzer makes two point layup (Shereef Mitchell assists)	38-33
10:50	+3	Sammy Hunter makes three point jump shot (Greg Tribble assists)	38-36
10:28	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point jump shot	40-36
9:54	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk (Tavari Johnson assists)	40-38
9:54		Bobcats 30 second timeout
9:54		TV timeout
9:43		Sammy Hunter blocks Miles Brown's three point jump shot
9:41		Bobcats offensive rebound
9:41		Bobcats 30 second timeout
9:25		Enrique Freeman blocks Jaylin Hunter's three point jump shot
9:23		Jaylin Hunter offensive rebound
9:17	+2	Jaylin Hunter makes two point jump shot	42-38
9:07	+3	Sammy Hunter makes three point jump shot (Enrique Freeman assists)	42-41
8:50		AJ Clayton turnover (bad pass)
8:33		AJ Clayton shooting foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
8:33	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-42
8:33	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-43
8:18		Jaylin Hunter misses three point jump shot
8:16		Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound
8:11		Enrique Freeman shooting foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-43
8:11	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-43
7:52		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:50		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
7:42		Greg Tribble personal foul (Miles Brown draws the foul)
7:42		TV timeout
7:42	+1	Miles Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-43
7:42	+1	Miles Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-43
7:24		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
7:22		Jaylin Hunter defensive rebound
7:08	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup	48-43
6:44	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk (Tavari Johnson assists)	48-45
6:27		Shereef Mitchell misses two point jump shot
6:25		Ali Ali defensive rebound
6:10	+2	Ali Ali makes two point layup	48-47
5:53		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
5:51		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
5:51		Aidan Hadaway personal foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
5:51		Enrique Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:51		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
5:50	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup	48-49
5:32		Sammy Hunter personal foul (Miles Brown draws the foul)
5:32		Miles Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:32		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
5:17	+3	Ali Ali makes three point jump shot (Greg Tribble assists)	48-52
5:00		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
4:58		Greg Tribble defensive rebound
4:39		Enrique Freeman misses two point layup
4:36		Ali Ali offensive rebound
4:32	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup (Ali Ali assists)	48-54
4:31		Bobcats 30 second timeout
4:16	+2	AJ Clayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaylin Hunter assists)	50-54
3:52	+3	Enrique Freeman makes three point jump shot (Ali Ali assists)	50-57
3:37		Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot
3:35		Ali Ali defensive rebound
3:22		Zips 30 second timeout
3:22		TV timeout
3:08	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point layup	50-59
2:43	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup	52-59
2:43		Enrique Freeman shooting foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul)
2:43	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-59
2:25		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:23		Miles Brown defensive rebound
2:14	+3	Jaylin Hunter makes three point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists)	56-59
1:55		Greg Tribble offensive foul
1:55		Greg Tribble turnover (offensive foul)
1:39		Jaylin Hunter turnover (bad pass)
1:20		Miles Brown personal foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
1:20	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-60
1:20	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-61
1:11		Enrique Freeman blocks Shereef Mitchell's two point layup
1:09		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
1:09		Jump ball. (Zips gains possession)
0:46		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
0:44		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
0:33	+2	Jaylin Hunter makes two point jump shot	58-61
0:31		Jaylin Hunter personal foul
0:31	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-62
0:31		Enrique Freeman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:31		Miles Brown defensive rebound
0:22	+2	Miles Brown makes two point layup	60-62
0:14		Aidan Hadaway personal foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
0:14		Zips 60 second timeout
0:14	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-63
0:14	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-64
0:07		Nate Johnson personal foul
0:07		Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot
0:07		Bobcats offensive rebound
0:07	+1	Jaylin Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-64
0:07	+1	Jaylin Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-64
0:07		Miles Brown personal foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
0:07		Ali Ali misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:07	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-65
0:01		Jaylin Hunter misses three point jump shot
0:00		Zips defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Zips defensive rebound