Men's Basketball: Poor end to first half dooms Ohio in 83-77 loss to Akron

AKRON, Ohio - With just under 11 minutes left in the first half of Ohio's eventual 83-77 loss to Akron, Dwight Wilson III made a layup to cut Akron...

February 5, 2023
4:26 AM

AKRON, Ohio - With just under 11 minutes left in the first half of Ohio's eventual 83-77 loss to Akron, Dwight Wilson III made a layup to cut Akron's lead to 22-20. Ohio's next basket came on a Miles Brown and-1 with just under seven minutes to play in the half to end a quick 6-0 Akron run before things got too out of hand. That positivity for the Bobcats was short-lived, however, as they would not score again until an A.J. Brown layup with 2:41 to go cut the Zips' lead from 18 to 16. In between those two Ohio baskets, Akron scored 13 points, featuring back-to-back 3-pointers from Trendon Hankerson and a pair of layups from Enrique Freeman, who finished the game with 32 points and 15 rebounds.

Will Cunningham