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Ohio Bobcats @ Akron Zips
Present Data: Ohio 9-9, Akron 14-4
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Ohio has loved a two-game homestand however will quickly need to mud off their highway jerseys. The Ohio Bobcats and the Akron Zips will face off in a Mid American battle at 7:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday at James A. Rhodes Area. Each groups come into the matchup bolstered by wins of their earlier matches.
Successful is just a bit bit simpler when you’re employed as a group to publish 12 extra assists than your opponent, a truth Ohio proved on Saturday. They loved a comfy 85-67 victory over the Eagles.
In the meantime, Akron entered their tilt with Kent State with 5 consecutive wins however they will enter their subsequent sport with six. The Zips walked away with a 77-71 victory over the Golden Flashes on Friday. 77 appears to be quantity for Akron because the group scooped up a win with the identical variety of factors of their earlier sport.
Akron relied on the efforts of Ali Ali, who scored 23 factors, and Enrique Freeman, who scored 23 factors together with eight rebounds and 5 blocks. These 23 factors set a brand new season-high mark for him.
The Bobcats pushed their report as much as 9-9 with that victory, which was their third straight at dwelling. As for the Zips, they’re on a roll these days: they’ve gained ten of their final 11 contests, which offered a pleasant bump to their 14-4 report this season.
Some high-performance offense is probably going on the agenda as the pair are among the highest scoring groups within the league. Ohio hasn’t had any drawback working up the rating this season, having averaged 79 factors per sport. Nevertheless, it isn’t like Akron struggles in that division as they have been averaging 77.1 factors per sport. With each groups so simply capable of put up factors, the one query left is who can run the rating up increased.
Ohio beat Akron 90-81 when the groups final performed again in February of 2023. The rematch may be slightly harder for Ohio because the group will not have the home-court benefit this time round. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a distinction.
Collection Historical past
Akron has gained 6 out of their final 10 video games in opposition to Ohio.
- Feb 10, 2023 – Ohio 90 vs. Akron 81
- Jan 28, 2023 – Akron 83 vs. Ohio 77
- Feb 25, 2022 – Akron 91 vs. Ohio 83
- Jan 04, 2022 – Ohio 69 vs. Akron 63
- Feb 23, 2021 – Ohio 90 vs. Akron 73
- Dec 22, 2020 – Akron 90 vs. Ohio 70
- Mar 03, 2020 – Akron 74 vs. Ohio 67
- Jan 25, 2020 – Akron 88 vs. Ohio 86
- Mar 02, 2019 – Ohio 73 vs. Akron 49
- Feb 02, 2019 – Akron 65 vs. Ohio 53
