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Did ANYONE read this???????????????????????

 

Akron Zips men’s team beats Northern Illinois Huskies 82-67

Published: January 20, 2018 - 6:40 PM | Updated: January 20, 2018 - 6:40 PM

The University of Akron men’s basketball team needed the game they played Saturday afternoon against Rhodes Arena against the Northern Illinois Huskies.

Behind four Zips (9-9, 2-4 in Mid-American Conference)  in double figures UA beat the Huskies (9-10, 2-4) 82-67and assumed control with 12:18 left in the first half and never looked back.

Gaurds Virshon Cotton and Malcolm Duvivier led the way for the Zips with 17 points each, followed by Daniel Utomi with 16 points. Guard Jimond Ivey added 10 rebounds to lead the team.

Dante Thorpe and Eugene German led the Huskies with 16 points each.

For the Zips it very well may have been their most complete game of the season as they played respectable defense and fund their offense.  UA outshot the Huskies 53 to 40 percent and connected on 15-of-31 three-point shots (48 percent) to NIU’s 4-of-15 (27 percent).

The Zips accomplished something that had been in short supply during the conference schedule.  They sprinted out of the gate against the Huskies. They found their offensive stroke early and connected often.

After the two teams exchanged scoring pleasantries flipping the lead six separate times during the first period, the Zips took control behind Duvivier and Cotton, who were often on the floor together. Each scored in double figures in the first half to give the Zips an offensive boost.

Tied at 11 with 12:18 left in the first period, the Zips outscored the Huskies 33-19 the rest of the way, connecting on 53 percent of three-pointers (9-of-17) in the frame to contribute to a 43-30 halftime lead after having led by as many as 17.

 

Oh my Freaking Gawd!!!!  This passes for journalism at the AKRON Beacon Journal????  WTF???  This had to have been written bya fourth grader!!!  Do they even employ an Editor???

 

This is sooo bad, on so many levels, first of all that it wasn't written by a real ABJ reporter,o r journalist, or whatever....

 

They make it so easy to hate them!!!    :puke:

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