Let'sGoZips94

For those who didn't watch, the game became close when the refs controlled which team was able to play care-free, lockdown defense, and which team had to play smart, non-physical defense due to foul trouble. It was a 20-9 advantage in fouls at one point in favor of Kent. There were 2 very weak technically on Akron, zero on Kent. This led to Kent being able to penetrate the paint more easily, which Akron then had to somewhat collapse towards, which led to wide open 3s. To PCCC's credit, they made a huge chunk of those 3s in the 2nd half, especially late, but those are more contested with potentially different outcomes if the refs don't completely alter the game and throw Kent a bunch of life preservers. It's frowned upon to complain about the officiating, but this was an instance where it was physically visible how the officiating discrepancy affected the game. Abhorrent officiating. I also don't understand how any school that claims to have an ounce of dignity could be proud of Pinky. Winningest coach in PCCC history, yet he has a worse winning percentage than Groce at Akron despite never going through the type of rebuild Groce had to when he took over the program. Pinky's program year in and year out is an embarrassment. Although I guess that is the true embodiment of We Are Kent State. From the Akron Diss Track that was proceeded by a 20 of ass whooping in the MAC Championship game, to the altercation between his plays and the Rowdies at the JAR, to Payton's public claims in the ABJ that were proceeded by an absolute no show by him and pure domination by Freeman. This is a school whose students twice held up signs to the Rowdies that read We Suck and Felons R Us, and Pinky has been at the helm for some of Kent's most embarrassing moments. Nevertheless, we prevailed (without Tribble and Nate to boot). Kent sucks eggs.

Quite a few possessions where it was either Freeman or Ali who simply did their thing. Freeman might have missed 1 hook shot the entire game, and Ali Ali was pretty good with the midrange jumper he has.

I wouldn't hold your breath. Probably not much brain capacity left to think about you after "Left foot, right foot, breathe... left foot, right foot... left foot, right foot... wait, breathe breathe!"

Out of reactions myself as well. Let it be known that all posts tonight would have received a like from me.

Win the next round in Akron, and the all-time series is tied up at 82 a piece.

Kowalchoke special and it's not even March.

YEEESSSS!!!!! WE'RE GOING TO SURVIVE THE HIGHWAY ROBBERY ATTEMPT! F KENT!!!!

8 seconds to go and we aren't even in the double bonus.

Move over Saddam. Kent's new #1 fan.

RIQUE! WHAT A BLOCK!

This is criminal.

They just called a T on Tavari after he made an and 1? Wtf am I watching? These refs are garbage.

Oh he's not a Kent grad? Had me fooled.

20-9 in fouls - favoring Kent. Unreal.

Exactly.

Go buy a lottery ticket.

Imagine publicly stating that you're better than Enrique Freeman. Then playing him and getting clinically schooled.

After they let UFC occur for the first 10 minutes of the game.

If I'm not mistaken, one of the first possessions by Kent included Bass standing over one of our guys and talking to him. No T.

This is Ali Ali's first game vs. PCCC since the ass whooping we gave them in the MAC Championship game 2 years ago, which was the Akron Diss Track game - "F Ali Ali".

They're committing 2-3 guys to him on defense every single time down the court. If that's not what a star does, then I don't know.

Announcer: "The next part of Freeman's game that I'm looking for is for him to act like a star and force the action a little bit more." He leads the country in rebounds per game and double doubles, and Akron is up by 18. Pipe down, moron.

Have the announcers stated that we're missing Tribble?

Announcer: "What they did was they blocked out all the A's. Akron and A are not well liked here at Kent." That may be true, but that's just because it's such a hard letter for them to read and write. If they block them all out, the english language is easier for them.