Let'sGoZips94

That kid got wrecked on the celebration. Sheesh.

Lots of new faces in the lineup - Johnson, Hunter, Lyles, Hankerson, etc. What didn't change was the effort on both ends of the floor, on the boards, and at the free throw line. I don't know if SDSU made more than 1 3 pointer in the 2nd half/overtime. They finished 4-15 for the game according to ESPN, and I thought they were over 50% with 5 attempts in the first half. We only missed 2 free throw the entire game - 83.3% for us, 82.4% for them on 5 more attempts (17 to 12). We were out-rebounded by 2. Their entire starting lineup finished with double digit points. I mean this is one of the better wins I've ever seen for Akron, especially from a game script standpoint. We gutted this one out because the team is already buying into Groce ball.

If this is wrong, I don't want to be right. I was following the gamecast, saw OU go up by 2 with 1 second left, almost exited the page, and it refreshed to show the made 3 by Belmont as time expired. Immediately typed in bobcatattack.com and got some popcorn. Also, Belmont apparently lost 7 of their 8 top scorers from last year.

Holy smokes. You rock for this info.

And he made the free throw that mattered. I look to Tribble for defense, rebounds as a guard, and attacking the basket. He stole the ball when it mattered, and at the same time attacked/rebounded when it mattered. Love Tribble and he's been fun to watch in an Akron uniform. He was HUGE tonight.

OU loses on a buzzer beater 3 to Belmont after making a 3 with 1 second left to go up by 2. WOW! O U - O NO!

I watched a lot of garbage calls occur earlier in the game when our guys were playing straight up. 39 minutes to go vs 2 seconds to go. A foul is a foul, and affects the game the same.

To any South Dakota State fans lurking - Thank you Jackrabbits for coming to Akron. Seriously. That was the best non-conference game at the JAR since your neighbors to the north paid a visit. Good luck the rest of the season. Your non-conference schedule is awesome, and I would not be surprised to see y'all make some noise and run the table in your conference. 5 straight weeks with top 25 votes to finish last season, and it showed tonight. Could not ask for a better season-opener. Wow. What a win! Go Zips!

AKRON WINS! AKRON WINS! AKRON WINS! TRIBBLE MADE THE FREE THROW TO WIN IT!

This is potentially poetic.

Somewhere, a UCLA fan is watching this game thinking, "Thank you refs for getting Freeman out of the game against us."

Exactly why he isn't a PG. Your eyes have to be up there looking at the clock. He had a full second, and should've dunked it. Oh well. He stopped a 3 going up with 3 seconds left. Let's get em in OT!

Are you kidding me...

March Madness in November. GREAT season opener.

These refs need to learn what playing straight up means on defense. My goodness.

X FOR THE LEAD!

Freeman is a man among boys.

They left the court sound on during the timeout. TShirt toss. @NWAkronyou ok?

X for 3 and the tie!

6 pt sequence from X!

Welcome aboard. Nice surprise consolation for losing Jackie.

No way?! How did we get him?!

LET'S GO ZIPS! 1960s sound quality but that's ok!

At least the Playstation 2-esque sound put my daughter to sleep.

Tragic. Speaking of others, can we get Air Force at the JAR since they'll go to BUGS?