Let'sGoZips94

Meant to post this after Reghi said it at the end of the game: OU never led.

Kent just went to the line twice in 5 seconds with 30 seconds left in the game after a pee poor call on a clean block (tied the game with a free throw) and a phantom foul on a loose ball of the 2nd missed free throw. Payton had his first two free throw attempts (he was the one fouled on the loose ball) with 30 seconds to go in the game and proceeded to miss both. Tied at 74 all heading to OT.

Freeman got back into the Double Double column. 19 & 14. Duplicate that performance and it's MAC POTW #8. And tonight was an off night as far as I'm concerned. He should've had... 26? 28?

9 pt win. Ugliest win of the year? Maybe. But a win is a win.

The guards are growing on me. Tribble/Scott/Thornton - we're seeing where each fits in, and they're beginning to make a positive difference.

Great stop after the quickest jump ball whistle I've ever seen.

Ali Ali gets throat chopped on a dribble drive. Blocking foul, naturally. I mean what the hell are we doing, zebras?

Absolutely. Great gameplan and execution by them all night.

THORNTON! 10 point game!

They've been doing it all night. Their game plan - much like Kent's 2nd half gameplan - is to bully Akron and out physical them.

Thank God Dawson answered that 3 after the gift by the refs with a no call on a tackle. SCOTT!

Freeman is "off". Not making his usual hook shots and And 1's. Scott has to learn when it's ok to pull it out on fast breaks.

4 on Tribble. A pee poor 4th, but 4.

Hunter is killing us tonight. Indecisive on his 3's and not making good decisions.

We beat Kent by 50 with Tribble, regardless of the officiating.

Sloppy. Sloppy. Sloppy.

Missed opportunity to torment him with a can of air, simulating the pressure sound that comes before a tshirt cannon fires.

Ohio lost their stud transfer QB to Bama. Let's kick em while they're down. Go Zips! z.i.P.S. BobcatAttack is doing Freeman stat line predictions for tonight. Not sure if it's a reverse jinx or they really hate their team that much. FearLeon: Give your best Freeman stat prediction for tonight's game. Here is mine. 28 Points 14 Rebounds 3 Blocks

I'm hoping it's more of a Dayton/Duquesne situation where there is more important action for The Books to focus their attention and this one wasn't dug into as much.

There's gotta be some sort of backdoor connection between someone in his life and JD, no?

Did not realize SDSU had climbed back up into Q2 range for us. Also, JMU would be a Q1 matchup as it currently stands. Incredible OOC schedule.

If Bradley keeps up their run, and we beat JMU, we'd be 2-4 in Q1 & Q2 games. The focus for this team is on the NCAA tourney. The NIT is as worthless as ever. What we're fighting for is the best seed possible in March, and that could be up near a 10-11 seed, or as low as a 13/14 seed depending on how we take care of the MAC. 3 & 2 pt losses to Utah State and UNLV - especially without Ali Ali - will carry weight with the committee. Regardless, this is the best OOC schedule I've ever seen for Akron basketball. Beat the Dukes!

Nothing to do with the MAC or CBB for this season per se, but in some of the least shocking news you'll ever see in your lifetime...

Has the university rescinded Boals' diploma?

For context, I've added the current Net Rankings for each matchup to your post. The Sun Belt is getting the raw end of the deal, as they are risking their top 3 programs - Net ranking wise - against significantly lesser opponents (outside of Akron). The MAC blows.