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Zips up 28-20 at the final media of the first half. 4-0 run by Evansville triggers a Groce TO. Couple bad possessions for Akron. Aziz has Riak hands.

Don't speak too soon! Obviously don't want to rely on shooting this well from three, still need to attack the lane with more success and get Freeman more layups. D looks good, forcing long possessions and tough shots.

OFFENSE!!!!!

KJ indeed frustrated. X and Ali have combined to miss 4 FTs in a row. They're just broken.

1-5 at the line to open this one up. Not feeling good.

Shots are falling a little bit more today, but still many empty possessions on offense. These guys don't have any on-floor chemistry. Terrible iso-contested long two by Trimble followed up by a transition three from Dawson. No bueno Now a second offensive foul by Walton...

Agreed. Horrible product for the price.

Trimble is 3-3 from 3. Walton still invisible. Nobody moving around on offense, a couple of turnovers.

What's this marketing department you speak of? LOL

In addition to that, Guthrie has a good relationship with Mark Murphy of the Packers. I’m not entirely sure if he would help recruit his QB Coach away from himself. However, Getsy clearly respects Murphy and the organization enough to go back for a second stint, so if Murphy gave a glowing recommendation, that works even more in Akron’s favor.

I feel you. It’s been a straight up 💩 show for UA athletics since the soccer game kicked off Thursday. Gotta keep an eye on the big picture.

I’m case today couldn’t get any more miserable, Kent is making George Washington look silly, moving toward a 2-0 record in their tournament

Good point, I’m so fed up I didn’t even think about that. The potential this squad has is incredible, but until the shoot with a little bit of consistency, we could see some ugly basketball

For all the Trimble talk, which is important, Castaneda and Walton have to contribute. Castaneda looks to just be going through the motions without creating much. Walton has been completely invisible this week. That one is shocking to me, he’s been a productive college basketball player for a long time and his archetype fits in on this roster perfectly. It’s just not there. This is all just baffling. Maybe my expectations were way too high. I don’t know. But I’m quite upset right now.

Evansville at 11:00am tomorrow to try and right the ship, somehow. I don’t know if I’ve ever been as disappointed with back to back games in my entire fandom. These games have been like pulling teeth, especially when playing such good defense still. The Zips are in dangerous territory now and need to figure this s*** out.

I fear that this could be another team that struggles on the road no matter the opponent. But at the JAR, could beat nearly anyone in the country. Back to back games with offense like this isn’t something that a lot of D1 teams will do. I wasn’t too worried yesterday, but this is starting to really bother me.

This feels like the 18-19 year. Amazing on D, nothing on O even with a lot of skilled guys. Trimble is Utomi. That’s all there is to it. Just totally unreliable. This team is straight up bad right now, there’s no way around it unfortunately.

So furious. Clang clang clang clang clang. It is baffling.

Can’t hit the ocean. This is crazy. Absolutely crazy. What bums me out so badly right now is this is the team we should be able to rely on. To hang our hat on. Especially after a terrible football season and disappointing soccer season. If this team can’t improve, I may lose my mind. I care about this crap too much.

Lucky to be down 1 at the half. Keep the D up, I guess that’s all you can really depend on at this point.

It’s so odd. There are so many guys on this roster with proven offensive ability. They play the best defense in the MAC, some of the best in the country. Maybe they focus too much on that in practice. It makes no sense that they can this much of a mess offensively.

I’ve never seen so many open misses by D1 players. This one could get ugly.

Akron has become a bad free throw shooting program again

Wide open three after wide open three after wiiiiiiide open three. None of them are falling. Unbelievable.

This team is so frustrating all of a sudden. I don't know if I'll ever understand Trimble. He's such a random shooter. Missed dunk by Aziz. Consecutive bad defensive possessions. What the hell happened in Columbus?