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Akron vs. Niagara University (of Canada)


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Zips just grew up tonight in a big way. Could have folded in the middle of that 2nd half when Niagra had all the momentum. Instead they scrap their way back into the game and pull it off at the end. Wasn't without a cost though as Chris McKnight looks like he suffered a pretty serious wrist injury, Humpty was limping at one time in the 2nd half (but still took control of the team down the stretch) and Tim Carroll injured his hamstring. Could this be a turning point for this team this season?On another note, there is NOONE I want shooting FT's at the end of the game other than Daryl Roberts.

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Dambrot said in the post game that it was a "possible cracked rib" for CMcKnight. So that could've definitely been worse. This is a big win for the Zips. Now we need a full house for Saturday and a victory over Dayton. It'd be nice to have a couple more wins before heading down to Virginia to face a talented VCU squad. It's tough to see Ronnie out with the injury, but it appears Humpty is really stepping up, I think he scored 16 tonight...can't wait to hear French screaming "Humpty down low to Zeke...he SLAMS it home!" It's something for us to get used to after the last few years being so consistent, but as this season goes on i fully expect to see the consistency to increase and the outstanding performances outnumber the poor ones. This team has a good chance in the MAC especially if they get rebounding under control. They don't need to control the boards completely because of the defensive talent, but they also can't get outrebounded by 20 every game and expect to win (they won the boards tonight, i believe). GO ZIPS!!! Feeling good tonight, beat Dayton Saturday...get a head of steam going through the non-conf sched!

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The greatest thing about tonight was seeing that never give up attitude. This team could have easily cashed it in late in that 2nd half when Niagra was up 9. Especially after their experience in the Legends Class...Sham. They didn't. They clawed their way back into the game, made the plays they needed to when they needed to and got on the bus with a W. This team is still a work in progress by all means, but if these guys can keep that kind of an attitude they will get there sooner than later.

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The greatest thing about tonight was seeing that never give up attitude. This team could have easily cashed it in late in that 2nd half when Niagra was up 9. Especially after their experience in the Legends Class...Sham. They didn't. They clawed their way back into the game, made the plays they needed to when they needed to and got on the bus with a W. This team is still a work in progress by all means, but if these guys can keep that kind of an attitude they will get there sooner than later.
AND the Zips won the rebounding 40-34! I'm not sure how good Niagara is on the boards, but coming less than a week from the EKU disappointment this is definitely encouraging.
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Niagra seems to be a pretty fair rebounding team. Buffalo is the only team that badly outrebounded them prior to playing the Zips, and Niagra still won that one. They were only outrebounded by two at Villanova.The Zips outrebounded Niagra 34-32, and had a better free throw percentage, 75% - 57%. That's what it takes to win these kinds of games, and it looks as if the Zips are learning how to do it.

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Dambrot said in the post game that it was a "possible cracked rib" for CMcKnight. So that could've definitely been worse.
Cracked ribs suck. It hurts just to breathe, and don't even THINK about sneezing. Hopefully it is something less severe.
So that's the injury I sustained playing football before the Can't State Blizzard Bowl a few years ago!
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