Game 9- Southern University @ 2pm Sunday Dec 8th

[NWAkron]

Good comeback.  Probably would have been better not to take a timeout for that last play

[clarkwgriswold]

Dance team member proposed to at half.  High point so far.

[clarkwgriswold]

2 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

 

 That kid is going to be mugging people for those Taylormade Jewelry mini-basketballs from here on out.

[NWAkron]

This isn't getting better.  Headed to an ugly home loss

[clarkwgriswold]

Southern 41-36, 18:15.  Ugly start to half.  Southern shooting the lights out.

[NWAkron]

Nothing going in.  This is over

[clarkwgriswold]

43-38 Southern, 15:08.

[clarkwgriswold]

A SECOND shot clock violation by Zips.

[clarkwgriswold]

Zips 46-45, 11:52.

[NWAkron]

Zips take lead.  Southern in foul trouble.  Refs only called half of the fouls they've done on the Zips 

[kreed5120]

This is usually the point in the game where the more talented teams pull away. Let's see if the Zips have it in them to go on a run to create some separation.

[clarkwgriswold]

Zips 52-49, 7:57.

[NWAkron]

Zips 52-49 8mins left. Zips have ball.  

[clarkwgriswold]

X down.  Training staff out slowly.

[clarkwgriswold]

Off under own power.

[clarkwgriswold]

X back in.  56-49, 5:33.

[NWAkron]

Zips woke up!  X is fine.  Thank u sweet baby Jesus!

[clarkwgriswold]

61-49 Zips,  4:44.

[Blue & Gold]

A little separation. Very little Ali in this tight game. Zero minutes in the 2nd half?

 

Quality minutes from Tribble.

[NWAkron]

Zips by 15.  Never in doubt ?

[Z.I.P.]

Zips 19 of 24 at the line, 79%. Did I say how much better this coach is at free throws than the last one?  ?

[clarkwgriswold]

I told my wife before the game that the Zips should win by 12-15, that it would be comfortable but not a blowout.  Eventually, that's what we got. 

 

Southern was a good test.  Lots of experience and hustle.  However, the Zips first half was ugly.  They can't do that in the MAC and expect to make it up in the second half.

[NWAkron]

Did Groce say that Reece was sick? When X fell hard on the floor, I saw the Zips season flash before my eyes and it ended with a quarter final loss to Toledo.

[AkronAlumnus]

A win is a win

[zipsrule]

Some games aren't going to be pretty.  Sometime you just have to gut out a win.  That's seems to be what Akron did today.  Take the win and get ready for Concord.