ATHENS, Ohio (AP) -DeVaughn Washington scored seven of Ohio's 14 overtime points to help the Bobcats overcome an Akron rally and defeat the Zips 70-65 Tuesday night.
Akron (9-8, 1-3 Mid-American Conference) had a four-point lead halfway into OT, but Washington was fouled by Nate Linhart on a dunk and hit the free throw for a three-point play that started Ohio's 12-3 run toward the win.
Ohio (10-7, 3-1) led until the last second of regulation play, pulling ahead by as many as 15. A 3-pointer by Anthony Hitchens sparked the Zips to outscore Ohio 23-11 in the last 11 minutes, and Brett McKnight's tip-in at the buzzer ended six unanswered Akron points to force overtime.
Michael Allen led Ohio with a career-high 17 points and five steals, Jerome Tillman finished with 12 and Tommy Freeman added 10. Chris McKnight led Akron with 14 points.
While Ohio hit 22-of-32 from the foul line, Akron finished with just 9-of 14.
