MIAOH

AKRON

Freeman's 30 lead Akron over Miami (Ohio) in Mid-American Conference Tournament 75-63

AP
Mar 14, 2024

CLEVELAND (AP) Enrique Freeman scored 30 points and No. 2 seed Akron Zips beat No. 7 seed Miami (Ohio) 75-63 on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.

Freeman also contributed 12 rebounds for the Zips (22-10). Ali Ali scored 14 points while shooting 5 for 10 (0 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds and five assists. Shammah Scott had nine points and went 4 of 7 from the field.

Anderson Mirambeaux led the RedHawks (15-17) in scoring, finishing with 17 points. Miami also got 16 points from Darweshi Hunter. Mekhi Cooper also had nine points.

Akron took the lead with one second remaining in the first half and never looked back. The score was 37-35 at halftime, with Freeman racking up 14 points. Freeman scored 16 points in the second half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
M-OH
RedHawks
35
AKRON
Zips
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Anderson Mirambeaux vs. Enrique Freeman (Zips gains possession)
19:48		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
19:46		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
19:43		Darweshi Hunter personal foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul)
19:37	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup	0-2
19:19	+2	Anderson Mirambeaux makes two point hook shot	2-2
19:07	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point layup	2-4
18:39		Eian Elmer turnover (lost ball) (Nate Johnson steals)
18:25		Ali Ali turnover (bad pass) (Bryce Bultman steals)
18:22		Greg Tribble personal foul (Bryce Bultman draws the foul)
18:09	+2	Anderson Mirambeaux makes two point jump shot	4-4
17:57		Eian Elmer shooting foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
17:57	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-5
17:57		Ali Ali misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:57		Anderson Mirambeaux defensive rebound
17:46	+2	Darweshi Hunter makes two point layup	6-5
17:35		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:33		Anderson Mirambeaux defensive rebound
17:25		Anderson Mirambeaux misses two point jump shot
17:23		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
17:02	+2	Ali Ali makes two point layup	6-7
16:50	+3	Eian Elmer makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Cooper assists)	9-7
16:39		Greg Tribble misses two point jump shot
16:37		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
16:35		Bryce Bultman personal foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
16:33		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
16:31		Darweshi Hunter defensive rebound
16:25	+3	Darweshi Hunter makes three point jump shot	12-7
15:58		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:56		Eian Elmer defensive rebound
15:40	+3	Anderson Mirambeaux makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Cooper assists)	15-7
15:22		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:20		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
15:07	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup	15-9
14:53	+3	Anderson Mirambeaux makes three point jump shot (Darweshi Hunter assists)	18-9
14:34		Kaleb Thornton misses three point jump shot
14:32		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
14:25	+2	Kaleb Thornton makes two point layup	18-11
14:00		Darweshi Hunter misses two point jump shot
13:58		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
13:52		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
13:50		RedHawks defensive rebound
13:50		TV timeout
13:18		Mikal Dawson personal foul (Jaquel Morris draws the foul)
13:12	+2	Reece Potter makes two point jump shot	20-11
12:58		Reece Potter blocks Shammah Scott's two point layup
12:56		Shammah Scott offensive rebound
12:50		Shammah Scott turnover (lost ball) (Evan Ipsaro steals)
12:41		Ryan Mabrey misses three point jump shot
12:39		Kaleb Thornton defensive rebound
12:30	+2	Kaleb Thornton makes two point layup	20-13
12:21		Jaquel Morris misses two point layup
12:19		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
12:06	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point layup (Enrique Freeman assists)	20-15
11:50		Reece Potter turnover (bad pass) (Greg Tribble steals)
11:42		Kaleb Thornton misses three point jump shot
11:40		Evan Ipsaro defensive rebound
11:28		Reece Potter misses three point jump shot
11:26		Mikal Dawson defensive rebound
11:15		Enrique Freeman turnover (back court violation)
11:15		TV timeout
11:12	+2	Darweshi Hunter makes two point jump shot	22-15
10:38		Sammy Hunter misses two point jump shot
10:36		Eian Elmer defensive rebound
10:24	+2	Anderson Mirambeaux makes two point jump shot	24-15
10:05		Shammah Scott misses two point jump shot
10:03		Bryce Bultman defensive rebound
9:56		Bryce Bultman offensive foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
9:56		Bryce Bultman turnover (offensive foul)
9:45		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
9:43		RedHawks defensive rebound
9:28		Evan Ipsaro turnover (bad pass)
9:09	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point hook shot	24-17
8:53		Eian Elmer turnover (bad pass)
8:33	+2	Ali Ali makes two point jump shot	24-19
8:13		Anderson Mirambeaux misses three point jump shot
8:11		Ali Ali defensive rebound
8:03	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk (Ali Ali assists)	24-21
8:00		RedHawks 30 second timeout
8:00		TV timeout
7:35		Mekhi Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Enrique Freeman steals)
7:25		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:23		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
7:18		Enrique Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Cooper steals)
7:16		Mikal Dawson personal foul (Mekhi Cooper draws the foul)
7:00	+2	Reece Potter makes two point layup (Bradley Dean assists)	26-21
6:48		Greg Tribble misses two point layup
6:46		Evan Ipsaro defensive rebound
6:36		Reece Potter misses two point hook shot
6:34		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
6:26		Kaleb Thornton turnover (bad pass) (Evan Ipsaro steals)
6:24		Greg Tribble shooting foul (Evan Ipsaro draws the foul)
6:24	+1	Evan Ipsaro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-21
6:24		Evan Ipsaro misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:24		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
6:09	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup	27-23
5:56		Nate Johnson personal foul (Bradley Dean draws the foul)
5:42		Bradley Dean misses two point jump shot
5:40		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
5:33		Kaleb Thornton misses two point layup
5:31		Reece Potter defensive rebound
5:26		Darweshi Hunter misses three point jump shot
5:24		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
5:06		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
5:04		Zips offensive rebound
5:01		Enrique Freeman misses three point jump shot
4:59		Darweshi Hunter defensive rebound
4:50		Evan Ipsaro turnover (lost ball) (Tavari Johnson steals)
4:46	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	27-25
4:23	+2	Anderson Mirambeaux makes two point jump shot	29-25
4:12	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot	29-27
4:02		Enrique Freeman personal foul (Bryce Bultman draws the foul)
3:59		Bradley Dean turnover (bad pass) (Sammy Hunter steals)
3:49	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point layup	29-29
3:49		Eian Elmer shooting foul (Shammah Scott draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:49		Shammah Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:49		Bryce Bultman defensive rebound
3:35		Ryan Mabrey misses three point jump shot
3:33		Ali Ali defensive rebound
3:19	+2	Ali Ali makes two point jump shot	29-31
3:02		Bryce Bultman misses three point jump shot
3:00		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
2:33		Mekhi Cooper shooting foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul)
2:33	+1	Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-32
2:33	+1	Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-33
2:11		Anderson Mirambeaux misses three point jump shot
2:09		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
1:59		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:57		Anderson Mirambeaux defensive rebound
1:45	+2	Darweshi Hunter makes two point layup	31-33
1:28	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk (Tavari Johnson assists)	31-35
1:14		Tavari Johnson personal foul (Mekhi Cooper draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Mekhi Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-35
1:14	+1	Mekhi Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-35
0:54		Zips 30 second timeout
0:50		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
0:48		Mekhi Cooper defensive rebound
0:28		Mekhi Cooper misses two point jump shot
0:26		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
0:21		Enrique Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Mabrey steals)
0:12	+2	Ryan Mabrey makes two point jump shot	35-35
0:01	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk (Kaleb Thornton assists)	35-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
M-OH
RedHawks
28
AKRON
Zips
38

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Eian Elmer misses three point jump shot
19:41		Greg Tribble defensive rebound
19:32	+2	Sammy Hunter makes two point dunk (Enrique Freeman assists)	35-39
19:06		Anderson Mirambeaux misses two point jump shot
19:04		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
18:58		Nate Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Eian Elmer steals)
18:50	+2	Eian Elmer makes two point layup	37-39
18:32	+3	Greg Tribble makes three point jump shot (Ali Ali assists)	37-42
18:19		Mekhi Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Greg Tribble steals)
18:12		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
18:10		Eian Elmer defensive rebound
17:57		Anderson Mirambeaux misses two point jump shot
17:55		Ali Ali defensive rebound
17:50	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk (Ali Ali assists)	37-44
17:48		RedHawks 30 second timeout
17:48		TV timeout
17:24		Eian Elmer turnover (bad pass) (Ali Ali steals)
17:15	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk (Ali Ali assists)	37-46
17:08		Sammy Hunter personal foul (Bryce Bultman draws the foul)
16:56	+2	Darweshi Hunter makes two point jump shot	39-46
16:50		Evan Ipsaro personal foul (Sammy Hunter draws the foul)
16:44	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot	39-48
16:23		Darweshi Hunter misses three point jump shot
16:21		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
16:13	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point jump shot (Greg Tribble assists)	39-50
15:56		Sammy Hunter personal foul (Bryce Bultman draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:50		Enrique Freeman blocks Anderson Mirambeaux's two point jump shot
15:48		Kaleb Thornton defensive rebound
15:43	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup (Kaleb Thornton assists)	39-52
15:43		Anderson Mirambeaux shooting foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
15:43	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-53
15:34		Kaleb Thornton personal foul (Evan Ipsaro draws the foul)
15:31		Reece Potter misses three point jump shot
15:29		Greg Tribble defensive rebound
15:16		Reece Potter personal foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
15:02		Kaleb Thornton misses two point layup
15:00		Reece Potter defensive rebound
14:59		Enrique Freeman personal foul (Reece Potter draws the foul)
14:48	+2	Bradley Dean makes two point layup (Reece Potter assists)	41-53
14:20		Greg Tribble misses two point jump shot
14:18		Sammy Hunter offensive rebound
14:11		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
14:09		RedHawks defensive rebound
13:53		Bryce Bultman misses three point jump shot
13:51		Evan Ipsaro offensive rebound
13:42	+2	Bradley Dean makes two point layup	43-53
13:42		Zips 30 second timeout
13:26		Enrique Freeman misses two point layup
13:24		Bryce Bultman defensive rebound
13:07		Bradley Dean misses three point jump shot
13:05		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
13:01		Nate Johnson turnover (bad pass)
12:45	+2	Bryce Bultman makes two point hook shot	45-53
12:25	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot (Ali Ali assists)	45-56
12:07		Bryce Bultman misses two point layup
12:05		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
11:46		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
11:44		Zips offensive rebound
11:44		TV timeout
11:38		Nate Johnson turnover (out of bounds)
11:22		Bryce Bultman misses two point jump shot
11:20		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
11:13		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
11:11		Zips offensive rebound
11:09		Bradley Dean personal foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
11:09		Ali Ali technical foul
11:09		Ali Ali turnover
11:09	+1	Bradley Dean makes technical free throw 1 of 1	46-56
10:59		Jump ball. Greg Tribble vs. Mekhi Cooper (Zips gains possession)
10:42		Greg Tribble misses three point jump shot
10:40		Bryce Bultman defensive rebound
10:37	+3	Mekhi Cooper makes three point jump shot (Anderson Mirambeaux assists)	49-56
10:24	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup	49-58
10:24		Anderson Mirambeaux shooting foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
10:24	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-59
10:07		Mekhi Cooper misses two point jump shot
10:05		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
9:56		Kaleb Thornton turnover (bad pass)
9:47		Anderson Mirambeaux misses three point jump shot
9:45		Ali Ali defensive rebound
9:39		Darweshi Hunter kicked ball violation
9:25		Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot
9:23		Bryce Bultman defensive rebound
9:08		Sammy Hunter shooting foul (Anderson Mirambeaux draws the foul)
9:08		Anderson Mirambeaux misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:08		Anderson Mirambeaux misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:08		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
8:52		Enrique Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Anderson Mirambeaux steals)
8:49		Enrique Freeman personal foul (Anderson Mirambeaux draws the foul)
8:41		Bradley Dean misses two point jump shot
8:39		Kaleb Thornton defensive rebound
8:29		Mikal Dawson offensive foul (Bryce Bultman draws the foul)
8:29		Mikal Dawson turnover (offensive foul)
8:16		Darweshi Hunter misses three point jump shot
8:14		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
7:46		TV timeout
7:46		Darweshi Hunter personal foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
7:39	+2	Ali Ali makes two point jump shot	49-61
7:15		Reece Potter misses two point jump shot
7:13		Ali Ali defensive rebound
7:08		Kaleb Thornton misses three point jump shot
7:06		Mekhi Cooper defensive rebound
7:05		Greg Tribble personal foul (Mekhi Cooper draws the foul)
7:05	+1	Mekhi Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-61
7:05	+1	Mekhi Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-61
6:56		Reece Potter blocks Shammah Scott's two point layup
6:54		Bradley Dean defensive rebound
6:46	+2	Darweshi Hunter makes two point layup	53-61
6:23	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point layup (Nate Johnson assists)	53-63
5:58		Reece Potter misses three point jump shot
5:56		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
5:46		Enrique Freeman misses two point layup
5:44		Eian Elmer defensive rebound
5:34		Reece Potter offensive foul (Greg Tribble draws the foul)
5:34		Reece Potter turnover (offensive foul)
5:16	+3	Greg Tribble makes three point jump shot (Enrique Freeman assists)	53-66
4:54		Anderson Mirambeaux misses two point layup
4:52		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
4:27		Bradley Dean shooting foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
4:27		RedHawks 30 second timeout
4:27		TV timeout
4:27	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-67
4:27	+1	Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-68
4:08	+2	Mekhi Cooper makes two point layup	55-68
3:34		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:32		Bradley Dean defensive rebound
3:14	+2	Anderson Mirambeaux makes two point jump shot	57-68
3:14		Enrique Freeman shooting foul (Anderson Mirambeaux draws the foul)
3:14	+1	Anderson Mirambeaux makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-68
3:02	+2	Ali Ali makes two point layup	58-70
3:02		Anderson Mirambeaux shooting foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
3:02	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-71
2:51		Bradley Dean misses three point jump shot
2:49		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
2:27		Enrique Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Eian Elmer steals)
2:20		Darweshi Hunter misses three point jump shot
2:18		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
1:56		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:54		Bradley Dean defensive rebound
1:48		Mekhi Cooper misses two point jump shot
1:46		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
1:38		Bradley Dean personal foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
1:38		Zips 30 second timeout
1:38	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-72
1:38	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-73
1:31		Anderson Mirambeaux misses three point jump shot
1:29		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
1:02		Greg Tribble misses three point jump shot
1:00		Anderson Mirambeaux defensive rebound
0:50	+2	Bradley Dean makes two point layup	60-73
0:25	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point layup	60-75
0:14	+3	Darweshi Hunter makes three point jump shot	63-75
0:00		End of period

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Darweshi Hunter makes three point jump shot