WEDNESDAY GAMES
Akron 77, Coppin State 71
Bowling Green 72, UMBC 64
Northern Illinois 80, Chicago State 65
Toledo 76, Cleveland State 65
St. Bonaventure 60, Buffalo 58
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Akron 77, Coppin State 71
Bowling Green 72, UMBC 64
Northern Illinois 80, Chicago State 65
Toledo 76, Cleveland State 65
St. Bonaventure 60, Buffalo 58
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Akron 77, Coppin State 71
AKRON, Ohio – After leading by as many as 13 points in the first half, Akron held on to a five-point lead with one minute to play, defeating Coppin State, 77-71, at James A. Rhodes arena on Wednesday night.
With the win, Akron's head coach Keith Dambrot earned his 150th home victory. The Zips moved to 5-2 on the season while the Eagles slip to 2-4 overall.
The Zips' big men, senior center Pat Forsythe(Brunswick, Ohio) and junior center Isaiah Johnson(Cincinnati, Ohio) were the Zips leading scorers. Forsythe poured in a game-high 20 points with three blocks while Johnson posted a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. Sophomore guardAntino Jackson (Houston, Texas) was the third Zip to score in double figures with 10 points while dishing out four assists.
In addition, the Zips' sophomore guard Noah Robotham(Las Vegas, Nev.) made his first appearance of the 2015-16 season after being sidelined with a season-ending injury from last year. In his sophomore season debut, he scored nine points on 2-of-5 shooting, including a 1-of-3 effort from deep and a 4-of-4 performance from the charity stripe.
Coppin State had four players score in double digits. James Sylvester had a team-high 18-point performance and Keith Shivers added 17.
Akron hit on 40.6 percent (26-of-64) of its shots from the field in the game and went just 9-for-28 (32.1 percent) from beyond the arc. Coppin State connected at a 37.1-percent clip in the contest making 26-of-70 shots from the floor, and shot a low 25 percent from long range (4-of-16).
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Bowling Green 72, UMBC 64
Bowling Green, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team overcame a four-point halftime deficit to outscore the University of Maryland – Baltimore County 43-31 in the second of play to defeat the Retrievers 72-64 for the Falcons' fourth straight win.
Bowling Green shot 48.4 percent (15-of-31) and held UMBC to just 33.3 percent (8-of-24) shooting over the final 20 minutes of play to pick up the come from behind win at home in the Stroh Center.
BGSU outscored the Retrievers 30-12 in points in the paint, 11-5 in second chance points and 10-2 in fast break points, as UMBC kept the game close with nine made three-pointers over the 40 minute contest.
Senior Spencer Parker led the home team in white with a game-high 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Fellow starters Wes Alcegaire and Rasheed Worrell finished with 15 and 14 points apiece respectively, while guardZack Denny hauled in a game-high 11 rebounds to go along with eight points. Worrell totaled seven boards, while Parker added six rebounds of his own in the win.
UMBC was led by Joe Sherburne's team-high 19 points on five made three-pointers, while guard Rodney Elliott tallied 16 points, seven assists and five rebounds in 36 minutes of play. Will Darley chipped in with 10 points, while off the bench Ben Grace and Cody Joyce finished with nine and seven points apiece.
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Northern Illinois 80, Chicago State 65
DEKALB, Ill. – Sophomore Marin Maric (Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School) recorded his second-straight double-double with 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, to go along with a career-best five blocks, as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team pushed its record to 7-0 with an 80-58 victory over Chicago State on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center.
Junior Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep) added a team-high 14 points, senior Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium) chipped in 11 points and a career-best nine assists and freshman Marshawn Wilson (Oakdale, Minn./Hill-Murray) added 10 points to help keep the Huskies unbeaten.
“I think our guys came out very focused,” said NIU head coach Mark Montgomery. “Our defense was exceptional at times. Anytime you can be up 15 at halftime that means you probably took care of the basketball, defended well and made some plays offensively.”
The Huskies dominated the game inside, outscoring Chicago State 49-18 in the paint. NIU shot 51.6 percent (33-of-64) in the contest while holding the Cougars to just 30.5 percent (18-of-59) shooting.
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Toledo 76, Cleveland State 65
TOLEDO, OH – Four Rockets scored in double figures on Wednesday evening as Toledo posted a convincing 76-65 victory over Cleveland State in Savage Arena. The Rockets held a 36-23 halftime lead and extended it to as many as 20 points.
UT's two leading scorers, senior center Nathan Boothe and junior guard Jonathan Williams, paced the Rockets' offense with 17 points apiece. Joining the duo in double figures was sophomore guard Stuckey Mosley (12 pts.) and freshman forward Nate Navigato (11 pts.).
Boothe also paced the Rockets with eight boards and five assists, helping UT register a 36-26 advantage on the boards and collected 19 assists on 22 field goals.
Toledo shot 47.8 percent as a team, including a 51.9 mark in the first half before cooling off in the second stanza (42.1 percent). The Rockets also notched a season highs in both free throws made (26) and attempted (36).
Freshman guard Rob Edwards topped the Vikings with 15 points, while senior forward Vinny Zolly tallied 14 points and a team-best five rebounds.
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St. Bonaventure 60, Buffalo 58
BUFFALO, NY – St. Bonaventure's Marcus Posley hit a jumper with eight seconds remaining on Wednesday night, leading the visiting Bonnies to a 60-58 win over the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York men's basketball team. The loss drops the Bulls to 4-3 on the season.
It was a tough night offensively for the Bulls who went just 1-of-13 from three point range and 19-of-32 from the free throw line, while also committing a season-high 21 turnovers. Despite that, the Bulls played solid defense over the final six minutes of the game to force a late tie before the game-winning basket.
The Bonnies led for the majority of the evening as the Bulls never held more than a two point advantage, their last one coming with 11:15 left. A layup by junior Willie Conner gave UB a 22-21 lead, but St. Bonaventure went on an 8-1 run to take a 29-24 lead with 4:29 left. A late three pointer from Nelson Kaputo, one of just two on the night for St. Bonaventure, gave the Bonnies a 38-33 lead at the break.
St. Bonaventure extended its lead to nine on a number of occasions and continued to lead 58-50 with 6:15 left when the UB defense picked up its game, forcing eight straight stops. During that defensive stand, UB continued to chip away at the lead. A fast-break dunk by redshirt freshman Ikenna Smart pulled the Bulls within five and then three straight points by sophomore Lamonte Bearden had UB within a single possession. Senior Rodell Wigginton hit a pair of free throws with 37 seconds left to tie the game up at 58-58, the first tie since 10:58 of the first half. However, the Posley layup gave the Bonnies the lead back and a late shot attempt by the Bulls at the buzzer was no good.
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AKRON, Ohio – After leading by as many as 13 points in the first half, Akron held on to a five-point lead with one minute to play, defeating Coppin State, 77-71, at James A. Rhodes arena on Wednesday night.
With the win, Akron's head coach Keith Dambrot earned his 150th home victory. The Zips moved to 5-2 on the season while the Eagles slip to 2-4 overall.
The Zips' big men, senior center Pat Forsythe(Brunswick, Ohio) and junior center Isaiah Johnson(Cincinnati, Ohio) were the Zips leading scorers. Forsythe poured in a game-high 20 points with three blocks while Johnson posted a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. Sophomore guardAntino Jackson (Houston, Texas) was the third Zip to score in double figures with 10 points while dishing out four assists.
In addition, the Zips' sophomore guard Noah Robotham(Las Vegas, Nev.) made his first appearance of the 2015-16 season after being sidelined with a season-ending injury from last year. In his sophomore season debut, he scored nine points on 2-of-5 shooting, including a 1-of-3 effort from deep and a 4-of-4 performance from the charity stripe.
Coppin State had four players score in double digits. James Sylvester had a team-high 18-point performance and Keith Shivers added 17.
Akron hit on 40.6 percent (26-of-64) of its shots from the field in the game and went just 9-for-28 (32.1 percent) from beyond the arc. Coppin State connected at a 37.1-percent clip in the contest making 26-of-70 shots from the floor, and shot a low 25 percent from long range (4-of-16).
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Bowling Green 72, UMBC 64
Bowling Green, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team overcame a four-point halftime deficit to outscore the University of Maryland – Baltimore County 43-31 in the second of play to defeat the Retrievers 72-64 for the Falcons' fourth straight win.
Bowling Green shot 48.4 percent (15-of-31) and held UMBC to just 33.3 percent (8-of-24) shooting over the final 20 minutes of play to pick up the come from behind win at home in the Stroh Center.
BGSU outscored the Retrievers 30-12 in points in the paint, 11-5 in second chance points and 10-2 in fast break points, as UMBC kept the game close with nine made three-pointers over the 40 minute contest.
Senior Spencer Parker led the home team in white with a game-high 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Fellow starters Wes Alcegaire and Rasheed Worrell finished with 15 and 14 points apiece respectively, while guardZack Denny hauled in a game-high 11 rebounds to go along with eight points. Worrell totaled seven boards, while Parker added six rebounds of his own in the win.
UMBC was led by Joe Sherburne's team-high 19 points on five made three-pointers, while guard Rodney Elliott tallied 16 points, seven assists and five rebounds in 36 minutes of play. Will Darley chipped in with 10 points, while off the bench Ben Grace and Cody Joyce finished with nine and seven points apiece.
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Northern Illinois 80, Chicago State 65
DEKALB, Ill. – Sophomore Marin Maric (Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School) recorded his second-straight double-double with 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, to go along with a career-best five blocks, as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team pushed its record to 7-0 with an 80-58 victory over Chicago State on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center.
Junior Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep) added a team-high 14 points, senior Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium) chipped in 11 points and a career-best nine assists and freshman Marshawn Wilson (Oakdale, Minn./Hill-Murray) added 10 points to help keep the Huskies unbeaten.
“I think our guys came out very focused,” said NIU head coach Mark Montgomery. “Our defense was exceptional at times. Anytime you can be up 15 at halftime that means you probably took care of the basketball, defended well and made some plays offensively.”
The Huskies dominated the game inside, outscoring Chicago State 49-18 in the paint. NIU shot 51.6 percent (33-of-64) in the contest while holding the Cougars to just 30.5 percent (18-of-59) shooting.
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Toledo 76, Cleveland State 65
TOLEDO, OH – Four Rockets scored in double figures on Wednesday evening as Toledo posted a convincing 76-65 victory over Cleveland State in Savage Arena. The Rockets held a 36-23 halftime lead and extended it to as many as 20 points.
UT's two leading scorers, senior center Nathan Boothe and junior guard Jonathan Williams, paced the Rockets' offense with 17 points apiece. Joining the duo in double figures was sophomore guard Stuckey Mosley (12 pts.) and freshman forward Nate Navigato (11 pts.).
Boothe also paced the Rockets with eight boards and five assists, helping UT register a 36-26 advantage on the boards and collected 19 assists on 22 field goals.
Toledo shot 47.8 percent as a team, including a 51.9 mark in the first half before cooling off in the second stanza (42.1 percent). The Rockets also notched a season highs in both free throws made (26) and attempted (36).
Freshman guard Rob Edwards topped the Vikings with 15 points, while senior forward Vinny Zolly tallied 14 points and a team-best five rebounds.
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St. Bonaventure 60, Buffalo 58
BUFFALO, NY – St. Bonaventure's Marcus Posley hit a jumper with eight seconds remaining on Wednesday night, leading the visiting Bonnies to a 60-58 win over the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York men's basketball team. The loss drops the Bulls to 4-3 on the season.
It was a tough night offensively for the Bulls who went just 1-of-13 from three point range and 19-of-32 from the free throw line, while also committing a season-high 21 turnovers. Despite that, the Bulls played solid defense over the final six minutes of the game to force a late tie before the game-winning basket.
The Bonnies led for the majority of the evening as the Bulls never held more than a two point advantage, their last one coming with 11:15 left. A layup by junior Willie Conner gave UB a 22-21 lead, but St. Bonaventure went on an 8-1 run to take a 29-24 lead with 4:29 left. A late three pointer from Nelson Kaputo, one of just two on the night for St. Bonaventure, gave the Bonnies a 38-33 lead at the break.
St. Bonaventure extended its lead to nine on a number of occasions and continued to lead 58-50 with 6:15 left when the UB defense picked up its game, forcing eight straight stops. During that defensive stand, UB continued to chip away at the lead. A fast-break dunk by redshirt freshman Ikenna Smart pulled the Bulls within five and then three straight points by sophomore Lamonte Bearden had UB within a single possession. Senior Rodell Wigginton hit a pair of free throws with 37 seconds left to tie the game up at 58-58, the first tie since 10:58 of the first half. However, the Posley layup gave the Bonnies the lead back and a late shot attempt by the Bulls at the buzzer was no good.
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