Coppin State Eagles at Akron Zips
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 79
62 - 79
Coppin St-Akron beats Coppin State 79-62
Noah Robotham and Antino Jackson scored 10 apiece for the Zips (9-4), who were outrebounded 42-33 but made 11 of 34 shots from beyond the arc.
The lead traded hands five times before Akron's Aaron Jackson made a layup to spark a 9-0 run for a 22-15 lead. Johnson scored a layup and three free throws amid a 13-4 Zips run and Akron led 43-33 at halftime.
Akron used a 10-3 run to pull to a 55-41 second-half lead, but Coppin State cut the lead to 10 after a 7-2 run. Akron finished with an 8-2 run in which Robotham scored a layup and free throw.
Sterling Smith led the Eagles (1-14) with 16, Arnold Fripp had 14, Taariq Cephas had 12 with 10 rebounds, and Christian Kessee 11.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Arnold Fripp made Layup. Assisted by Christian Kessee. | 62 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Arnold Fripp Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Nyles Evans missed Free Throw. | 60 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Nyles Evans made Free Throw. | 60 - 79 |
Statistics
 COPP |
 AKR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-56 | FG | 26-63 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 11-34 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 14-19 | FT | 16-22 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
James A. Rhodes Arena
Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 2,907 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
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| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
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| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
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