Alabama State Hornets at Akron Zips
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
54 - 86
54 - 86
Akron pulls away on 21-0 run, beats Alabama State 86-54
Cheese was 7 of 9 from the field and made three 3-pointers. Jimond Ivey added 13 points and Emmanuel Olojakpoke chipped in with 12 for Akron (5-2). Daniel Utomi and Channel Banks finished with 10 points apiece.
Akron shot 34 of 60 (57 percent) from the field, made 12 from long range and outrebounded Alabama State 42-28.
Reginald Gee and Azariah Seay each scored nine points to lead Alabama State (2-4).
Akron opened the game on a 17-3 run and built a 29-21 halftime advantage. The Zips made 15 of 19 shots as part of a 21-0 run to open the second and led by as many as 36 points.
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Statistics
 ALST |
 AKR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-55 | FG | 34-60 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 12-32 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 11-15 | FT | 6-13 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 46 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Assists | 20 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
James A. Rhodes Arena
Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 2,294 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|
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