Eastern Michigan Eagles at Akron Zips
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Billingsley's putback dunk with 1.9 remaining lifts Eastern Michigan past Akron, 61-60
Eastern Michigan's Arne Osojnik shot a contested 3 that rimmed out before Billingsley sealed it with a left-handed putback.
Billingsley also grabbed eight rebounds for the Eagles (13-17, 6-11 Mid-American Conference). Orlando Lovejoy added 13 points while going 5 of 14 and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line. Connor Serven finished with 11 points.
The Zips (21-9, 13-4) were led in scoring by Enrique Freeman, who finished with 15 points, 13 rebounds, two steals and four blocks. Ali Ali added 12 points for Akron. Sammy Hunter also had 11 points.
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Matchup Prediction
Akron: 97.8%
Eastern Michigan: 2.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jalin Billingsley made Dunk. | 61 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jalin Billingsley Offensive Rebound. | 59 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Nate Johnson Turnover. | 59 - 60 |
Statistics
 EMU |
 AKR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-60 | FG | 22-46 |
| 43.3 | Field Goal % | 47.8 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 26.7 | Three Point % | 20.0 |
| 5-9 | FT | 12-17 |
| 55.6 | Free Throw % | 70.6 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
James A. Rhodes Arena
Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 1,923 | Capacity:
2023-24 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 14-4 | - | 20-12 |
| Akron | 13-5 | 1 | 24-11 |
| Ohio | 13-5 | 1 | 20-13 |
| Central Michigan | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Bowling Green | 10-8 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Miami (OH) | 9-9 | 5 | 15-17 |
| Western Michigan | 9-9 | 5 | 12-20 |
| Kent State | 8-10 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 7 | 15-16 |
| Eastern Michigan | 6-12 | 8 | 13-18 |
| Northern Illinois | 5-13 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Buffalo | 2-16 | 12 | 4-27 |