Ohio 79, 
Akron 77
Conference Tournament
Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, Ohio) - Neutral Site
Attendance: 2,174
Officials: Jim Ferrari, Randy Drury, Dave Cronin
Team Rebounds: Ohio (1) Akron (3)
Technicals: Ohio (0) Akron (0)
| 1 | 2 | Final | |
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| OHIO (13-15) | 41 | 38 | 79 |
| AKR (14-14) | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| OHIO | 66 | 120.3 | 117.3 |
| AKR | 66 | 117.3 | 120.3 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHIO | .596 | 0.183 | 0.400 | 0.193 |
| AKR | .568 | 0.152 | 0.364 | 0.169 |
Ohio Bobcats
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
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| - | Steve Esterkamp | Starter | PF | 39:00 | 11-20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 10.5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| - | Thomas Stephens | Starter | PG | 38:00 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| - | Brandon Hunter | Starter | C | 38:00 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 20.1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| - | Jaivon Harris | Starter | SG | 38:00 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 7.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| - | Jeff Halbert | Starter | SF | 31:00 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 16.5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| - | Delvar Barrett | Bench | C | 11:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Stephen King | Bench | SG | 02:00 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Zach Kiekow | Bench | PG | 03:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 | 31-57 | 6-17 | 11-14 | 62.5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 79 | ||||
| 54.4% | 35.3% | 78.6% |
Akron Zips
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Johnny Hollingsworth | Starter | PG | 38:00 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| - | Andy Hipsher | Starter | PF | 29:00 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| - | Derrick Tarver | Starter | SG | 36:00 | 9-19 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| - | Rob Preston | Starter | C | 27:00 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 14.2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| - | Darryl Peterson | Starter | SF | 32:00 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| - | Rick McFadden | Bench | SF | 17:00 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Jason Hicks | Bench | PG | 08:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Byron Thompson | Bench | SF | 13:00 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Team | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 | 28-59 | 11-29 | 10-14 | 47.5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 77 | ||||
| 47.5% | 37.9% | 71.4% |
Ohio Bobcats Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Thomas Stephens 5.6p, 1.8r, 2.4a |
Jaivon Harris 7.5p, 3.2r, 3.1a |
Jeff Halbert 6.8p, 3.6r, 2.2a |
Steve Esterkamp 14.9p, 4.8r, 1.8a |
Brandon Hunter 21.5p, 12.8r, 2.5a |
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Delvar Barrett 5.3p, 2.7r, 0.4a |
| Lim PT | Zach Kiekow 1.2p, 0.6r, 0.9a |
Stephen King 0.9p, 0.1r, 0.2a |
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Akron Zips Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Johnny Hollingsworth 17.4p, 2.9r, 4.1a |
Derrick Tarver 20.6p, 2.8r, 1.8a |
Darryl Peterson 13.8p, 4.4r, 1.1a |
Andy Hipsher 9.5p, 5.8r, 4a |
Rob Preston 6p, 2.6r, 1a |
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Rick McFadden 2.8p, 2.1r, 1.5a |
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Byron Thompson 3.3p, 3.2r, 0.7a |
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| Lim PT | Jason Hicks 1.5p, 1.1r, 0.7a |
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