Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Championship Sunday
It’s a battle of teams from the Buckeye State on the parquet floor as a pair of teams from the Mid-American Conference look to pick up a victory. The Ohio Bobcats are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Akron Zips Saturday afternoon. Ohio took down Western Michigan 88-76 at home in their previous contest Tuesday night, covering the line as a nine-point favorite. Akron took down Miami (OH) 73-68 at home in their most recent game Tuesday night though they failed to cover the line as a 14-point favorite. In the all-time series between the schools, each team has picked up 35 victories with the Zips taking a 91-83 road win in the most recent matchup on February 25, 2022.
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Ohio beat Western Michigan at home in their previous game Tuesday for their second straight victory. The Bobcats improved to 11-9 overall and stand 3-4 in the conference, leaving them eighth in the standings entering this game. Against Western Michigan, Ohio led by as many as eight in the opening quarter only to see the lead trimmed to four at the half. The Bobcats saw their lead trimmed to two with 7:47 remaining before taking control for good with a 14-2 run over the next 6:11 to go up 81-67 with 1:36 to play. Ohio shot 50% from the field, including nine of 26 from three-point range, and won the rebounding battle 41-33 in the game. Dwight Wilson led the Bobcats with 31 points and 11 rebounds in the win.
The Bobcats come into this game 51st in the nation in scoring offense with an average of 74.3 points per game. Ohio is excellent in the rebounding department as they collect 38.9 boards per contest (33rd) and are handing out 13.6 assists a night. The Bobcats are below average defensively as they are 268th in the nation by holding opposing teams to 72.5 points a game. Dwight Wilson leads the team with 15.5 points plus 9.9 rebounds per game this season. Miles Brown (10.6 points, 3.2 rebounds), AJ Brown (10.4 points, 2.3 rebounds) and Jaylin Hunter (10.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists) each are solid secondary scoring options. AJ Clayton, DeVon Baker, Ben Roderick, Elmore James, Gabe Wiznitzer and Ajay Sheldon are other rotation pieces that Jeff Boals looks to in order to contribute solid minutes. The Bobcats are shooting 45.8% from the field so far this season. Ohio drills 8.6 three-pointers a night while sinking 36.6% from beyond the arc. The Bobcats are decent at the charity stripe as they hit 72.6% of their chances this season.