Ohio Withstands Akron Rally To Win In OT

ATHENS, Ohio—DeVaughn Washington scored seven of Ohio’s 14 overtime points to help the Bobcats overcome an Akron rally and defeat the Zips 70-65 Tuesday night.

Akron (9-8, 1-3 Mid-American Conference) had a four-point lead halfway into OT, but Washington was fouled by Nate Linhart on a dunk and hit the free throw for a three-point play that started Ohio’s 12-3 run toward the win.

Ohio (10-7, 3-1) led until the last second of regulation play, pulling ahead by as many as 15. A 3-pointer by Anthony Hitchens sparked the Zips to outscore Ohio 23-11 in the last 11 minutes, and Brett McKnight’s tip-in at the buzzer ended six unanswered Akron points to force overtime.

Michael Allen led Ohio with a career-high 17 points and five steals, Jerome Tillman finished with 12 and Tommy Freeman added 10. Chris McKnight led Akron with 14 points.

While Ohio hit 22-of-32 from the foul line, Akron finished with just 9-of 14.

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