The University of Akron Athletics
Akron Flies Past Western Michigan, 69-36
January 27 | Men's Basketball
Post-Game Notes
Team Notes:
• UA has won six-straight games, tying its season-long streak
set from Nov. 14 to Dec. 9.
• Akron, which improved to 8-1 at home this season, has won 25
of its last 26 games at Rhodes Arena and is 35-2 on its home floor
under third-year head coach
Keith Dambrot.
• UA has won 16 consecutive conference match-ups at Rhodes
Arena, dating back to the 2004-05 season. The last league opponent
to defeat the Zips at home was Kent State in a 57-54 decision on
Feb. 9, 2005.
• Akron finished with seven blocks for the game, one shy of
its season high. Six of the Zips' rejections came in the first
half.
• UA has outscored its opponents by a 16.7-point scoring
margin this season. At home, Akron is edging its opponents by a
22.1-point spread.
• Neither team shot well in the first half as the Zips and
Broncos combined to shoot 25.9 percent (14-for-54).
• Western Michigan had more turnovers (6) than field goals (5)
at the intermission. The Zips held the Broncos to 13 first-half
points, the lowest point total posted by an Akron opponent this
season.
• WMU didn't record its first field goal until the 12:39 mark
of the first half. Until that point, the Broncos were 0-for-8 from
the floor with two turnovers and trailed 12-1.
• Akron's 24 first-half points was its second-lowest opening
period total of the season (23 vs. Miami, Jan. 11).
• UA, which averaged 17.9 free throw attempts entering today's
game, was 3-for-4 from the line.
Player Notes:
• Senior F
Romeo Travis moved into
16th place on the school's al-time scoring list with a 17-point
effort against the Broncos. Travis, who has tallied 1,263 points in
108 games at UA, surpassed Fritz Nagy (1943-47), who recorded 1,258
points in 63 games.
• Travis has scored in double figures in 16 games this season
(12 consecutive) and has hit that mark 70 times in 108 career
games.
• Junior F
Jeremiah Wood posted a
career-high with 17 rebounds. His four assists tied for the team
high, along with
Cedrick Middleton and
Nick Dials, and was one
short of another personal milestone.
