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Men's Basketball Welcomes MAC-East Leader Bowling Green to JAR on Wednesday
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Bowling Green (10-3, 2-0 MAC) at Akron (10-5, 1-1 MAC)
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 • 7:00 p.m. ET
James A. Rhodes Arena (5,500)
Akron, Ohio
Television: None.
Webcast and Live Stats: Available at GoZips.com – webcast and live statistics free of charge.
Radio: Akron-IMG Sports Network – SportsRadio 1350 AM (WARF) in Akron (flagship) and for free at GoZips.com/TuneIn. Steve French (play-by-play) and Joe Dunn (analyst) will have the call beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.
The Akron-Bowling Green Series: Akron owns a 30-24 advantage in the series, which began during the 1937-38 season. Akron has won 11-straight and 19-of-20 against the Falcons, including five-straight at Rhodes Arena. Last season, the Zips won 65-63 at BGSU on Feb. 9 and 57-47 in Akron on March 1. UA has not lost to BGSU since March 1, 2009, a 50-46 loss at Rhodes Arena.
Scouting the Falcons: Bowling Green enters tonight's game with a 10-3 record and is one of two lone undefeated teams in MAC play (2-0). The Falcons are 4-2 on the road, 1-0 in league play.
Richaun Holmes leads the team in both scoring (14.8 ppg) and rebounding (8.7 rpg), and is the only player averaging double figures on the squad.
News, Notes and Storylines
- Akron opens a two-game home stand on Wednesday when it plays host to Bowling Green.
- The Zips are coming off an 84-67 road loss to Toledo on Jan. 9.
- UA is 66-22 (.750) in the month of January under 11th-year head coach Keith Dambrot, having won 25 of the last 28 games in the first month of the year.
- Head coach Keith Dambrot looks for win No. 350 in his coaching career vs. BGSU.
- The Zips have posted a 26-10 mark (.722) in the last 36 games against the MAC East dating back to the start of the 2012 league schedule.
- Akron has hit eight or more 3-pointers in 12 games this season. The Zips are 9-3 when they make at least eight long balls in a contest. Akron is second in the Mid-American Conference in 3-pointers made per game (8.8).
- The Zips have forced 90 turnovers (18.0 tpg) thanks to 42 steals (8.4 spg) over the last five games. UA has scored 98 points off those turnovers (19.6 ppg).
- Akron is winning the turnover battle so far this season. The Zips have committed fewer turnovers than their opponents in 12 games. The Zips have forced 219 turnovers, converting them into 254 points (16.9 ppg).
What You May Not Know About the Series
- Both teams have a winning streak of at least nine games in the series (Akron, 11, 2009-present; BGSU, 9, 1992-97).
- Akron closed Anderson Arena with the visiting team 3-pointers made record (16) in their last trip to the venue.
- Current graduate manager Cameron Black was a four-year letterwinner for BGSU from 2011-14.
On the Line vs. Bowling Green
- A victory will give head coach Keith Dambrot 350 wins in his 17-year coaching career.
- An Akron victory will be the 12th-straight win over Bowling Green and the 20th in the last 21 games.
- A win will be the 26th in the last 29 games in the month of January for the Zips.
- A victory will be the 30th win in the last 35 regular-season MAC home games since the start of the 2011 league schedule.
Odds and Ends
- The Zips are 6-1 when Kwan Cheatham, Jr., scores at least 10 points, including 5-1 this year.
- Eleven of Akron's 14 players have posted at least one game with 10 or more points.
- The Zips have seven players with at least 12 made 3-pointers this season.
- Deji Ibitayo has more double-figure scoring performances in his last 23 games (12) than he had in his previous 60 games (5).
- UA has at least one blocked shot in 47-straight and 99 of the last 100 games. Additionally, Akron has blocked multiple shots in 97 of those 100 games.
- Head coach Keith Dambrot was named the 19th-best college coach for the money in 2014 by Forbes Magazine.
MAC Play Notes
- Akron is 81-36 in the regular season against the West Division (.692), including winners of 24 of the last 27 contests, since divisional play began during the 1997-98 season [51-15 under head coach Keith Dambrot (.773)].
- The Zips have posted a 26-10 mark (.722) in the last 36 games against the MAC East dating back to the start of the 2012 league schedule. Akron is 4-1 against the MAC East at the conference tournament during that stretch.
- Akron is 29-5 at home in league play since the start of the 2011 MAC schedule (.853).
- UA has seen a ton of success in league play since the start of the 2004-05 season. Akron is 120-48 overall (.714), including a 72-12 mark in MAC play at home (.857). The Zips' 120 wins are the most in the league during that stretch.
- The Zips have won 40 of their last 52 regular-season MAC games (.769).
- Akron has not been swept in a home-and-home season series by a MAC opponent since the 2011-12 season (Buffalo).
Looking Ahead: Akron concludes its two-game home stand against Central Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 17. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. ET. Akron leads the series with CMU, 29-13, having won seven-straight overall and six-straight at Rhodes Arena.
