The University of Akron men’s basketball team fell to the Ohio State Buckeyes 72-63 Tuesday night after Ohio State outscored the Zips 10-1 in overtime.
“I give Ohio State a lot of credit,” Akron head coach Keith Dambrot said after the game, “but we didn’t shoot the ball at the free throw line, which ended up costing us.”
The Zips looked calm despite the nationally-televised stage against “The Ohio State University,” and stayed with the Buckeyes for much of the game, which included 12 lead changes in the first half alone. The Zips would lead by as much as seven, but the youthful Ohio State squad seemed to respond every time Akron looked to pull away.