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Armstead leading the Huskies through tough stretches

Junior guard Aaric Armstead drives around the key in Saturday's game against the University of Akron. The Huskies beat the Zips 80-79.

He came up big in the team’s win over the University of Akron on Saturday when the team was down two points with 37 seconds left, grabbing an offensive board on a missed three by senior guard Travon Baker and putting it back up for the and-one play. Armstead nailed his free throw to put the home team up one, 78-77. He grabbed another offensive rebound just 30 seconds later off of a missed three from Baker and was fouled with two seconds left.