WMU at Akron Post-Game Notes

WMU at Akron Post-Game Notes

PRE-GAME

Western Michigan trails the all-time series against Akron, 17-19
The Broncos are 5-10 on the road against the Zips and have not won since Jan. 3, 2004, which was WMU's first meeting against Akron with Steve Hawkins as the team's head coach
Western Michigan and Akron last met in the 2010 MAC Tournament semifinals with the Zips claiming a 66-64 win
WMU and Akron have met in the MAC Tournament twice in the last four seasons (between 2006 and 2010)
WMU will even its road record at 5-5 with a win after defeating Miami and Bowling Green in their arenas
Juwan Howard registered a double-double on his 19th birthday (Feb. 5) with 20 points and 10 rebounds at BGSU
Demetrius Ward scored in double figures (15 pts at Bowling Green) for the sixth-straight game
Matt Stainbrook is playing this game 44.57 miles from his hometown of Bay Village, Ohio
With his 3-for-4 performance from long range at Bowling Green, Alex Wolf now ranks sixth in the Mid-American Conference in three-point field goal percentage (.417) and leads the MAC (.550) in conference only games
The game against Akron is the last of three-straight road games dating back to Jan. 29
Despite claiming a 14-point win at Bowling Green, Western Michigan was held to less than three players scoring in double figures for only the third time in 21 games this season
Akron has claimed four-straight wins over Western Michigan with the Broncos' last win coming on Feb. 6, 2008, 86-66, at University Arena

FIRST HALF

WMU held Akron without a field goal for 2:50 of game time between its first and second FG
Flenard Whitfield hit his first two FGs of the game from the same exact spot on the floor
WMU held with FG for 3:52 of game time as Akron built an 11-point lead
Whitfield scored 10 first-half points to lead WMU
WMU was 8-for-9 from the free throw line
WMU was 0-for-6 from beyond the arc
Akron's bench outscored WMU 15-5

SECOND HALF

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