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Balanced scoring leads Akron past Howard 69-52

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Nikola Cvetinovic and Chris McKnight scored 13 points apiece to lead a balanced attack in Akron's 69-52 victory over Howard on Sunday.

Anthony Hitchens and Brett McClanahan each added 10 points for the Zips (2-2), who led by as many as 29 before resting most of their starters at the Glenn Wilkes Classic.

Calvin Thompson scored 13 points to lead Howard (0-5). The Bison were coming off a 33-point effort Saturday against Georgia State and went more than eight minutes without a basket during the first half Sunday. (MORE)

Bison Headlines
Final 1 2 T
Howard
 21 31 52
Akron
 33 36 69
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Leaders Howard Akron
Points C. Thompson 13 2 tied with 13
Rebounds A. Walker 10 N. Cvetinovic 6
Assists 2 tied with 2 S. McNees 6
Mid-Eastern
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
South Carolina State 0-0 3-0
Morgan State 0-0 3-1
Coppin State 0-0 3-1
Delaware State 0-0 2-1
North Carolina A&T 0-0 3-2
Norfolk State 0-0 1-2
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 1-3
Hampton 0-0 0-3
Florida A&M 0-0 0-4
Maryland-Eastern Shore 0-0 0-5
Howard 0-0 0-5
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Leaders
Points: C. Thompson14.4
Rebounds: M. Phillips7.2
Assists: C. Thompson2.6
FG%: C. Thompson51.0%
FT%: C. Thompson70.8%
Steals: K. Riley1.6
Blocks: A. Walker0.4
Offense (Rank)
Points: 56.2 (329)
Rebounds: 10.4 (257)
Assists: 9.8 (306)
FG%: 37.2% (313)
FT%: 63.4% (266)
3P%: 24.3% (323)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 71.8 (242)
Rebounds: 22.2 (260)
Assists: 15.0 (272)
FG%: 46.6% (271)
FT%: 61.5% (61)
3P%: 40.3% (305)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
11/25vs. Fair3-1 (196)
11/28@ Can1-1 (232)
12/1@ Amer0-5 (333)
12/5@ Hamp0-3 (220)
12/19@ Ly-Md2-2 (178)
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
11/22@ AkronL 52-69
11/21@ GaStL 33-57
11/20@ NiaL 77-82
11/17@ UCFL 59-68
11/13@ IndL 60-83
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Tennessee4-1
10 Syracuse4-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Syracuse4-0
10 Butler3-0
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