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Ohio's NCAA hopes ended with 65,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Cooper didn't make a single shot. He didn't make any excuses, either.
Ohio's star guard,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Mid-American Conference's Player of the Year,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], missed all eight shots from the field and had one of the worst games of a brilliant four-year career Saturday night as the Bobcats were beaten 65-46 by Akron in the MAC championship.
"It's definitely unacceptable," said Cooper,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who finished with three points and five turnovers. "I apologize to my teammates. There's no excuse. It's one of those things. The ball didn't fall."
The Zips (26-6), who a week ago were reeling following the suspension of starting guard Alex Abreu on drug trafficking charges, won their third title in five years and the league's automatic NCAA bid. It was a remarkable turn of events for an Akron team that nearly had its special season crash with a week to go.
"This is just an unbelievable tribute to our players," Zips coach Keith Dambrot said. "It's unreal just how everybody in our program was. It was a total team effort from our trainer to our strength coach to our athletic director to our sports psychologist to our secretary. It's unreal just how everybody in our program was.
"We have a group of people who take care of one and other,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. That's why we got through it."
For Ohio, the loss ended any chance of a second straight trip to the NCAAs. Last year, the Bobcats became a mid-major darling when they beat Michigan and South Florida - and nearly upset North Carolina. With all of their key players returning,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], they figured to get back again, but Akron stopped them one victory short.
"It was a game of two halves," said Ohio coach Jim Christian. "In the first half we shot 48 percent,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], guarded really, really well and played hard. In the second half we played hard, but we just couldn't make a shot."
Demetrius Treadwell scored 13 points with 10 rebounds and was named the tournament's most outstanding player. Chauncey Gilliam also scored 13 points, Nick Harney had 11 and Zeke Marshall 10 with nine rebounds.
Reggie Keely scored 19 points to lead Ohio,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which opened the game 11 of 17 from the floor but went just 7 of 37 the rest of the way. The Bobcats led the MAC in scoring and field-goal percentage,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but were taken out of their game and forced into taking bad shots.
"It's very disappointing,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Cooper said. "Nobody ever picked us to go out like this. It's difficult. For me personally,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I don't think I've ever experienced anything like this."
Cooper was bottled up all night. is such a great player," Christian said. "Let's face it. When he doesn't play well,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it's hard for us to score."
Cooper scored his first points on two free throws after Treadwell, who wore orange polka-dot socks and red sneakers for the final, was called for a technical with 17:37 left. The shots gave Ohio the lead, but the technical seemed to fire up the Zips, who got a basket inside from Treadwell and went on a 9-0 run to open a 40-33 lead on freshman Carmelo Betancourt's steal and layup.
"I felt like it picked me up about four or five notches and it got our team cranked up, too,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Treadwell said of the technical for arguing after a call. "It got us all into the game."
Moments before the second half started, Treadwell and Cooper exchanged words near midcourt.
"I was telling him we're going to win this trophy right here,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Treadwell said, pointing to the MAC title trophy sitting on the dais.
Their NCAA dreams dashed by Akron's defense,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Cooper and the Bobcats are expected to receive an NIT bid. Not nearly what they wanted, but at least they'll get to play again.
"The NCAA tournament was our ultimate goal," Cooper said, "but it's a blessing to be out there to play ball, especially for the seniors. I'm going to cherish it regardless."
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