Broncos Drop Shootout at Akron

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Justice at Miami AKRON, Ohio – The Western Michigan men's basketball team dropped a back-and-forth affair at Akron on Saturday afternoon, 104-89.

paced the Broncos (7-11, 1-5 MAC) with 28 points on 11-of-15 shooting and hit 5-of-7 from three-point range. went 8-for-11 from the field on the way to 23 points and added a team-high seven rebounds. and chipped in 14 points apiece, with Griffith also handing out a team-leading eight assists.

Nine straight points helped Akron (14-4, 5-1) grab a 13-6 advantage in the early going. The Broncos countered with a 14-2 run to move ahead, 23-18. At 37-31, Western Michigan notched eight consecutive points, capped by a Brewer three-pointer, to extend…