AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Darryl Peterson and John Hollingsworth each had 22 points to lead Akron past Marshall 79-71 Wednesday night.

Marshall (12-14, 8-9 Mid-American Conference) opened with a 7-0 run, but committed 12 first-half turnovers as Akron took a 34-32 halftime lead.

The Zips (14-12, 9-8) did not trail again. They shot 54 percent from the floor, led by Peterson (8-for-11) and Hollingsworth (6-for-8). Hollingsworth also made all 10 of his free throws.

The Thundering Herd had an impressive shooting night as well, hitting 53 percent of their field goals.

David Anderson didn't miss, going 9-for-9, plus 2-for-2 from the line for 20 points. A.W. Hamilton also was perfect, shooting 6-for-6, including 2-for-2 from 3-point range, along with a free throw for 15 points.

Andy Hipsher had 13 points and Derrick Tarver scored 11 for the Zips.

Akron 79, Marshall 71

MARSHALL

(12-14)

Black 5-9 1-3 11, Anderson 9-9 2-2 20, Patton 2-4 0-0 4, Hamilton 6-6 1-1 15, Blackshear 2-10 0-0 6, Wright 3-7 2-2 9, Bunch 0-1 3-3 3, Dawn 1-6 0-0 3, Armpalu 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-53 9-11 71.

AKRON

(14-12)

Peterson 8-11 3-3 22, Hipsher 3-7 7-8 13, Preston 1-4 0-0 2, Tarver 5-14 1-3 11, Hollingsworth 6-8 10-10 22, Thompson 3-4 0-2 6, Hicks 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 27-50 21-26 79.

Halftime--Akron 34, Marshall 32. 3-point goals--Marshall 6-20 (Individuals Black 0-1, Hamilton 2-2, Blackshear 2-7, Wright 1-4, Bunch 0-1, Dawn 1-5), Akron 4-14 (Peterson 3-4, Hipsher 0-1, Preston 0-3, Tarver 0-5, Hicks 1-1). Fouled out--Black, Hamilton. Rebounds--Marshall 27 (Black, Anderson 6), Akron 23 (Preston 4). Assists--Marshall 19 (Wright 5), Akron 20 (Hipsher, McFadden 4). Total fouls--Marshall 24, Akron 13. A--3,423.

Ohio 64, Miami, Ohio 56

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) -- Brandon Hunter scored 21 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds to lead Ohio to a 64-56 victory over Miami, Ohio, on Wednesday night.

Ohio (12-14, 8-9 Mid-American Conference) was leading Miami (13-13, 11-6) by seven points with only 23 seconds left in the game, when a layup by Juby Johnson cut Ohio's lead to 60-55. Johnson then was fouled by Jaivon Harris and made a free-throw shot to put Miami within four points of Ohio.

A foul by Tim Schenke put Jeff Halbert at the free-throw line, where he made both shots to give Ohio a 62-56 lead with 22 seconds remaining. Johnson then missed a 3-pointer, and Steve Esterkamp grabbed the rebound. He was fouled by Chet Mason and made both of his free throws to put the game away for Ohio.

Ohio led Miami 30-20 at the half.

Esterkamp added 16 points for Ohio.

Johnson led scoring for Miami with 17 points. Danny Horace added 11 points and led Miami in rebounds with nine.

OHIO 64, MIAMI, OHIO 56

OHIO

(12-14)

Halbert 3-6 2-3 9, Esterkamp 4-6 6-6 16, Hunter 7-11 7-8 21, Stephens 4-5 0-0 9, Harris 1-3 0-0 3, Kiekow 1-1 0-0 2, King 0-0 0-0 0, Bridgewater 0-0 0-0 0, Barrett 2-2 0-1 4. Totals 22-34 15-18 64.

MIAMI, OHIO (13-13)

Reed 0-1 1-2 1, Horace 4-14 1-2 11, Hausfeld 3-6 1-2 10, Mason 3-9 4-4 10, Johnson 5-12 4-5 17, Jameson 0-0 0-0 0, Drake 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Seals 0-2 0-0 0, Vandersluis 0-0 0-0 0, Schenke 2-3 2-2 7, Hatcher 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-47 13-17 56.

Halftime--Ohio 30, Miami, Ohio 20. 3-point goals--Ohio 5-13 (Halbert 1-3, Esterkamp 2-4, Hunter 0-1, Stephens 1-2, Harris 1-3), Miami, Ohio 9-21 (Horace 2-4, Hausfeld 3-5, Mason 0-1, Johnson 3-8, Seals 0-1, Schenke 1-2). Fouled out--Harris, Hausfeld. Rebounds--Ohio 20 (Hunter 12), Miami, Ohio 26 (Horace 9). Assists--Ohio 7 (Hunter 3), Miami, Ohio 9 (Seals 3). Total fouls--Ohio 16, Miami, Ohio 20. A--5,830.