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Ohio Bobcats at Akron Zips

· NCAA Men's Basketball
10-7, 2-5 Away
Final
80 - 92
12-5, 9-0 Home

Gray scores 22 points as Akron earns 12th win with 92-80 victory over Ohio

Gray had five rebounds for the Zips (12-5, 5-0 Mid-American Conference). Amani Lyles scored 17 points while shooting 7 of 9 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line and added six assists and three blocks. Nate Johnson had 14 points and shot 6 for 16, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc.

The Bobcats (10-7, 4-1) were led by Shereef Mitchell, who recorded 27 points and two steals. Ohio also got 15 points from AJ Brown. Aidan Hadaway had nine points and seven rebounds. The Bobcats ended a six-game winning streak with the loss.

Akron took the lead with 17:27 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Gray led their team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 44-29 at the break. Lyles scored 15 points in the second half to help lead the way as Akron went on to secure a victory, despite being outscored by Ohio in the second half by a three-point margin.

Both teams next play Tuesday. Akron visits Buffalo and Ohio squares off against Eastern Michigan on the road.

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Matchup Prediction

Akron: 57.6%
Ohio: 42.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 80 - 92
2nd 0:14 Sharron Young Offensive Rebound. 80 - 92
2nd 0:18 Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper. 80 - 92
2nd 0:47 Shereef Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Jackson Paveletzke. 80 - 92
2nd 0:53 Jackson Paveletzke Defensive Rebound. 78 - 92

Statistics

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22-64 FG 35-68
34.4 Field Goal % 51.5
6-24 3PT 10-26
25.0 Three Point % 38.5
30-33 FT 12-15
90.9 Free Throw % 80.0
43 Rebounds 36
16 Offensive Rebounds 9
27 Defensive Rebounds 27
8 Assists 24
6 Steals 9
4 Blocks 7
12 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 9
24 Fast Break Points 18
22 Points in Paint 48
17 Fouls 22
1 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

James A. Rhodes Arena

Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 2,830 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Akron 10-0 - 17-5
Miami (OH) 9-1 1 17-5
Toledo 8-2 2 14-8
Ohio 6-4 4 12-10
Kent State 5-5 5 14-8
Central Michigan 4-6 6 10-12
Ball State 4-6 6 10-12
Eastern Michigan 4-6 6 10-12
Western Michigan 4-6 6 7-15
Bowling Green 3-7 7 8-14
Buffalo 2-8 8 7-15
Northern Illinois 1-9 9 5-17
Full Standings