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Akron Zips at Buffalo Bulls

· NCAA Men's Basketball
13-5, 3-3 Away
Final
90 - 58
6-12, 4-4 Home

Johnson's 20 lead Akron over Buffalo 90-58

Amani Lyles elevates for the big-time swat

Johnson had five rebounds and five assists for the Zips (13-5, 6-0 Mid-American Conference). Nate Johnson scored 18 points and added nine rebounds. James Okonkwo shot 4 of 7 from the field and 3 for 5 from the line to finish with 11 points, while adding seven rebounds. It was the sixth straight victory for the Zips.

Ryan Sabol finished with 15 points for the Bulls (6-12, 1-5). Buffalo also got nine points from Anquan Boldin Jr.. Noah Batchelor also had eight points and two steals.

Akron took the lead less than 2 minutes into the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 40-25 at halftime, with Tavari Johnson racking up 15 points. Akron extended its lead to 61-33 during the second half, fueled by a 15-3 scoring run. Marvin Musiime-Kamali scored a team-high 10 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.

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Matchup Prediction

Buffalo: 11.4%
Akron: 88.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 90 - 58
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 90 - 58
2nd 0:21 Sam Akot made Dunk. 90 - 58
2nd 0:26 Sam Akot Steal. 90 - 56
2nd 0:26 Sharron Young Turnover. 90 - 56

Statistics

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35-61 FG 21-69
57.4 Field Goal % 30.4
13-25 3PT 9-36
52.0 Three Point % 25.0
7-9 FT 7-13
77.8 Free Throw % 53.8
49 Rebounds 28
7 Offensive Rebounds 8
42 Defensive Rebounds 20
21 Assists 13
6 Steals 14
7 Blocks 4
19 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 14
14 Fast Break Points 15
42 Points in Paint 20
18 Fouls 10
37 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: Alumni Arena

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 1,021 | 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