Akron Zips vs. Central Michigan Chippewas

Feb 15, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
AKR	33	52	85
CMU	36	46	82

Game Recap

Nate Johnson scores 18 to help Akron edge Central Michigan 85-82 for 13th straight victory. Nate Johnson scored 18 points to help Akron fend off Central Michigan 85-82 on Saturday night, upping the Zips' win streak to 13.

Player Stats

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32James Okonkwo	17	5-6	0-0	0-0	4	1	2	0	0	5	10
5Tavari Johnson	28	1-8	0-3	2-2	2	6	2	0	2	3	4
34Nate Johnson	34	7-13	1-3	3-5	7	3	3	0	4	4	18
13Isaiah Gray	26	3-7	0-1	5-6	7	6	2	0	2	2	11
14Seth Wilson	18	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	2	5
0Amani Lyles	21	5-9	0-2	4-4	4	0	0	2	3	1	14
3Sharron Young	12	1-3	0-1	1-2	2	1	1	0	2	3	3
23Marvin Musiime-Kamali	5	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4
1Shammah Scott	27	4-5	2-3	3-4	3	3	0	0	1	0	13
15Bowen Hardman	12	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	31-5952.5%	5-1827.8%	18-2378.3%	32	21	12	3	14	21	85

CENTRAL MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Bryan Ndjonga	20	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	0	2	0	3	3	3
21Ugnius Jarusevicius	34	10-17	3-7	9-10	10	1	1	1	1	4	32
2Cayden Vasko	34	1-7	1-6	4-4	6	3	2	0	2	5	7
4Kyler Vanderjagt	34	5-10	0-4	2-4	3	3	0	0	4	3	12
30Anthony Pritchard	38	4-12	1-2	6-6	3	6	2	0	4	5	15
5Quentin Heady	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
22Drew Barbee	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Jakobi Heady	38	6-17	1-3	0-0	7	0	0	0	2	2	13


TOTAL	-	27-6541.5%	7-2429.2%	21-2487.5%	32	13	8	1	16	22	82

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAKRCMU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Central Michigan.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Akron.
(19:38) Bryan Ndjonga Turnover.
(19:38) Isaiah Gray Steal.
(19:31) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:25) Ugnius Jarusevicius Defensive Rebound.
(19:17) Kyler Vanderjagt Turnover.
(19:17) Isaiah Gray Steal.
(18:52) Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
(18:48) James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:43) Nate Johnson made Layup.
20
(18:21) Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Layup.
(18:21) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:21) Foul on Ugnius Jarusevicius.
(17:54) Isaiah Gray missed Layup.
(17:50) Bryan Ndjonga Defensive Rebound.
(17:38) Foul on James Okonkwo.
+3 (17:31) Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
23
(17:24) Foul on Cayden Vasko.
(17:19) Tavari Johnson missed Jumper.
(17:19) Ugnius Jarusevicius Block.
(17:15) Ugnius Jarusevicius Defensive Rebound.
(17:13) Jakobi Heady missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:09) Bryan Ndjonga Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:07) Anthony Pritchard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cayden Vasko.
26
+2 (16:54) Nate Johnson made Jumper.
46
(16:39) Bryan Ndjonga missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:35) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(16:25) Amani Lyles missed Jumper.
(16:22) Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:06) Ugnius Jarusevicius made Layup.
48
(16:06) Foul on Isaiah Gray.
+1 (16:06) Ugnius Jarusevicius made Free Throw.
49
(15:49) Tavari Johnson Turnover.
(15:49) Anthony Pritchard Steal.
(15:43) Cayden Vasko missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:40) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) Nate Johnson Turnover.
(15:39) Quentin Heady Steal.
(15:38) Foul on Seth Wilson.
(15:30) Bryan Ndjonga Turnover.
(15:30) Sharron Young Steal.
(15:21) Foul on Bryan Ndjonga.
(15:21) Sharron Young missed Free Throw.
(15:21) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:21) Sharron Young made Free Throw.
59
(15:08) Foul on Anthony Pritchard.
(15:08) Anthony Pritchard Turnover.
+2 (14:48) Amani Lyles made Layup.
79
(14:34) Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.
(14:34) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
(14:34) Amani Lyles Block.
+2 (14:24) Nate Johnson made Jumper.
99
(13:59) Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:56) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
(13:50) Sharron Young missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:47) Ugnius Jarusevicius Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:39) Jakobi Heady made Layup. Assisted by Cayden Vasko.
911
(13:25) Amani Lyles missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:21) Kyler Vanderjagt Defensive Rebound.
(13:13) Cayden Vasko Turnover.
(13:13) Nate Johnson Steal.
(13:03) Amani Lyles missed Layup.
(12:58) Sharron Young Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:57) Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sharron Young.
1211
(12:33) Anthony Pritchard missed Jumper.
(12:28) Ugnius Jarusevicius Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:28) Ugnius Jarusevicius made Two Point Tip Shot.
1213
(12:17) Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
(12:14) Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(12:00) Anthony Pritchard missed Jumper.
(11:56) Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:50) Marvin Musiime-Kamali made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Gray.
1413
(11:21) Jakobi Heady missed Layup.
(11:18) Jakobi Heady Offensive Rebound.
(11:14) Jakobi Heady missed Jumper.
(11:10) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
(11:01) Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:57) Isaiah Gray Offensive Rebound.
(10:57) Isaiah Gray Turnover.
(10:52) Foul on Isaiah Gray.
(10:47) Cayden Vasko missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:42) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:28) James Okonkwo made Layup. Assisted by Shammah Scott.
1613
(9:56) Kyler Vanderjagt Turnover.
(9:56) Marvin Musiime-Kamali Steal.
(9:53) Foul on Anthony Pritchard.
(9:53) Foul on Nate Johnson.
(9:53) Nate Johnson Turnover.
(9:39) Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:38) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:38) Foul on Bryan Ndjonga.
(9:20) Tavari Johnson missed Jumper.
(9:17) Bryan Ndjonga Defensive Rebound.
(9:13) Jakobi Heady missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:09) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(9:03) James Okonkwo missed Layup.
(8:58) Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:48) Ugnius Jarusevicius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
1616
+3 (8:26) Seth Wilson made Three Point Jumper.
1916
(7:57) Foul on Amani Lyles.
+2 (7:44) Jakobi Heady made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
1918
+2 (7:27) Nate Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
2118
+2 (7:01) Ugnius Jarusevicius made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
2120
(6:47) Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:44) Jakobi Heady Defensive Rebound.
(6:34) Jakobi Heady missed Jumper.
(6:31) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:28) Amani Lyles made Layup. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
2320
(6:12) Jakobi Heady missed Layup.
(6:08) Jakobi Heady Offensive Rebound.
(6:08) Jakobi Heady missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(6:07) Jakobi Heady Offensive Rebound.
(6:07) Jakobi Heady missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(6:04) Cayden Vasko Offensive Rebound.
(6:04) Cayden Vasko missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(6:03) Seth Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(6:00) Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:55) Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:32) Ugnius Jarusevicius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
2323
+2 (5:13) Tavari Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
2523
(4:51) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
+1 (4:51) Anthony Pritchard made Free Throw.
2524
+1 (4:51) Anthony Pritchard made Free Throw.
2525
(4:38) Sharron Young Turnover.
(4:38) Bryan Ndjonga Steal.
(4:29) Kyler Vanderjagt Turnover.
(4:29) Nate Johnson Steal.
+2 (4:24) Nate Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Gray.
2725
(3:53) Cayden Vasko missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:50) Cayden Vasko Offensive Rebound.
(3:47) Kyler Vanderjagt missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:42) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:31) Sharron Young made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Gray.
2925
(3:12) Kyler Vanderjagt Turnover.
(3:12) James Okonkwo Steal.
(2:52) Isaiah Gray missed Layup.
(2:47) James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:47) James Okonkwo made Two Point Tip Shot.
3125
(2:42) Bryan Ndjonga Turnover.
(2:29) Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
(2:26) Ugnius Jarusevicius Defensive Rebound.
(2:22) Foul on Jakobi Heady.
(2:22) Jakobi Heady Turnover.
(2:04) Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:57) Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(1:57) Nate Johnson missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(1:56) Ugnius Jarusevicius Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:40) Kyler Vanderjagt made Jumper. Assisted by Ugnius Jarusevicius.
3127
(1:40) Foul on Sharron Young.
+1 (1:40) Ugnius Jarusevicius made Free Throw.
3128
+1 (1:40) Ugnius Jarusevicius made Free Throw.
3129
(1:19) Nate Johnson Turnover.
(1:19) Bryan Ndjonga Steal.
+2 (1:11) Anthony Pritchard made Layup.
3131
(0:49) Nate Johnson Turnover.
(0:49) Anthony Pritchard Steal.
+2 (0:44) Anthony Pritchard made Layup.
3133
+2 (0:27) Marvin Musiime-Kamali made Layup. Assisted by Shammah Scott.
3333
+3 (0:03) Ugnius Jarusevicius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
3336

2nd half

Team Stats

AKR

CMU

85Points82

31-59(52.5%)Field Goal(%)27-65(41.5%)

5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)7-24(29.2%)

18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)21-24(87.5%)

32(7)Rebounds(Offensive)33(11)

21Assists13

12Steals8

3Blocks1

15Turnovers16

21(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

11Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, February 15, 2025 · 7:00 PM

McGuirk Arena · Mount Pleasant, MI

attendance: 2,057 (38.8%)

tv: ESPN+