Buffalo Bulls vs. Akron Zips

Mar 7, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUFF	24	46	70
AKR	47	41	88

Game Recap

Akron beats Buffalo 88-70 in finale after already clinching Mid-American Conference title. Isaiah Gray and Nate Johnson scored 14 points apiece to help Akron defeat Buffalo 88-70 on Friday night in a Mid-American Conference regular-season finale.

Player Stats

BUFFALO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Ben Michaels	25	5-9	2-4	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	4	14
1Noah Batchelor	20	1-2	0-1	1-1	4	1	0	0	1	2	3
5Tyson Dunn	27	2-8	1-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	5
4Anquan Boldin Jr	28	2-6	1-4	4-6	3	1	1	0	1	1	9
2Ryan Sabol	28	5-13	1-7	3-3	2	1	0	0	1	2	14
14Frederiks Meinarts	15	0-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	2	0
22Kavon Bradford	17	2-4	0-0	3-3	3	0	2	0	4	1	7
0Omar Migues-Hibeljic	3	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
9Lloyd McVeigh	17	4-8	1-3	2-2	6	1	0	0	1	2	11
11Bryson Wilson	20	2-8	1-3	0-0	4	2	0	2	2	1	5

TOTAL	-	23-6137.7%	7-2725.9%	17-1989.5%	33	8	3	3	12	16	70

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32James Okonkwo	21	4-4	0-0	2-4	11	1	1	0	1	2	10
5Tavari Johnson	27	3-7	1-4	0-0	3	5	1	0	0	2	7
20Evan Wilson	6	1-5	1-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
13Isaiah Gray	24	7-12	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	0	14
14Seth Wilson	24	3-5	2-4	1-2	3	3	1	0	0	2	9
0Amani Lyles	16	1-4	0-0	0-0	10	3	0	1	0	1	2
3Sharron Young	17	3-8	0-4	1-2	4	1	2	0	2	0	7
23Marvin Musiime-Kamali	5	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	3	4
1Shammah Scott	22	3-6	2-2	3-4	3	3	1	0	1	0	11
15Bowen Hardman	15	2-5	2-5	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	2	7
34Nate Johnson	23	5-12	2-4	2-3	2	0	1	1	1	1	14
TOTAL	-	33-7047.1%	10-2835.7%	12-1963.2%	43	18	8	2	6	13	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUFFAKR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:54) Jump Ball won by Akron.
(19:54) Jump Ball lost by Buffalo.
(19:36) Evan Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:34) Isaiah Gray Offensive Rebound.
(19:30) Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:28) Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.
(19:12) Noah Batchelor missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:09) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:49) Evan Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Okonkwo.
03
(18:33) Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:29) Seth Wilson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:21) Seth Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Gray.
06
(18:07) Ben Michaels missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:04) Noah Batchelor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:49) Ben Michaels made Layup. Assisted by Noah Batchelor.
26
+2 (17:30) James Okonkwo made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
28
+2 (17:12) Ryan Sabol made Layup.
48
(16:38) Shammah Scott missed Layup.
(16:38) Bryson Wilson Block.
(16:35) Bryson Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(16:26) Kavon Bradford missed Layup.
(16:24) Kavon Bradford Offensive Rebound.
(16:24) Kavon Bradford Turnover.
+2 (16:06) Isaiah Gray made Layup.
410
(15:52) Noah Batchelor Turnover.
(15:52) Shammah Scott Steal.
+2 (15:48) Shammah Scott made Layup.
412
+2 (15:29) Ben Michaels made Layup.
612
(15:22) Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:20) Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:11) Shammah Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
615
(14:44) Bryson Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:40) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:33) Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.
(14:31) Nate Johnson missed Dunk.
(14:31) Akron Offensive Rebound.
(14:31) Bryson Wilson Block.
(14:29) Nate Johnson missed Layup.
(14:29) Frederiks Meinarts Block.
(14:25) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:17) Anquan Boldin Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Dunn.
915
(14:09) Foul on Ryan Sabol.
(13:47) Amani Lyles missed Layup.
(13:45) Tyson Dunn Defensive Rebound.
(13:38) Bryson Wilson missed Jumper.
(13:35) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:18) Nate Johnson made Jumper.
917
+2 (12:55) Tyson Dunn made Layup.
1117
(12:33) Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:31) Sharron Young Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:30) Sharron Young made Layup.
1119
+3 (12:08) Ben Michaels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryson Wilson.
1419
(11:49) Foul on Noah Batchelor.
+1 (11:49) Bowen Hardman made Free Throw.
1420
(11:49) Bowen Hardman missed Free Throw.
(11:49) Ben Michaels Defensive Rebound.
(11:43) Kavon Bradford Turnover.
(11:43) Seth Wilson Steal.
+3 (11:33) Bowen Hardman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
1423
(11:11) Ben Michaels missed Layup.
(11:09) Bowen Hardman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:45) Seth Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
1426
+2 (10:22) Kavon Bradford made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.
1626
(10:22) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
+1 (10:22) Kavon Bradford made Free Throw.
1726
+2 (10:05) James Okonkwo made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
1728
(9:45) Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:41) Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.
(9:32) Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:27) Isaiah Gray Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:27) Isaiah Gray made Layup.
1730
(9:19) Bryson Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:17) Ben Michaels Offensive Rebound.
(9:15) Ben Michaels missed Layup.
(9:14) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
(9:14) Foul on Noah Batchelor.
(8:49) Foul on James Okonkwo.
(8:49) James Okonkwo Turnover.
(8:40) Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:38) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:29) Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.
1733
(8:12) Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:03) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(8:00) Amani Lyles missed Layup.
(7:58) Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.
(7:53) Foul on Bryson Wilson.
(7:53) Shammah Scott missed Free Throw.
(7:53) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:53) Shammah Scott made Free Throw.
1734
(7:47) Kavon Bradford Turnover.
(7:47) Nate Johnson Steal.
(7:20) Marvin Musiime-Kamali missed Layup.
(7:18) Buffalo Defensive Rebound.
(7:04) Ryan Sabol Turnover.
(6:49) Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
(6:46) Lloyd McVeigh Defensive Rebound.
(6:36) Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:33) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(6:21) Sharron Young missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:19) Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.
(6:12) Shammah Scott missed Jumper.
(6:10) Kavon Bradford Defensive Rebound.
(5:48) Kavon Bradford Turnover.
(5:48) Sharron Young Steal.
(5:44) Foul on Anquan Boldin Jr..
(5:44) Nate Johnson missed Free Throw.
(5:44) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:44) Nate Johnson made Free Throw.
1735
+3 (5:23) Tyson Dunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryson Wilson.
2035
(5:00) Isaiah Gray missed Jumper.
(4:58) Sharron Young Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:56) James Okonkwo made Dunk. Assisted by Sharron Young.
2037
(4:55) Foul on Lloyd McVeigh.
+1 (4:55) James Okonkwo made Free Throw.
2038
+2 (4:33) Bryson Wilson made Layup.
2238
+3 (4:23) Bowen Hardman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seth Wilson.
2241
(4:09) Lloyd McVeigh Turnover.
(3:50) Sharron Young missed Layup.
(3:43) Bryson Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(3:36) Bryson Wilson Turnover.
(3:36) Sharron Young Steal.
(3:28) Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:25) Ben Michaels Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Tyson Dunn missed Layup.
(3:08) Seth Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(3:07) Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:04) James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.
(3:04) Foul on Ryan Sabol.
(3:04) James Okonkwo missed Free Throw.
(3:02) Buffalo Defensive Rebound.
(2:48) Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
+1 (2:48) Omar Migues-Hibeljic made Free Throw.
2341
+1 (2:48) Omar Migues-Hibeljic made Free Throw.
2441
(2:29) Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:26) Shammah Scott Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:20) Amani Lyles made Layup. Assisted by Shammah Scott.
2443
(1:57) Omar Migues-Hibeljic missed Jumper.
(1:55) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:42) Isaiah Gray made Layup. Assisted by Amani Lyles.
2445
(1:22) Bryson Wilson Turnover.
(1:22) Tavari Johnson Steal.
+2 (1:17) Tavari Johnson made Dunk.
2447
(0:54) Bryson Wilson missed Layup.
(0:51) Lloyd McVeigh Offensive Rebound.
(0:45) Ben Michaels missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:42) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:33) Isaiah Gray missed Layup.
(0:31) Ben Michaels Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Tyson Dunn missed Layup.
(0:06) Amani Lyles Block.
(0:06) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
(0:06) Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
(0:00) Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BUFF

AKR

70Points88

23-61(37.7%)Field Goal(%)33-70(47.1%)

7-27(25.9%)3-Point(%)10-28(35.7%)

17-19(89.5%)Free Throw(%)12-19(63.2%)

36(12)Rebounds(Offensive)44(16)

8Assists18

3Steals8

3Blocks2

12Turnovers6

16(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

0Largest Lead27

Game Details

Friday, March 7, 2025 · 7:00 PM

James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH

attendance: 2,391 (43.5%)

tv: ESPN+