Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Akron Zips

Dec 19, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
EMU	34	38	72
AKR	48	45	93

Game Recap

Tavari Johnson's 25 points lead Akron past Eastern Michigan 93-72. Tavari Johnson scored 25 points as Akron beat Eastern Michigan 93-72 on Friday.

Player Stats

EASTERN MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Mohammad Habhab	29	4-17	0-3	4-5	5	1	0	1	1	2	12
13Godslove Nwabude	17	0-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	2	0
9Addison Patterson	29	4-7	0-1	0-1	5	0	0	1	0	2	8
10Jon Sanders II	17	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	2	5
2Carlos Hart	34	9-14	2-3	12-18	7	2	2	0	2	1	32
35Merritt Alderink	4	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
33John Shanu II	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
0Gregory Lawson II	12	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
3Mehki Ellison	11	3-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	2	0	1	0	6
7Aidan Rubio	18	1-6	1-5	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
5Braelon Green	17	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	3	0
1Mak Manciel	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	25-6439.1%	5-1926.3%	17-2665.4%	31	7	6	2	10	14	72

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Amani Lyles	24	7-11	0-1	2-3	12	4	0	2	0	1	16
3Sharron Young	27	4-8	0-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	1	8
21Zach Halligan	18	2-3	0-0	3-3	5	0	0	0	1	1	7
5Tavari Johnson	28	11-15	0-1	3-3	1	5	4	0	1	1	25
12Evan Mahaffey	21	6-9	0-1	2-3	10	4	1	0	0	4	14
2Rich Brisco	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16Ognjen Stankovic	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
11Conner Groce	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Eric Mahaffey	20	3-6	0-2	0-0	7	5	0	0	2	2	6
23Marvin Musiime-Kamali	16	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	2	0	3	2
1Shammah Scott	19	1-6	0-2	2-2	0	2	0	0	2	1	4
15Bowen Hardman	20	3-8	3-8	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	9
TOTAL	-	39-7154.9%	3-1816.7%	12-1485.7%	41	22	7	4	8	16	93

Play-by-Play

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1st halfEMUAKR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Eastern Michigan.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Akron.
(19:41) Jon Sanders II misses 15-foot jumper.
(19:38) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(19:29) Tavari Johnson misses driving layup.
(19:27) Akron Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:23) Sharron Young makes driving layup.
02
+3 (18:58) Jon Sanders II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mohammad Habhab assists).
32
(18:47) Amani Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:45) Carlos Hart Defensive Rebound.
(18:31) Carlos Hart bad pass turnover.
(18:31) Tavari Johnson Steal.
+2 (18:26) Evan Mahaffey makes layup (Sharron Young assists).
34
(18:20) Godslove Nwabude bad pass turnover.
(18:20) Tavari Johnson Steal.
(18:15) Sharron Young misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:15) Evan Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:15) Evan Mahaffey makes layup.
36
(18:15) Foul on Godslove Nwabude.
+1 (18:15) Evan Mahaffey makes free throw 1 of 1.
37
(17:52) Mohammad Habhab misses layup.
(17:50) Addison Patterson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:49) Addison Patterson makes layup.
57
+2 (17:36) Zach Halligan makes layup (Evan Mahaffey assists).
59
(17:36) Foul on Carlos Hart.
+1 (17:36) Zach Halligan makes free throw 1 of 1.
510
(17:17) Aidan Rubio misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:16) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(17:01) Jon Sanders II misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:59) Addison Patterson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:43) Addison Patterson makes driving layup.
710
+2 (16:16) Evan Mahaffey makes layup (Amani Lyles assists).
712
(15:48) Mohammad Habhab misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:46) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) Sharron Young misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:29) Sharron Young Offensive Rebound.
(15:20) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(15:02) Mohammad Habhab misses layup.
(14:59) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:57) Tavari Johnson makes layup (Sharron Young assists).
714
(14:35) Addison Patterson misses 10-foot jumper.
(14:33) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:27) Amani Lyles makes layup (Evan Mahaffey assists).
716
(14:08) Foul on Shammah Scott.
+1 (14:08) Carlos Hart makes free throw 1 of 2.
816
+1 (14:08) Carlos Hart makes free throw 2 of 2.
916
(13:50) Foul on John Shanu II.
+1 (13:50) Tavari Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
917
+1 (13:50) Tavari Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
918
(13:29) Aidan Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:27) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:22) Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes layup (Eric Mahaffey assists).
920
(13:08) Mohammad Habhab misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:05) Bowen Hardman Defensive Rebound.
(12:58) Shammah Scott bad pass turnover.
(12:58) Carlos Hart Steal.
+2 (12:54) Carlos Hart makes layup.
1120
(12:54) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
+1 (12:54) Carlos Hart makes free throw 1 of 1.
1220
(12:30) Shammah Scott misses layup.
(12:28) Eric Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.
(12:24) Shammah Scott bad pass turnover.
(12:24) Carlos Hart Steal.
+2 (12:14) Carlos Hart makes layup.
1420
(11:54) Sharron Young misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:52) Addison Patterson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:32) Carlos Hart makes driving layup.
1620
+2 (11:20) Eric Mahaffey makes driving layup (Shammah Scott assists).
1622
(10:57) Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
(10:38) Mak Manciel misses layup.
(10:32) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(10:30) Eric Mahaffey misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(10:27) Mehki Ellison Defensive Rebound.
(10:22) Mehki Ellison misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:20) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(10:17) Sharron Young bad pass turnover.
(10:17) Mehki Ellison Steal.
+2 (10:13) Mehki Ellison makes layup.
1822
(9:52) Foul on Godslove Nwabude.
+2 (9:40) Amani Lyles makes layup.
1824
+2 (9:29) Addison Patterson makes layup (Carlos Hart assists).
2024
(9:29) Foul on Eric Mahaffey.
(9:27) Addison Patterson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:26) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(9:13) Eric Mahaffey bad pass turnover.
(8:54) Mohammad Habhab misses layup.
(8:51) Carlos Hart Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:51) Carlos Hart makes layup.
2224
+2 (8:31) Amani Lyles makes driving layup.
2226
(8:13) Mak Manciel misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:11) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(8:00) Tavari Johnson misses layup.
(8:00) Mohammad Habhab Block.
(8:00) Akron Offensive Rebound.
(8:00) Bowen Hardman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:58) Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.
(7:57) Foul on Mohammad Habhab.
+1 (7:57) Amani Lyles makes free throw 1 of 2.
2227
+1 (7:57) Amani Lyles makes free throw 2 of 2.
2228
(7:27) Aidan Rubio misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:25) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:10) Tavari Johnson makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
2230
(7:10) Foul on Jon Sanders II.
+1 (7:10) Tavari Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1.
2231
(6:49) Mohammad Habhab misses layup.
(6:49) Marvin Musiime-Kamali Block.
(6:46) Aidan Rubio Offensive Rebound.
(6:40) Aidan Rubio misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:40) Mohammad Habhab Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:40) Jon Sanders II makes layup.
2431
(6:38) Foul on Addison Patterson.
+1 (6:38) Evan Mahaffey makes free throw 1 of 2.
2432
(6:38) Evan Mahaffey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:38) Carlos Hart Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Foul on Evan Mahaffey.
+1 (6:22) Carlos Hart makes free throw 1 of 2.
2532
(6:22) Carlos Hart misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:21) Addison Patterson Offensive Rebound.
(6:09) Mohammad Habhab bad pass turnover.
(5:47) Bowen Hardman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:43) Sharron Young Offensive Rebound.
(5:33) Shammah Scott misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:29) Mohammad Habhab Defensive Rebound.
(5:21) Carlos Hart misses layup.
(5:21) Marvin Musiime-Kamali Block.
(5:19) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:18) Mohammad Habhab makes layup (Jon Sanders II assists).
2732
+3 (5:08) Bowen Hardman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Mahaffey assists).
2735
(4:55) Foul on Eric Mahaffey.
(4:55) Carlos Hart misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:55) Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:55) Carlos Hart misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:55) John Shanu II Offensive Rebound.
(4:54) John Shanu II out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (4:41) Tavari Johnson makes layup (Evan Mahaffey assists).
2737
(4:32) Merritt Alderink traveling turnover.
(4:17) Amani Lyles misses layup.
(4:16) Akron Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:14) Bowen Hardman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tavari Johnson assists).
2740
(4:05) Foul on Evan Mahaffey.
+1 (4:05) Carlos Hart makes free throw 1 of 2.
2840
+1 (4:05) Carlos Hart makes free throw 2 of 2.
2940
(3:50) Bowen Hardman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:47) Carlos Hart Defensive Rebound.
(3:41) Carlos Hart misses layup.
(3:41) Amani Lyles Block.
(3:34) Godslove Nwabude Offensive Rebound.
(3:33) Godslove Nwabude misses layup.
(3:32) Zach Halligan Defensive Rebound.
(3:31) Zach Halligan bad pass turnover.
(3:31) Jon Sanders II Steal.
(3:26) Aidan Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:14) Zach Halligan Defensive Rebound.
(3:14) Akron Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Akron charged with a timeout.
+2 (3:07) Amani Lyles makes 7-foot hook shot.
2942
(2:37) Foul on Bowen Hardman.
+1 (2:37) Mohammad Habhab makes free throw 1 of 2.
3042
(2:37) Mohammad Habhab misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:37) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:20) Tavari Johnson makes driving layup.
3044
(1:53) Carlos Hart misses layup.
(1:50) Carlos Hart Offensive Rebound.
(1:49) Carlos Hart bad pass turnover.
(1:49) Bowen Hardman Steal.
+2 (1:45) Tavari Johnson makes 2-foot dunk.
3046
(1:25) Mohammad Habhab misses layup.
(1:22) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:10) Amani Lyles makes driving layup.
3048
(0:52) Gregory Lawson II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:44) Addison Patterson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:44) Addison Patterson makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3248
(0:38) Bowen Hardman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:35) Carlos Hart Defensive Rebound.
(0:22) Foul on Zach Halligan.
(0:22) Carlos Hart misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:22) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:22) Carlos Hart makes layup.
3448
(0:02) Tavari Johnson misses 20-foot jumper.
(0:00) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

EMU

AKR

72Points93

25-64(39.1%)Field Goal(%)39-71(54.9%)

5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)3-18(16.7%)

17-26(65.4%)Free Throw(%)12-14(85.7%)

36(16)Rebounds(Offensive)44(14)

7Assists22

6Steals7

2Blocks4

10Turnovers8

15(1)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

1Largest Lead29

Game Details

Friday, December 19, 2025 · 7:00 PM

James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH

attendance: 1,843 (33.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: AKR -15.5

over/under: 155.5