Akron Zips vs. Buffalo Bulls

Jan 20, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
AKR	43	39	82
BUFF	27	36	63

Game Recap

Lyles scores 18 in Akron's 82-63 victory over Buffalo. Amani Lyles had 18 points in Akron's 82-63 win over Buffalo on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Amani Lyles	26	6-12	4-9	2-3	15	4	1	0	1	4	18
21Zach Halligan	18	2-5	2-3	1-2	1	2	0	0	0	3	7
5Tavari Johnson	29	3-7	3-7	4-4	8	6	2	1	3	2	13
12Evan Mahaffey	25	5-11	1-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2	11
15Bowen Hardman	23	2-6	2-6	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6
16Ognjen Stankovic	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
4Eric Mahaffey	25	3-4	1-2	3-4	6	2	3	1	2	0	10
3Sharron Young	14	2-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
23Marvin Musiime-Kamali	8	1-2	0-0	2-4	1	0	1	0	0	1	4
1Shammah Scott	27	2-6	1-3	2-2	4	5	1	0	3	1	7
TOTAL	-	27-5846.6%	14-3540.0%	14-1973.7%	38	21	8	2	10	14	82

BUFFALO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Tim Oboh	19	1-4	0-0	1-3	7	0	0	1	0	2	3
10Derrick Talton Jr.	40	2-11	0-5	0-0	6	10	2	0	4	3	4
2Ryan Sabol	38	9-21	5-12	3-4	3	0	1	2	3	0	26
1Noah Batchelor	25	2-4	2-4	0-0	6	0	1	2	0	3	6
14Angelo Brizzi	35	3-12	1-8	5-6	3	1	0	0	4	3	12
3Mikhail Pocknett	17	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	3	4
13Ezra McKenna	18	3-7	0-2	0-0	5	2	1	0	1	3	6
12Kyle Jones	8	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	0	2


TOTAL	-	23-6535.4%	8-3225.0%	9-1369.2%	36	15	6	5	13	17	63

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAKRBUFF

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Buffalo.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Akron.
(19:49) Derrick Talton Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:46) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(19:33) Evan Mahaffey misses layup.
(19:33) Tim Oboh Block.
(19:29) Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.
(19:29) Bowen Hardman misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:25) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(19:16) Noah Batchelor misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:13) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:52) Amani Lyles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zach Halligan assists).
30
(18:29) Tim Oboh misses layup.
(18:26) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:03) Amani Lyles makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mahaffey assists).
60
(17:37) Derrick Talton Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:34) Tim Oboh Offensive Rebound.
(17:32) Ryan Sabol misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(17:28) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(17:14) Evan Mahaffey misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:12) Angelo Brizzi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:04) Ryan Sabol makes 17-foot jumper (Angelo Brizzi assists).
62
(16:50) Bowen Hardman bad pass turnover.
(16:50) Derrick Talton Jr. Steal.
(16:44) Ryan Sabol misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:41) Angelo Brizzi Offensive Rebound.
(16:39) Foul on Evan Mahaffey.
(16:31) Angelo Brizzi bad pass turnover.
(16:31) Marvin Musiime-Kamali Steal.
(16:02) team shot clock turnover .
(15:40) Ryan Sabol misses layup.
(15:38) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:18) Tavari Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper.
92
(14:55) Mikhail Pocknett traveling turnover.
+3 (14:40) Evan Mahaffey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tavari Johnson assists).
122
(14:18) Ezra McKenna misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:14) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:04) Amani Lyles makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tavari Johnson assists).
152
(13:46) Angelo Brizzi misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(13:43) Tim Oboh Offensive Rebound.
(13:41) Tim Oboh misses layup.
(13:38) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:34) Ognjen Stankovic makes layup (Eric Mahaffey assists).
172
(13:12) Ryan Sabol misses 12-foot jumper.
(13:09) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:04) Eric Mahaffey makes 10-foot jumper.
192
(12:44) Ryan Sabol misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:40) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(12:26) Amani Lyles misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:23) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:13) Tim Oboh makes layup (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
194
(12:01) Sharron Young misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:57) Buffalo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:42) Ryan Sabol makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
197
(11:27) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(11:27) Noah Batchelor Steal.
(11:07) Ryan Sabol bad pass turnover.
(11:07) Eric Mahaffey Steal.
+2 (11:03) Eric Mahaffey makes 3-foot dunk.
217
(10:43) Derrick Talton Jr. misses 15-foot jumper.
(10:41) Kyle Jones Offensive Rebound.
(10:36) Derrick Talton Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(10:33) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(10:25) Ryan Sabol Steal.
(10:12) Foul on Sharron Young.
(10:07) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
(9:56) Derrick Talton Jr. misses 9-foot jumper.
(9:54) Tim Oboh Offensive Rebound.
(9:53) Foul on Amani Lyles.
+1 (9:53) Tim Oboh makes free throw 1 of 2.
218
(9:53) Tim Oboh misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:52) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Foul on Noah Batchelor.
+1 (9:46) Shammah Scott makes free throw 1 of 2.
228
+1 (9:46) Shammah Scott makes free throw 2 of 2.
238
+2 (9:26) Ezra McKenna makes layup (Mikhail Pocknett assists).
2310
+3 (9:20) Bowen Hardman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tavari Johnson assists).
2610
(8:48) Derrick Talton Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:44) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:38) Tavari Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zach Halligan assists).
2910
(8:21) Kyle Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:16) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(8:04) Amani Lyles misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(8:02) Derrick Talton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:01) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
+2 (7:40) Angelo Brizzi makes layup.
2912
+3 (7:26) Shammah Scott makes 34-foot three point jumper (Amani Lyles assists).
3212
+3 (7:07) Ryan Sabol makes 28-foot three point jumper (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
3215
(6:56) Bowen Hardman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:56) Ryan Sabol Block.
(6:50) Ezra McKenna Defensive Rebound.
(6:44) Ryan Sabol misses 19-foot jumper.
(6:42) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(6:30) Evan Mahaffey misses 18-foot jumper.
(6:28) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
(6:08) Ezra McKenna bad pass turnover.
(6:08) Shammah Scott Steal.
+2 (6:04) Shammah Scott makes layup.
3415
+3 (5:49) Noah Batchelor makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
3418
(5:33) Amani Lyles misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:31) Ezra McKenna Defensive Rebound.
(5:21) Foul on Evan Mahaffey.
+1 (5:21) Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 1 of 2.
3419
+1 (5:21) Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 2 of 2.
3420
(4:54) Zach Halligan misses layup.
(4:54) Noah Batchelor Block.
(4:53) Marvin Musiime-Kamali Offensive Rebound.
(4:53) Foul on Mikhail Pocknett.
+1 (4:53) Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes free throw 1 of 2.
3520
(4:53) Marvin Musiime-Kamali misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:52) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Derrick Talton Jr. bad pass turnover.
(4:35) Tavari Johnson Steal.
(4:21) Tavari Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:18) Derrick Talton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:11) Noah Batchelor misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:09) Akron Defensive Rebound.
(3:55) Amani Lyles misses layup.
(3:52) Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.
(3:45) Tavari Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:42) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(3:42) Foul on Amani Lyles.
(3:42) Tim Oboh misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:41) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
(3:41) Foul on Tim Oboh.
+3 (3:18) Eric Mahaffey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shammah Scott assists).
3820
(3:00) Foul on Zach Halligan.
(3:00) Angelo Brizzi misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:00) Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:00) Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 2 of 2.
3821
+2 (2:50) Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes layup (Shammah Scott assists).
4021
(2:31) Angelo Brizzi traveling turnover.
(2:18) Shammah Scott misses 34-foot three point jumper.
(2:15) Buffalo Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Akron Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Akron retains its timeout.
(2:13) Shammah Scott bad pass turnover.
(2:13) Kyle Jones Steal.
(1:54) Angelo Brizzi misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:50) Kyle Jones Offensive Rebound.
(1:49) Kyle Jones misses layup.
(1:47) Derrick Talton Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:44) Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
+1 (1:44) Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 1 of 2.
4022
+1 (1:44) Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 2 of 2.
4023
(1:28) Shammah Scott misses 14-foot jumper.
(1:26) Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:18) Ryan Sabol makes layup.
4025
(1:08) Foul on Derrick Talton Jr..
(1:06) Sharron Young misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:04) Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:52) Derrick Talton Jr. makes 11-foot jumper.
4027
(0:39) Marvin Musiime-Kamali misses layup.
(0:37) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
(0:12) Derrick Talton Jr. bad pass turnover.
+3 (0:04) Amani Lyles makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tavari Johnson assists).
4327

2nd half

Team Stats

AKR

BUFF

82Points63

27-58(46.6%)Field Goal(%)23-65(35.4%)

14-35(40.0%)3-Point(%)8-32(25.0%)

14-19(73.7%)Free Throw(%)9-13(69.2%)

40(10)Rebounds(Offensive)39(14)

21Assists15

8Steals6

2Blocks5

13Turnovers13

14(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

26Largest Lead0

Game Details

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Alumni Arena · Buffalo, NY

attendance: 1,203 (17.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: AKR -8.5

over/under: 166.5