Akron Zips vs. Ohio Bobcats

Jan 23, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
AKR	48	38	86
OHIO	26	39	65

Game Recap

Johnson's 24 lead Akron past Ohio 86-65. Tavari Johnson had 24 points in Akron's 86-65 victory against Ohio on Friday.

Player Stats

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Amani Lyles	26	4-8	1-2	4-6	11	1	1	1	3	4	13
3Sharron Young	22	3-6	1-3	4-6	2	1	0	0	2	1	11
21Zach Halligan	20	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	3	2
5Tavari Johnson	29	10-13	0-1	4-5	3	2	0	2	3	2	24
12Evan Mahaffey	30	4-10	0-1	0-0	9	5	0	1	4	4	8
2Rich Brisco	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
16Ognjen Stankovic	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Conner Groce	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Eric Mahaffey	25	2-5	0-0	1-1	5	2	1	1	0	3	5
23Marvin Musiime-Kamali	3	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
1Shammah Scott	26	5-12	3-6	6-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	19
15Bowen Hardman	16	1-5	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
TOTAL	-	30-6149.2%	6-1735.3%	20-2676.9%	40	12	2	5	12	20	86

OHIO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Aidan Hadaway	32	3-10	0-2	3-3	5	0	1	1	2	5	9
1Javan Simmons	27	5-10	0-0	6-8	5	0	2	1	1	3	16
4JJ Kelly	36	4-9	2-4	2-2	4	1	3	4	1	3	12
0Ajay Sheldon	24	0-5	0-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
13Jackson Paveletzke	37	4-11	1-2	7-9	1	4	1	0	1	1	16
17Kiir Kuany	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Jalen Breath	13	2-3	0-0	1-3	3	0	0	1	0	4	5
6Elijah Elliott	16	1-5	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	1	3	0	4
3Dior Conners	13	1-7	1-5	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	3



TOTAL	-	20-6132.8%	4-1723.5%	21-2777.8%	22	5	9	8	8	19	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAKROHIO

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Akron.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Ohio.
+2 (19:41) Amani Lyles makes layup.
20
(19:24) Jackson Paveletzke misses 9-foot jumper.
(19:21) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:16) Tavari Johnson makes 10-foot jumper.
40
(19:08) Foul on Javan Simmons.
(19:08) Javan Simmons turnover.
+2 (18:55) Tavari Johnson makes 11-foot jumper.
60
(18:55) Foul on Ajay Sheldon.
+1 (18:55) Tavari Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1.
70
(18:23) Aidan Hadaway misses 21-foot jumper.
(18:17) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Amani Lyles bad pass turnover.
(18:16) JJ Kelly Steal.
+2 (18:10) JJ Kelly makes layup.
72
(17:59) Evan Mahaffey misses 7-foot jumper.
(17:54) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(17:52) JJ Kelly misses 9-foot jumper.
(17:48) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
(17:43) Evan Mahaffey bad pass turnover.
(17:43) Javan Simmons Steal.
(17:38) JJ Kelly bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:31) Zach Halligan makes layup (Evan Mahaffey assists).
92
(17:08) Aidan Hadaway misses layup.
(17:05) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(16:55) Tavari Johnson misses 12-foot jumper.
(16:52) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(16:52) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
(16:36) Foul on Evan Mahaffey.
+2 (16:27) Javan Simmons makes layup.
94
+2 (16:09) Tavari Johnson makes 7-foot jumper.
114
(15:50) Aidan Hadaway misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:46) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(15:41) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(15:41) JJ Kelly Steal.
+2 (15:33) Javan Simmons makes layup.
116
(15:12) Foul on Amani Lyles.
(15:12) Amani Lyles turnover.
(14:53) Dior Conners misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:53) Tavari Johnson Block.
(14:45) Bowen Hardman Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) Foul on JJ Kelly.
(14:42) Marvin Musiime-Kamali misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:42) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:42) Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes free throw 2 of 2.
126
(14:26) Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
(14:26) Jalen Breath misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:26) Ohio Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:26) Jalen Breath makes free throw 2 of 2.
127
+2 (14:04) Tavari Johnson makes layup.
147
+2 (13:54) Jackson Paveletzke makes 17-foot jumper.
149
+2 (13:33) Evan Mahaffey makes 2-foot dunk (Shammah Scott assists).
169
+3 (13:17) Jackson Paveletzke makes 25-foot three point jumper (JJ Kelly assists).
1612
(12:53) Foul on Aidan Hadaway.
(12:41) Bowen Hardman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:39) Akron Offensive Rebound.
(12:39) Foul on Javan Simmons.
(12:32) Foul on Jalen Breath.
+1 (12:32) Amani Lyles makes free throw 1 of 2.
1712
+1 (12:32) Amani Lyles makes free throw 2 of 2.
1812
(12:15) Dior Conners misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:12) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(12:07) Evan Mahaffey bad pass turnover.
(12:07) Aidan Hadaway Steal.
(11:59) Jackson Paveletzke misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:55) Jalen Breath Offensive Rebound.
(11:52) Dior Conners misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:48) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:26) Amani Lyles makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Mahaffey assists).
2112
(11:12) Jalen Breath misses layup.
(11:10) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(10:59) Eric Mahaffey misses 11-foot jumper.
(10:57) Dior Conners Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:49) Dior Conners makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
2115
(10:39) Foul on Dior Conners.
+1 (10:39) Shammah Scott makes free throw 1 of 2.
2215
+1 (10:39) Shammah Scott makes free throw 2 of 2.
2315
(10:26) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
(10:26) Jackson Paveletzke misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:26) Ohio Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:26) Jackson Paveletzke makes free throw 2 of 2.
2316
(10:06) Shammah Scott misses layup.
(10:03) Evan Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:01) Amani Lyles makes layup (Evan Mahaffey assists).
2516
(9:46) Jackson Paveletzke misses 12-foot jumper.
(9:42) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(9:20) Amani Lyles misses layup.
(9:20) Jalen Breath Block.
(9:14) Kiir Kuany Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Ajay Sheldon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:58) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(8:43) Ognjen Stankovic misses layup.
(8:43) JJ Kelly Block.
(8:39) Aidan Hadaway Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Aidan Hadaway misses layup.
(8:31) Zach Halligan Defensive Rebound.
(8:26) Sharron Young misses 9-foot jumper.
(8:23) Aidan Hadaway Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:57) Jalen Breath makes layup.
2518
(7:37) Foul on Jalen Breath.
+1 (7:37) Sharron Young makes free throw 1 of 2.
2618
+1 (7:37) Sharron Young makes free throw 2 of 2.
2718
(7:15) JJ Kelly misses 12-foot jumper.
(7:12) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:57) Sharron Young makes layup.
2918
(6:44) Ajay Sheldon misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:40) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(6:33) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(6:21) Aidan Hadaway bad pass turnover.
+2 (5:53) Sharron Young makes layup (Tavari Johnson assists).
3118
(5:39) Javan Simmons misses layup.
(5:39) Eric Mahaffey Block.
(5:35) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:33) Bowen Hardman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sharron Young assists).
3418
(5:11) Jackson Paveletzke misses 18-foot jumper.
(5:10) Ohio Offensive Rebound.
(5:10) Foul on Aidan Hadaway.
(5:10) Aidan Hadaway turnover.
(5:10) Sharron Young misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:10) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:10) Sharron Young makes free throw 2 of 2.
3518
(5:10) Technical Foul on Aidan Hadaway.
(5:05) Tavari Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:05) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:04) Tavari Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3618
+2 (5:02) Tavari Johnson makes 14-foot jumper (Amani Lyles assists).
3818
(4:46) Elijah Elliott traveling turnover.
(4:29) Amani Lyles misses layup.
(4:29) Elijah Elliott Block.
(4:29) Ohio Defensive Rebound.
(4:21) Foul on Sharron Young.
(4:04) Javan Simmons misses layup.
(4:02) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:53) Shammah Scott makes 24-foot three point jumper (Evan Mahaffey assists).
4118
(3:38) Foul on Eric Mahaffey.
+1 (3:38) Jackson Paveletzke makes free throw 1 of 2.
4119
+1 (3:38) Jackson Paveletzke makes free throw 2 of 2.
4120
(3:16) Amani Lyles bad pass turnover.
(3:16) Ajay Sheldon Steal.
(3:09) Elijah Elliott misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:04) Jalen Breath Offensive Rebound.
(3:04) Foul on Bowen Hardman.
(3:04) Jalen Breath misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:04) Akron Defensive Rebound.
(2:42) Shammah Scott misses layup.
(2:42) JJ Kelly Block.
(2:38) Ajay Sheldon Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Jackson Paveletzke misses 12-foot jumper.
(2:13) Jalen Breath Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:13) Jalen Breath makes 0-foot tip in layup.
4122
(1:57) Sharron Young misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:53) Jackson Paveletzke Defensive Rebound.
(1:51) Ajay Sheldon misses layup.
(1:51) Evan Mahaffey Block.
(1:46) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(1:43) Bowen Hardman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:40) Ohio Defensive Rebound.
(1:40) Foul on Amani Lyles.
+1 (1:40) Elijah Elliott makes free throw 1 of 2.
4123
+1 (1:40) Elijah Elliott makes free throw 2 of 2.
4124
+2 (1:35) Eric Mahaffey makes layup.
4324
(1:35) Foul on Jalen Breath.
+1 (1:35) Eric Mahaffey makes free throw 1 of 1.
4424
(1:35) Technical Foul on Ohio.
(1:35) team turnover.
+1 (1:35) Tavari Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
4524
+1 (1:35) Tavari Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
4624
+2 (1:08) Elijah Elliott makes 9-foot jumper.
4626
(0:41) Shammah Scott misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:39) Ohio Defensive Rebound.
(0:31) Elijah Elliott bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:02) Tavari Johnson makes 15-foot jumper.
4826

2nd half

Team Stats

AKR

OHIO

86Points65

30-61(49.2%)Field Goal(%)20-61(32.8%)

6-17(35.3%)3-Point(%)4-17(23.5%)

20-26(76.9%)Free Throw(%)21-27(77.8%)

44(11)Rebounds(Offensive)30(10)

12Assists5

2Steals9

5Blocks8

12Turnovers9

20(0)Fouls(Technical)20(1)

24Largest Lead0

Game Details

Friday, January 23, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Convocation Center (OH) · Athens, OH

attendance: 4,422 (34.0%)

tv: ESPNU

spread: AKR -6.5

over/under: 167.5