Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Akron Zips

Jan 30, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KENT	29	23	52
AKR	38	31	69

Game Recap

Johnson's 16 help Akron beat Kent State 69-52. Tavari Johnson's 16 points helped Akron defeat Kent State 69-52 on Friday.

Player Stats

KENT STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Dezmon Briscoe	22	2-7	0-1	0-0	9	1	2	1	1	2	4
23Delrecco Gillespie	24	6-14	0-1	5-6	6	0	0	1	2	4	17
25Jahari Williamson	32	2-7	1-4	1-2	1	1	2	0	0	1	6
1Cian Medley	25	0-6	0-3	3-4	3	3	2	0	6	0	3
8Morgan Safford	35	4-15	0-6	2-6	7	1	1	0	3	3	10
21Deandre Jones	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Magnus Entenmann	16	0-4	0-3	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
0Rayvon Griffith	20	3-8	0-2	0-1	17	0	2	0	3	2	6
54Omer Hamama	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
6Quinn Woidke	16	0-4	0-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Brenden Moss	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	19-6728.4%	1-234.3%	13-2161.9%	48	6	9	2	15	15	52

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Amani Lyles	22	3-8	1-5	1-1	5	3	0	1	3	5	8
3Sharron Young	19	0-2	0-1	0-0	6	1	1	0	1	2	0
21Zach Halligan	25	0-3	0-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	2	0
5Tavari Johnson	38	5-9	3-5	3-3	9	4	0	0	4	0	16
12Evan Mahaffey	27	4-11	1-5	0-2	2	1	1	1	2	1	9
8Chabi Barre	11	1-1	0-0	1-2	3	1	0	1	0	1	3
4Eric Mahaffey	14	3-7	1-3	2-3	5	1	0	1	0	4	9
23Marvin Musiime-Kamali	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1Shammah Scott	23	4-10	0-5	1-1	3	3	0	0	3	2	9
15Bowen Hardman	20	5-9	5-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15

TOTAL	-	25-6041.7%	11-3432.4%	8-1266.7%	37	17	2	4	13	19	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKENTAKR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:55) Jump Ball won by Akron.
(19:55) Jump Ball lost by Kent State.
(19:39) Amani Lyles bad pass turnover.
(19:39) Dezmon Briscoe Steal.
(19:18) Delrecco Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:13) Zach Halligan Defensive Rebound.
(19:05) Evan Mahaffey misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(19:02) Sharron Young Offensive Rebound.
(18:46) Evan Mahaffey misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:46) Cian Medley Defensive Rebound.
(18:46) Cian Medley bad pass turnover.
(18:46) Evan Mahaffey Steal.
(18:46) Foul on Dezmon Briscoe.
(18:42) Evan Mahaffey misses layup.
(18:37) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(18:21) Dezmon Briscoe bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:07) Tavari Johnson makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
02
(17:33) Foul on Evan Mahaffey.
+1 (17:33) Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2.
12
+1 (17:33) Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2.
22
(17:20) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(17:20) Cian Medley Steal.
(17:14) Cian Medley bad pass turnover.
+3 (16:59) Tavari Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Evan Mahaffey assists).
25
(16:44) Jahari Williamson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:42) Akron Defensive Rebound.
(16:42) Foul on Delrecco Gillespie.
(16:35) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(16:35) Cian Medley Steal.
(16:30) Jahari Williamson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:26) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Zach Halligan misses 16-foot jumper.
(16:09) Sharron Young Offensive Rebound.
(16:07) Amani Lyles misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:03) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(15:45) Delrecco Gillespie misses 17-foot jumper.
(15:41) Dezmon Briscoe Offensive Rebound.
(15:40) Dezmon Briscoe misses 9-foot jumper.
(15:36) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(15:27) Evan Mahaffey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:23) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(15:15) Cian Medley out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(15:05) Eric Mahaffey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Tavari Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(15:02) Foul on Magnus Entenmann.
(15:02) Tavari Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Quinn Woidke Defensive Rebound.
(14:43) Cian Medley bad pass turnover.
+2 (14:24) Eric Mahaffey makes layup (Shammah Scott assists).
27
(14:08) Morgan Safford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:07) Magnus Entenmann Offensive Rebound.
(14:07) Foul on Eric Mahaffey.
(14:01) Delrecco Gillespie misses 8-foot jumper.
(13:56) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:45) Bowen Hardman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amani Lyles assists).
210
(13:21) Morgan Safford misses layup.
(13:18) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:10) Eric Mahaffey makes 1-foot dunk (Marvin Musiime-Kamali assists).
212
(13:10) Foul on Morgan Safford.
+1 (13:10) Eric Mahaffey makes free throw 1 of 1.
213
(12:49) Quinn Woidke misses driving layup.
(12:46) Morgan Safford Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:37) Morgan Safford makes driving layup.
413
(12:24) Shammah Scott bad pass turnover.
(12:03) Foul on Bowen Hardman.
(12:03) Morgan Safford misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:03) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:03) Morgan Safford misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:03) Rayvon Griffith Offensive Rebound.
(12:03) Quinn Woidke misses 21-foot three point jumper.
(12:03) Rayvon Griffith Offensive Rebound.
(11:49) Delrecco Gillespie bad pass turnover.
(11:34) Bowen Hardman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:31) Rayvon Griffith Defensive Rebound.
(11:18) Morgan Safford misses 2-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:14) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
(10:59) Foul on Quinn Woidke.
(10:59) Evan Mahaffey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:59) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:59) Evan Mahaffey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:59) Quinn Woidke Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:43) Delrecco Gillespie makes driving layup (Cian Medley assists).
613
(10:32) Amani Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:29) Rayvon Griffith Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Foul on Sharron Young.
(10:09) Rayvon Griffith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:05) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:59) Amani Lyles makes layup.
615
(9:46) Jahari Williamson misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:43) Rayvon Griffith Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:43) Rayvon Griffith makes layup.
815
+2 (9:28) Amani Lyles makes driving layup.
817
(9:28) Foul on Rayvon Griffith.
+1 (9:28) Amani Lyles makes free throw 1 of 1.
818
+2 (9:13) Delrecco Gillespie makes driving layup.
1018
+2 (8:56) Shammah Scott makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
1020
+2 (8:41) Delrecco Gillespie makes layup (Jahari Williamson assists).
1220
(8:27) Amani Lyles bad pass turnover.
(8:27) Jahari Williamson Steal.
(8:14) Cian Medley bad pass turnover.
+2 (8:03) Shammah Scott makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
1222
(7:46) Morgan Safford misses layup.
(7:46) Evan Mahaffey Block.
(7:42) Dezmon Briscoe Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:42) Dezmon Briscoe makes layup.
1422
(7:36) Evan Mahaffey misses layup.
(7:30) Morgan Safford Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) Foul on Delrecco Gillespie.
(7:23) Delrecco Gillespie turnover.
(7:11) Foul on Amani Lyles.
(7:11) Amani Lyles turnover.
(6:55) Magnus Entenmann misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:52) Dezmon Briscoe Offensive Rebound.
(6:52) Foul on Eric Mahaffey.
+3 (6:50) Jahari Williamson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cian Medley assists).
1722
+3 (6:21) Tavari Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zach Halligan assists).
1725
(6:02) Cian Medley misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:59) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:49) Amani Lyles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tavari Johnson assists).
1728
(5:04) Cian Medley misses 6-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:01) Rayvon Griffith Offensive Rebound.
(4:59) Morgan Safford misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:56) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(4:36) Shammah Scott bad pass turnover.
(4:36) Jahari Williamson Steal.
(4:30) Foul on Shammah Scott.
(4:30) Morgan Safford misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:30) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:30) Morgan Safford makes free throw 2 of 2.
1828
(4:10) Shammah Scott bad pass turnover.
(4:10) Morgan Safford Steal.
+2 (4:05) Morgan Safford makes layup.
2028
(3:46) Zach Halligan misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:43) Cian Medley Defensive Rebound.
(3:43) Foul on Amani Lyles.
+1 (3:43) Cian Medley makes free throw 1 of 2.
2128
+1 (3:43) Cian Medley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2228
+3 (3:27) Bowen Hardman makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shammah Scott assists).
2231
(3:03) Morgan Safford misses layup.
(3:00) Morgan Safford Offensive Rebound.
(2:59) Morgan Safford misses layup.
(2:56) Rayvon Griffith Offensive Rebound.
(2:56) Rayvon Griffith traveling turnover.
(2:40) Bowen Hardman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:37) Cian Medley Defensive Rebound.
(2:30) Foul on Zach Halligan.
+1 (2:30) Cian Medley makes free throw 1 of 2.
2331
(2:30) Cian Medley misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:30) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:17) Evan Mahaffey makes 0-foot dunk (Chabi Barre assists).
2333
+2 (2:00) Rayvon Griffith makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
2533
(1:48) Evan Mahaffey bad pass turnover.
(1:48) Rayvon Griffith Steal.
(1:40) Morgan Safford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:38) Kent State Offensive Rebound.
(1:38) Technical Foul on Sharron Young.
+1 (1:38) Magnus Entenmann makes free throw 1 of 2.
2633
+1 (1:38) Magnus Entenmann makes free throw 2 of 2.
2733
(1:27) Cian Medley misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:24) Rayvon Griffith Offensive Rebound.
(1:19) Jahari Williamson misses layup.
(1:19) Chabi Barre Block.
(1:14) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:10) Bowen Hardman makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Mahaffey assists).
2736
(0:49) Foul on Morgan Safford.
(0:49) Morgan Safford turnover.
(0:33) Foul on Jahari Williamson.
+1 (0:33) Tavari Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2737
+1 (0:33) Tavari Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2738
+2 (0:06) Rayvon Griffith makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
2938
(0:06) Foul on Shammah Scott.
(0:06) Rayvon Griffith misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:06) Zach Halligan Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Shammah Scott misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Kent State Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

KENT

AKR

52Points69

19-67(28.4%)Field Goal(%)25-60(41.7%)

1-23(4.3%)3-Point(%)11-34(32.4%)

13-21(61.9%)Free Throw(%)8-12(66.7%)

52(24)Rebounds(Offensive)39(10)

6Assists17

9Steals2

2Blocks4

15Turnovers13

15(0)Fouls(Technical)19(1)

0Largest Lead23

Game Details

Friday, January 30, 2026 · 6:00 PM

James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH

attendance: 4,847 (88.1%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: AKR -10.5

over/under: 166.5