Akron Zips vs. Kent State Golden Flashes

FINAL

Feb 27, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
AKR	47	45	92
KENT	37	33	70

Game Recap

Player Stats

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Amani Lyles	28	1-7	0-4	3-3	8	1	0	1	4	2	5
21Zach Halligan	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Tavari Johnson	34	7-11	4-4	4-5	6	7	0	0	4	2	22
12Evan Mahaffey	27	5-13	0-4	2-2	4	5	1	0	0	0	12
15Bowen Hardman	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Rich Brisco	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
8Chabi Barre	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
16Ognjen Stankovic	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
11Conner Groce	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Eric Mahaffey	29	5-7	1-3	0-2	6	5	3	0	1	1	11
3Sharron Young	24	7-9	4-6	1-2	3	2	1	0	2	4	19
23Marvin Musiime-Kamali	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
1Shammah Scott	26	7-9	5-5	4-4	1	0	1	0	1	1	23
TOTAL	-	32-5855.2%	14-2850.0%	14-1877.8%	32	20	7	1	13	14	92

KENT STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Rob Whaley Jr.	22	3-5	0-1	1-1	3	2	1	0	4	2	7
23Delrecco Gillespie	33	3-15	1-2	0-0	8	3	1	1	2	1	7
25Jahari Williamson	32	3-7	3-6	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	2	9
1Cian Medley	33	2-9	2-9	4-4	2	7	1	0	5	3	10
8Morgan Safford	32	6-11	3-7	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	3	15
11Dezmon Briscoe	12	1-1	0-0	0-2	3	0	1	0	0	1	2
14Magnus Entenmann	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Rayvon Griffith	16	5-6	3-4	0-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	13
54Omer Hamama	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
6Quinn Woidke	16	2-5	1-3	0-2	3	3	2	0	1	2	5



TOTAL	-	26-6043.3%	13-3240.6%	5-1145.5%	25	17	8	2	14	14	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAKRKENT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Kent State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Akron.
(19:39) Jahari Williamson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:33) Morgan Safford Offensive Rebound.
(19:07) Rob Whaley Jr. misses 21-foot jumper.
(18:58) Akron Defensive Rebound.
(18:53) Amani Lyles misses layup.
(18:49) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Morgan Safford misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:40) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(18:32) Amani Lyles misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:29) Morgan Safford Defensive Rebound.
(18:13) Rob Whaley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(17:44) Amani Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:40) Rob Whaley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:28) Rob Whaley Jr. makes layup (Morgan Safford assists).
02
(17:27) Foul on Amani Lyles.
(17:27) Kent State Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Kent State retains its timeout.
+1 (17:27) Rob Whaley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
03
(17:10) Amani Lyles bad pass turnover.
(17:10) Rob Whaley Jr. Steal.
(16:49) Delrecco Gillespie misses layup.
(16:43) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:37) Tavari Johnson makes 29-foot three point jumper.
33
+3 (16:26) Jahari Williamson makes 24-foot three point jumper.
36
(16:16) Evan Mahaffey misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:14) Akron Offensive Rebound.
(16:12) Akron Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Akron retains its timeout.
+2 (16:04) Evan Mahaffey makes 5-foot hook shot (Tavari Johnson assists).
56
(15:40) Delrecco Gillespie misses layup.
(15:34) Delrecco Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:34) Delrecco Gillespie makes 0-foot tip in layup.
58
+3 (15:24) Shammah Scott makes 28-foot three point jumper (Evan Mahaffey assists).
88
(15:17) Cian Medley out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (14:54) Eric Mahaffey makes layup (Evan Mahaffey assists).
108
(14:38) Delrecco Gillespie misses layup.
(14:31) Delrecco Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
(14:30) Delrecco Gillespie bad pass turnover.
(14:30) Eric Mahaffey Steal.
+3 (14:10) Shammah Scott makes 29-foot three point jumper.
138
(14:03) Foul on Shammah Scott.
(13:56) Quinn Woidke bad pass turnover.
(13:56) Eric Mahaffey Steal.
+2 (13:50) Eric Mahaffey makes 5-foot dunk.
158
(13:40) Cian Medley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:40) Akron Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:09) Eric Mahaffey makes 12-foot jumper (Tavari Johnson assists).
178
(13:00) Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
(13:00) Rob Whaley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(12:25) Evan Mahaffey misses layup.
(12:25) Delrecco Gillespie Block.
(12:18) Akron Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:58) Sharron Young makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Mahaffey assists).
208
+3 (11:50) Delrecco Gillespie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cian Medley assists).
2011
(11:42) Foul on Rob Whaley Jr..
+1 (11:42) Evan Mahaffey makes free throw 1 of 2.
2111
+1 (11:42) Evan Mahaffey makes free throw 2 of 2.
2211
(11:27) Cian Medley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:24) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(11:14) Amani Lyles misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:10) Rayvon Griffith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:07) Morgan Safford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cian Medley assists).
2214
+3 (10:58) Sharron Young makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mahaffey assists).
2514
(10:48) Delrecco Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:43) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(10:30) Shammah Scott bad pass turnover.
(10:30) Rayvon Griffith Steal.
+3 (10:24) Cian Medley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rayvon Griffith assists).
2517
+3 (10:06) Sharron Young makes 28-foot three point jumper (Eric Mahaffey assists).
2817
+2 (9:41) Morgan Safford makes layup.
2819
(9:34) Foul on Cian Medley.
(9:26) Foul on Sharron Young.
(9:26) Sharron Young turnover.
(9:20) Delrecco Gillespie misses 7-foot jumper.
(9:16) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(8:59) Zach Halligan misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:55) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:51) Jahari Williamson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Quinn Woidke assists).
2822
(8:21) Zach Halligan misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:17) Quinn Woidke Defensive Rebound.
(8:14) Foul on Zach Halligan.
(8:14) Quinn Woidke misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:14) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:14) Quinn Woidke misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:10) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(8:07) Amani Lyles traveling turnover.
(7:47) Rob Whaley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(7:47) Evan Mahaffey Steal.
+2 (7:41) Evan Mahaffey makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
3022
(7:21) Morgan Safford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:17) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(7:13) Foul on Rob Whaley Jr..
(7:13) Eric Mahaffey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:13) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:13) Eric Mahaffey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:12) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:00) Morgan Safford makes layup (Delrecco Gillespie assists).
3024
+3 (6:35) Tavari Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper.
3324
(6:19) Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
(6:14) Jahari Williamson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:08) Dezmon Briscoe Offensive Rebound.
(6:07) Cian Medley misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:02) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(5:53) Evan Mahaffey misses 8-foot jumper.
(5:45) Dezmon Briscoe Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:40) Morgan Safford makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cian Medley assists).
3327
+2 (5:09) Tavari Johnson makes 9-foot jumper (Eric Mahaffey assists).
3527
(4:56) Delrecco Gillespie misses layup.
(4:52) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
(4:48) Amani Lyles bad pass turnover.
(4:48) Cian Medley Steal.
(4:45) Foul on Amani Lyles.
+1 (4:45) Cian Medley makes free throw 1 of 2.
3528
+1 (4:45) Cian Medley makes free throw 2 of 2.
3529
(4:21) Eric Mahaffey misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:16) Sharron Young Offensive Rebound.
(4:06) Evan Mahaffey misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:04) Kent State Defensive Rebound.
(3:42) Cian Medley bad pass turnover.
(3:42) Sharron Young Steal.
+3 (3:36) Shammah Scott makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sharron Young assists).
3829
+2 (3:12) Rayvon Griffith makes 11-foot jumper (Cian Medley assists).
3831
(2:56) Tavari Johnson misses 7-foot jumper.
(2:56) Jahari Williamson Block.
(2:53) Akron Offensive Rebound.
(2:52) Sharron Young misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:48) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(2:32) Morgan Safford misses layup.
(2:27) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:22) Tavari Johnson makes 10-foot jumper.
4031
(2:12) Cian Medley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:08) Chabi Barre Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:57) Sharron Young makes layup (Tavari Johnson assists).
4231
(1:48) Cian Medley bad pass turnover.
(1:48) Eric Mahaffey Steal.
+3 (1:43) Sharron Young makes 30-foot three point jumper (Eric Mahaffey assists).
4531
+3 (1:29) Rayvon Griffith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Delrecco Gillespie assists).
4534
(1:17) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(1:17) Delrecco Gillespie Steal.
(1:11) Cian Medley bad pass turnover.
(0:45) Foul on Jahari Williamson.
+2 (0:26) Shammah Scott makes layup.
4734
+3 (0:04) Cian Medley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rob Whaley Jr. assists).
4737

2nd half

Team Stats

AKR

KENT

92Points70

32-58(55.2%)Field Goal(%)26-60(43.3%)

14-28(50.0%)3-Point(%)13-32(40.6%)

14-18(77.8%)Free Throw(%)5-11(45.5%)

38(10)Rebounds(Offensive)27(9)

20Assists17

7Steals8

1Blocks2

14Turnovers14

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

27Largest Lead3

Game Details

Friday, February 27, 2026 · 8:00 PM

M.A.C. Center · Kent, OH

attendance: 6,327 (100%)

tv: ESPNU

spread: AKR -3.5

over/under: 166.5