Akron Zips vs. Evansville Purple Aces

FINAL

Nov 23, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
AKR	44	53	97
EVAN	36	23	59

Game Recap

Johnson puts up 19 as Akron defeats Evansville 97-59 at Paradise Jam. Tavari Johnson and Bowen Hardman scored 19 points apiece to help Akron defeat Evansville 97-59 on Sunday at the Paradise Jam.

Player Stats

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Amani Lyles	22	6-10	1-3	4-7	4	5	1	0	1	2	17
4Eric Mahaffey	21	4-6	0-1	0-0	4	0	2	0	1	3	8
5Tavari Johnson	29	6-15	2-8	5-5	3	4	0	0	1	1	19
1Shammah Scott	26	2-6	2-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	6
12Evan Mahaffey	27	5-5	1-1	0-0	5	7	2	1	2	3	11
8Chabi Barre	5	0-0	0-0	3-4	0	0	0	0	2	1	3
16Ognjen Stankovic	10	0-0	0-0	2-4	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
11Conner Groce	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Sharron Young	16	2-7	2-6	2-2	3	0	2	0	0	2	8
23Marvin Musiime-Kamali	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	1	3	0	0	2	2
21Zach Halligan	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2
15Bowen Hardman	18	5-6	5-6	4-5	1	0	0	0	1	1	19

TOTAL	-	32-5756.1%	13-3043.3%	20-2774.1%	27	19	10	2	11	19	97

EVANSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
11Joshua Hughes	27	3-5	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	1	2	7
22Connor Turnbull	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	2	1	0
6Leif Moeller	28	2-5	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	4	0	4
1Keishon Porter	30	5-12	2-5	1-2	4	2	2	1	1	13
12Alex Hemenway	19	0-4	0-4	3-3	2	0	0	2	3	3
2James Dyson-Merwe	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	4	4	2
45Trent Hundley	9	0-1	0-1	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	2
5Marlon Barnes Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23AJ Casey	29	4-6	0-1	5-7	8	2	1	1	4	13
0Bryce Quinet	22	5-8	2-3	1-2	1	2	1	1	2	13
9Kaia Berridge	8	0-3	0-2	2-4	0	1	0	0	1	2
40Weston Aigner	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
13Leo Amari IV	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	20-4643.5%	4-1921.1%	15-2365.2%	20	9	4	18	18	59

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAKREVAN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Evansville.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Akron.
(19:30) Connor Turnbull missed Jumper.
(19:28) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(19:25) Tavari Johnson missed Layup.
(19:25) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
(19:25) Connor Turnbull Turnover.
(19:25) Eric Mahaffey Steal.
+2 (18:47) Eric Mahaffey made Dunk.
20
(18:23) Connor Turnbull Turnover.
(18:23) Eric Mahaffey Steal.
+2 (18:18) Evan Mahaffey made Dunk. Assisted by Amani Lyles.
40
(18:02) Joshua Hughes missed Jumper.
(17:59) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
(17:54) Foul on Alex Hemenway.
(17:54) Amani Lyles missed Free Throw.
(17:54) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:54) Amani Lyles made Free Throw.
50
(17:32) Leif Moeller Turnover.
(17:12) Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:07) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:46) Joshua Hughes made Layup. Assisted by AJ Casey.
52
(16:26) Eric Mahaffey missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:23) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:11) Joshua Hughes made Layup.
54
(16:01) Evan Mahaffey Turnover.
(16:01) Keishon Porter Steal.
+2 (15:56) AJ Casey made Layup. Assisted by Keishon Porter.
56
(15:43) Evan Mahaffey Turnover.
(15:43) AJ Casey Steal.
(15:39) Alex Hemenway missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:35) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:35) AJ Casey made Two Point Tip Shot.
58
(15:35) Foul on Eric Mahaffey.
+1 (15:35) AJ Casey made Free Throw.
59
+3 (15:27) Bowen Hardman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Mahaffey.
89
+2 (15:08) Keishon Porter made Layup.
811
(14:44) Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:40) Sharron Young Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:37) Sharron Young made Three Point Jumper.
1111
(14:26) Foul on Sharron Young.
(14:11) Keishon Porter missed Layup.
(14:07) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
(14:05) Leif Moeller Turnover.
(13:55) Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:55) Marvin Musiime-Kamali Offensive Rebound.
(13:44) Sharron Young missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:41) Bryce Quinet Defensive Rebound.
(13:15) Keishon Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:14) Akron Defensive Rebound.
(12:46) Eric Mahaffey Turnover.
(12:34) Leif Moeller Turnover.
(12:34) Sharron Young Steal.
(12:24) Amani Lyles missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:24) Foul on AJ Casey.
(12:23) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:22) Foul on Bryce Quinet.
+1 (12:22) Bowen Hardman made Free Throw.
1211
+1 (12:22) Bowen Hardman made Free Throw.
1311
+1 (12:22) Bowen Hardman made Free Throw.
1411
+3 (11:52) Bryce Quinet made Three Point Jumper.
1414
+3 (11:29) Shammah Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amani Lyles.
1714
(10:52) Leif Moeller missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:49) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
(10:46) Foul on Bryce Quinet.
+2 (10:43) Evan Mahaffey made Dunk.
1914
(10:22) Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
(10:22) Trent Hundley missed Free Throw.
(10:22) Evansville Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:22) Trent Hundley made Free Throw.
1915
+1 (10:22) Trent Hundley made Free Throw.
1916
+2 (10:06) Tavari Johnson made Jumper.
2116
+2 (9:45) Keishon Porter made Jumper.
2118
(9:38) Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:35) Keishon Porter Defensive Rebound.
(9:26) Keishon Porter Turnover.
(9:26) Evan Mahaffey Steal.
+2 (9:22) Evan Mahaffey made Layup.
2318
(8:52) Keishon Porter missed Jumper.
(8:46) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:46) AJ Casey made Two Point Tip Shot.
2320
+3 (8:32) Bowen Hardman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Mahaffey.
2620
(8:10) Keishon Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:06) Marvin Musiime-Kamali Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:02) Bowen Hardman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.
2920
(7:27) Keishon Porter missed Jumper.
(7:24) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:20) Tavari Johnson made Layup.
3120
(7:02) Foul on Eric Mahaffey.
(6:58) Foul on Amani Lyles.
+1 (6:58) AJ Casey made Free Throw.
3121
+1 (6:58) AJ Casey made Free Throw.
3122
(6:48) Sharron Young missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:45) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(6:27) Alex Hemenway missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:25) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(6:13) Foul on Connor Turnbull.
(6:13) Amani Lyles missed Free Throw.
(6:13) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:13) Amani Lyles missed Free Throw.
(6:13) Evan Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:01) Evan Mahaffey made Jumper.
3322
+2 (5:43) AJ Casey made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Quinet.
3324
+2 (5:35) Tavari Johnson made Layup.
3524
(4:39) Keishon Porter missed Layup.
(4:39) Evan Mahaffey Block.
(4:39) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
(4:33) Alex Hemenway Turnover.
(4:33) Marvin Musiime-Kamali Steal.
(4:25) Foul on Alex Hemenway.
(4:25) Bowen Hardman missed Free Throw.
(4:25) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:25) Bowen Hardman made Free Throw.
3624
+2 (4:08) Bryce Quinet made Jumper.
3626
(3:50) Tavari Johnson missed Layup.
(3:48) Zach Halligan Offensive Rebound.
(3:38) Tavari Johnson Turnover.
(3:38) Keishon Porter Steal.
+2 (3:25) Keishon Porter made Dunk.
3628
(3:13) Shammah Scott missed Jumper.
(3:11) James Dyson-Merwe Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Foul on Bowen Hardman.
+1 (3:01) Bryce Quinet made Free Throw.
3629
(3:01) Bryce Quinet missed Free Throw.
(3:00) Akron Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:31) Evan Mahaffey made Three Point Jumper.
3929
+2 (2:09) Leif Moeller made Jumper.
3931
+3 (2:01) Bowen Hardman made Three Point Jumper.
4231
(1:50) Leif Moeller missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:50) Alex Hemenway Offensive Rebound.
(1:35) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
+1 (1:35) Alex Hemenway made Free Throw.
4232
+1 (1:35) Alex Hemenway made Free Throw.
4233
+1 (1:35) Alex Hemenway made Free Throw.
4234
+2 (1:12) Tavari Johnson made Layup.
4434
(0:44) Bryce Quinet missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:42) Bowen Hardman Defensive Rebound.
(0:40) Bowen Hardman Turnover.
(0:40) Bryce Quinet Steal.
+2 (0:34) Bryce Quinet made Layup.
4436
(0:03) Amani Lyles missed Layup.
(0:00) Keishon Porter Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

AKR

EVAN

97Points59

32-57(56.1%)Field Goal(%)20-46(43.5%)

13-30(43.3%)3-Point(%)4-19(21.1%)

20-27(74.1%)Free Throw(%)15-23(65.2%)

29(10)Rebounds(Offensive)22(7)

19Assists9

10Steals4

2Blocks0

12Turnovers18

19(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

38Largest Lead4

Game Details

Sunday, November 23, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Ford Center · Evansville, IN

attendance: 1,924 (19.2%)

tv: ESPN+