Akron Zips vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders

Mar 20, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
AKR	35	36	71
TTU	40	51	91

Game Recap

Jaylen Petty scores 24 as Texas Tech beats Akron 91-71 in NCAA Tournament first round. Texas Tech was determined to rally together after losing its best player.

Player Stats

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Amani Lyles	32	8-14	2-6	8-10	3	2	2	2	2	3	26
21Zach Halligan	5	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
5Tavari Johnson	30	2-10	0-0	0-0	1	6	0	0	3	1	4
12Evan Mahaffey	35	4-10	0-2	0-0	6	2	2	1	0	3	8
15Bowen Hardman	21	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Rich Brisco	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Chabi Barre	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16Ognjen Stankovic	1	0-0	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	18	2-3	0-1	4-4	4	0	1	1	1	4	8
3Sharron Young	19	1-6	0-3	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	4
23Marvin Musiime-Kamali	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Shammah Scott	33	8-13	3-5	1-2	0	1	0	0	3	0	20
TOTAL	-	25-5843.1%	5-1926.3%	16-2080.0%	18	12	5	4	9	13	71

TEXAS TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3LeJuan Watts	24	6-8	0-1	2-5	6	2	0	0	4	5	14
9Luke Bamgboye	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	1	0	4	2
11Jaylen Petty	38	9-14	5-7	1-2	3	4	1	0	2	1	24
12Donovan Atwell	35	5-8	4-6	1-2	2	3	1	0	1	2	15
4Christian Anderson	39	6-12	2-6	4-4	4	5	4	0	2	0	18
13Marial Akuentok	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Josiah Moseley	25	7-8	0-0	2-4	4	1	1	4	1	3	16
8Nolan Groves	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6Leon Horner	1	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
2Jazz Henderson	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Jack Francis	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Tyeree Bryan	20	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	34-5364.2%	11-2055.0%	12-1963.2%	28	17	9	5	10	16	91

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAKRTTU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Akron.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Texas Tech.
(19:42) Tavari Johnson misses driving layup.
(19:39) Jaylen Petty Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:18) Luke Bamgboye makes layup (LeJuan Watts assists).
02
(19:02) Evan Mahaffey misses 12-foot jumper.
(18:58) Luke Bamgboye Defensive Rebound.
(18:46) Christian Anderson misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:43) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(18:37) Evan Mahaffey misses 2-foot hook shot.
(18:37) Luke Bamgboye Block.
(18:33) LeJuan Watts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:24) LeJuan Watts makes layup.
04
(17:55) Tavari Johnson misses driving layup.
(17:53) LeJuan Watts Defensive Rebound.
(17:50) Donovan Atwell traveling turnover.
(17:32) Shammah Scott misses driving layup.
(17:29) Christian Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(17:07) Luke Bamgboye misses layup.
(17:07) Amani Lyles Block.
(17:03) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:50) Amani Lyles makes 25-foot three point jumper.
34
+2 (16:18) LeJuan Watts makes layup.
36
(16:10) Evan Mahaffey misses layup.
(16:06) Luke Bamgboye Defensive Rebound.
(15:49) LeJuan Watts bad pass turnover.
(15:49) Evan Mahaffey Steal.
(15:35) Shammah Scott misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(15:32) Luke Bamgboye Defensive Rebound.
(15:05) Jaylen Petty misses driving layup.
(15:01) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:55) Tavari Johnson makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
56
+3 (14:38) Jaylen Petty makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Anderson assists).
59
(14:28) Tavari Johnson misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(14:28) Josiah Moseley Block.
(14:22) Donovan Atwell Defensive Rebound.
(14:08) Donovan Atwell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:04) Josiah Moseley Offensive Rebound.
(14:04) Foul on Amani Lyles.
(14:04) Josiah Moseley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:04) Texas Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:04) Josiah Moseley makes free throw 2 of 2.
510
(13:41) Foul on Jaylen Petty.
+1 (13:41) Sharron Young makes free throw 1 of 2.
610
+1 (13:41) Sharron Young makes free throw 2 of 2.
710
(13:26) Josiah Moseley misses dunk.
(13:26) Eric Mahaffey Block.
(13:18) Josiah Moseley Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:18) Josiah Moseley makes 0-foot tip in layup.
712
+2 (13:01) Shammah Scott makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
912
+3 (12:34) Donovan Atwell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Anderson assists).
915
+3 (12:03) Shammah Scott makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1215
+3 (11:46) Jaylen Petty makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Atwell assists).
1218
+2 (11:16) Shammah Scott makes driving layup.
1418
(11:02) Christian Anderson bad pass turnover.
+2 (10:47) Shammah Scott makes 22-foot step back jumpshot.
1618
+3 (10:29) Christian Anderson makes 27-foot three point jumper.
1621
(10:09) Tavari Johnson misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:05) LeJuan Watts Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:46) Donovan Atwell makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1624
(9:31) Foul on LeJuan Watts.
(9:29) Bowen Hardman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:25) Luke Bamgboye Defensive Rebound.
(9:15) LeJuan Watts misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:11) Bowen Hardman Defensive Rebound.
(9:04) Amani Lyles misses layup.
(9:03) Akron Offensive Rebound.
(8:52) Foul on Donovan Atwell.
+1 (8:52) Amani Lyles makes free throw 1 of 2.
1724
(8:52) Amani Lyles misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:51) Luke Bamgboye Defensive Rebound.
(8:36) Jaylen Petty bad pass turnover.
(8:36) Eric Mahaffey Steal.
(8:30) Bowen Hardman misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(8:26) Christian Anderson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:10) Jaylen Petty makes 16-foot step back jumpshot.
1726
+3 (7:46) Amani Lyles makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mahaffey assists).
2026
(7:23) LeJuan Watts bad pass turnover.
(7:23) Amani Lyles Steal.
(7:16) Eric Mahaffey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:13) Luke Bamgboye Defensive Rebound.
(7:03) Christian Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:00) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(6:52) Eric Mahaffey bad pass turnover.
(6:52) Donovan Atwell Steal.
+3 (6:48) Donovan Atwell makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2029
+2 (6:31) Evan Mahaffey makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists).
2229
(6:12) Donovan Atwell misses 22-foot step back jumpshot.
(6:09) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(6:09) Foul on Luke Bamgboye.
(5:53) Foul on Donovan Atwell.
+1 (5:53) Shammah Scott makes free throw 1 of 2.
2329
(5:53) Shammah Scott misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:51) Akron Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:43) Evan Mahaffey makes 2-foot dunk (Amani Lyles assists).
2529
(5:26) Foul on Amani Lyles.
(5:26) LeJuan Watts misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:26) Texas Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:26) LeJuan Watts misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:24) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(5:18) Tavari Johnson misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(5:15) LeJuan Watts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:11) Jaylen Petty makes driving layup.
2531
(4:53) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(4:53) Christian Anderson Steal.
(4:48) Jaylen Petty misses alley oop dunk.
(4:48) Evan Mahaffey Block.
(4:44) Jaylen Petty Offensive Rebound.
(4:40) Foul on Sharron Young.
+1 (4:39) Christian Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2532
+1 (4:39) Christian Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2533
(4:24) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(4:24) Tyeree Bryan Steal.
+2 (4:12) LeJuan Watts makes layup (Christian Anderson assists).
2535
(4:12) Foul on Evan Mahaffey.
(4:12) LeJuan Watts misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:11) Zach Halligan Defensive Rebound.
(4:04) Sharron Young misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:02) Christian Anderson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:58) Christian Anderson makes driving layup.
2537
+2 (3:29) Evan Mahaffey makes 8-foot jumper.
2737
(3:14) Christian Anderson misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(3:11) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(2:58) Amani Lyles misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:58) Josiah Moseley Block.
(2:56) Akron Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:50) Amani Lyles makes layup (Shammah Scott assists).
2937
(2:19) Foul on Eric Mahaffey.
(2:17) Foul on Eric Mahaffey.
(2:17) Josiah Moseley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:17) Texas Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:17) Josiah Moseley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2938
+2 (1:52) Amani Lyles makes layup.
3138
+2 (1:35) Josiah Moseley makes layup (Jaylen Petty assists).
3140
(1:27) Amani Lyles misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:24) Jaylen Petty Defensive Rebound.
(1:06) Foul on Josiah Moseley.
(1:06) Josiah Moseley turnover.
(0:46) Sharron Young misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(0:46) Josiah Moseley Block.
(0:41) Evan Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.
+3 (0:37) Shammah Scott makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mahaffey assists).
3440
(0:23) Jaylen Petty misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:21) Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:13) Tavari Johnson misses layup.
(0:13) Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.
(0:13) Foul on Josiah Moseley.
+1 (0:13) Amani Lyles makes free throw 1 of 2.
3540
(0:13) Amani Lyles misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:04) LeJuan Watts Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Christian Anderson traveling turnover.
(0:00) Evan Mahaffey misses 41-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Akron Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

AKR

TTU

71Points91

25-58(43.1%)Field Goal(%)34-53(64.2%)

5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)11-20(55.0%)

16-20(80.0%)Free Throw(%)12-19(63.2%)

25(11)Rebounds(Offensive)32(7)

12Assists17

5Steals9

4Blocks5

9Turnovers10

13(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

0Largest Lead21

Game Details

Friday, March 20, 2026 · 12:40 PM

Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL

capacity: 20,500

tv: truTV

spread: TTU -6.5

over/under: 154.5