Buffalo Bulls vs. Akron Zips

Mar 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUFF	29	41	70
AKR	42	31	73

Game Recap

Johnson's 25 help Akron defeat Buffalo 73-70 in Mid-American Conference Tournament. Tavari Johnson had 25 points in Akron's 73-70 win against Buffalo on Thursday in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.

Player Stats

BUFFALO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Tim Oboh	30	6-9	0-0	0-5	12	0	3	1	3	3	12
10Derrick Talton Jr.	37	2-7	0-0	2-2	0	6	0	0	1	4	6
2Ryan Sabol	36	8-19	6-15	2-2	4	3	1	0	5	2	24
1Noah Batchelor	35	3-5	3-5	0-0	4	2	1	0	1	1	9
14Angelo Brizzi	32	6-12	1-5	4-7	2	2	2	0	2	3	17
0Matas Buteliauskas	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Ezra McKenna	10	0-2	0-2	0-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
12Kyle Jones	13	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	2	2

TOTAL	-	25-5446.3%	10-2737.0%	10-2050.0%	28	13	7	1	13	17	70

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Amani Lyles	34	5-11	0-5	2-6	16	2	2	1	2	3	12
21Zach Halligan	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
5Tavari Johnson	38	8-16	3-7	6-7	2	2	2	1	5	1	25
12Evan Mahaffey	34	4-8	1-1	1-2	8	3	2	0	1	1	10
15Bowen Hardman	17	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
4Eric Mahaffey	19	1-1	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	3	3
3Sharron Young	21	2-5	1-3	1-1	4	1	3	0	0	1	6
23Marvin Musiime-Kamali	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1Shammah Scott	28	5-13	2-4	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	3	12
TOTAL	-	27-5945.8%	8-2433.3%	11-1861.1%	36	12	9	2	10	16	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUFFAKR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Akron.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Buffalo.
+3 (19:35) Tavari Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amani Lyles assists).
03
(19:03) Ryan Sabol misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:00) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Foul on Ryan Sabol.
(18:55) Amani Lyles misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:55) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:55) Amani Lyles makes free throw 2 of 2.
04
+3 (18:34) Noah Batchelor makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
34
(18:15) Bowen Hardman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:11) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(18:01) Angelo Brizzi misses driving layup.
(17:58) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(17:54) Evan Mahaffey bad pass turnover.
(17:54) Noah Batchelor Steal.
(17:28) Tim Oboh 3 second turnover.
+2 (17:10) Bowen Hardman makes 16-foot jumper (Tavari Johnson assists).
36
+3 (16:49) Angelo Brizzi makes 28-foot three point jumper (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
66
(16:31) Tavari Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:28) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:07) Tim Oboh makes layup (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
86
(16:07) Foul on Eric Mahaffey.
(16:06) Tim Oboh misses free throw 1 of 1.
(16:05) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:59) Tavari Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper.
89
+2 (15:31) Angelo Brizzi makes driving layup.
109
(15:24) Shammah Scott misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:20) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(15:10) Derrick Talton Jr. misses layup.
(15:10) Tavari Johnson Block.
(15:10) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:08) Tim Oboh makes 1-foot dunk (Angelo Brizzi assists).
129
(14:48) Amani Lyles misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:45) Tavari Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(14:35) Shammah Scott misses driving layup.
(14:32) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:16) Angelo Brizzi makes driving layup.
149
(14:01) Amani Lyles bad pass turnover.
(13:59) Ryan Sabol bad pass turnover.
(13:59) Evan Mahaffey Steal.
(13:58) Foul on Ezra McKenna.
(13:36) Shammah Scott misses 17-foot jumper.
(13:35) Kyle Jones Defensive Rebound.
(13:35) Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
(13:29) Foul on Sharron Young.
(13:13) Ryan Sabol misses 12-foot jumper.
(13:09) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
(13:05) Sharron Young misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:00) Evan Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:52) Sharron Young makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shammah Scott assists).
1412
(12:52) Foul on Kyle Jones.
+1 (12:52) Sharron Young makes free throw 1 of 1.
1413
(12:42) Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.
(12:42) Angelo Brizzi misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:42) Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:42) Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 2 of 2.
1513
(12:28) Foul on Tim Oboh.
(12:28) Amani Lyles misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:28) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:26) Amani Lyles misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:26) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(12:05) Ryan Sabol misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:01) Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
(11:57) Tavari Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(11:54) Evan Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:53) Shammah Scott makes 26-foot three point jumper (Evan Mahaffey assists).
1516
(11:32) Tim Oboh misses layup.
(11:26) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(11:18) Evan Mahaffey misses 10-foot jumper.
(11:13) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(10:52) Noah Batchelor bad pass turnover.
(10:32) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(10:32) Tim Oboh Steal.
+2 (10:28) Angelo Brizzi makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Ryan Sabol assists).
1716
(10:16) Amani Lyles misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:14) Matas Buteliauskas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:57) Ryan Sabol makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
2016
(9:43) Foul on Derrick Talton Jr..
+2 (9:30) Tavari Johnson makes driving layup.
2018
(9:19) Derrick Talton Jr. bad pass turnover.
(9:19) Tavari Johnson Steal.
+2 (9:13) Tavari Johnson makes 1-foot dunk.
2020
(8:57) Angelo Brizzi misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(8:51) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:44) Evan Mahaffey makes 8-foot jumper.
2022
(8:30) Angelo Brizzi bad pass turnover.
(8:30) Sharron Young Steal.
(8:23) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(8:23) Angelo Brizzi Steal.
(8:06) Derrick Talton Jr. misses driving layup.
(8:01) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:57) Tavari Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2025
(7:33) Ezra McKenna misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:28) Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.
(7:25) Foul on Angelo Brizzi.
+2 (7:05) Eric Mahaffey makes driving layup.
2027
+2 (6:56) Ryan Sabol makes 14-foot jumper.
2227
+2 (6:46) Shammah Scott makes 20-foot step back jumpshot.
2229
(6:25) Foul on Tavari Johnson.
(6:19) Tim Oboh traveling turnover.
+2 (6:01) Amani Lyles makes layup (Eric Mahaffey assists).
2231
(5:39) Ryan Sabol misses 13-foot jumper.
(5:39) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Foul on Tim Oboh.
+1 (5:39) Eric Mahaffey makes free throw 1 of 2.
2232
(5:38) Eric Mahaffey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:37) Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.
(5:20) Tavari Johnson misses 15-foot step back jumpshot.
(5:16) Ezra McKenna Defensive Rebound.
(5:12) Angelo Brizzi misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(5:11) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
+2 (4:51) Shammah Scott makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
2234
+3 (4:25) Noah Batchelor makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Sabol assists).
2534
(3:50) team shot clock turnover .
(3:46) Ryan Sabol bad pass turnover.
(3:46) Tavari Johnson Steal.
(3:46) Foul on Kyle Jones.
+1 (3:46) Evan Mahaffey makes free throw 1 of 2.
2535
(3:46) Evan Mahaffey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:44) Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:39) Bowen Hardman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amani Lyles assists).
2538
+2 (3:10) Derrick Talton Jr. makes driving layup.
2738
(2:58) Tavari Johnson misses driving layup.
(2:55) Ezra McKenna Defensive Rebound.
(2:50) Foul on Eric Mahaffey.
(2:50) Ezra McKenna misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:50) Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:49) Ezra McKenna misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:48) Bowen Hardman Defensive Rebound.
(2:41) Foul on Angelo Brizzi.
+1 (2:41) Tavari Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2739
+1 (2:41) Tavari Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2740
(2:29) Ryan Sabol bad pass turnover.
(2:29) Evan Mahaffey Steal.
(2:21) Shammah Scott misses driving layup.
(2:19) Buffalo Defensive Rebound.
(2:03) Derrick Talton Jr. misses 14-foot jumper.
(2:00) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:55) Evan Mahaffey makes driving layup.
2742
(1:36) Noah Batchelor misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:32) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(1:29) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(1:09) Ryan Sabol misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:06) Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.
(0:49) Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(0:49) Tim Oboh Steal.
(0:42) Foul on Zach Halligan.
+1 (0:42) Ryan Sabol makes free throw 1 of 2.
2842
+1 (0:42) Ryan Sabol makes free throw 2 of 2.
2942
(0:15) Shammah Scott misses driving layup.
(0:12) Kyle Jones Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Ryan Sabol misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BUFF

AKR

70Points73

25-54(46.3%)Field Goal(%)27-59(45.8%)

10-27(37.0%)3-Point(%)8-24(33.3%)

10-20(50.0%)Free Throw(%)11-18(61.1%)

33(6)Rebounds(Offensive)36(10)

13Assists12

7Steals9

1Blocks2

13Turnovers11

17(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

5Largest Lead16

Game Details

Thursday, March 12, 2026 · 4:00 PM

James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH

capacity: 5,500

tv: ESPN+

spread: AKR -12.5

over/under: 158.5