Akron Zips vs. Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Nov 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
AKR	46	29	75
UL	29	32	61

Game Recap

Pence's 19 help Akron knock off Louisiana 75-61. Ty Pence's 19 points helped Akron defeat Louisiana 75-61 in a season opener on Monday.

Player Stats

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Chabi Barre	14	1-1	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	1	5	4
12Evan Mahaffey	33	6-8	0-0	4-5	11	3	1	1	2	2	16
22Colin White	16	2-5	2-3	3-4	4	1	0	1	2	0	9
8Ty Pence	34	6-12	2-7	5-5	8	2	1	0	3	1	19
2Tahj Staveskie	38	5-16	5-15	1-2	3	3	0	0	5	1	16
4Buddy Hammer Jr.	20	2-4	0-1	0-1	4	1	0	0	1	1	4
23Marvin Musiime-Kamali	6	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
21Zach Halligan	21	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0
6Tai Perkins	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Kamrin Oriol	16	1-1	1-1	2-2	6	3	0	0	1	2	5
TOTAL	-	23-5046.0%	10-2934.5%	19-2382.6%	42	14	2	2	15	16	75

LOUISIANA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Dani Pounds	30	5-12	1-2	4-6	7	0	3	2	1	2	15
0Jeremiah Evans	12	0-1	0-0	0-2	2	0	1	0	1	3	0
6De'vion Lavergne	19	0-4	0-2	1-2	0	2	0	0	0	2	1
1Trent Middleton Jr.	31	5-16	4-7	0-0	5	0	2	0	1	2	14
14Jamyron Keller	36	8-22	4-13	6-6	2	4	1	0	1	2	26
56Mikhail Dulkay	18	0-1	0-0	0-0	6	2	0	0	2	2	0
12Derrick Florence III	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8Rahman Olajuwon	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
5Josiah Harris	23	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0
3Mekhi Cooper	26	0-4	0-2	5-6	1	3	0	0	0	1	5
TOTAL	-	18-6328.6%	9-2832.1%	16-2272.7%	24	12	8	2	6	19	61

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAKRUL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Akron.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Louisiana.
(19:58) Foul on De'vion Lavergne.
(19:43) Ty Pence misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:41) Dani Pounds Defensive Rebound.
(19:26) Jeremiah Evans bad pass turnover.
(19:26) Ty Pence Steal.
+3 (19:15) Colin White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Pence assists).
30
(18:49) Dani Pounds misses 6-foot jumper.
(18:47) Trent Middleton Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(18:44) De'vion Lavergne misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:42) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:35) Ty Pence makes driving layup.
50
(18:13) Jamyron Keller misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:10) Dani Pounds Offensive Rebound.
(17:57) De'vion Lavergne misses 5-foot jumper.
(17:55) Jeremiah Evans Offensive Rebound.
(17:49) Trent Middleton Jr. misses layup.
(17:48) Foul on Ty Pence.
(17:48) Jeremiah Evans misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:48) Louisiana Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:48) Jeremiah Evans misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:47) Colin White Defensive Rebound.
(17:46) Jeremiah Evans Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:36) Ty Pence makes driving layup.
70
(17:36) Foul on Jeremiah Evans.
+1 (17:36) Ty Pence makes free throw 1 of 1.
80
(17:23) Jamyron Keller misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(17:21) Ty Pence Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Ty Pence misses layup.
(17:17) Dani Pounds Block.
(17:12) Chabi Barre Offensive Rebound.
(17:10) Colin White misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:08) Dani Pounds Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:55) Trent Middleton Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'vion Lavergne assists).
83
+2 (16:44) Evan Mahaffey makes driving layup.
103
(16:44) Foul on Trent Middleton Jr..
+1 (16:44) Evan Mahaffey makes free throw 1 of 1.
113
(16:31) Jamyron Keller misses 9-foot jumper.
(16:27) Zach Halligan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:18) Buddy Hammer Jr. makes 3-foot dunk (Tahj Staveskie assists).
133
+2 (16:02) Jamyron Keller makes driving layup.
135
(15:41) Foul on Mekhi Cooper.
(15:40) Foul on De'vion Lavergne.
(15:24) Tahj Staveskie bad pass turnover.
(15:24) Dani Pounds Steal.
(15:11) Dani Pounds misses dunk.
(15:08) Mikhail Dulkay Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:06) Dani Pounds makes 2-foot dunk (Mikhail Dulkay assists).
137
(14:41) Foul on Mikhail Dulkay.
+1 (14:41) Ty Pence makes free throw 1 of 2.
147
+1 (14:41) Ty Pence makes free throw 2 of 2.
157
(14:25) Foul on Chabi Barre.
(14:25) Mekhi Cooper misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:25) Louisiana Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:25) Mekhi Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2.
158
+2 (13:59) Chabi Barre makes 2-foot hook shot.
178
(13:31) Trent Middleton Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:29) Ty Pence Defensive Rebound.
(13:23) Zach Halligan misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:21) Chabi Barre Offensive Rebound.
(13:13) Evan Mahaffey bad pass turnover.
(13:13) Dani Pounds Steal.
(13:13) Foul on Evan Mahaffey.
(12:55) Foul on Chabi Barre.
(12:44) Foul on Tai Perkins.
+1 (12:44) Jamyron Keller makes free throw 1 of 3.
179
+1 (12:44) Jamyron Keller makes free throw 2 of 3.
1710
+1 (12:44) Jamyron Keller makes free throw 3 of 3.
1711
(12:13) team shot clock turnover .
(11:46) Trent Middleton Jr. misses layup.
(11:46) Buddy Hammer Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:45) Foul on Jeremiah Evans.
(11:45) Buddy Hammer Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(11:44) Dani Pounds Defensive Rebound.
(11:28) Jamyron Keller misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:26) Kamrin Oriol Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:19) Kamrin Oriol makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2011
(11:09) Mekhi Cooper misses 16-foot jumper.
(11:06) Tahj Staveskie Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:02) Colin White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tahj Staveskie assists).
2311
+2 (10:37) Dani Pounds makes 3-foot dunk (Mekhi Cooper assists).
2313
+3 (10:15) Ty Pence makes 25-foot three point jumper (Colin White assists).
2613
+2 (9:49) Jamyron Keller makes 18-foot jumper.
2615
(9:37) Tahj Staveskie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:33) Louisiana Defensive Rebound.
(9:20) De'vion Lavergne misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:17) Akron Defensive Rebound.
(8:59) Evan Mahaffey misses 6-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:56) Mikhail Dulkay Defensive Rebound.
(8:45) Foul on Zach Halligan.
+1 (8:45) Jamyron Keller makes free throw 1 of 3.
2616
+1 (8:45) Jamyron Keller makes free throw 2 of 3.
2617
+1 (8:45) Jamyron Keller makes free throw 3 of 3.
2618
(8:36) Tahj Staveskie bad pass turnover.
(8:36) Trent Middleton Jr. Steal.
+2 (8:34) Trent Middleton Jr. makes layup (Jamyron Keller assists).
2620
(8:13) Tahj Staveskie misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:11) Trent Middleton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:08) Trent Middleton Jr. misses layup.
(8:08) Evan Mahaffey Block.
(8:08) Louisiana Offensive Rebound.
(7:53) Jamyron Keller misses layup.
(7:51) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(7:50) Evan Mahaffey bad pass turnover.
(7:50) Dani Pounds Steal.
+2 (7:44) Dani Pounds makes 2-foot dunk.
2622
(7:27) Ty Pence misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:24) Jamyron Keller Defensive Rebound.
(6:58) Jamyron Keller misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:55) Ty Pence Defensive Rebound.
(6:45) Foul on Dani Pounds.
+1 (6:45) Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes free throw 1 of 2.
2722
+1 (6:45) Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes free throw 2 of 2.
2822
(6:23) Jamyron Keller misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:21) Tahj Staveskie Defensive Rebound.
(6:14) Zach Halligan misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(6:12) Foul on Jeremiah Evans.
(6:12) Colin White Offensive Rebound.
(6:12) Colin White misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:12) Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:12) Colin White makes free throw 2 of 2.
2922
(5:48) Trent Middleton Jr. bad pass turnover.
(5:47) Foul on Trent Middleton Jr..
+1 (5:47) Colin White makes free throw 1 of 2.
3022
+1 (5:47) Colin White makes free throw 2 of 2.
3122
(5:35) Foul on Zach Halligan.
+1 (5:35) Dani Pounds makes free throw 1 of 2.
3123
(5:35) Dani Pounds misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:34) Ty Pence Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:25) Buddy Hammer Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Tahj Staveskie assists).
3323
(5:14) Foul on Kamrin Oriol.
+1 (5:14) Mekhi Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2.
3324
+1 (5:14) Mekhi Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2.
3325
(4:49) Tahj Staveskie misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(4:42) Mekhi Cooper Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:32) Jamyron Keller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mikhail Dulkay assists).
3328
+2 (4:11) Evan Mahaffey makes 2-foot dunk (Buddy Hammer Jr. assists).
3528
(3:47) Mikhail Dulkay traveling turnover.
(3:31) Tahj Staveskie bad pass turnover.
(3:25) Jamyron Keller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:22) Buddy Hammer Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:15) Evan Mahaffey makes driving layup.
3728
(2:48) Josiah Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:45) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:41) Ty Pence makes 0-foot alley oop dunk (Kamrin Oriol assists).
3928
(2:11) Mekhi Cooper misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:09) Ty Pence Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:03) Tahj Staveskie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kamrin Oriol assists).
4228
(1:43) Trent Middleton Jr. misses driving layup.
(1:43) Dani Pounds Offensive Rebound.
(1:43) Foul on Buddy Hammer Jr..
(1:43) Dani Pounds misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:43) Louisiana Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:43) Dani Pounds makes free throw 2 of 2.
4229
(1:30) Tahj Staveskie misses driving layup.
(1:28) Mikhail Dulkay Defensive Rebound.
(1:24) Dani Pounds misses layup.
(1:21) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(1:15) Tahj Staveskie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:13) Kamrin Oriol Offensive Rebound.
(1:10) Tahj Staveskie misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(1:07) Mikhail Dulkay Defensive Rebound.
(1:03) Trent Middleton Jr. misses driving layup.
(1:00) Kamrin Oriol Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Foul on Jamyron Keller.
+1 (0:50) Kamrin Oriol makes free throw 1 of 2.
4329
+1 (0:50) Kamrin Oriol makes free throw 2 of 2.
4429
(0:26) Mekhi Cooper misses 5-foot jumper.
(0:26) Colin White Block.
(0:22) Colin White Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:02) Evan Mahaffey makes driving layup.
4629

2nd half

Team Stats

AKR

75Points61

23-50(46.0%)Field Goal(%)18-63(28.6%)

10-29(34.5%)3-Point(%)9-28(32.1%)

19-23(82.6%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

45(11)Rebounds(Offensive)29(11)

14Assists12

2Steals8

2Blocks2

16Turnovers7

16(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

19Largest Lead0

Game Details

Monday, November 2, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Cajundome · Lafayette, LA

attendance: 2,408 (20.8%)

spread: AKR -4.5

over/under: 147.5