Marshall Thundering Herd at Akron Zips
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 70
63 - 70
Forsythe paces Akron past Marshall 70-63
Noah Robotham finished with 13 points, Reggie McAdams added 12 and Deji Ibitayo had 11 for the Zips (8-4), who shot just 35.9 percent from the field but hit 12 3-pointers and had 20 second-chance points. Forsythe pulled down seven of Akron's 18 offensive rebounds and Robotham had four steals.
Akron used a 15-7 run sparked by two 3-pointers from McAdams and another from Nyles Evans to make it 58-46 with 8:22 remaining. Marshall (4-9) clawed back to pull within three twice in the final minutes, but Ibitayo hit a 3-pointer, Forsythe made a layup, and Robotham added a layup and four late free throws to seal it for Akron.
Austin Loop led the Thundering Herd with 16 points and Ryan Taylor had 15 on 5-of-6 shooting.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Noah Robotham Steal. | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Austin Loop Turnover. | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Noah Robotham made Free Throw. | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Akron Deadball Team Rebound. | 63 - 69 |
Statistics
 MRSH |
 AKR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-53 | FG | 23-64 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 10-23 | 3PT | 12-32 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 7-13 | FT | 12-18 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 21 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
James A. Rhodes Arena
Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 2,937 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |