NCAAB

Akron Zips at Central Michigan Chippewas

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Akron Zips
13-3, 1-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
89 - 85
Central Michigan Chippewas
10-6, 6-1 Home

Johnson scores 33, Akron beats Central Michigan 89-85

Trailing 49-41 at halftime, the Chippewas rallied and Marcus Keene tied it at 78 with a free throw with 3:43 left. The lead traded hands before Johnson's layup and free throw gave Akron an 85-83 edge with 1:23 to go. Johnson blocked Keene's layup attempt and Antonio Jackson hit a 3 on the Zips' next possession to make it 88-83.

Raylon Brayson missed a 3 with 12 seconds left for Central Michigan and Cheatham's free throw made it 89-83.

Josh Williams scored 14 for the Zips (13-3, 3-0 Mid-American).

Keene scored 33 with seven assists and Brayson added 27 for the Chippewas (10-6, 0-3), who saw their six-game home win streak end.

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Statistics

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31-68 FG 30-60
46 Field Goal % 50
15-35 3PT 12-27
43 Three Point % 44
12-20 FT 13-17
60 Free Throw % 76
41 Rebounds 34
16 Offensive Rebounds 8
25 Defensive Rebounds 26
14 Assists 11
9 Steals 6
5 Blocks 2
10 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
18 Fouls 16

Game Information

Venue: McGuirk Arena

Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Capacity:

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
Full Standings