Akron Zips at Eastern Michigan Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
87 - 76
Utomi scores 19, Akron has 18 3s, beats E. Michigan 87-76
Kwan Cheatham Jr. had 14 points, Antino Jackson 13 and Jimond Ivey 12 and a team-best seven rebounds for the Zips (21-4, 11-1 Mid-American), who won their third straight.
Eastern Michigan had a 10-2 run grab the lead but Johnson's layup with three seconds left put the Zips up 35-34 at halftime. Johnson opened the second half with a pair of free throws and the Zips never lost the lead.
Utomi and Cheatham had back-to-back 3-pointers to put the lead at double figures, 56-46 with 11:38 remaining. Seven straight points by Willie Mangum IV pulled EWU within nine with 5:15 to play but Utomi answered that with a 3.
Mangum finished with 22 points and James Thompson IV had 19 with 14 rebounds for Eastern Michigan (13-12, 5-7), which has lost four straight.
Akron shot 53 percent, making 18 of 34 3-pointers and was 15 of 19 from the line.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Tim Bond made Free Throw. | 87 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Tim Bond made Free Throw. | 87 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Foul on Isaiah Johnson. | 87 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Antino Jackson made Free Throw. | 87 - 74 |
Statistics
 AKR |
 EMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-51 | FG | 29-64 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 18-34 | 3PT | 5-12 |
| 53 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 15-19 | FT | 13-19 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 22 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Ypsilanti, 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 |