Akron beats Buffalo, clinches share of MAC title
Isaiah Johnson scored 19 points and Akron clinched at least a share of its second consecutive Mid-American Conference title with an 89-83 victory over Buffalo on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Akron Zips
89
Buffalo Bulls
83
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKR | 38 | 51 | 89 |
| BUF | 33 | 50 | 83 |
Broadview Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Muskingum Fighting Muskies | W 112-64 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | W 75-61 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 89-83
Noah Robotham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 88-83
Foul on Dontay Caruthers.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 88-83
Blake Hamilton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 88-82
Foul on Josh Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 88-82
Noah Robotham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 87-82
Foul on CJ Massinburg.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:39 87-82
Blake Hamilton made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 87-79
Foul on Antino Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 87-79
Josh Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 86-79
Josh Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:54 85-79
Foul on Willie Conner.
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PersonalFoul 1:11 85-79
Foul on Nick Perkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 85-79
Blake Hamilton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 85-78
Blake Hamilton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:17 85-77
Foul on Jimond Ivey.
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LayUpShot 1:24 85-77
Isaiah Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Antino Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 83-77
Blake Hamilton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 83-76
Blake Hamilton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 83-75
Foul on Isaiah Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:11 83-75
Jimond Ivey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Robotham.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:41 80-75
Willie Conner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:49 80-72
Noah Robotham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:49 79-72
Foul on CJ Massinburg.
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LayUpShot 3:17 79-72
Josh Williams made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:42 77-72
Nick Perkins made Layup. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.
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LayUpShot 4:00 77-70
Emmanuel Olojakpoke made Layup. Assisted by Jimond Ivey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:46 75-70
Willie Conner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Massinburg.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:53 75-67
Kwan Cheatham Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:53 74-67
Foul on Quate McKinzie.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:38 74-67
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:38 74-66
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:38 74-65
Foul on Josh Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:00 74-65
Noah Robotham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:00 73-65
Noah Robotham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:00 72-65
Foul on Quate McKinzie.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:19 72-65
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:19 72-64
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:19 72-63
Foul on Antino Jackson.
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JumpShot 7:16 72-63
Nick Perkins made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 7:37 72-61
Isaiah Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Kwan Cheatham Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:01 70-61
CJ Massinburg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:10 70-58
Josh Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Robotham.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:23 67-58
Blake Hamilton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:23 67-57
Blake Hamilton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:23 67-56
Foul on Antino Jackson.
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PersonalFoul 8:37 67-56
Foul on Nick Perkins.
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LayUpShot 8:59 67-56
Blake Hamilton made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:29 67-54
Blake Hamilton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:29 67-53
Blake Hamilton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:29 67-52
Foul on Kwan Cheatham Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 9:30 67-52
Quate McKinzie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:30 67-51
Foul on Jimond Ivey.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:43 67-51
Antino Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:43 66-51
Antino Jackson made Free Throw.
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Technical Foul 9:43 65-51
Technical Foul on Buffalo.
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LayUpShot 9:50 65-51
Jimond Ivey made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 10:12 63-51
Foul on Jimond Ivey.
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JumpShot 10:35 63-51
Nick Perkins made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:06 63-49
Blake Hamilton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:06 63-48
Blake Hamilton made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 89-83
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:01 89-83
Noah Robotham Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 89-83
CJ Massinburg missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:07 89-83
CJ Massinburg Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:07 89-83
Nick Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 0:14 88-83
Noah Robotham Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:15 88-83
Willie Conner Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:16 89-83
Quate McKinzie Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 89-83
Noah Robotham missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 89-83
Noah Robotham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 88-83
Foul on Dontay Caruthers.
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Steal 0:16 88-83
Dontay Caruthers Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:17 88-83
Tavian Dunn-Martin Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 88-83
Blake Hamilton made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:25 88-82
Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 88-82
Blake Hamilton missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 88-82
Foul on Josh Williams.
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 88-82
Quate McKinzie Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 88-82
Noah Robotham missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 88-82
Noah Robotham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 87-82
Foul on CJ Massinburg.
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ShortTimeOut 0:36 87-82
Buffalo Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:39 87-82
Blake Hamilton made Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:43 87-79
Blake Hamilton Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:43 87-79
CJ Massinburg missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:46 87-79
CJ Massinburg Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 87-79
Blake Hamilton missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:46 87-79
Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 87-79
Blake Hamilton missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 87-79
Foul on Antino Jackson.
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Offensive Rebound 0:49 87-79
Blake Hamilton Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:49 87-79
Nick Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 87-79
Josh Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 86-79
Josh Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:54 85-79
Foul on Willie Conner.
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Defensive Rebound 1:03 85-79
Noah Robotham Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:03 85-79
Blake Hamilton missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:11 85-79
Quate McKinzie Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:11 85-79
Isaiah Johnson missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:11 85-79
Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
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Team Stats
AKR
BUF
28-50
FG
23-56
56
Field Goal %
41
13-22
3PT
7-23
59
Three Point %
30
20-29
FT
30-37
69
Free Throw %
81
22
Rebounds
42
5
Offensive Rebounds
19
17
Defensive Rebounds
23
16
Assists
8
7
Steals
8
5
Blocks
1
12
Turnovers
15
0
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
15
1
Technical Fouls
2
1
Total Technical Fouls
2
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
18
Points Off Turnovers
9
5
Fast Break Points
4
28
Points in Paint
30
23
Fouls
24
17
Largest Lead
0
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