Akron Zips at Bowling Green Falcons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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Ivey hits late jumper as Akron upsets Bowling Green 81-79
The teams swapped the lead throughout with Justin Turner nailing a jumper to put Bowling Green ahead 79-78 with 27 seconds remaining. Ivey followed with the floater to retake the lead. Bowling Green's Dylan Frye missed a 3-point attempt, Demajeo Wiggins grabbed the offensive rebound but Ivey blocked his shot and Smith came away with the ball. He was fouled and split a pair of free throws with 2 seconds left.
Daniel Utomi led Akron with 29 points, making 9 of 10 from the line and draining four treys. Malcolm Duvivier added 14 points and Ivey finished with 12 for the Zips (12-15, 5-10), who garnered their first road win of the season.
Frye drained 5 of 7 from long range to finish with 24 points and Turner added 15 with six assists for Bowling Green (16-12, 7-8), which has dropped two straight but remains in second place behind Buffalo in the MAC East standings.
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Statistics
 AKR |
 BGSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-48 | FG | 28-59 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 24-30 | FT | 16-23 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Attendance: 1,540 | 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 |