Carnegie Mellon Tartans at Akron Zips
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
55 - 82
55 - 82
Utomi scores 22 points and Akron defeats Carnegie Mellon
Utomi made 5 of 9 3-point tries. Jimond Ivey had 11 points and seven assists for the Zips (8-5). Channel Banks scored 13 points and Tyler Cheese added 12 for Akron, which shot 49 percent and made 11 of 30 from the arc.
Cooper Williams led the Tartans with 12 points and Trent Suddeth had a team-high six rebounds.
Akron led 43-27 at halftime and the Zips' biggest lead was 72-42 with about eight minutes left in the game.
The Zips committed only seven turnovers and forced 17 by the Tartans, which led to 24 Akron points. Akron made just 9 of 19 free throws.
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Statistics
CGMU |
AKR |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-53 | FG | 31-63 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 11-30 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 8-13 | FT | 9-19 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 47 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 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 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
James A. Rhodes Arena
Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 2,446 | 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 |


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