Buffalo Bulls at Akron Zips
· NCAA Men's BasketballAkron takes down Buffalo 99-85
Johnson added five assists for the Zips (23-5, 14-1 Mid-American Conference). Evan Mahaffey scored 20 points while shooting 8 of 12 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line, and added nine rebounds and three steals. Amani Lyles shot 7 for 12 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 19 points, while adding 10 rebounds.
Ryan Sabol led the Bulls (16-12, 6-9) in scoring, finishing with 28 points, nine rebounds and two steals. Buffalo also got 23 points from Angelo Brizzi. Daniel Freitag finished with 16 points and three steals.
Akron took the lead with 1:47 left in the first half and did not trail again. Johnson led their team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them up 39-35 at the break.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 85 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Ryan Sabol makes layup | 85 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Amani Lyles makes free throw 2 of 2 | 83 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Amani Lyles makes free throw 1 of 2 | 83 - 98 |
Statistics
BUF |
AKR |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-67 | FG | 32-58 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 9-33 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 26-33 | FT | 26-29 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Assists | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 27 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 25 |
| 8 | Lead Changes | 8 |
| 23 | Percent Led | 73 |
Game Information
Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 2,323 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 31-0 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 26-5 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 23-8 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-13 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-16 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-14 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 16-15 |
| 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 | 14 | 9-21 |


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