Buffalo Bulls at Akron Zips

· MAC Championship - Quarterfinal

Buffalo Bulls

17-14, 8-6 Away

Akron Zips

26-5, 15-0 Home

Akron Zips square off against the Buffalo Bulls in MAC Tournament

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Buffalo Bulls (17-14, 7-11 MAC) vs. Akron Zips (26-5, 17-1 MAC)

Cleveland; Thursday, 4 p.m. EDT

Zips -13.5; over/under is 159.5

BOTTOM LINE: Akron faces Buffalo in the MAC Tournament.

The Zips have gone 17-1 against MAC opponents, with a 9-4 record in non-conference play. Akron ranks fourth in college basketball with 18.9 assists per game. Tavari Johnson leads the Zips averaging 5.1.

The Bulls are 7-11 against MAC teams. Buffalo is 8-11 against opponents over .500.

Akron averages 11.1 made 3-pointers per game, 2.7 more made shots than the 8.4 per game Buffalo gives up. Buffalo has shot at a 47.4% rate from the field this season, 5.2 percentage points greater than the 42.2% shooting opponents of Akron have averaged.

The teams meet for the third time this season. The Zips won 99-85 in the last matchup on Feb. 25. Johnson led the Zips with 23 points, and Ryan Sabol led the Bulls with 28 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shammah Scott averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Zips, scoring 12.6 points while shooting 42.5% from beyond the arc. Johnson is shooting 46.2% and averaging 19.6 points over the past 10 games.

Tim Oboh is averaging 8.4 points and 1.5 blocks for the Bulls. Angelo Brizzi is averaging 20.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Zips: 9-1, averaging 83.3 points, 35.1 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 6.9 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.9 points per game.

Bulls: 3-7, averaging 74.7 points, 27.8 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.5 points.

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Akron: 88.3%

Buffalo: 11.7%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

BUF		AKR
L1	Streak	W7
76.3	Points Against	73.7
78.3	Points Per Game	89.6
47	Field Goal %	51
38	Three Point %	38
31.6	Rebounds Per Game	38.2
14.6	Assists Per Game	19.0
2.8	Blocks Per Game	3.0
7.6	Steals Per Game	7.7
0.4	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.5
11.2	Total Turnovers Per Game	11.6
76.3	Points Against	73.7

Game Information

Venue: Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH -

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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