AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Brian Walsh led five players in double figures with 18 points as Akron routed Division III John Carroll 97-53 Monday night in a nonconference matchup.
Deji Ibitayo shot 6 of 8 from the field en route to 15 points, Alex Abreu and Jake Kretzer had 12, and Chauncey Giliam chipped in 10.
Akron (2-1) opened the game on a 9-3 run but a layup by Kyle Pisco helped John Carroll cut the deficit to 9-5. The Lobos, however, would get no closer, as Akron pushed its lead to 22 points - following a 20-2 run - and led 49-27 at halftime.
Walsh and Ibitayo scored six points apiece during the run.
Akron shot 59 percent (20 of 34) from the field, made six 3-pointers and pulled down 22 rebounds in the first half. The Zips extended their lead to as much as 48 points, 95-47, in the second half.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| John Carroll (0-1) | 27 | 26 | 53 |
| Akron (1-1) « | 49 | 48 | 97 |
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Wallack, F | 19 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Sweeney, F | 13 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| M. Whalen, F | 9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| K. Janz, C | 19 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| D. Hendrickson, G | 18 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Farragher | 17 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| K. Pisco | 16 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Booker | 15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Hollinger | 14 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Murphy | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Kucharewicz | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| W. Starks | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Hennessey | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Schifferle | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Ruckel | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| K. Morris | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Young | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 20-64 | 7-11 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 53 | |
| 31.3% | 63.6% | ||||||
| Akron Zips | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Kretzer, F | 21 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Z. Marshall, C | 21 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| B. Walsh, G | 26 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| A. Abreu, G | 21 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| D. Ibitayo, G | 21 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. McAdams | 21 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Gilliam | 19 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| P. Forsythe | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Betancourt | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Justice | 11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Avsec | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Hoisten | 3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Stalyga | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 38-66 | 8-10 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 97 | |
| 57.6% | 80% | ||||||
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