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Johnson scores 22 as Akron beats Central Michigan 82-69

AP
Jan 06, 2026

Akron Zips, Ohio (AP) Tavari Johnson's 22 points helped Akron defeat Central Michigan Chippewas 82-69 on Tuesday night.

Johnson added five rebounds and 10 assists for the Zips (11-4, 2-1 Mid-American Conference). Shammah Scott shot 7 for 9, including 4 for 4 from beyond the arc to add 19 points. Amani Lyles had 12 points.

Tamario Adley finished with 20 points, six rebounds and two steals for the Chippewas (4-12, 0-4). Phat Phat Brooks added 17 points for Central Michigan. Nathan Claerbaut had 11 points, two steals and three blocks.

Akron took the lead with 10:12 left in the first half and did not trail again. Scott scored 16 points in the first half to help put the Zips up 43-30 at the break. Akron pulled away with a 7-0 run in the second half to extend an 11-point lead to 18 points. Johnson scored a team-high 12 points in the second half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
CMU
Chippewas
30
AKRON
Zips
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nick Mullen vs. Evan Mahaffey (Zips gains possession)
19:37	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:19		Nathan Claerbaut misses two point jump shot
19:17		Zach Halligan defensive rebound
19:08		Amani Lyles turnover (lost ball) (Nathan Claerbaut steals)
19:00	+2	Phat Phat Brooks makes two point layup (Nathan Claerbaut assists)	2-2
18:55	+2	Zach Halligan makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	2-4
18:33		Sharron Young shooting foul (Phat Phat Brooks draws the foul)
18:33	+1	Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-4
18:33	+1	Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-4
18:18		Nathan Claerbaut blocks Amani Lyles's two point layup
18:16		Amani Lyles offensive rebound
18:01	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot	4-6
17:46		Tamario Adley turnover (bad pass) (Evan Mahaffey steals)
17:39	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point dunk (Evan Mahaffey assists)	4-8
17:14		Tamario Adley misses three point jump shot
17:12		Zach Halligan defensive rebound
16:56		Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
16:54		Tamario Adley defensive rebound
16:46		Jaxson Whitaker misses three point jump shot
16:44		Sharron Young defensive rebound
16:35		Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
16:33		Tavari Johnson offensive rebound
16:26		Nathan Claerbaut blocks Zach Halligan's two point layup
16:24		Tamario Adley defensive rebound
16:24		Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Phat Phat Brooks draws the foul)
16:24	+1	Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-8
16:24	+1	Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-8
16:15		Tavari Johnson turnover (out of bounds)
16:00		Nathan Claerbaut misses two point jump shot
15:58		Zips defensive rebound
15:56		TV timeout
15:47	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup (Eric Mahaffey assists)	6-10
15:32		Keenan Garner turnover (bad pass)
15:20	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot (Eric Mahaffey assists)	6-13
15:17		Chippewas 30 second timeout
14:55		Nathan Claerbaut misses two point jump shot
14:53		Keenan Garner offensive rebound
14:53	+2	Keenan Garner makes two point layup	8-13
14:53		Eric Mahaffey shooting foul
14:53	+1	Keenan Garner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-13
14:37		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
14:35		Marvin Musiime-Kamali offensive rebound
14:23		Logan McIntire shooting foul (Bowen Hardman draws the foul)
14:23	+1	Bowen Hardman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-14
14:23		Bowen Hardman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:23		Jaxson Whitaker defensive rebound
14:08		Logan McIntire misses three point jump shot
14:06		Bowen Hardman defensive rebound
13:52		Keenan Garner personal foul
13:52		Tavari Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Tamario Adley steals)
13:42	+2	Tamario Adley makes two point layup	11-14
13:30		Amani Lyles misses three point jump shot
13:28		Tamario Adley defensive rebound
13:20		Eric Mahaffey blocks Logan McIntire's two point layup
13:18		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
13:02		Amani Lyles misses two point layup
13:00		Keenan Garner defensive rebound
12:39		Keenan Garner misses three point jump shot
12:37		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
12:26		Eric Mahaffey misses three point jump shot
12:24		Tavari Johnson offensive rebound
12:13	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point layup	11-16
11:46		Eric Mahaffey shooting foul (Nick Mullen draws the foul)
11:46		TV timeout
11:46	+1	Nick Mullen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-16
11:46	+1	Nick Mullen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-16
11:26		Amani Lyles turnover (bad pass)
11:00	+3	Phat Phat Brooks makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Whitaker assists)	16-16
10:35		Shammah Scott misses two point jump shot
10:33		Zach Halligan offensive rebound
10:32		Tamario Adley personal foul
10:28		Phat Phat Brooks personal foul
10:12	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point layup (Sharron Young assists)	16-18
9:52		Sharron Young personal foul
9:47		Logan McIntire turnover (bad pass) (Eric Mahaffey steals)
9:40	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup (Eric Mahaffey assists)	16-20
9:27	+2	Jalen Kampen makes two point jump shot (Tamario Adley assists)	18-20
9:02		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:00		Amani Lyles offensive rebound
8:50	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point jump shot (Amani Lyles assists)	18-22
8:29	+2	Nathan Claerbaut makes two point jump shot (Tamario Adley assists)	20-22
8:20	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	20-24
8:00	+2	Keenan Garner makes two point layup (Logan McIntire assists)	22-24
7:49	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	22-26
7:27		Tamario Adley turnover (bad pass) (Amani Lyles steals)
7:24		Amani Lyles turnover
7:24		TV timeout
7:03		Jaxson Whitaker misses three point jump shot
7:01		Keenan Garner offensive rebound
6:54		Logan McIntire misses three point jump shot
6:52		Eric Mahaffey defensive rebound
6:39	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)	22-29
6:17		Keenan Garner turnover (bad pass) (Eric Mahaffey steals)
6:13	+2	Eric Mahaffey makes two point dunk	22-31
6:13		Chippewas 30 second timeout
6:04		Logan McIntire misses three point jump shot
6:02		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
5:35	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)	22-34
5:18	+2	Nathan Claerbaut makes two point layup	24-34
5:18		Shammah Scott shooting foul (Nathan Claerbaut draws the foul)
5:18	+1	Nathan Claerbaut makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-34
4:56	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	25-36
4:34		Phat Phat Brooks misses three point jump shot
4:32		Bowen Hardman defensive rebound
4:01		Zips turnover (shot clock violation)
4:01		TV timeout
3:36		Tamario Adley misses two point jump shot
3:34		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
3:25		Keenan Garner personal foul (Sharron Young draws the foul)
3:15		Amani Lyles turnover (3-second violation)
2:54		Nick Mullen turnover (lost ball) (Evan Mahaffey steals)
2:50	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point layup	25-38
2:50		Tamario Adley shooting foul (Shammah Scott draws the foul)
2:50	+1	Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-39
2:31		Phat Phat Brooks turnover (Amani Lyles steals)
2:08		Evan Mahaffey turnover (bad pass) (Nathan Claerbaut steals)
2:08		Evan Mahaffey personal foul
2:08	+1	Nathan Claerbaut makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-39
2:08	+1	Nathan Claerbaut makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-39
1:55		Amani Lyles turnover (bad pass)
1:33	+2	Jalen Kampen makes two point layup (Will Ashford assists)	29-39
1:33		Shammah Scott shooting foul (Jalen Kampen draws the foul)
1:33	+1	Jalen Kampen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-39
1:14	+2	Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	30-41
0:55		Phat Phat Brooks misses two point jump shot
0:53		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point jump shot	30-43
0:20		Will Ashford misses three point jump shot
0:18		Nathan Claerbaut offensive rebound
0:09		Nathan Claerbaut misses two point layup
0:07		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
0:02		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
0:01		Phat Phat Brooks defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CMU
Chippewas
39
AKRON
Zips
39

Time		Play	Score
19:53		Amani Lyles blocks Tamario Adley's two point jump shot
19:53		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
19:49	+2	Tamario Adley makes two point layup	32-43
19:29	+2	Sharron Young makes two point jump shot	32-45
19:12		Tamario Adley turnover (Amani Lyles steals)
19:53	+1	Nathan Claerbaut makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-45
19:09		Amani Lyles misses three point jump shot
19:07		Phat Phat Brooks defensive rebound
19:01		Phat Phat Brooks turnover (bad pass)
18:37	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point dunk (Tavari Johnson assists)	32-47
18:15	+3	Tamario Adley makes three point jump shot (Phat Phat Brooks assists)	35-47
18:07	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	35-49
17:43	+3	Tamario Adley makes three point jump shot (Phat Phat Brooks assists)	38-49
17:24		Zach Halligan misses three point jump shot
17:22		Tamario Adley defensive rebound
17:14		Phat Phat Brooks misses two point layup
17:12		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
17:04		Amani Lyles misses two point layup
17:02		Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound
16:53	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)	38-52
16:27	+3	Tamario Adley makes three point jump shot (Phat Phat Brooks assists)	41-52
16:09	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point dunk (Tavari Johnson assists)	41-54
15:45		Zach Halligan personal foul
15:45		TV timeout
15:28		Amani Lyles blocks Tamario Adley's two point jump shot
15:28		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
15:18		Tavari Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Tamario Adley steals)
15:13		Amani Lyles shooting foul
15:13	+1	Nathan Claerbaut makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-54
15:13	+1	Nathan Claerbaut makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-54
14:46		Amani Lyles misses two point layup
14:44		Eric Mahaffey offensive rebound
14:42		Eric Mahaffey misses two point layup
14:42		Eric Mahaffey offensive rebound
14:42		Tamario Adley shooting foul (Eric Mahaffey draws the foul)
14:42		Eric Mahaffey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:42	+1	Eric Mahaffey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-55
14:27	+2	Phat Phat Brooks makes two point layup	45-55
14:07	+3	Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)	45-58
14:05		Phat Phat Brooks turnover (Tavari Johnson steals)
14:05		Bowen Hardman turnover (Logan McIntire steals)
14:05	+2	Logan McIntire makes two point dunk	47-58
13:50	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point layup (Shammah Scott assists)	47-60
13:10		Amani Lyles personal foul
13:00		Phat Phat Brooks misses two point layup
12:58		Sharron Young defensive rebound
12:48		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
12:46		Chippewas defensive rebound
12:30		Phat Phat Brooks turnover (lost ball) (Marvin Musiime-Kamali steals)
12:29		Phat Phat Brooks personal foul (Marvin Musiime-Kamali draws the foul)
12:19		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
12:17		Zips offensive rebound
12:06		Keenan Garner personal foul
11:48		Shammah Scott misses two point jump shot
11:46		Nathan Claerbaut defensive rebound
11:33		Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Logan McIntire draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:33	+1	Logan McIntire makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-60
11:33	+1	Logan McIntire makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-60
11:07		Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
11:05		Logan McIntire defensive rebound
10:36		Chippewas turnover (shot clock violation)
10:27		Amani Lyles turnover (bad pass) (Logan McIntire steals)
10:07		Tamario Adley turnover (lost ball) (Amani Lyles steals)
9:58	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Sharron Young assists)	49-63
9:27		Logan McIntire turnover (lost ball) (Sharron Young steals)
9:21		Sharron Young misses two point layup
9:21		Eric Mahaffey offensive rebound
9:21		Logan McIntire personal foul
9:21		Eric Mahaffey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:21	+1	Eric Mahaffey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-64
9:01		Jaxson Whitaker turnover (bad pass)
8:32	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)	49-67
8:24		Chippewas 30 second timeout
8:24		TV timeout
8:10		Will Ashford misses two point jump shot
8:08		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
7:50		Eric Mahaffey offensive foul
7:50		Eric Mahaffey turnover (offensive foul)
7:50		TV timeout
7:37		Chippewas turnover (10-second violation)
7:15		Zips turnover (shot clock violation)
6:51	+2	Logan McIntire makes two point layup	51-67
6:43		Tavari Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Will Ashford steals)
6:37		Jalen Kampen misses three point jump shot
6:35		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
6:24		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:22		Logan McIntire defensive rebound
6:16	+2	Will Ashford makes two point layup (Logan McIntire assists)	53-67
5:56		Shammah Scott turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Kampen steals)
5:44		Logan McIntire misses two point layup
5:42		Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound
5:33		Eric Mahaffey misses three point jump shot
5:31		Tamario Adley defensive rebound
5:30		Shammah Scott shooting foul (Jalen Kampen draws the foul)
5:30		Jalen Kampen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:30	+1	Jalen Kampen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-67
5:13	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)	54-70
4:51	+3	Tamario Adley makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Whitaker assists)	57-70
4:34		Tavari Johnson turnover (bad pass)
4:25		Tamario Adley misses three point jump shot
4:25		Keenan Garner offensive rebound
4:25		Keenan Garner turnover (Evan Mahaffey steals)
4:17		Zips 30 second timeout
4:17		TV timeout
3:58	+3	Sharron Young makes three point jump shot	57-73
3:34		Nathan Claerbaut misses two point layup
3:32		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
3:26		Nathan Claerbaut personal foul
3:22		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:20		Chippewas defensive rebound
2:58		Phat Phat Brooks misses two point jump shot
2:56		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
2:40		Jaxson Whitaker shooting foul (Sharron Young draws the foul)
2:40	+1	Sharron Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-74
2:40	+1	Sharron Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-75
2:27	+2	Tamario Adley makes two point layup	59-75
2:14	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	59-77
2:09		Amani Lyles shooting foul (Phat Phat Brooks draws the foul)
2:09		Phat Phat Brooks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:09		Phat Phat Brooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:09		Nathan Claerbaut offensive rebound
2:09		Eric Mahaffey personal foul (Nathan Claerbaut draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Nathan Claerbaut makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-77
2:09	+1	Nathan Claerbaut makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-77
2:01		Tavari Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Phat Phat Brooks steals)
1:59		Tavari Johnson shooting foul (Phat Phat Brooks draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-77
1:59	+1	Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-77
1:39		Nathan Claerbaut blocks Eric Mahaffey's two point layup
1:37		Tamario Adley defensive rebound
1:31		Amani Lyles shooting foul (Phat Phat Brooks draws the foul)
1:31	+1	Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-77
1:31		Phat Phat Brooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:31		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
1:10		Shammah Scott turnover (lost ball) (Logan McIntire steals)
1:03	+2	Phat Phat Brooks makes two point layup (Will Ashford assists)	66-77
1:03		Eric Mahaffey personal foul
1:03		Phat Phat Brooks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:03	+1	Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-77
0:55	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot (Sharron Young assists)	67-80
0:37		Tamario Adley misses three point jump shot
0:35		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
0:27	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point layup	67-82
0:14	+2	Tamario Adley makes two point layup	69-82
0:13		Chippewas 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Chippewas 60 second timeout