Young scores 17 as Akron takes down Bowling Green 71-68
AP
Jan 03, 2025
Bowling Green Falcons, Ohio (AP) Sharron Young's 17 points off the bench led Akron Zips to a 71-68 victory over Bowling Green on Friday night.
Young shot 6 for 10, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Zips (8-5, 1-0 Mid-American Conference). Shammah Scott went 4 of 11 from the field (2 for 7 from 3-point range) to add 11 points. Isaiah Gray shot 4 for 8, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points.
Trey Thomas finished with 19 points and three steals for the Falcons (5-8, 0-1). Derrick Butler added 15 points and two blocks for Bowling Green. Marcus Johnson also had 14 points and six rebounds.
Tavari Johnson scored seven points in the first half and Akron went into the break trailing 32-30. Young led Akron with 14 points in the second half as their team outscored Bowling Green by five points over the final half.
Both teams play again on Tuesday. Akron hosts Central Michigan and Bowling Green travels to play Western Michigan.
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1st Half
AKRON
Zips
30
BGSU
Falcons
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Falcons gains possession)
19:39
Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:37
Zips defensive rebound
19:27
Tavari Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Javontae Campbell steals)
19:22
Marvin Musiime-Kamali shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
19:22
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-1
19:22
Javontae Campbell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:22
Amani Lyles defensive rebound
19:05
Isaiah Gray misses two point layup
19:03
Jamai Felt defensive rebound
18:56
+2
Derrick Butler makes two point jump shot
0-3
18:44
Amani Lyles misses two point layup
18:42
Marvin Musiime-Kamali offensive rebound
18:40
Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:38
Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
18:28
Marvin Musiime-Kamali shooting foul (Jamai Felt draws the foul)
18:28
+1
Jamai Felt makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-4
18:28
+1
Jamai Felt makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-5
18:16
Amani Lyles turnover (Javontae Campbell steals)
17:49
+2
Trey Thomas makes two point layup
0-7
17:32
Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
17:30
Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
17:23
+3
Marcus Johnson makes three point jump shot (Trey Thomas assists)
0-10
17:20
Zips 30 second timeout
17:06
Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
17:04
Falcons defensive rebound
16:41
Marcus Johnson turnover
16:31
Marcus Johnson personal foul
16:20
+2
Nate Johnson makes two point layup
2-10
16:12
+3
Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)
2-13
16:02
Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
16:00
Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
15:59
Seth Wilson personal foul
15:59
TV timeout
15:44
James Okonkwo shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
15:44
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-14
15:44
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-15
15:31
James Okonkwo turnover (Trey Thomas steals)
15:26
Trey Thomas turnover (James Okonkwo steals)
15:21
+2
Shammah Scott makes two point layup (James Okonkwo assists)
4-15
15:03
+2
Derrick Butler makes two point layup
4-17
14:54
Nate Johnson misses two point layup
14:53
Falcons defensive rebound
14:42
Sharron Young personal foul
14:30
Braelon Green misses two point layup
14:28
Jamai Felt offensive rebound
14:23
Braelon Green misses three point jump shot
14:21
Jamai Felt offensive rebound
14:11
Jamai Felt misses two point layup
14:11
Bowen Hardman defensive rebound
14:11
Shammah Scott turnover
13:56
Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
13:54
Sharron Young defensive rebound
13:44
Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
13:42
Braelon Green defensive rebound
13:34
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:32
Derrick Butler offensive rebound
13:20
Braelon Green misses three point jump shot
13:18
Jamai Felt offensive rebound
13:14
Derrick Butler offensive foul
13:14
Derrick Butler turnover (offensive foul)
13:00
+3
Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)
7-17
12:37
Marcus Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:35
Amani Lyles defensive rebound
12:28
Derrick Butler blocks Tavari Johnson's two point layup
12:26
Jamai Felt defensive rebound
12:22
Jamai Felt turnover (Shammah Scott steals)
12:21
Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
12:21
Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
12:21
Marcus Johnson turnover
12:10
+3
Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Gray assists)
10-17
11:51
Braelon Green misses two point layup
11:50
James Okonkwo defensive rebound
11:50
TV timeout
11:39
Isaiah Gray turnover (lost ball)
11:12
Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
11:11
James Okonkwo defensive rebound
11:11
Marcus Johnson personal foul
10:41
+2
Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot
12-17
10:31
Derrick Butler misses two point layup
10:29
Derrick Butler offensive rebound
10:28
James Okonkwo shooting foul (Derrick Butler draws the foul)
10:28
Derrick Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:28
+1
Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-18
10:07
Jamai Felt blocks Nate Johnson's two point layup
10:05
Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
10:01
Amani Lyles blocks Javontae Campbell's two point layup
9:59
Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
9:50
Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:50
Amani Lyles offensive rebound
9:50
Wilguens Jr. Exacte personal foul
9:38
Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:36
Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
9:13
Javontae Campbell misses three point jump shot
9:11
Bowen Hardman defensive rebound
9:01
+2
Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot
14-18
8:47
Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
8:45
Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
8:26
+2
Isaiah Gray makes two point layup
16-18
8:24
Falcons 30 second timeout
8:24
TV timeout
8:08
Seth Wilson blocks Wilguens Jr. Exacte's two point layup
8:06
Amani Lyles defensive rebound
8:00
Sharron Young turnover
7:28
+2
Trey Thomas makes two point jump shot
16-20
7:20
Shammah Scott misses two point layup
7:18
Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
6:58
+3
Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot
16-23
6:35
Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
6:33
Seth Wilson offensive rebound
6:27
Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
6:25
Zips offensive rebound
6:03
Javontae Campbell personal foul
5:52
+3
Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (James Okonkwo assists)
19-23
5:32
+2
Braelon Green makes two point layup
19-25
5:09
+3
Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists)
22-25
4:40
Braelon Green misses two point layup
4:38
James Okonkwo defensive rebound
4:36
Braelon Green personal foul
4:20
+3
Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)
25-25
3:46
Braelon Green misses three point jump shot
3:44
James Okonkwo defensive rebound
3:38
Isaiah Gray turnover
3:38
TV timeout
3:18
+2
Trey Thomas makes two point jump shot
25-27
2:56
Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:54
Braelon Green defensive rebound
2:43
+3
Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Braelon Green assists)
25-30
2:30
Jamai Felt blocks Shammah Scott's two point layup
2:28
Zips offensive rebound
2:26
Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:24
Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
2:03
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:01
Nate Johnson defensive rebound
1:58
Nate Johnson turnover
1:46
Preston Squire offensive foul
1:46
Preston Squire turnover (offensive foul)
1:32
Braelon Green personal foul (Amani Lyles draws the foul)
1:32
+1
Amani Lyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-30
1:32
+1
Amani Lyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-30
1:08
+2
Derrick Butler makes two point layup (Trey Thomas assists)
27-32
0:55
+3
Isaiah Gray makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)
30-32
0:33
Javontae Campbell misses two point layup
0:31
Bowen Hardman defensive rebound
0:07
Amani Lyles misses three point jump shot
0:05
Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
AKRON
Zips
41
BGSU
Falcons
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:49
Nate Johnson personal foul
19:46
James Okonkwo blocks Derrick Butler's two point layup
19:44
Jamai Felt offensive rebound
19:39
+2
Jamai Felt makes two point layup
30-34
19:26
+2
Isaiah Gray makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)
32-34
18:57
Javontae Campbell misses two point layup
18:55
Jamai Felt offensive rebound
18:55
Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
18:39
Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
18:37
Isaiah Gray offensive rebound
18:32
Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
18:30
Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
18:25
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point layup
32-36
18:25
Seth Wilson shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
18:25
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 1
32-37
18:04
+2
Tavari Johnson makes two point layup
34-37
17:56
James Okonkwo blocks Javontae Campbell's two point layup
17:55
Falcons offensive rebound
17:55
Trey Thomas turnover (Nate Johnson steals)
17:49
Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:47
James Okonkwo offensive rebound
17:36
Tavari Johnson turnover (Trey Thomas steals)
17:31
Derrick Butler misses two point layup
17:29
James Okonkwo defensive rebound
17:25
Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:23
Jamai Felt defensive rebound
17:20
Seth Wilson personal foul
17:08
+3
Marcus Johnson makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)
34-40
16:52
Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
16:50
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
16:44
Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:42
Nate Johnson defensive rebound
16:29
+2
Shammah Scott makes two point layup
36-40
16:03
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point jump shot
36-42
15:52
Braelon Green personal foul
15:52
TV timeout
15:48
Amani Lyles misses three point jump shot
15:46
Falcons defensive rebound
15:33
+3
Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)
36-45
15:08
Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
15:06
Sharron Young offensive rebound
15:00
Derrick Butler shooting foul (Sharron Young draws the foul)
15:00
+1
Sharron Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-45
15:00
+1
Sharron Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-45
14:54
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:52
Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
14:47
Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
14:45
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
14:36
+2
Marcus Johnson makes two point jump shot
38-47
14:23
+3
Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Amani Lyles assists)
41-47
14:05
Amani Lyles blocks Javontae Campbell's two point layup
14:03
Falcons offensive rebound
13:54
Isaiah Gray shooting foul (Derrick Butler draws the foul)
13:54
+1
Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2
41-48
13:54
+1
Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-49
13:32
Wilguens Jr. Exacte shooting foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul)
13:32
+1
James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-49
13:32
+1
James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-49
13:14
Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
13:12
Shammah Scott defensive rebound
12:57
Wilguens Jr. Exacte personal foul
12:44
Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
12:42
Sharron Young offensive rebound
12:36
Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
12:34
Derrick Butler defensive rebound
12:26
Trey Thomas turnover (Sharron Young steals)
12:20
Sharron Young misses two point jump shot
12:18
Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
12:13
+3
Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Derrick Butler assists)
43-52
12:10
Zips 30 second timeout
12:10
TV timeout
11:57
Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:57
James Okonkwo offensive rebound
11:57
Jamai Felt personal foul
11:57
TV timeout
11:52
Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
11:50
Derrick Butler defensive rebound
11:35
Jamai Felt turnover (James Okonkwo steals)
11:22
+3
Nate Johnson makes three point jump shot (James Okonkwo assists)
46-52
11:02
Nate Johnson shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
11:02
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
46-53
11:02
Javontae Campbell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:53
Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:51
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
10:40
Trey Thomas turnover (Nate Johnson steals)
10:35
+2
Nate Johnson makes two point dunk
48-53
10:16
Javontae Campbell misses two point layup
10:14
Javontae Campbell offensive rebound
10:12
Javontae Campbell misses two point layup
10:10
Falcons offensive rebound
10:01
Marcus Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:00
Jamai Felt offensive rebound
10:00
James Okonkwo shooting foul (Jamai Felt draws the foul)
10:00
Jamai Felt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:00
+1
Jamai Felt makes regular free throw 2 of 2
48-54
9:39
Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:37
Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
9:28
Derrick Butler turnover
9:13
+2
Sharron Young makes two point layup
50-54
8:54
Marcus Johnson misses two point layup
8:52
Marcus Johnson offensive rebound
8:46
Marcus Johnson misses two point layup
8:44
Marcus Johnson offensive rebound
8:44
+2
Marcus Johnson makes two point layup
50-56
8:35
+2
James Okonkwo makes two point dunk (Sharron Young assists)
52-56
8:05
Braelon Green turnover
8:01
Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
7:59
Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
7:49
Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
7:47
James Okonkwo defensive rebound
7:44
TV timeout
7:31
Derrick Butler blocks Nate Johnson's two point jump shot
7:29
Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
7:14
Javontae Campbell turnover
6:59
Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
6:57
Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
6:47
+3
Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot
52-59
6:34
Isaiah Gray turnover (Javontae Campbell steals)
6:34
Isaiah Gray personal foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
6:34
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-60
6:34
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
52-61
6:24
+3
Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)
55-61
6:08
Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses three point jump shot
6:06
Nate Johnson defensive rebound
5:59
+2
Amani Lyles makes two point dunk
57-61
5:31
Marcus Johnson misses two point layup
5:29
Zips defensive rebound
5:14
Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:12
Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
4:53
+2
Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes two point dunk (Javontae Campbell assists)
57-63
4:45
+2
Sharron Young makes two point layup (Isaiah Gray assists)
59-63
4:17
Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:15
Sharron Young defensive rebound
3:51
Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
3:49
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
3:49
James Okonkwo blocks Javontae Campbell's two point layup
3:47
Falcons offensive rebound
3:40
TV timeout
3:24
Javontae Campbell misses two point layup
3:22
Shammah Scott defensive rebound
3:06
James Okonkwo misses two point layup
3:04
Derrick Butler defensive rebound
2:59
Derrick Butler misses two point layup
2:57
James Okonkwo defensive rebound
2:49
+3
Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)
62-63
2:27
+2
Marcus Johnson makes two point layup
62-65
2:21
Zips 30 second timeout
2:15
+3
Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot
65-65
1:52
Braelon Green misses three point jump shot
1:50
Amani Lyles defensive rebound
1:37
Amani Lyles offensive foul
1:37
Amani Lyles turnover (offensive foul)
1:20
Marcus Johnson turnover (Sharron Young steals)
1:10
+3
Isaiah Gray makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)
68-65
1:02
Falcons 30 second timeout
0:51
Amani Lyles shooting foul (Trey Thomas draws the foul)
0:51
Trey Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:51
+1
Trey Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
68-66
0:41
+2
Sharron Young makes two point layup
70-66
0:41
Trey Thomas misses two point layup
0:39
Marcus Johnson offensive rebound
0:23
+2
Marcus Johnson makes two point layup
70-68
0:23
Falcons 30 second timeout
0:20
Sharron Young turnover (Trey Thomas steals)
0:20
Official timeout
0:13
Marcus Johnson misses two point layup
0:11
Braelon Green offensive rebound
0:11
Braelon Green misses two point dunk
0:11
Zips defensive rebound
0:10
Official timeout
0:07
Derrick Butler personal foul
0:06
Javontae Campbell personal foul (Shammah Scott draws the foul)
0:06
+1
Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2
71-68
0:06
Shammah Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:06
Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
0:06
Falcons 30 second timeout
0:04
Isaiah Gray personal foul (Marcus Johnson draws the foul)
0:04
Marcus Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04
Marcus Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:04
Amani Lyles defensive rebound
0:03
Braelon Green personal foul (Amani Lyles draws the foul)
