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Gray scores 22 points as Akron earns 12th win with 92-80 victory over Ohio

AP
Jan 17, 2025

AKRON, Ohio (AP) Isaiah Gray's 22 points helped Akron defeat Ohio 92-80 on Friday night.

Gray had five rebounds for the Zips (12-5, 5-0 Mid-American Conference). Amani Lyles scored 17 points while shooting 7 of 9 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line and added six assists and three blocks. Nate Johnson had 14 points and shot 6 for 16, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc.

The Bobcats (10-7, 4-1) were led by Shereef Mitchell, who recorded 27 points and two steals. Ohio also got 15 points from AJ Brown. Aidan Hadaway had nine points and seven rebounds. The Bobcats ended a six-game winning streak with the loss.

Akron took the lead with 17:27 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Gray led their team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 44-29 at the break. Lyles scored 15 points in the second half to help lead the way as Akron went on to secure a victory, despite being outscored by Ohio in the second half by a three-point margin.

Both teams next play Tuesday. Akron visits Buffalo and Ohio squares off against Eastern Michigan on the road.

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

1st Half
OHIO
Bobcats
29
AKRON
Zips
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Zips gains possession)
19:31		Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
19:29		Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
19:29		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
19:27		Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound
19:09		Aidan Hadaway misses two point layup
19:07		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
18:56	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point layup	0-2
18:41	+3	Aidan Hadaway makes three point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists)	3-2
18:29		Tavari Johnson misses two point layup
18:27		James Okonkwo offensive rebound
18:20	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point putback layup	3-4
18:15		Isaiah Gray personal foul
17:57		Tavari Johnson blocks Shereef Mitchell's two point layup
17:55		Bobcats offensive rebound
17:54		AJ Clayton misses two point layup
17:52		AJ Brown offensive rebound
17:51		James Okonkwo shooting foul (AJ Brown draws the foul)
17:51	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-4
17:51	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
17:32		Aidan Hadaway blocks Nate Johnson's two point layup
17:30		Zips offensive rebound
17:27	+2	Seth Wilson makes two point driving reverse layup	5-6
17:15		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point layup
17:13		Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound
17:08		Amani Lyles blocks Aidan Hadaway's two point layup
17:06		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
16:52		Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
16:52		Seth Wilson offensive rebound
16:52	+3	Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Gray assists)	5-9
16:39		Aidan Hadaway turnover (bad pass) (Amani Lyles steals)
16:33		Amani Lyles misses three point jump shot
16:31		Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound
16:26		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
16:24		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
16:03		Tavari Johnson misses two point layup
16:01		Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
15:55	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup	7-9
15:42	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point layup (Amani Lyles assists)	7-11
15:36		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot
15:34		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
15:09		Jump ball. Tavari Johnson vs. AJ Brown (Bobcats gains possession)
15:09		Tavari Johnson turnover (lost ball) (AJ Brown steals)
15:09		TV timeout
14:47	+2	Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup (Shereef Mitchell assists)	9-11
14:36		Sharron Young turnover (lost ball) (Shereef Mitchell steals)
14:30		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
14:28		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
14:19		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:17		Amani Lyles offensive rebound
14:10	+3	Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Amani Lyles assists)	9-14
13:55		Nate Johnson blocks Shereef Mitchell's two point layup
13:53		Bobcats offensive rebound
13:35		Vic Searls misses two point hook shot
13:33		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
13:24		Aidan Hadaway personal foul
13:24		Ajay Sheldon personal foul (Sharron Young draws the foul)
13:24	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point cutting layup (Sharron Young assists)	9-16
13:24		AJ Brown shooting foul (Isaiah Gray draws the foul)
13:24	+1	Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-17
12:56		AJ Clayton misses two point layup
12:54		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
12:41		Sharron Young misses two point jump shot
12:39		Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound
12:31		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
12:29		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
12:18		Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
12:16		Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound
12:11	+3	Ajay Sheldon makes three point pullup jump shot	12-17
11:49		James Okonkwo turnover (bad pass)
11:49		TV timeout
11:35		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
11:33		Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound
11:32		Marvin Musiime-Kamali shooting foul (Aidan Hadaway draws the foul)
11:32	+1	Aidan Hadaway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-17
11:32	+1	Aidan Hadaway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-17
11:10		Nate Johnson misses two point layup
11:08		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
10:44		Aidan Hadaway turnover (traveling)
10:34		Marvin Musiime-Kamali offensive foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul)
10:34		Marvin Musiime-Kamali turnover (offensive foul)
10:25		James Okonkwo personal foul (Ajay Sheldon draws the foul)
10:12		AJ Clayton misses two point jump shot
10:10		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
9:54		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:52		Bobcats defensive rebound
9:38		Nate Johnson personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
9:26		Amani Lyles blocks Aidan Hadaway's two point layup
9:24		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point driving layup	14-19
9:15		Shereef Mitchell shooting foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul)
9:15	+1	Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-20
8:57		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot
8:46		Bowen Hardman defensive rebound
8:46		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
8:44		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
8:27	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point cutting layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	16-20
8:06	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point fadeaway jump shot	16-22
7:49		Ajay Sheldon misses two point layup
7:47		Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound
7:45		Marvin Musiime-Kamali shooting foul (Aidan Hadaway draws the foul)
7:45		TV timeout
7:45	+1	Aidan Hadaway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-22
7:45	+1	Aidan Hadaway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-22
7:21	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point driving layup (Amani Lyles assists)	18-24
7:05		Tavari Johnson blocks Shereef Mitchell's two point layup
6:57		Vic Searls turnover (bad pass) (Nate Johnson steals)
6:35		Shammah Scott misses two point layup
6:33		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
6:29		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (bad pass) (Nate Johnson steals)
6:22	+3	Isaiah Gray makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)	18-27
6:05		Sharron Young personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-27
6:05	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-27
5:44	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point cutting layup (Amani Lyles assists)	20-29
5:31		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (bad pass) (Sharron Young steals)
5:28	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point dunk (Sharron Young assists)	20-31
5:27		Bobcats 30 second timeout
5:06		Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot
5:04		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
4:54		Aidan Hadaway shooting foul (Isaiah Gray draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-32
4:54	+1	Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-33
4:40		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
4:38		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
4:23	+3	Nate Johnson makes three point jump shot	20-36
4:08		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
4:06		Shereef Mitchell offensive rebound
4:03		Seth Wilson shooting foul (AJ Brown draws the foul)
4:03	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-36
4:03	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-36
3:52	+3	Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Sharron Young assists)	22-39
3:37		AJ Brown offensive foul (Sharron Young draws the foul)
3:37		AJ Brown turnover (offensive foul)
3:37		TV timeout
3:22		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
3:20		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
3:11		AJ Brown misses two point jump shot
3:09		Zips defensive rebound
3:02		Nate Johnson turnover
2:47		Bowen Hardman personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
2:47		Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:47		Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:47		Zips defensive rebound
2:31		Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
2:29		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
2:27		Amani Lyles personal foul (AJ Clayton draws the foul)
2:27		AJ Clayton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:27	+1	AJ Clayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-39
2:14		Ajay Sheldon personal foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul)
2:14		Nate Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:14		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
2:08	+2	AJ Brown makes two point layup	25-39
1:52	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point layup (Nate Johnson assists)	25-41
1:45	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point driving layup	27-41
1:29		Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:27		Vic Searls defensive rebound
1:19		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
1:17		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
0:57	+3	Nate Johnson makes three point stepback jump shot	27-44
0:36		Amani Lyles shooting foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-44
0:36	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-44
0:30		Zips 30 second timeout
0:06		Tavari Johnson turnover (lost ball) (AJ Clayton steals)
0:03		Ajay Sheldon misses two point jump shot
0:01		Elijah Elliott offensive rebound
0:01		Elijah Elliott misses two point tip layup
0:00		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OHIO
Bobcats
51
AKRON
Zips
48

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point alley-oop layup (Nate Johnson assists)	29-46
19:22		Aidan Hadaway misses two point layup
19:20		Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound
19:14		AJ Brown turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Gray steals)
19:06		Tavari Johnson misses two point layup
19:04		Bobcats defensive rebound
19:04		James Okonkwo personal foul
18:45		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot
18:43		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
18:35		Jackson Paveletzke shooting foul (Isaiah Gray draws the foul)
18:35	+1	Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-47
18:35	+1	Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-48
18:17		Tavari Johnson shooting foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul)
18:17	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-48
18:17	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-48
18:04	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point driving layup	31-50
17:55		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (bad pass) (Tavari Johnson steals)
17:51		Jackson Paveletzke personal foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul)
17:39		Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:37		Vic Searls defensive rebound
17:17	+2	Elijah Elliott makes two point layup	33-50
17:08		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:06		Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound
17:05		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
17:03		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
16:51		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:49		AJ Brown defensive rebound
16:47		Seth Wilson personal foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul)
16:47	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-50
16:47	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-50
16:38		Sharron Young turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Hadaway steals)
16:29	+3	Shereef Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Aidan Hadaway assists)	38-50
16:25		Zips 30 second timeout
16:25		TV timeout
16:06	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point hook shot (Nate Johnson assists)	38-52
16:05		TV timeout
15:51	+3	Shereef Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot	41-52
15:29		Elijah Elliott misses two point layup
15:29		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
15:29	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point layup (Sharron Young assists)	41-54
15:09	+3	Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Gray assists)	41-57
14:42	+2	Elijah Elliott makes two point driving layup	43-57
14:29	+3	Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Gray assists)	43-60
14:10	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point jump shot	45-60
13:48		Sharron Young misses two point layup
13:46		Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound
13:42		Elijah Elliott misses two point layup
13:40		Vic Searls offensive rebound
13:37	+2	Vic Searls makes two point tip layup	47-60
13:33	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point layup (Shammah Scott assists)	47-62
13:33		Shereef Mitchell shooting foul (Amani Lyles draws the foul)
13:33	+1	Amani Lyles makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-63
13:11		Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot
13:09		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
12:56	+3	Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)	47-66
12:41		AJ Clayton turnover (bad pass)
12:30		Shereef Mitchell personal foul
12:14		Sharron Young misses two point layup
12:12		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
12:04	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup	49-66
11:53		Shammah Scott misses two point layup
11:51		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
11:44		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
11:42		Elijah Elliott offensive rebound
11:42		Sharron Young shooting foul (Elijah Elliott draws the foul)
11:42		TV timeout
11:42	+1	Elijah Elliott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-66
11:42	+1	Elijah Elliott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-66
11:32		AJ Clayton blocks Nate Johnson's two point layup
11:30		Zips offensive rebound
11:27		Ajay Sheldon personal foul
11:25		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:23		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
11:13		Elijah Elliott turnover (bad pass) (Nate Johnson steals)
11:00		Tavari Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Ajay Sheldon steals)
10:45		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
10:43		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
10:31		AJ Clayton personal foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul)
10:29		AJ Brown personal foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul)
10:29		James Okonkwo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:29		AJ Brown defensive rebound
10:26		Nate Johnson personal foul
10:18		James Okonkwo shooting foul (AJ Clayton draws the foul)
10:18	+1	AJ Clayton makes regular free throw 1 of 3	52-66
10:18	+1	AJ Clayton makes regular free throw 2 of 3	53-66
10:18	+1	AJ Clayton makes regular free throw 3 of 3	54-66
10:02	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point cutting layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	54-68
9:42		Ajay Sheldon turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Gray steals)
9:32	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	54-70
9:31		Bobcats 30 second timeout
9:17		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
9:15		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
9:03		AJ Clayton blocks Tavari Johnson's two point layup
9:00		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
8:54		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
8:52		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
8:46	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	54-72
8:29	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point jump shot	56-72
8:17		Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
8:15		Bobcats defensive rebound
8:06		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point layup
8:04		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
7:56	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot (Amani Lyles assists)	56-75
7:44		Shereef Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Shammah Scott steals)
7:30	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point dunk (Shammah Scott assists)	56-77
7:20		TV timeout
7:20		Seth Wilson personal foul (AJ Brown draws the foul)
7:20	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-77
7:20	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-77
7:05	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point layup (Nate Johnson assists)	58-79
6:51	+3	Shereef Mitchell makes three point jump shot (AJ Brown assists)	61-79
6:36	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point driving floating jump shot (Amani Lyles assists)	61-81
6:18		Shereef Mitchell misses two point jump shot
6:16		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
6:11	+2	Sharron Young makes two point driving layup	61-83
5:59	+2	Elijah Elliott makes two point layup	63-83
5:28		Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:26		Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound
5:20		Nate Johnson blocks AJ Brown's three point jump shot
5:18		Bobcats offensive rebound
5:14		Tavari Johnson technical foul
5:14	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes technical free throw 1 of 2	64-83
5:14	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-83
5:04	+2	AJ Clayton makes two point layup	67-83
4:51		Sharron Young misses two point jump shot
4:49		Isaiah Gray offensive rebound
4:39		Bowen Hardman turnover (lost ball) (Shereef Mitchell steals)
4:39		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
4:37		AJ Clayton offensive rebound
4:33		Marvin Musiime-Kamali personal foul (AJ Clayton draws the foul)
4:33	+1	AJ Clayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-83
4:33	+1	AJ Clayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-83
4:33		Bobcats 30 second timeout
4:21		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
4:19		Amani Lyles offensive rebound
4:17		AJ Clayton personal foul (Amani Lyles draws the foul)
4:17	+1	Amani Lyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-84
4:17	+1	Amani Lyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-85
4:00	+3	AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (AJ Clayton assists)	72-85
3:43		AJ Clayton blocks Amani Lyles's two point layup
3:41		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
3:37		Amani Lyles blocks Elijah Elliott's two point layup
3:35		Bobcats offensive rebound
3:35		TV timeout
3:26		Nate Johnson personal foul (AJ Brown draws the foul)
3:26	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-85
3:26	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-85
3:04		AJ Brown personal foul (Isaiah Gray draws the foul)
3:04	+1	Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-86
3:04	+1	Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-87
2:50	+2	AJ Brown makes two point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists)	76-87
2:21	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point hook shot (Sharron Young assists)	76-89
2:09		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
2:07		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
1:48		Zips 30 second timeout
1:40		Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
1:38		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
1:34	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point tip layup	76-91
1:18	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	78-91
0:53		Jackson Paveletzke personal foul (Shammah Scott draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-92
0:53		Shammah Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:53		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
0:42	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	80-92
0:15		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
0:13		Sharron Young offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Sharron Young offensive rebound