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Johnson's 20 lead Akron over Buffalo 90-58

AP
Jan 21, 2025

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Tavari Johnson had 20 points in Akron's 90-58 victory against Buffalo on Tuesday night.

Johnson had five rebounds and five assists for the Zips (13-5, 6-0 Mid-American Conference). Nate Johnson scored 18 points and added nine rebounds. James Okonkwo shot 4 of 7 from the field and 3 for 5 from the line to finish with 11 points, while adding seven rebounds. It was the sixth straight victory for the Zips.

Ryan Sabol finished with 15 points for the Bulls (6-12, 1-5). Buffalo also got nine points from Anquan Boldin Jr.. Noah Batchelor also had eight points and two steals.

Akron took the lead less than 2 minutes into the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 40-25 at halftime, with Tavari Johnson racking up 15 points. Akron extended its lead to 61-33 during the second half, fueled by a 15-3 scoring run. Marvin Musiime-Kamali scored a team-high 10 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.

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1st Half
AKRON
Zips
40
BUF
Bulls
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulls gains possession)
19:58	+2	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes two point layup (Tim Oboh assists)	0-2
19:42		James Okonkwo misses two point layup
19:40		Tim Oboh defensive rebound
19:28		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:26		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
19:20		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:18		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
19:02		Tyson Dunn turnover (lost ball)
18:49	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	2-2
18:23		Tim Oboh misses two point layup
18:21		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
18:13	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Gray assists)	5-2
17:57		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
17:55		Anquan Boldin Jr. offensive rebound
17:53		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses two point layup
17:51		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
17:35		Isaiah Gray turnover (lost ball) (Tim Oboh steals)
17:25		Tim Oboh misses two point jump shot
17:23		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
17:14	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	7-2
16:51		Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot
16:49		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
16:43	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	9-2
16:43		Tyson Dunn shooting foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul)
16:43	+1	James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-2
16:23		Frederiks Meinarts misses two point layup
16:21		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
16:08	+3	Nate Johnson makes three point jump shot	13-2
15:50	+3	Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists)	13-5
15:36	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	15-5
15:25		Tyson Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Tavari Johnson steals)
15:17		Tavari Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Tyson Dunn steals)
15:04		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
15:02		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
14:53		Anquan Boldin Jr. shooting foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul)
14:53		TV timeout
14:53	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-5
14:53	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-5
14:36		Amani Lyles blocks Frederiks Meinarts's two point layup
14:34		Bulls offensive rebound
14:28		Ryan Sabol turnover (lost ball) (Nate Johnson steals)
14:24	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot	19-5
14:24		Bulls 30 second timeout
14:02		Ben Michaels misses three point jump shot
14:00		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
13:42		Nate Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Noah Batchelor steals)
13:31		Kavon Bradford misses three point jump shot
13:16	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot (Amani Lyles assists)	22-5
12:49		Isaiah Gray shooting foul (Kavon Bradford draws the foul)
12:49		Kavon Bradford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:49		Kavon Bradford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:49		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
12:30	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point layup	24-5
12:18		Omar Migues-Hibeljic misses three point jump shot
12:16		Noah Batchelor offensive rebound
12:13		Sharron Young personal foul
12:09		Ben Michaels misses two point layup
12:07		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
11:55		Ben Michaels blocks James Okonkwo's two point layup
11:53		James Okonkwo offensive rebound
11:48		James Okonkwo misses two point layup
11:46		Zips offensive rebound
11:46		TV timeout
11:39	+3	Isaiah Gray makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)	27-5
11:10		Seth Wilson personal foul
10:53	+2	Brayden Jackson makes two point jump shot	27-7
10:42	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot	30-7
10:16		James Okonkwo blocks Brayden Jackson's two point jump shot
10:14		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
9:59		Brayden Jackson shooting foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul)
9:59		James Okonkwo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:59	+1	James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-7
9:52		Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot
9:50		Seth Wilson defensive rebound
9:41		Marvin Musiime-Kamali misses two point layup
9:39		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
9:35	+3	Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists)	31-10
9:14		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:12		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
8:54		Tavari Johnson blocks Ryan Sabol's two point jump shot
8:52		Seth Wilson defensive rebound
8:38		Amani Lyles misses three point jump shot
8:36		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
8:21		Noah Batchelor misses three point jump shot
8:19		Anquan Boldin Jr. offensive rebound
8:16	+2	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes two point layup	31-12
8:02		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:02		Ryan Sabol defensive rebound
8:02		Marvin Musiime-Kamali personal foul
8:02		TV timeout
7:40		Shammah Scott personal foul
7:20	+3	Kavon Bradford makes three point jump shot (Ben Michaels assists)	31-15
7:04		Nate Johnson turnover
6:37		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses two point layup
6:35		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
6:26	+3	Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Sharron Young assists)	34-15
6:14		Ben Michaels misses three point jump shot
6:12		Anquan Boldin Jr. offensive rebound
6:09	+3	Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Anquan Boldin Jr. assists)	34-18
5:48		Shammah Scott misses two point layup
5:46		Amani Lyles offensive rebound
5:41		Sharron Young turnover (lost ball)
5:29		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:27		Bowen Hardman defensive rebound
5:18		Sharron Young turnover (lost ball) (Anquan Boldin Jr. steals)
5:14		Amani Lyles blocks Anquan Boldin Jr.'s two point dunk
5:12		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
5:07		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
5:05		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
5:03		Isaiah Gray personal foul
4:33		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:31		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
4:26		Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
4:18		Ben Michaels defensive rebound
4:15		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
4:13		Sharron Young defensive rebound
4:03		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
3:45		Bulls defensive rebound
3:45		Tyson Dunn misses two point layup
3:45		Zips defensive rebound
3:45		TV timeout
3:34		Tavari Johnson turnover (Bryson Wilson steals)
3:15	+2	Frederiks Meinarts makes two point layup (Tyson Dunn assists)	34-20
2:55		Seth Wilson turnover (Frederiks Meinarts steals)
2:41		Shammah Scott blocks Ben Michaels's two point layup
2:39		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
2:24		Seth Wilson turnover (Ben Michaels steals)
2:20		Tavari Johnson shooting foul (Bryson Wilson draws the foul)
2:20		Bryson Wilson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:20	+1	Bryson Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-21
2:00		Kavon Bradford personal foul (Amani Lyles draws the foul)
2:00	+3	Nate Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)	37-21
1:40	+2	Tyson Dunn makes two point layup	37-23
1:33		Shammah Scott misses two point jump shot
1:31		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
1:24		Amani Lyles blocks Kavon Bradford's two point jump shot
1:22		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
1:22		Shammah Scott turnover (Noah Batchelor steals)
1:22	+2	Noah Batchelor makes two point layup	37-25
1:24		Zips 30 second timeout
0:53	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot	40-25
0:29		Tyson Dunn misses two point layup
0:27		Seth Wilson defensive rebound
0:02		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bulls defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AKRON
Zips
50
BUF
Bulls
33

Time		Play	Score
19:55		Tim Oboh personal foul
19:48	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)	42-25
19:30		Tim Oboh misses three point jump shot
19:28		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
19:15	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Gray assists)	44-25
18:48		Tim Oboh turnover (Seth Wilson steals)
18:44		Nate Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Sabol steals)
18:32	+2	Ben Michaels makes two point layup (Ryan Sabol assists)	44-27
18:13		Ben Michaels personal foul
18:11	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point dunk (Isaiah Gray assists)	46-27
17:55	+3	Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Ben Michaels assists)	46-30
17:43	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot	49-30
17:15		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
17:15		Ben Michaels offensive rebound
17:15		Tyson Dunn turnover (Isaiah Gray steals)
17:15		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:13		Seth Wilson offensive rebound
17:10	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point dunk (Tavari Johnson assists)	51-30
17:10		Bulls 30 second timeout
17:10		TV timeout
16:50		Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot
16:48		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
16:32		Bryson Wilson shooting foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul)
16:32	+1	James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-30
16:32		James Okonkwo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:32		Ryan Sabol defensive rebound
16:20		Bryson Wilson misses three point jump shot
16:18		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
16:17		Ben Michaels personal foul
16:01		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:59		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
15:54		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
15:52		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
15:28		Tavari Johnson misses two point layup
15:26		Bryson Wilson defensive rebound
15:18	+3	Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists)	52-33
15:03	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	54-33
14:54		Bowen Hardman shooting foul (Bryson Wilson draws the foul)
14:54		TV timeout
14:47		Amani Lyles blocks Bryson Wilson's two point layup
14:45		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
14:34	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot	56-33
14:08		Noah Batchelor misses three point jump shot
14:06		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
13:57		Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
13:55		Zips offensive rebound
13:54		Nate Johnson offensive foul
13:54		Nate Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
13:38		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
13:36		Sharron Young defensive rebound
13:28		Ben Michaels blocks Sharron Young's two point layup
13:26		Ryan Sabol defensive rebound
13:10		Kavon Bradford turnover (bad pass)
12:58		Sharron Young turnover (Omar Migues-Hibeljic steals)
12:50		Ben Michaels misses two point layup
12:48		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
12:32		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
12:30		Omar Migues-Hibeljic defensive rebound
12:18		Omar Migues-Hibeljic misses two point layup
12:16		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
12:09	+3	Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)	59-33
11:54		Kavon Bradford misses two point layup
11:52		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
11:43	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point layup (Sharron Young assists)	61-33
11:33		Bulls 30 second timeout
11:33		TV timeout
11:25	+3	Noah Batchelor makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists)	61-36
11:10		James Okonkwo offensive foul
11:10		James Okonkwo turnover (offensive foul)
11:02		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:00		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
10:50	+2	Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	63-36
10:33		Tavari Johnson personal foul
10:32		Isaiah Gray personal foul
10:19		Tyson Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Seth Wilson steals)
10:13	+3	Isaiah Gray makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists)	66-36
9:49	+3	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ryan Sabol assists)	66-39
9:30		Frederiks Meinarts blocks Nate Johnson's two point jump shot
9:28		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
9:25		Frederiks Meinarts blocks Nate Johnson's two point layup
9:23		Frederiks Meinarts defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes two point layup	66-41
9:09		Tyson Dunn shooting foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul)
9:09	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-41
9:09	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-41
9:00		Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot
8:58		Sharron Young defensive rebound
8:49		Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
8:47		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
8:43	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point layup	70-41
8:29		Tyson Dunn turnover (lost ball)
8:02	+2	Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes two point layup (Nate Johnson assists)	72-41
7:48	+3	Noah Batchelor makes three point jump shot (Kavon Bradford assists)	72-44
7:37	+2	Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes two point layup (Shammah Scott assists)	74-44
7:14		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:12		Noah Batchelor offensive rebound
7:07		Sharron Young personal foul
7:07		TV timeout
6:53		Lloyd McVeigh misses three point jump shot
6:51		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
6:37	+2	Sharron Young makes two point layup	76-44
6:25		Lloyd McVeigh turnover (Sharron Young steals)
6:20	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point dunk (Sharron Young assists)	78-44
6:16		Sharron Young personal foul (Kavon Bradford draws the foul)
6:16	+1	Kavon Bradford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-45
6:16	+1	Kavon Bradford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-46
6:13		Zips 30 second timeout
6:00		Shammah Scott turnover (lost ball)
5:46		Brayden Jackson misses two point layup
5:44		Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound
5:19		Marvin Musiime-Kamali misses two point jump shot
5:17		Lloyd McVeigh defensive rebound
5:08		Lloyd McVeigh misses three point jump shot
5:06		Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound
4:45	+2	Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes two point layup (Shammah Scott assists)	80-46
4:25		Omar Migues-Hibeljic misses three point jump shot
4:23		Sharron Young defensive rebound
4:15	+3	Sharron Young makes three point jump shot	83-46
4:05		Ben Michaels misses three point jump shot
4:03		Lloyd McVeigh offensive rebound
3:53		Ben Michaels misses two point layup
3:51		Sharron Young defensive rebound
3:34		Marvin Musiime-Kamali turnover (lost ball) (Brayden Jackson steals)
3:31		Bowen Hardman personal foul (Brayden Jackson draws the foul)
3:31		TV timeout
3:31	+1	Brayden Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-47
3:31		Brayden Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:31		Seth Wilson defensive rebound
3:22		Seth Wilson turnover (lost ball) (Brayden Jackson steals)
3:21		Seth Wilson shooting foul (Brayden Jackson draws the foul)
3:21	+1	Brayden Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-48
3:21	+1	Brayden Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-49
3:10		Seth Wilson turnover (lost ball) (Sam Akot steals)
2:57	+2	Lloyd McVeigh makes two point layup (Sam Akot assists)	83-51
2:55		Zips 30 second timeout
2:49	+2	Evan Wilson makes two point layup (Amani Lyles assists)	85-51
2:35		Lloyd McVeigh misses two point layup
2:33		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
2:22		Evan Wilson misses three point jump shot
2:20		Sam Akot defensive rebound
1:57	+2	Lloyd McVeigh makes two point layup	85-53
1:57		Sharron Young shooting foul (Lloyd McVeigh draws the foul)
1:57		Lloyd McVeigh misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:57		Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound
1:51		Brayden Jackson personal foul
1:36		Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:34		Sam Akot defensive rebound
1:29		Sam Akot turnover (bad pass)
1:20	+3	Evan Wilson makes three point jump shot (Marvin Musiime-Kamali assists)	88-53
1:03	+2	Brayden Jackson makes two point jump shot	88-55
0:50	+2	Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes two point dunk (Shammah Scott assists)	90-55
0:35		Marvin Musiime-Kamali personal foul (Brayden Jackson draws the foul)
0:35		Brayden Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:35	+1	Brayden Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-56
0:26		Sharron Young turnover (lost ball) (Sam Akot steals)
0:21	+2	Sam Akot makes two point dunk	90-58
0:00		End of period

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Sam Akot makes two point dunk