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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayBuffalo70
Final
HomeAkron73
Thursday, March 12, 2026James A. Rhodes ArenaAll Renton sports
FinalFinalESPN+Play by play
12T
BUF294170
AKR423173
Final

Akron edges Buffalo 73-70

Akron Zips held off Buffalo Bulls 73-70 on Thursday at Rocket Arena.

The first half made the difference: Akron outscored Buffalo 42-29.

Akron shot 46% to 46% and won the boards 36-33.

For Akron, Tavari Johnson (G): 25. For Buffalo, Ryan Sabol (G): 24.

Akron improves to 27-5. Buffalo falls to 17-15.

Full recap at ESPN: Johnson's 25 help Akron defeat Buffalo 73-70 in Mid-American Conference Tournament

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#2
BUF · PointsRyan Sabol G24
#10
BUF · AssistsDerrick Talton Jr. G6
#33
BUF · ReboundsTim Oboh F12
#8
AKR · PointsTavari Johnson G25
#1
AKR · AssistsShammah Scott G3
#7
AKR · ReboundsAmani Lyles F16
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
T. Oboh F30126-90-00-51203311113
D. Talton Jr. G3762-70-02-206100004
R. Sabol G36248-196-152-243510042
N. Batchelor G3593-53-50-042110221
A. Brizzi G32176-121-54-722220023
M. Buteliauskas F700-00-00-010000010
E. McKenna F1000-20-20-230000032
K. Jones G1320-00-02-220100022
Team7025-5410-2710-203313137162717

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