Akron Zips vs Buffalo Bulls
MAC Championship - Quarterfinal
17-15, 7-11 MAC
70
17-15, 7-11 MAC
27-5, 17-1 MAC
73
27-5, 17-1 MAC
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Tavari Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amani Lyles assists)
- Ryan Sabol misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Amani Lyles misses free throw 1 of 2
- Amani Lyles makes free throw 2 of 2
- Noah Batchelor makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Talton Jr. assists)
- Bowen Hardman misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Angelo Brizzi misses driving layup
- Bowen Hardman makes 16-foot jumper (Tavari Johnson assists)
- Angelo Brizzi makes 28-foot three point jumper (Derrick Talton Jr. assists)
- Tavari Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tim Oboh makes layup (Derrick Talton Jr. assists)
- Tim Oboh misses free throw 1 of 1
- Tavari Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Angelo Brizzi makes driving layup
- Shammah Scott misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Talton Jr. misses layup
- Tim Oboh makes 1-foot dunk (Angelo Brizzi assists)
- Amani Lyles misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shammah Scott misses driving layup
- Angelo Brizzi makes driving layup
- Shammah Scott misses 17-foot jumper
- Ryan Sabol misses 12-foot jumper
- Sharron Young misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sharron Young makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shammah Scott assists)
- Sharron Young makes free throw 1 of 1
- Angelo Brizzi misses free throw 1 of 2
- Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Amani Lyles misses free throw 1 of 2
- Amani Lyles misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ryan Sabol misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tavari Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Shammah Scott makes 26-foot three point jumper (Evan Mahaffey assists)
- Tim Oboh misses layup
- Evan Mahaffey misses 10-foot jumper
- Angelo Brizzi makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Ryan Sabol assists)
- Amani Lyles misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Sabol makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Talton Jr. assists)
- Tavari Johnson makes driving layup
- Tavari Johnson makes 1-foot dunk
- Angelo Brizzi misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Evan Mahaffey makes 8-foot jumper
- Derrick Talton Jr. misses driving layup
- Tavari Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Ezra McKenna misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eric Mahaffey makes driving layup
- Ryan Sabol makes 14-foot jumper
- Shammah Scott makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Amani Lyles makes layup (Eric Mahaffey assists)
- Ryan Sabol misses 13-foot jumper
- Eric Mahaffey makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Mahaffey misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tavari Johnson misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Angelo Brizzi misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Shammah Scott makes 7-foot floating jump shot
- Noah Batchelor makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Sabol assists)
- Evan Mahaffey makes free throw 1 of 2
- Evan Mahaffey misses free throw 2 of 2
- Bowen Hardman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amani Lyles assists)
- Derrick Talton Jr. makes driving layup
- Tavari Johnson misses driving layup
- Ezra McKenna misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ezra McKenna misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tavari Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tavari Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shammah Scott misses driving layup
- Derrick Talton Jr. misses 14-foot jumper
- Evan Mahaffey makes driving layup
- Noah Batchelor misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Sabol misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Sabol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ryan Sabol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shammah Scott misses driving layup
- Ryan Sabol misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Angelo Brizzi misses layup
- Tim Oboh misses layup
- Amani Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tim Oboh makes layup
- Tavari Johnson makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Zach Halligan misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tim Oboh misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tim Oboh misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tavari Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Sabol makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Talton Jr. assists)
- Bowen Hardman misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Amani Lyles makes free throw 1 of 2
- Amani Lyles misses free throw 2 of 2
- Derrick Talton Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derrick Talton Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Evan Mahaffey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tavari Johnson assists)
- Ryan Sabol misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Amani Lyles makes layup (Shammah Scott assists)
- Tim Oboh misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tim Oboh misses free throw 2 of 2
- Sharron Young misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Tavari Johnson makes 10-foot floating jump shot
- Tim Oboh makes 7-foot tip in layup
- Amani Lyles makes driving layup (Shammah Scott assists)
- Ryan Sabol makes 22-foot three point jumper
- Tavari Johnson misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Ryan Sabol misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Evan Mahaffey misses driving layup
- Derrick Talton Jr. misses 15-foot jumper
- Shammah Scott makes 26-foot three point jumper (Evan Mahaffey assists)
- Kyle Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kyle Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Evan Mahaffey makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot
- Tim Oboh makes layup
- Amani Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Angelo Brizzi makes layup
- Shammah Scott misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot
- Tavari Johnson makes layup
- Ryan Sabol makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Talton Jr. makes driving layup
- Tavari Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Evan Mahaffey misses layup
- Amani Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tim Oboh misses 6-foot hook shot
- Shammah Scott makes driving layup
- Angelo Brizzi makes driving layup
- Angelo Brizzi misses free throw 1 of 1
- Shammah Scott misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Sabol misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sharron Young makes driving layup
- Amani Lyles makes driving layup (Evan Mahaffey assists)
- Derrick Talton Jr. misses layup
- Ryan Sabol makes driving layup
- Tavari Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tavari Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Amani Lyles makes 1-foot dunk
- Angelo Brizzi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Sabol makes 24-foot three point jumper (Noah Batchelor assists)
- Evan Mahaffey misses 13-foot jumper
- Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Angelo Brizzi misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ryan Sabol misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sharron Young misses driving layup
- Ryan Sabol makes 24-foot three point jumper (Noah Batchelor assists)
- Noah Batchelor makes 22-foot three point jumper (Derrick Talton Jr. assists)
- Tavari Johnson misses layup
- Amani Lyles misses tip in layup
- Tim Oboh makes 0-foot alley oop dunk (Angelo Brizzi assists)
- Shammah Scott misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot
- Angelo Brizzi misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Tavari Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tavari Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Noah Batchelor misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tavari Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1
- Ezra McKenna misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Sabol misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: AKR, 88.3
Win %: AKR, 88.8
Win %: AKR, 87.8
Win %: AKR, 91.0
Win %: AKR, 91.4
Win %: AKR, 91.6
Win %: AKR, 91.7
Win %: AKR, 91.6
Win %: AKR, 91.7
Win %: AKR, 92.0
Win %: AKR, 88.8
Win %: AKR, 88.5
Win %: AKR, 89.2
Win %: AKR, 89.4
Win %: AKR, 88.4
Win %: AKR, 88.4
Win %: AKR, 89.3
Win %: AKR, 89.3
Win %: AKR, 89.3
Win %: AKR, 90.6
Win %: AKR, 88.2
Win %: AKR, 87.2
Win %: AKR, 86.9
Win %: AKR, 85.4
BUF vs AKR Videos
Ryan Sabol nails long 3-pointer from downtown
Amani Lyles slams it home with authority
Angelo Brizzi drops in the smooth shot
Game Information
Cleveland, OH
ESPN+
Referee:Tim Stewart
Referee:Tariq Lucas
Referee:Mason Siler
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 14 | 9-21 |
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