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Buffalo Bulls @ Akron Zips 85–99

2026-02-24 19:00 · NCAA · James A. Rhodes Arena, Akron OH · Att. 2,323 · ESPN+

Buffalo Bulls 2025-26 · Akron Zips 2025-26 · 2025-26 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
BUFF	35	50	85
AKR	39	60	99

Team stats

	Buffalo	Akron
Field goals	25-67 .373	32-58 .552
Three-pointers	9-33 .273	9-21 .429
Free throws	26-33 .788	26-29 .897
At the rim	16-29 .552	21-32 .656
Offensive rebounds	17	8
Defensive rebounds	19	30
Total rebounds	36	38
Assists	12	18
Steals	9	8
Blocks	4	0
Turnovers	14	17
Personal fouls	20	21
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	32	46
Fast-break points	22	25
Points off turnovers	27	22
Largest lead	7	25
Lead changes	8	8
Possessions	80	80

Buffalo Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Ryan Sabol G	36	26	8-19	6-13	4-4	3	5	8	1	2	0	4	0
Angelo Brizzi G	35	25	7-13	2-6	9-10	1	3	4	2	1	0	4	3
Derrick Talton Jr. G	30	4	2-7	0-3	0-0	3	2	5	6	2	1	1	4
Noah Batchelor G	30	7	3-7	1-3	0-0	2	2	4	1	1	0	1	3
Tim Oboh C	23	4	1-3	0-0	2-6	2	4	6	0	0	2	2	2
Kyle Jones G	20	3	1-1	0-0	1-3	3	2	5	0	0	1	1	5
Daniel Freitag G	19	16	3-17	0-8	10-10	0	1	1	1	3	0	1	3
Ezra McKenna F	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Total	40	85	25-67	9-33	26-33	17	19	36	12	9	4	14	20

FG .373 · 3P .273 · FT .788

Did not play: Matas Buteliauskas, Aleksa Vlajic, Mikhail Pocknett, Evan Romano, Daniel Shao, Omar Migues-Hibeljic

Akron Zips

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF
Evan Mahaffey G	31	20	8-12	0-1	4-4	1	8	9	3	3	3	3
Amani Lyles F	30	19	7-12	3-5	2-4	3	7	10	1	0	3	3
Tavari Johnson G	25	23	5-11	2-5	11-11	0	1	1	5	1	3	3
Zach Halligan G	17	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	4	4	0	2	0	3
Bowen Hardman G	15	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Shammah Scott G	29	13	5-8	3-4	0-0	0	2	2	3	0	3	1
Eric Mahaffey G	23	13	3-6	1-2	6-6	2	2	4	5	0	3	3
Sharron Young G	19	5	1-3	0-2	3-4	0	3	3	1	2	1	4
Marvin Musiime-Kamali G	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Halil Barre F	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	40	99	32-58	9-21	26-29	8	30	38	18	8	17	21

FG .552 · 3P .429 · FT .897

Did not play: Rich Brisco, Ognjen Stankovic, Conner Groce, Josh Henderson, Tai Perkins, Cody Head

Officials: Chad Barlow, Tim Stewart, Andy O'Brien

Play-by-play

Show every play (596)

First half

19:59 AKR Evan Mahaffey, jumpball won
19:59 BUFF Tim Oboh, jumpball lost
19:37 AKR Amani Lyles, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
19:37 BUFF Ryan Sabol, rebound defensive
19:37 BUFF Tim Oboh, block
19:32 BUFF Ryan Sabol, turnover lostball
19:32 AKR Zach Halligan, steal
19:17 AKR Tavari Johnson, turnover lostball
19:17 BUFF Ryan Sabol, steal
19:09 BUFF Ryan Sabol, turnover lostball
19:09 AKR Zach Halligan, steal
19:03 AKR Zach Halligan, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Tavari Johnson, assist 0–2
18:45 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 2–2
18:32 AKR Evan Mahaffey, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Tavari Johnson, assist 2–4
18:06 BUFF Tim Oboh, turnover lostball
18:06 AKR Tavari Johnson, steal
17:59 AKR Bowen Hardman, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
17:56 AKR Amani Lyles, rebound offensive
17:39 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, foul personal shooting;3freethrow;
17:39 AKR Tavari Johnson, foulon
17:39 AKR Tavari Johnson, freethrow 1of3 2ndchance;fromturnover; made 2–5
17:39 AKR Tavari Johnson, freethrow 2of3 2ndchance;fromturnover; made 2–6
17:39 AKR Tavari Johnson, freethrow 3of3 2ndchance;fromturnover; made 2–7
17:27 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, 3pt jumpshot missed
17:17 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, rebound offensive
17:17 BUFF Noah Batchelor, rebound offensive
17:17 BUFF Noah Batchelor, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
17:16 BUFF Ryan Sabol, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; made - Derrick Talton Jr, assist 5–7
17:06 AKR Bowen Hardman, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Tavari Johnson, assist 5–9
16:49 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, 3pt jumpshot missed
16:47 AKR Zach Halligan, rebound defensive
16:28 AKR Amani Lyles, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 5–11
16:14 BUFF Ryan Sabol, foulon
16:14 AKR Zach Halligan, foul personal shooting;3freethrow;
16:13 BUFF Ryan Sabol, freethrow 1of3 made 6–11
16:13 BUFF Ryan Sabol, freethrow 2of3 made 7–11
16:13 AKR Sharron Young, substitution in
16:13 AKR Evan Mahaffey, substitution out
16:13 AKR Bowen Hardman, substitution out
16:13 BUFF Daniel Freitag, substitution in
16:13 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, substitution out
16:13 AKR Zach Halligan, substitution out
16:13 AKR Shammah Scott, substitution in
16:13 AKR Eric Mahaffey, substitution in
16:13 BUFF Ryan Sabol, freethrow 3of3 made 8–11
16:06 AKR Amani Lyles, rebound offensive
16:06 AKR Tavari Johnson, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
16:06 AKR Tavari Johnson, 3pt jumpshot missed
16:06 BUFF Ryan Sabol, rebound defensive
15:46 BUFF Ryan Sabol, 3pt jumpshot missed
15:45 AKR Team, rebound defensive team;
15:45 BUFF Ryan Sabol, substitution out
15:45 BUFF Noah Batchelor, substitution out
15:45 BUFF Ryan Sabol, substitution in
15:45 BUFF Daniel Freitag, substitution in
15:45 BUFF Kyle Jones, substitution in
15:45 BUFF Daniel Freitag, substitution out
15:26 AKR Amani Lyles, turnover lostball
15:12 BUFF Tim Oboh, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
15:10 BUFF Team, rebound offensive team;
15:00 AKR Tavari Johnson, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
15:00 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, foulon
15:00 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance;fromturnover; made 9–11
15:00 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance;fromturnover; made 10–11
14:42 AKR Tavari Johnson, foulon
14:42 BUFF Daniel Freitag, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
14:41 AKR Tavari Johnson, freethrow 1of2 made 10–12
14:41 AKR Amani Lyles, substitution out
14:41 AKR Marvin Musiime-Kamali, substitution in
14:41 BUFF Ryan Sabol, substitution out
14:41 BUFF Daniel Freitag, substitution out
14:41 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, substitution in
14:41 BUFF Noah Batchelor, substitution in
14:41 AKR Tavari Johnson, freethrow 2of2 made 10–13
14:28 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, turnover badpass
14:28 AKR Evan Mahaffey, substitution in
14:28 AKR Tavari Johnson, substitution out
14:09 AKR Eric Mahaffey, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
14:05 BUFF Noah Batchelor, rebound defensive
13:52 BUFF Tim Oboh, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Derrick Talton Jr, assist 12–13
13:44 AKR Sharron Young, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:41 BUFF Noah Batchelor, rebound defensive
13:34 AKR Marvin Musiime-Kamali, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
13:34 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, foulon
13:34 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, freethrow 1of2 made 13–13
13:34 AKR Marvin Musiime-Kamali, substitution out
13:34 AKR Amani Lyles, substitution in
13:34 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, freethrow 2of2 made 14–13
13:26 AKR Evan Mahaffey, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
13:24 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, rebound defensive
13:07 BUFF Noah Batchelor, 3pt jumpshot made - Derrick Talton Jr, assist 17–13
12:40 AKR Eric Mahaffey, turnover travel
12:40 AKR Sharron Young, substitution out
12:40 BUFF Ryan Sabol, substitution in
12:40 AKR Tavari Johnson, substitution in
12:40 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, substitution out
12:40 BUFF Ezra McKenna, substitution in
12:40 BUFF Tim Oboh, substitution out
12:17 BUFF Ryan Sabol, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; made - Noah Batchelor, assist 20–13
11:50 AKR Shammah Scott, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 20–15
11:23 BUFF Noah Batchelor, 2pt jumpshot missed
11:19 AKR Evan Mahaffey, rebound defensive
11:16 AKR Eric Mahaffey, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Tavari Johnson, assist 20–17
10:55 BUFF Noah Batchelor, turnover badpass
10:55 AKR Evan Mahaffey, steal
10:39 AKR Amani Lyles, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
10:36 AKR Eric Mahaffey, rebound offensive
10:36 BUFF Noah Batchelor, foul personal
10:36 AKR Eric Mahaffey, foulon
10:36 BUFF Tim Oboh, substitution in
10:36 BUFF Daniel Freitag, substitution in
10:36 BUFF Ezra McKenna, substitution out
10:36 BUFF Kyle Jones, substitution out
10:36 AKR Shammah Scott, substitution out
10:36 AKR Bowen Hardman, substitution in
10:36 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, substitution out
10:36 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, substitution in
10:29 AKR Evan Mahaffey, 2pt layup 2ndchance;fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Eric Mahaffey, assist 20–19
10:12 BUFF Tim Oboh, 2pt hookshot pointsinthepaint; missed
10:08 AKR Evan Mahaffey, rebound defensive
10:00 AKR Amani Lyles, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 20–21
9:46 AKR Eric Mahaffey, foul personal
9:46 BUFF Ryan Sabol, foulon
9:46 AKR Eric Mahaffey, substitution out
9:46 AKR Sharron Young, substitution in
9:46 AKR Evan Mahaffey, substitution out
9:46 AKR Zach Halligan, substitution in
9:45 BUFF Tim Oboh, turnover lostball
9:30 AKR Amani Lyles, turnover badpass
9:30 BUFF Ryan Sabol, steal
9:12 BUFF Ryan Sabol, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; made - Angelo Brizzi, assist 23–21
8:56 AKR Tavari Johnson, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 23–23
8:43 BUFF Ryan Sabol, 3pt jumpshot made 26–23
8:43 AKR Tavari Johnson, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
8:43 BUFF Ryan Sabol, foulon
8:43 BUFF Tim Oboh, substitution out
8:43 BUFF Ezra McKenna, substitution in
8:43 AKR Amani Lyles, substitution out
8:43 AKR Tavari Johnson, substitution out
8:43 AKR Shammah Scott, substitution in
8:43 AKR Halil Barre, substitution in
8:43 AKR Zach Halligan, substitution out
8:43 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, substitution in
8:43 AKR Evan Mahaffey, substitution in
8:43 BUFF Daniel Freitag, substitution out
8:43 BUFF Ryan Sabol, freethrow 1of1 made 27–23
8:32 AKR Shammah Scott, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 27–25
8:12 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 29–25
7:53 AKR Shammah Scott, 2pt jumpshot missed
7:48 BUFF Ryan Sabol, rebound defensive
7:34 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
7:32 AKR Evan Mahaffey, rebound defensive
7:27 AKR Evan Mahaffey, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 29–27
7:07 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, foulon
7:07 AKR Sharron Young, foul personal
7:07 BUFF Tim Oboh, substitution in
7:07 BUFF Noah Batchelor, substitution out
7:07 BUFF Ezra McKenna, substitution out
7:07 BUFF Kyle Jones, substitution in
6:47 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, 2pt jumpshot missed
6:45 AKR Bowen Hardman, rebound defensive
6:45 AKR Amani Lyles, substitution in
6:45 AKR Tavari Johnson, substitution in
6:45 AKR Halil Barre, substitution out
6:45 AKR Bowen Hardman, substitution out
6:33 AKR Tavari Johnson, turnover badpass
6:33 AKR Eric Mahaffey, substitution in
6:33 AKR Sharron Young, substitution out
6:29 BUFF Ryan Sabol, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
6:26 AKR Evan Mahaffey, rebound defensive
6:13 AKR Amani Lyles, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
6:11 AKR Eric Mahaffey, rebound offensive
6:11 AKR Eric Mahaffey, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
6:09 BUFF Tim Oboh, rebound defensive
5:51 BUFF Ryan Sabol, 2pt jumpshot missed
5:49 AKR Eric Mahaffey, rebound defensive
5:34 AKR Tavari Johnson, 2pt floatingjumpshot missed
5:31 BUFF Tim Oboh, rebound defensive
5:14 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
5:12 BUFF Tim Oboh, rebound offensive
5:06 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
5:03 AKR Shammah Scott, rebound defensive
4:51 AKR Tavari Johnson, 3pt jumpshot made - Shammah Scott, assist 29–30
4:28 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, 3pt jumpshot missed
4:24 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, rebound offensive
4:22 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
4:19 AKR Amani Lyles, rebound defensive
4:03 AKR Evan Mahaffey, 3pt jumpshot missed
4:01 BUFF Ryan Sabol, rebound defensive
3:48 BUFF Kyle Jones, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 31–30
3:41 AKR Evan Mahaffey, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
3:41 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, block
3:40 AKR Team, rebound offensive team;
3:40 AKR Evan Mahaffey, substitution out
3:40 AKR Bowen Hardman, substitution in
3:40 BUFF Kyle Jones, substitution out
3:40 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, substitution out
3:40 BUFF Noah Batchelor, substitution in
3:40 BUFF Daniel Freitag, substitution in
3:34 AKR Bowen Hardman, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
3:32 BUFF Tim Oboh, rebound defensive
3:16 BUFF Ryan Sabol, 3pt jumpshot missed
3:14 BUFF Tim Oboh, rebound offensive
3:13 BUFF Ryan Sabol, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
3:10 AKR Eric Mahaffey, rebound defensive
2:56 AKR Eric Mahaffey, foulon
2:56 BUFF Tim Oboh, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
2:56 AKR Eric Mahaffey, freethrow 1of2 made 31–31
2:56 AKR Tavari Johnson, substitution out
2:56 AKR Bowen Hardman, substitution out
2:56 AKR Sharron Young, substitution in
2:56 AKR Evan Mahaffey, substitution in
2:56 AKR Eric Mahaffey, freethrow 2of2 made 31–32
2:32 AKR Evan Mahaffey, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
2:32 BUFF Tim Oboh, foulon
2:32 BUFF Tim Oboh, freethrow 1of2 made 32–32
2:32 AKR Zach Halligan, substitution in
2:32 BUFF Noah Batchelor, substitution out
2:32 AKR Amani Lyles, substitution out
2:32 BUFF Kyle Jones, substitution in
2:32 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, substitution in
2:32 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, substitution out
2:32 BUFF Tim Oboh, freethrow 2of2 made 33–32
2:08 AKR Shammah Scott, 2pt jumpshot missed
2:06 BUFF Tim Oboh, rebound defensive
1:53 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, turnover badpass
1:53 AKR Evan Mahaffey, steal
1:47 AKR Eric Mahaffey, foulon
1:47 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
1:47 AKR Eric Mahaffey, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; made 33–33
1:47 AKR Eric Mahaffey, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; made 33–34
1:37 BUFF Daniel Freitag, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
1:33 BUFF Kyle Jones, rebound offensive
1:31 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
1:27 AKR Zach Halligan, rebound defensive
1:23 AKR Team, timeout short
1:23 AKR Amani Lyles, substitution in
1:23 AKR Zach Halligan, substitution out
1:23 BUFF Tim Oboh, substitution out
1:23 AKR Eric Mahaffey, substitution out
1:23 AKR Bowen Hardman, substitution in
1:23 BUFF Noah Batchelor, substitution in
1:08 AKR Sharron Young, 3pt jumpshot missed
1:06 AKR Amani Lyles, rebound offensive
1:02 AKR Sharron Young, foulon
1:02 BUFF Kyle Jones, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
1:01 AKR Sharron Young, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance; made 33–35
1:01 BUFF Kyle Jones, substitution out
1:01 BUFF Tim Oboh, substitution in
1:01 AKR Zach Halligan, substitution in
1:01 AKR Bowen Hardman, substitution out
1:01 BUFF Derrick Talton Jr, substitution in
1:01 BUFF Noah Batchelor, substitution out
1:01 AKR Sharron Young, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance; made 33–36
0:51 AKR Sharron Young, foul personal oneandone;
0:51 BUFF Daniel Freitag, foulon
0:51 BUFF Daniel Freitag, freethrow 1of2 made 34–36
0:51 BUFF Daniel Freitag, freethrow 2of2 made 35–36
0:51 BUFF Angelo Brizzi, substitution out
0:51 AKR Tavari Johnson, substitution in
0:51 AKR Zach Halligan, substitution out
0:51 BUFF Kyle Jones, substitution in
0:44 AKR Tavari Johnson, 3pt jumpshot missed
0:42 BUFF Kyle Jones, rebound defensive
0:22 BUFF Daniel Freitag, 2pt jumpshot missed
0:20 BUFF Kyle Jones, rebound offensive
0:20 BUFF Kyle Jones, turnover outofbounds
0:03 AKR Shammah Scott, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; made 35–39

Second half