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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

Final
HomeAkron75
Friday, March 13, 2026All Columbus sports
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KENT284068
AKR423375
Final

Akron beats Kent State 75-68

Akron Zips beat Kent State Golden Flashes 75-68 on Friday at Rocket Arena.

The first half made the difference: Akron outscored Kent State 42-28.

Akron shot 44% to 29% and lost the boards 46-38.

For Akron, Tavari Johnson (G): 18. For Kent State, Rob Whaley Jr. (F): 15.

Akron improves to 28-5. Kent State falls to 24-9.

Attendance: 10,936.

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

Top performers

#2
KENT · PointsRob Whaley Jr. F15
#1
KENT · AssistsCian Medley G3
#23
KENT · ReboundsDelrecco Gillespie F14
#8
AKR · PointsTavari Johnson G18
#8
AKR · AssistsTavari Johnson G3
#7
AKR · ReboundsAmani Lyles F9
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
R. Whaley Jr. F22155-110-15-710310102
D. Gillespie F33102-100-06-71401102125
J. Williamson G32103-112-72-251010144
C. Medley G3272-92-41-233110125
M. Safford G3073-121-50-051210322
D. Briscoe F1352-30-01-130001212
M. Entenmann F700-00-00-020000110
R. Griffith G1321-30-20-020100201
Q. Woidke G18122-92-86-670010433
Team6820-687-2721-25465961212524

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