Akron 88-70 Buffalo (Mar 7, 2025) Play-by-Play

Buffalo Bulls

9-22, 4-14 MAC

	1	2	T
BUF	24	46	70
AKR	47	41	88

TIME	BUF	AKR
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:54	Jump Ball won by Akron	0	0
19:54	Jump Ball lost by Buffalo	0	0
19:36	Evan Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:34	Isaiah Gray Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:30	Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:28	Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:12	Noah Batchelor missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:09	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:49	Evan Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Okonkwo.	0	3
18:33	Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
18:29	Seth Wilson Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:21	Seth Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Gray.	0	6
18:07	Ben Michaels missed Three Point Jumper.	0	6
18:04	Noah Batchelor Offensive Rebound.	0	6
17:49	Ben Michaels made Layup. Assisted by Noah Batchelor.	2	6
17:30	James Okonkwo made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.	2	8
17:12	Ryan Sabol made Layup.	4	8
16:44	Seth Wilson subbing out for Akron	4	8
16:44	Evan Wilson subbing out for Akron	4	8
16:44	James Okonkwo subbing out for Akron	4	8
16:44	Amani Lyles subbing in for Akron	4	8
16:44	Shammah Scott subbing in for Akron	4	8
16:44	Nate Johnson subbing in for Akron	4	8
16:44	Ryan Sabol subbing out for Buffalo	4	8
16:44	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing out for Buffalo	4	8
16:44	Bryson Wilson subbing in for Buffalo	4	8
16:44	Kavon Bradford subbing in for Buffalo	4	8
16:38	Shammah Scott missed Layup.	4	8
16:38	Bryson Wilson Block.	4	8
16:35	Bryson Wilson Defensive Rebound.	4	8
16:26	Kavon Bradford missed Layup.	4	8
16:24	Kavon Bradford Offensive Rebound.	4	8
16:24	Kavon Bradford Turnover.	4	8
16:06	Isaiah Gray made Layup.	4	10
15:52	Noah Batchelor Turnover.	4	10
15:52	Shammah Scott Steal.	4	10
15:48	Shammah Scott made Layup.	4	12
15:29	Ben Michaels made Layup.	6	12
15:22	Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	6	12
15:20	Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.	6	12
15:11	Shammah Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.	6	15
14:57	Official TV Timeout	6	15
14:57	Tavari Johnson subbing out for Akron	6	15
14:57	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	6	15
14:57	Sharron Young subbing in for Akron	6	15
14:57	Bowen Hardman subbing in for Akron	6	15
14:57	Noah Batchelor subbing out for Buffalo	6	15
14:57	Ben Michaels subbing out for Buffalo	6	15
14:57	Kavon Bradford subbing out for Buffalo	6	15
14:57	Ryan Sabol subbing in for Buffalo	6	15
14:57	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing in for Buffalo	6	15
14:57	Frederiks Meinarts subbing in for Buffalo	6	15
14:44	Bryson Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	6	15
14:40	Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.	6	15
14:35	Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	6	15
14:33	Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.	6	15
14:31	Nate Johnson missed Dunk.	6	15
14:31	Akron Offensive Rebound.	6	15
14:31	Bryson Wilson Block.	6	15
14:29	Nate Johnson missed Layup.	6	15
14:29	Frederiks Meinarts Block.	6	15
14:25	Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.	6	15
14:17	Anquan Boldin Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Dunn.	9	15
14:09	Foul on Ryan Sabol.	9	15
13:47	Amani Lyles missed Layup.	9	15
13:45	Tyson Dunn Defensive Rebound.	9	15
13:38	Bryson Wilson missed Jumper.	9	15
13:35	Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.	9	15
13:18	Nate Johnson made Jumper.	9	17
12:55	Tyson Dunn made Layup.	11	17
12:48	Amani Lyles subbing out for Akron	11	17
12:48	Shammah Scott subbing out for Akron	11	17
12:48	Seth Wilson subbing in for Akron	11	17
12:48	James Okonkwo subbing in for Akron	11	17
12:48	Ryan Sabol subbing out for Buffalo	11	17
12:48	Tyson Dunn subbing out for Buffalo	11	17
12:48	Frederiks Meinarts subbing out for Buffalo	11	17
12:48	Noah Batchelor subbing in for Buffalo	11	17
12:48	Ben Michaels subbing in for Buffalo	11	17
12:48	Kavon Bradford subbing in for Buffalo	11	17
12:33	Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.	11	17
12:31	Sharron Young Offensive Rebound.	11	17
12:30	Sharron Young made Layup.	11	19
12:08	Ben Michaels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryson Wilson.	14	19
11:49	Foul on Noah Batchelor.	14	19
11:49	Sharron Young subbing out for Akron	14	19
11:49	Nate Johnson subbing out for Akron	14	19
11:49	Tavari Johnson subbing in for Akron	14	19
11:49	Isaiah Gray subbing in for Akron	14	19
11:49	Bryson Wilson subbing out for Buffalo	14	19
11:49	Ryan Sabol subbing in for Buffalo	14	19
11:49	Bowen Hardman made Free Throw.	14	20
11:49	Bowen Hardman missed Free Throw.	14	20
11:49	Ben Michaels Defensive Rebound.	14	20
11:43	Kavon Bradford Turnover.	14	20
11:43	Seth Wilson Steal.	14	20
11:33	Bowen Hardman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.	14	23
11:11	Ben Michaels missed Layup.	14	23
11:09	Bowen Hardman Defensive Rebound.	14	23
10:45	Seth Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.	14	26
10:22	Kavon Bradford made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.	16	26
10:22	Foul on Tavari Johnson.	16	26
10:22	Bowen Hardman subbing out for Akron	16	26
10:22	Nate Johnson subbing in for Akron	16	26
10:22	Noah Batchelor subbing out for Buffalo	16	26
10:22	Bryson Wilson subbing in for Buffalo	16	26
10:22	Kavon Bradford made Free Throw.	17	26
10:22	Kavon Bradford subbing out for Buffalo	17	26
10:22	Tyson Dunn subbing in for Buffalo	17	26
10:05	James Okonkwo made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.	17	28
9:45	Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	17	28
9:41	Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.	17	28
9:32	Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	17	28
9:27	Isaiah Gray Offensive Rebound.	17	28
9:27	Isaiah Gray made Layup.	17	30
9:27	Buffalo Timeout	17	30
9:27	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	17	30
9:27	Shammah Scott subbing in for Akron	17	30
9:27	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing out for Buffalo	17	30
9:27	Noah Batchelor subbing in for Buffalo	17	30
9:19	Bryson Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	17	30
9:17	Ben Michaels Offensive Rebound.	17	30
9:15	Ben Michaels missed Layup.	17	30
9:14	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	17	30
9:14	Foul on Noah Batchelor.	17	30
9:14	Noah Batchelor subbing out for Buffalo	17	30
9:14	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing in for Buffalo	17	30
8:49	Foul on James Okonkwo.	17	30
8:49	Seth Wilson subbing out for Akron	17	30
8:49	James Okonkwo subbing out for Akron	17	30
8:49	Amani Lyles subbing in for Akron	17	30
8:49	Marvin Musiime-Kamali subbing in for Akron	17	30
8:49	James Okonkwo Turnover.	17	30
8:40	Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.	17	30
8:38	Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.	17	30
8:29	Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	17	33
8:12	Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.	17	33
8:03	Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.	17	33
8:00	Amani Lyles missed Layup.	17	33
7:58	Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.	17	33
7:53	Foul on Bryson Wilson.	17	33
7:53	Official TV Timeout	17	33
7:53	Tavari Johnson subbing out for Akron	17	33
7:53	Sharron Young subbing in for Akron	17	33
7:53	Ben Michaels subbing out for Buffalo	17	33
7:53	Bryson Wilson subbing out for Buffalo	17	33
7:53	Frederiks Meinarts subbing in for Buffalo	17	33
7:53	Kavon Bradford subbing in for Buffalo	17	33
7:53	Shammah Scott missed Free Throw.	17	33
7:53	Akron Deadball Team Rebound.	17	33
7:53	Shammah Scott made Free Throw.	17	34
7:47	Kavon Bradford Turnover.	17	34
7:47	Nate Johnson Steal.	17	34
7:20	Marvin Musiime-Kamali missed Layup.	17	34
7:18	Buffalo Defensive Rebound.	17	34
7:18	Marvin Musiime-Kamali subbing out for Akron	17	34
7:18	Isaiah Gray subbing in for Akron	17	34
7:04	Ryan Sabol Turnover.	17	34
7:04	Ryan Sabol subbing out for Buffalo	17	34
7:04	Lloyd McVeigh subbing in for Buffalo	17	34
6:49	Nate Johnson missed Jumper.	17	34
6:46	Lloyd McVeigh Defensive Rebound.	17	34
6:36	Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.	17	34
6:33	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	17	34
6:21	Sharron Young missed Three Point Jumper.	17	34
6:19	Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.	17	34
6:12	Shammah Scott missed Jumper.	17	34
6:10	Kavon Bradford Defensive Rebound.	17	34
5:48	Kavon Bradford Turnover.	17	34
5:48	Sharron Young Steal.	17	34
5:44	Foul on Anquan Boldin Jr..	17	34
5:44	Nate Johnson missed Free Throw.	17	34
5:44	Akron Deadball Team Rebound.	17	34
5:44	Amani Lyles subbing out for Akron	17	34
5:44	Shammah Scott subbing out for Akron	17	34
5:44	Bowen Hardman subbing in for Akron	17	34
5:44	James Okonkwo subbing in for Akron	17	34
5:44	Frederiks Meinarts subbing out for Buffalo	17	34
5:44	Kavon Bradford subbing out for Buffalo	17	34
5:44	Ben Michaels subbing in for Buffalo	17	34
5:44	Bryson Wilson subbing in for Buffalo	17	34
5:44	Nate Johnson made Free Throw.	17	35
5:44	Nate Johnson subbing out for Akron	17	35
5:44	Seth Wilson subbing in for Akron	17	35
5:23	Tyson Dunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryson Wilson.	20	35
5:00	Isaiah Gray missed Jumper.	20	35
4:58	Sharron Young Offensive Rebound.	20	35
4:56	James Okonkwo made Dunk. Assisted by Sharron Young.	20	37
4:55	Foul on Lloyd McVeigh.	20	37
4:55	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing out for Buffalo	20	37
4:55	Ryan Sabol subbing in for Buffalo	20	37
4:55	James Okonkwo made Free Throw.	20	38
4:33	Bryson Wilson made Layup.	22	38
4:23	Bowen Hardman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seth Wilson.	22	41
4:09	Lloyd McVeigh Turnover.	22	41
4:09	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	22	41
4:09	Tavari Johnson subbing in for Akron	22	41
4:09	Lloyd McVeigh subbing out for Buffalo	22	41
4:09	Omar Migues-Hibeljic subbing in for Buffalo	22	41
3:50	Sharron Young missed Layup.	22	41
3:43	Bryson Wilson Defensive Rebound.	22	41
3:36	Bryson Wilson Turnover.	22	41
3:36	Sharron Young Steal.	22	41
3:28	Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	22	41
3:25	Ben Michaels Defensive Rebound.	22	41
3:15	Tyson Dunn missed Layup.	22	41
3:08	Seth Wilson Defensive Rebound.	22	41
3:07	Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.	22	41
3:04	James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.	22	41
3:04	Foul on Ryan Sabol.	22	41
3:04	Official TV Timeout	22	41
3:04	Sharron Young subbing out for Akron	22	41
3:04	Bowen Hardman subbing out for Akron	22	41
3:04	Shammah Scott subbing in for Akron	22	41
3:04	Nate Johnson subbing in for Akron	22	41
3:04	Ryan Sabol subbing out for Buffalo	22	41
3:04	Tyson Dunn subbing out for Buffalo	22	41
3:04	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing in for Buffalo	22	41
3:04	Kavon Bradford subbing in for Buffalo	22	41
3:04	James Okonkwo missed Free Throw.	22	41
3:02	Buffalo Defensive Rebound.	22	41
3:02	James Okonkwo subbing out for Akron	22	41
3:02	Marvin Musiime-Kamali subbing in for Akron	22	41
2:48	Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.	22	41
2:48	Omar Migues-Hibeljic made Free Throw.	23	41
2:48	Omar Migues-Hibeljic made Free Throw.	24	41
2:29	Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	24	41
2:26	Shammah Scott Offensive Rebound.	24	41
2:22	Seth Wilson subbing out for Akron	24	41
2:22	Marvin Musiime-Kamali subbing out for Akron	24	41
2:22	Amani Lyles subbing in for Akron	24	41
2:22	Isaiah Gray subbing in for Akron	24	41
2:22	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing out for Buffalo	24	41
2:22	Lloyd McVeigh subbing in for Buffalo	24	41
2:22	Kavon Bradford subbing out for Buffalo	24	41
2:22	Tyson Dunn subbing in for Buffalo	24	41
2:20	Amani Lyles made Layup. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	24	43
1:57	Omar Migues-Hibeljic missed Jumper.	24	43
1:55	Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.	24	43
1:42	Isaiah Gray made Layup. Assisted by Amani Lyles.	24	45
1:22	Bryson Wilson Turnover.	24	45
1:22	Tavari Johnson Steal.	24	45
1:17	Tavari Johnson made Dunk.	24	47
0:54	Bryson Wilson missed Layup.	24	47
0:51	Lloyd McVeigh Offensive Rebound.	24	47
0:51	Omar Migues-Hibeljic subbing out for Buffalo	24	47
0:51	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing in for Buffalo	24	47
0:45	Ben Michaels missed Three Point Jumper.	24	47
0:42	Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.	24	47
0:33	Isaiah Gray missed Layup.	24	47
0:31	Ben Michaels Defensive Rebound.	24	47
0:06	Tyson Dunn missed Layup.	24	47
0:06	Amani Lyles Block.	24	47
0:06	Buffalo Offensive Rebound.	24	47
0:06	Tavari Johnson subbing out for Akron	24	47
0:06	Sharron Young subbing in for Akron	24	47
0:06	Lloyd McVeigh subbing out for Buffalo	24	47
0:06	Ryan Sabol subbing in for Buffalo	24	47
0:06	Amani Lyles subbing out for Akron	24	47
0:06	Marvin Musiime-Kamali subbing in for Akron	24	47
0:06	Akron Timeout	24	47
0:06	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	24	47
0:06	Seth Wilson subbing in for Akron	24	47
0:06	Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.	24	47
0:06	Nate Johnson subbing out for Akron	24	47
0:06	James Okonkwo subbing in for Akron	24	47
0:00	Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.	24	47
0:00	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	24	47
0:00	End of 1st half	24	47

Nate Johnson somehow gets the and-1 to fall

0:15

Noah Batchelor gets the hoop and the harm

0:13

Amani Lyles with the massive stuff at the rim

0:16

James A. Rhodes Arena

7:00 PM, March 7, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Akron, OH

Line: AKR -18.5

Over/Under: 159.5

Attendance: 2,391

Referees:
Greg Langsdorf
Tony Meeks
Jourdan Love

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Akron	17-1	-	28-7
Miami (OH)	14-4	3	25-9
Kent State	11-7	6	24-12
Toledo	10-8	7	18-15
Ohio	10-8	7	16-16
Eastern Michigan	9-9	8	16-16
Western Michigan	9-9	8	12-20
Bowling Green	8-10	9	14-18
Ball State	7-11	10	14-17
Central Michigan	7-11	10	14-17
Buffalo	4-14	13	9-22
Northern Illinois	2-16	15	6-25

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