Akron 76-74 Miami (OH) (Mar 15, 2025) Play-by-Play

Miami (OH) RedHawks

25-9, 14-4 MAC

	1	2	T
M-OH	46	28	74
AKR	34	42	76

TIME	M-OH	AKR
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Akron	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by Miami (OH)	0	0
19:38	James Okonkwo made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Johnson.	0	2
19:25	Mekhi Cooper missed Layup.	0	2
19:25	James Okonkwo Block.	0	2
19:24	Miami (OH) Offensive Rebound.	0	2
19:17	Mekhi Cooper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Peter Suder.	3	2
18:49	Nate Johnson made Jumper.	3	4
18:30	Kam Craft made Jumper.	5	4
18:11	Nate Johnson made Layup.	5	6
17:58	Kam Craft missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
17:55	Akron Defensive Rebound.	5	6
17:41	Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
17:39	James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.	5	6
17:39	Foul on Peter Suder.	5	6
17:39	Antwone Woolfolk subbing out for Miami (OH)	5	6
17:39	Reece Potter subbing in for Miami (OH)	5	6
17:31	Foul on Mekhi Cooper.	5	6
17:29	Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
17:25	James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.	5	6
17:21	James Okonkwo missed Jumper.	5	6
17:20	Akron Offensive Rebound.	5	6
17:11	Nate Johnson Turnover.	5	6
17:11	Eian Elmer Steal.	5	6
16:52	Kam Craft Turnover.	5	6
16:52	Seth Wilson subbing out for Akron	5	6
16:52	James Okonkwo subbing out for Akron	5	6
16:52	Amani Lyles subbing in for Akron	5	6
16:52	Shammah Scott subbing in for Akron	5	6
16:37	Amani Lyles missed Layup.	5	6
16:34	Isaiah Gray Offensive Rebound.	5	6
16:30	Tavari Johnson Turnover.	5	6
16:30	Eian Elmer Steal.	5	6
16:21	Peter Suder made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kam Craft.	8	6
16:04	Isaiah Gray missed Layup.	8	6
16:02	Eian Elmer Defensive Rebound.	8	6
15:55	Peter Suder Turnover.	8	6
15:55	Shammah Scott Steal.	8	6
15:49	Shammah Scott missed Layup.	8	6
15:49	Reece Potter Block.	8	6
15:45	Reece Potter Defensive Rebound.	8	6
15:44	Peter Suder missed Three Point Jumper.	8	6
15:40	Reece Potter Offensive Rebound.	8	6
15:38	Foul on Shammah Scott.	8	6
15:38	Official TV Timeout	8	6
15:38	Tavari Johnson subbing out for Akron	8	6
15:38	Sharron Young subbing in for Akron	8	6
15:38	Mekhi Cooper subbing out for Miami (OH)	8	6
15:38	Evan Ipsaro subbing in for Miami (OH)	8	6
15:38	Reece Potter missed Free Throw.	8	6
15:38	Miami (OH) Deadball Team Rebound.	8	6
15:38	Reece Potter missed Free Throw.	8	6
15:36	Peter Suder Offensive Rebound.	8	6
15:33	Kam Craft made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Peter Suder.	11	6
15:16	Nate Johnson missed Jumper.	11	6
15:13	Reece Potter Defensive Rebound.	11	6
14:54	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	11	6
14:54	Nate Johnson subbing out for Akron	11	6
14:54	Seth Wilson subbing in for Akron	11	6
14:54	Bowen Hardman subbing in for Akron	11	6
14:48	Evan Ipsaro made Layup.	13	6
14:25	Amani Lyles made Layup.	13	8
14:25	Foul on Eian Elmer.	13	8
14:25	Eian Elmer subbing out for Miami (OH)	13	8
14:25	Brant Byers subbing in for Miami (OH)	13	8
14:25	Amani Lyles made Free Throw.	13	9
14:13	Peter Suder made Layup.	15	9
13:53	Sharron Young missed Three Point Jumper.	15	9
13:49	Amani Lyles Offensive Rebound.	15	9
13:33	Foul on Amani Lyles.	15	9
13:33	Amani Lyles Turnover.	15	9
13:33	Amani Lyles subbing out for Akron	15	9
13:33	Shammah Scott subbing out for Akron	15	9
13:33	Sharron Young subbing out for Akron	15	9
13:33	Seth Wilson subbing out for Akron	15	9
13:33	Tavari Johnson subbing in for Akron	15	9
13:33	Isaiah Gray subbing in for Akron	15	9
13:33	James Okonkwo subbing in for Akron	15	9
13:33	Nate Johnson subbing in for Akron	15	9
13:33	Reece Potter subbing out for Miami (OH)	15	9
13:33	Antwone Woolfolk subbing in for Miami (OH)	15	9
13:16	Kam Craft missed Jumper.	15	9
13:12	Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.	15	9
12:49	James Okonkwo made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Johnson.	15	11
12:35	Kam Craft missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
12:32	Antwone Woolfolk Offensive Rebound.	15	11
12:22	Antwone Woolfolk made Jumper.	17	11
12:04	Isaiah Gray made Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.	17	13
11:52	Foul on Tavari Johnson.	17	13
11:52	Official TV Timeout	17	13
11:52	Kam Craft subbing out for Miami (OH)	17	13
11:52	Peter Suder subbing out for Miami (OH)	17	13
11:52	Eian Elmer subbing in for Miami (OH)	17	13
11:52	Luke Skaljac subbing in for Miami (OH)	17	13
11:43	Evan Ipsaro made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Skaljac.	20	13
11:25	Foul on Eian Elmer.	20	13
11:25	Bowen Hardman missed Free Throw.	20	13
11:25	Akron Deadball Team Rebound.	20	13
11:25	Bowen Hardman made Free Throw.	20	14
11:25	Eian Elmer subbing out for Miami (OH)	20	14
11:25	Peter Suder subbing in for Miami (OH)	20	14
11:25	Bowen Hardman made Free Throw.	20	15
11:25	Bowen Hardman subbing out for Akron	20	15
11:25	Shammah Scott subbing in for Akron	20	15
11:10	Brant Byers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Ipsaro.	23	15
10:48	Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.	23	15
10:44	Peter Suder Defensive Rebound.	23	15
10:23	Peter Suder made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Ipsaro.	26	15
10:09	Tavari Johnson missed Jumper.	26	15
10:06	Brant Byers Defensive Rebound.	26	15
9:49	Peter Suder made Three Point Jumper.	29	15
9:48	Akron Timeout	29	15
9:48	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	29	15
9:48	James Okonkwo subbing out for Akron	29	15
9:48	Amani Lyles subbing in for Akron	29	15
9:48	Seth Wilson subbing in for Akron	29	15
9:48	Evan Ipsaro subbing out for Miami (OH)	29	15
9:48	Antwone Woolfolk subbing out for Miami (OH)	29	15
9:48	Mekhi Cooper subbing in for Miami (OH)	29	15
9:48	Reece Potter subbing in for Miami (OH)	29	15
9:30	Shammah Scott missed Three Point Jumper.	29	15
9:27	Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.	29	15
9:25	Foul on Reece Potter.	29	15
9:25	Nate Johnson missed Free Throw.	29	15
9:25	Akron Deadball Team Rebound.	29	15
9:25	Tavari Johnson subbing out for Akron	29	15
9:25	Sharron Young subbing in for Akron	29	15
9:25	Nate Johnson made Free Throw.	29	16
9:14	Peter Suder made Three Point Jumper.	32	16
8:46	Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	32	16
8:42	Reece Potter Defensive Rebound.	32	16
8:30	Mekhi Cooper missed Three Point Jumper.	32	16
8:26	Akron Defensive Rebound.	32	16
8:16	Shammah Scott Turnover.	32	16
8:16	Peter Suder Steal.	32	16
8:13	Peter Suder made Layup.	34	16
7:48	Foul on Peter Suder.	34	16
7:48	Official TV Timeout	34	16
7:48	Nate Johnson subbing out for Akron	34	16
7:48	Isaiah Gray subbing in for Akron	34	16
7:48	Luke Skaljac subbing out for Miami (OH)	34	16
7:48	Peter Suder subbing out for Miami (OH)	34	16
7:48	Eian Elmer subbing in for Miami (OH)	34	16
7:48	Kam Craft subbing in for Miami (OH)	34	16
7:48	Shammah Scott made Free Throw.	34	17
7:48	Shammah Scott made Free Throw.	34	18
7:36	Mekhi Cooper missed Layup.	34	18
7:34	Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.	34	18
7:30	Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	34	18
7:26	Kam Craft Defensive Rebound.	34	18
6:58	Reece Potter made Jumper.	36	18
6:33	Amani Lyles made Three Point Jumper.	36	21
6:18	Foul on Isaiah Gray.	36	21
6:18	Amani Lyles subbing out for Akron	36	21
6:18	Shammah Scott subbing out for Akron	36	21
6:18	Seth Wilson subbing out for Akron	36	21
6:18	Tavari Johnson subbing in for Akron	36	21
6:18	James Okonkwo subbing in for Akron	36	21
6:18	Nate Johnson subbing in for Akron	36	21
6:18	Mekhi Cooper subbing out for Miami (OH)	36	21
6:18	Evan Ipsaro subbing in for Miami (OH)	36	21
6:13	Kam Craft Turnover.	36	21
6:13	Isaiah Gray Steal.	36	21
5:48	Isaiah Gray made Layup.	36	23
5:34	Evan Ipsaro made Layup.	38	23
5:23	Tavari Johnson made Jumper.	38	25
5:04	Reece Potter missed Jumper.	38	25
5:02	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	38	25
5:00	Foul on James Okonkwo.	38	25
5:00	James Okonkwo Turnover.	38	25
5:00	Eian Elmer subbing out for Miami (OH)	38	25
5:00	Reece Potter subbing out for Miami (OH)	38	25
5:00	Luke Skaljac subbing in for Miami (OH)	38	25
5:00	Antwone Woolfolk subbing in for Miami (OH)	38	25
5:00	James Okonkwo subbing out for Akron	38	25
5:00	Amani Lyles subbing in for Akron	38	25
4:40	Brant Byers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Ipsaro.	41	25
4:19	Sharron Young missed Three Point Jumper.	41	25
4:15	Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.	41	25
3:53	Kam Craft missed Jumper.	41	25
3:53	Tavari Johnson Block.	41	25
3:49	Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.	41	25
3:39	Sharron Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.	41	28
3:24	Evan Ipsaro missed Layup.	41	28
3:21	Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.	41	28
3:16	Sharron Young missed Three Point Jumper.	41	28
3:12	Brant Byers Defensive Rebound.	41	28
2:52	Luke Skaljac missed Three Point Jumper.	41	28
2:48	Amani Lyles Defensive Rebound.	41	28
2:27	Isaiah Gray made Layup.	41	30
2:13	Brant Byers missed Three Point Jumper.	41	30
2:08	Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.	41	30
2:01	Foul on Brant Byers.	41	30
2:01	Official TV Timeout	41	30
2:01	Sharron Young subbing out for Akron	41	30
2:01	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	41	30
2:01	Amani Lyles subbing out for Akron	41	30
2:01	Shammah Scott subbing in for Akron	41	30
2:01	Seth Wilson subbing in for Akron	41	30
2:01	James Okonkwo subbing in for Akron	41	30
2:01	Luke Skaljac subbing out for Miami (OH)	41	30
2:01	Mekhi Cooper subbing in for Miami (OH)	41	30
2:01	Nate Johnson made Free Throw.	41	31
2:01	Nate Johnson made Free Throw.	41	32
1:34	Antwone Woolfolk made Jumper.	43	32
1:22	Nate Johnson Turnover.	43	32
1:22	Brant Byers Steal.	43	32
1:17	Kam Craft missed Three Point Jumper.	43	32
1:14	Kam Craft Offensive Rebound.	43	32
1:09	Kam Craft made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Ipsaro.	46	32
0:56	Tavari Johnson Turnover.	46	32
0:56	Antwone Woolfolk Steal.	46	32
0:35	Antwone Woolfolk missed Jumper.	46	32
0:32	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	46	32
0:24	Tavari Johnson made Jumper.	46	34
0:02	Evan Ipsaro missed Three Point Jumper.	46	34
0:00	Miami (OH) Deadball Team Rebound.	46	34
0:00	End of 1st half	46	34

Nate Johnson's go-ahead bucket in final seconds sends Akron to NCAA tournament

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Rocket Arena

7:40 PM, March 15, 2025Coverage: ESPN2/ESPN+

Cleveland, OH

Line: AKR -6.5

Over/Under: 159.5

Attendance: 7,099

Referees:
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