Yale defeats Akron 74-58

AP
Dec 20, 2024

EL PASO, Texas (AP) Nick Townsend scored 18 points as Yale beat Akron 74-58 on Friday night at the Sun Bowl Invitational.

Townsend also had 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs (6-5). Casey Simmons added 17 points while going 7 of 10 from the field and also had 13 rebounds and three blocks. Bez Mbeng and Trevor Mullin both finished with 11 points.

The Zips (6-4) were led by Tavari Johnson, who recorded 23 points. Shammah Scott added 10 points for Akron. Sharron Young also recorded eight points.

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1st Half
AKRON
Zips
25
YALE
Bulldogs
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:43		Nick Townsend misses two point layup
19:41		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
19:23		Isaiah Gray misses two point jump shot
19:21		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
19:07	+3	Bez Mbeng makes three point jump shot (Samson Aletan assists)	0-3
18:34		James Okonkwo misses two point hook shot
18:32		Samson Aletan defensive rebound
18:16	+2	Trevor Mullin makes two point layup (Nick Townsend assists)	0-5
17:43		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:41		Isaiah Gray offensive rebound
17:41		Isaiah Gray misses two point layup
17:39		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
17:19		Bez Mbeng turnover (Bowen Hardman steals)
17:11		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:09		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
16:54		Nick Townsend misses three point jump shot
16:52		Samson Aletan offensive rebound
16:51		Nate Johnson shooting foul (Samson Aletan draws the foul)
16:51	+1	Samson Aletan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-6
16:51	+1	Samson Aletan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-7
16:38		Amani Lyles offensive foul
16:38		Amani Lyles turnover (offensive foul)
16:25	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point layup (Bez Mbeng assists)	0-9
16:17		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:15		Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound
16:01		Trevor Mullin misses three point jump shot
15:59		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
15:45		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
15:43		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point jump shot	0-11
14:56	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot	2-11
14:39		Trevor Mullin turnover (Amani Lyles steals)
14:30	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	4-11
14:07		Bez Mbeng misses three point jump shot
14:05		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
13:57	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup (Nate Johnson assists)	6-11
13:57		Nick Townsend shooting foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul)
13:57		TV timeout
13:57	+1	Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-11
13:44		Nick Townsend misses three point jump shot
13:42		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
13:32		Casey Simmons blocks Nate Johnson's two point jump shot
13:30		Sharron Young offensive rebound
13:24	+3	Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)	10-11
13:04	+2	Bez Mbeng makes two point jump shot	10-13
12:59		Nate Johnson misses two point dunk
12:57		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
12:52		Jordan Brathwaite misses three point jump shot
12:50		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
12:41		Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
12:39		Seth Wilson offensive rebound
12:33	+3	Amani Lyles makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists)	13-13
12:08		Isaac Celiscar misses two point layup
12:06		Jordan Brathwaite offensive rebound
12:06	+2	Jordan Brathwaite makes two point layup	13-15
11:35		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
11:33		Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound
11:10		Nick Townsend turnover
11:10		TV timeout
10:42		Sharron Young misses two point jump shot
10:40		Jordan Brathwaite defensive rebound
10:12		Jack Molloy misses three point jump shot
10:10		Seth Wilson defensive rebound
9:58		James Okonkwo misses two point jump shot
9:56		Devon Arlington defensive rebound
9:37		Isaac Celiscar misses two point jump shot
9:35		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
9:20		Sharron Young turnover
9:04		Jack Molloy offensive foul
9:04		Jack Molloy turnover (offensive foul)
8:44		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
8:42		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
8:22		Bez Mbeng misses two point jump shot
8:20		Bez Mbeng offensive rebound
8:13		Bez Mbeng turnover
8:11	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot	16-15
7:57		Casey Simmons misses three point jump shot
7:55		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
7:35		Devon Arlington personal foul
7:35		TV timeout
7:27		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:25		Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound
7:25		Amani Lyles personal foul
7:13		Trevor Mullin misses two point jump shot
7:11		Isaac Celiscar offensive rebound
7:11	+2	Isaac Celiscar makes two point layup	16-17
6:59	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot	18-17
6:44		Bowen Hardman blocks Devon Arlington's two point layup
6:42		Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound
6:35		Samson Aletan personal foul
6:33		Isaiah Gray turnover (Devon Arlington steals)
6:28		Trevor Mullin turnover (Nate Johnson steals)
6:23	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup (Nate Johnson assists)	20-17
5:57		Marvin Musiime-Kamali personal foul
5:57	+2	Samson Aletan makes two point hook shot	20-19
5:57	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	22-19
5:57		Samson Aletan misses two point dunk
5:55		Samson Aletan offensive rebound
5:55	+2	Samson Aletan makes two point jump shot	22-21
5:19		Bez Mbeng personal foul
5:08		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:06		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
4:48		Trevor Mullin turnover (Nate Johnson steals)
4:28	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot	25-21
4:05		Trevor Mullin misses three point jump shot
4:03		Nick Townsend offensive rebound
3:59	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point jump shot	25-23
3:42		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
3:40		Trevor Mullin defensive rebound
3:20		Samson Aletan turnover
3:20		TV timeout
3:08		Amani Lyles misses three point jump shot
3:06		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
2:55		Trevor Mullin turnover
2:39		Seth Wilson misses two point jump shot
2:37		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
2:21		Nick Townsend misses two point jump shot
2:19		Casey Simmons offensive rebound
2:17	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point jump shot	25-25
1:58		Isaiah Gray misses two point jump shot
1:56		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
1:31		Riley Fox misses three point jump shot
1:29		Casey Simmons offensive rebound
1:29		Casey Simmons turnover
1:05		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:03		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
0:59		Shammah Scott personal foul (Bez Mbeng draws the foul)
0:59		Bez Mbeng misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:59		Bez Mbeng misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:59		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
0:49		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:47		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
0:37		Amani Lyles blocks Nick Townsend's two point jump shot
0:35		Nick Townsend offensive rebound
0:28	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point jump shot	25-27
0:06		Casey Simmons personal foul
0:06		Zips 30 second timeout
0:02		Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:00		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Yale defeats Akron 74-58

1st Half AKRONZips25YALEBulldogs27

1st Half
AKRON
Zips
25
YALE
Bulldogs
27