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Gray scores 22 points as Akron earns 12th win with 92-80 victory over Ohio
AKRON, Ohio (AP) Isaiah Gray's 22 points helped Akron defeat Ohio 92-80 on Friday night.
Gray had five rebounds for the Zips (12-5, 5-0 Mid-American Conference). Amani Lyles scored 17 points while shooting 7 of 9 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line and added six assists and three blocks. Nate Johnson had 14 points and shot 6 for 16, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc.
The Bobcats (10-7, 4-1) were led by Shereef Mitchell, who recorded 27 points and two steals. Ohio also got 15 points from AJ Brown. Aidan Hadaway had nine points and seven rebounds. The Bobcats ended a six-game winning streak with the loss.
Akron took the lead with 17:27 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Gray led their team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 44-29 at the break. Lyles scored 15 points in the second half to help lead the way as Akron went on to secure a victory, despite being outscored by Ohio in the second half by a three-point margin.
Both teams next play Tuesday. Akron visits Buffalo and Ohio squares off against Eastern Michigan on the road.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Zips gains possession) | ||
| 19:31 | | Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:29 |  | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | ||
| 19:29 | | AJ Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:27 | | Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound | ||
| 19:09 | | Aidan Hadaway misses two point layup | ||
| 19:07 | | James Okonkwo defensive rebound | ||
| 18:56 | | +2 | Isaiah Gray makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | | +3 | Aidan Hadaway makes three point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists) | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | | Tavari Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 18:27 | | James Okonkwo offensive rebound | ||
| 18:20 | | +2 | Isaiah Gray makes two point putback layup | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | | Isaiah Gray personal foul | ||
| 17:57 | | Tavari Johnson blocks Shereef Mitchell's two point layup | ||
| 17:55 | | Bobcats offensive rebound | ||
| 17:54 | | AJ Clayton misses two point layup | ||
| 17:52 | | AJ Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 17:51 | | James Okonkwo shooting foul (AJ Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 17:51 | | +1 | AJ Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-4 |
| 17:51 | | +1 | AJ Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-4 |
| 17:32 | | Aidan Hadaway blocks Nate Johnson's two point layup | ||
| 17:30 | | Zips offensive rebound | ||
| 17:27 | | +2 | Seth Wilson makes two point driving reverse layup | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point layup | ||
| 17:13 | | Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound | ||
| 17:08 | | Amani Lyles blocks Aidan Hadaway's two point layup | ||
| 17:06 | | Tavari Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 16:52 | | Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:52 | | Seth Wilson offensive rebound | ||
| 16:52 | | +3 | Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Gray assists) | 5-9 |
| 16:39 | | Aidan Hadaway turnover (bad pass) (Amani Lyles steals) | ||
| 16:33 | | Amani Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:31 | | Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 16:26 | | AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:24 | | Nate Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 16:03 | | Tavari Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 16:01 | | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | ||
| 15:55 | | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup | 7-9 |
| 15:42 | | +2 | Isaiah Gray makes two point layup (Amani Lyles assists) | 7-11 |
| 15:36 | | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:34 | | Isaiah Gray defensive rebound | ||
| 15:09 | | Jump ball. Tavari Johnson vs. AJ Brown (Bobcats gains possession) | ||
| 15:09 | | Tavari Johnson turnover (lost ball) (AJ Brown steals) | ||
| 15:09 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:47 | | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup (Shereef Mitchell assists) | 9-11 |
| 14:36 | | Sharron Young turnover (lost ball) (Shereef Mitchell steals) | ||
| 14:30 | | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:28 | | Nate Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 14:19 | | Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:17 | | Amani Lyles offensive rebound | ||
| 14:10 | | +3 | Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Amani Lyles assists) | 9-14 |
| 13:55 | | Nate Johnson blocks Shereef Mitchell's two point layup | ||
| 13:53 | | Bobcats offensive rebound | ||
| 13:35 | | Vic Searls misses two point hook shot | ||
| 13:33 | | Nate Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 13:24 | | Aidan Hadaway personal foul | ||
| 13:24 | | Ajay Sheldon personal foul (Sharron Young draws the foul) | ||
| 13:24 | | +2 | Isaiah Gray makes two point cutting layup (Sharron Young assists) | 9-16 |
| 13:24 | | AJ Brown shooting foul (Isaiah Gray draws the foul) | ||
| 13:24 | | +1 | Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-17 |
| 12:56 | | AJ Clayton misses two point layup | ||
| 12:54 | | Shammah Scott defensive rebound | ||
| 12:41 | | Sharron Young misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:39 | | Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound | ||
| 12:31 | | AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:29 | | James Okonkwo defensive rebound | ||
| 12:18 | | Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:16 | | Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound | ||
| 12:11 | | +3 | Ajay Sheldon makes three point pullup jump shot | 12-17 |
| 11:49 | | James Okonkwo turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 11:49 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:35 | | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | Marvin Musiime-Kamali shooting foul (Aidan Hadaway draws the foul) | ||
| 11:32 | | +1 | Aidan Hadaway makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-17 |
| 11:32 | | +1 | Aidan Hadaway makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-17 |
| 11:10 | | Nate Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 11:08 | | Elijah Elliott defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Aidan Hadaway turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:34 | | Marvin Musiime-Kamali offensive foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:34 | | Marvin Musiime-Kamali turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:25 | | James Okonkwo personal foul (Ajay Sheldon draws the foul) | ||
| 10:12 | | AJ Clayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Amani Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Bobcats defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Nate Johnson personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul) | ||
| 9:26 | | Amani Lyles blocks Aidan Hadaway's two point layup | ||
| 9:24 | | Isaiah Gray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | +2 | Tavari Johnson makes two point driving layup | 14-19 |
| 9:15 | | Shereef Mitchell shooting foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:15 | | +1 | Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-20 |
| 8:57 | | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Bowen Hardman defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | AJ Clayton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +2 | Shereef Mitchell makes two point cutting layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 16-20 |
| 8:06 | | +2 | Nate Johnson makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 16-22 |
| 7:49 | | Ajay Sheldon misses two point layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Marvin Musiime-Kamali shooting foul (Aidan Hadaway draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:45 | | +1 | Aidan Hadaway makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-22 |
| 7:45 | | +1 | Aidan Hadaway makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-22 |
| 7:21 | | +2 | Nate Johnson makes two point driving layup (Amani Lyles assists) | 18-24 |
| 7:05 | | Tavari Johnson blocks Shereef Mitchell's two point layup | ||
| 6:57 | | Vic Searls turnover (bad pass) (Nate Johnson steals) | ||
| 6:35 | | Shammah Scott misses two point layup | ||
| 6:33 | | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Jackson Paveletzke turnover (bad pass) (Nate Johnson steals) | ||
| 6:22 | | +3 | Isaiah Gray makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists) | 18-27 |
| 6:05 | | Sharron Young personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul) | ||
| 6:05 | | +1 | Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-27 |
| 6:05 | | +1 | Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-27 |
| 5:44 | | +2 | Shammah Scott makes two point cutting layup (Amani Lyles assists) | 20-29 |
| 5:31 | | Jackson Paveletzke turnover (bad pass) (Sharron Young steals) | ||
| 5:28 | | +2 | Nate Johnson makes two point dunk (Sharron Young assists) | 20-31 |
| 5:27 | | Bobcats 30 second timeout | ||
| 5:06 | | Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:04 | | Amani Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Aidan Hadaway shooting foul (Isaiah Gray draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | +1 | Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-32 |
| 4:54 | | +1 | Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-33 |
| 4:40 | | Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Nate Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +3 | Nate Johnson makes three point jump shot | 20-36 |
| 4:08 | | AJ Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Shereef Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Seth Wilson shooting foul (AJ Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 4:03 | | +1 | AJ Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-36 |
| 4:03 | | +1 | AJ Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-36 |
| 3:52 | | +3 | Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Sharron Young assists) | 22-39 |
| 3:37 | | AJ Brown offensive foul (Sharron Young draws the foul) | ||
| 3:37 | | AJ Brown turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:37 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:22 | | Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | AJ Clayton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | AJ Brown misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:09 | | Zips defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Nate Johnson turnover | ||
| 2:47 | | Bowen Hardman personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:47 | | Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:47 | | Zips defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | AJ Clayton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Amani Lyles personal foul (AJ Clayton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | AJ Clayton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:27 | | +1 | AJ Clayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-39 |
| 2:14 | | Ajay Sheldon personal foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:14 | | Nate Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:14 | | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | +2 | AJ Brown makes two point layup | 25-39 |
| 1:52 | | +2 | Amani Lyles makes two point layup (Nate Johnson assists) | 25-41 |
| 1:45 | | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point driving layup | 27-41 |
| 1:29 | | Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Vic Searls defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Nate Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | +3 | Nate Johnson makes three point stepback jump shot | 27-44 |
| 0:36 | | Amani Lyles shooting foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul) | ||
| 0:36 | | +1 | Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-44 |
| 0:36 | | +1 | Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-44 |
| 0:30 | | Zips 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:06 | | Tavari Johnson turnover (lost ball) (AJ Clayton steals) | ||
| 0:03 | | Ajay Sheldon misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Elijah Elliott offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Elijah Elliott misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Shammah Scott defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |