Akron Zips vs Texas Tech Red Raiders, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Midwest Region 1st Round

College Basketball

Akron

29-6

71-91

Final

Texas Tech

23-10

Benchmark International Arena

Lead tracker

AKR leadsBiggest lead AKR 0, TTU 21

TTU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
AKR	35	36	71
TTU	40	51	91

Who won: Texas Tech 91-71

The Texas Tech Red Raiders beat the Akron Zips 91-71 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Midwest Region 1st Round on Friday, March 20, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Texas Tech outscored the Akron 51-36 in the 2nd half. Jaylen Petty led the Texas Tech in points (24). Amani Lyles led the Akron in points (26).

AKR

TTU

Players	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Amani LylesF	32	26	8-14	2-6	8-10	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	3
Zach HalliganG	5	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Tavari JohnsonG	30	4	2-10	0-0	0-0	1	6	3	0	0	0	1	1
Evan MahaffeyG	35	8	4-10	0-2	0-0	6	2	0	2	1	2	4	3
Bowen HardmanG	21	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bench
Rich BriscoF	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chabi BarreF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ognjen StankovicG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Conner GroceG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eric MahaffeyG	18	8	2-3	0-1	4-4	4	0	1	1	1	2	2	4
Sharron YoungG	19	4	1-6	0-3	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Marvin Musiime-KamaliG	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Shammah ScottG	33	20	8-13	3-5	1-2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0