Kent State Golden Flashes vs Akron Zips

College Basketball

Kent State

16-6

52-69

Final

Akron

18-4

James A. Rhodes Arena

Lead tracker

KENT leadsBiggest lead KENT 0, AKR 23

AKR leads

Team	1H	2H	T
KENT	29	23	52
AKR	38	31	69

Who won: Akron 69-52

The Akron Zips beat the Kent State Golden Flashes 69-52 on Friday, January 30, 2026 at James A. Rhodes Arena. The Akron outscored the Kent State 38-29 in the 1st half. Tavari Johnson led the Akron in points (16). Delrecco Gillespie led the Kent State in points (17).

Player of the game

Tavari Johnson

AKR · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

7.4

Win probability

100%AKR final

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:05
+2
Layup
Brenden Moss makes layup
B. Moss · 2 PTS
KENT 52 - 69 AKR
H2 0:06
Offensive Rebound
Brenden Moss Offensive Rebound.
B. Moss · 2 PTS
H2 0:10
Misses driving layup
Delrecco Gillespie misses driving layup
D. Gillespie · 17 PTS
THREEH2 0:23
Three! Jumper, 26 ft
E. Mahaffey · 9 PTS · ast S. Scott
Evan Mahaffey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shammah Scott assists)
KENT 50 - 69 AKR
H2 0:49
Defensive rebound
Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:49
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Jahari Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
J. Williamson · 6 PTS
H2 0:49
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Jahari Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Williamson · 6 PTS
KENT 50 - 66 AKR
H2 0:49
Foul on Amani Lyles
Foul on Amani Lyles.
A. Lyles · 8 PTS
H2 1:01
Defensive rebound
Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:05
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amani Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper
A. Lyles · 8 PTS
SLAMH2 1:25
Dunk, 1 ft
D. Gillespie · 17 PTS · ast M. Safford
Delrecco Gillespie makes 1-foot dunk (Morgan Safford assists)
KENT 49 - 66 AKR
H2 1:32
Defensive rebound
Dezmon Briscoe Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:36
Misses 26-foot three point jumper
Evan Mahaffey misses 26-foot three point jumper
E. Mahaffey · 9 PTS
H2 1:58
+2
Driving layup
Omer Hamama makes driving layup
O. Hamama · 2 PTS
KENT 47 - 66 AKR
H2 2:07
+2
Pullup jump shot, 8 ft
Evan Mahaffey makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)
E. Mahaffey · 9 PTS · ast T. Johnson
KENT 45 - 66 AKR
H2 2:36AKR
Shorttimeout
Akron Timeout
SLAMH2 2:36
Dunk, 2 ft
D. Briscoe · 4 PTS
Dezmon Briscoe makes 2-foot dunk
KENT 45 - 64 AKR
H2 2:40
Steal
Dezmon Briscoe Steal.
D. Briscoe · 4 PTS
H2 2:40
TO
Bad pass turnover
Tavari Johnson bad pass turnover
T. Johnson · 16 PTS
H2 3:01
Defensive rebound
Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
H2 3:04
Misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
Delrecco Gillespie misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
D. Gillespie · 17 PTS
H2 3:24
TO
Bad pass turnover
Sharron Young bad pass turnover
S. Young
H2 3:26
Defensive rebound
Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.