Akron Zips, Ohio (AP) Tavari Johnson had 21 points in Akron's 104-69 victory against Princeton Tigers on Saturday.
Johnson had six assists for the Zips (2-0). Amani Lyles scored 16 points while shooting 4 of 5 from the field and 8 for 9 from the line and added six rebounds. Eric Mahaffey went 5 of 8 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points.
The Tigers (0-1) were led by Jackson Hicke, who recorded 15 points. Dalen Davis added 11 points for Princeton. Jack Stanton also had eight points and six rebounds.
Akron led 47-27 at halftime, with Lyles racking up 12 points. Akron pulled away with a 12-0 run in the second half to extend a 22-point lead to 34 points. They outscored Princeton by 15 points in the final half, as Johnson led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.
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1st Half
PRIN
Tigers
27
AKRON
Zips
47
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
CJ Happy vs. Amani Lyles (Zips gains possession)
19:28
Eric Mahaffey misses three point jump shot
19:26
Jack Stanton defensive rebound
19:14
+2
Jackson Hicke makes two point jump shot
2-0
18:57
Amani Lyles misses two point layup
18:55
CJ Happy defensive rebound
18:46
Landon Clark turnover (lost ball) (Amani Lyles steals)
18:41
+2
Amani Lyles makes two point dunk
2-2
18:23
Dalen Davis misses two point jump shot
18:21
Eric Mahaffey defensive rebound
18:07
+2
Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)
2-4
17:39
Amani Lyles personal foul
17:33
Dalen Davis misses two point layup
17:31
Zips defensive rebound
17:23
+2
Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)
2-6
16:56
Sebastian Whitfield turnover (lost ball) (Marvin Musiime-Kamali steals)
16:44
Landon Clark blocks Evan Mahaffey's two point layup
16:42
Landon Clark defensive rebound
16:34
+3
Jack Stanton makes three point jump shot
5-6
16:25
Jacob Huggins blocks Marvin Musiime-Kamali's two point layup
16:23
Marvin Musiime-Kamali offensive rebound
16:17
+3
Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)
5-9
15:59
Landon Clark misses three point jump shot
15:57
Eric Mahaffey defensive rebound
15:55
Tavari Johnson personal foul
15:55
TV timeout
15:51
+3
Jackson Hicke makes three point jump shot (Landon Clark assists)
8-9
15:30
+2
Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)
8-11
15:12
+2
Jackson Hicke makes two point layup
10-11
14:58
Evan Mahaffey misses two point jump shot
14:56
Eric Mahaffey offensive rebound
14:51
Jackson Hicke shooting foul (Eric Mahaffey draws the foul)
14:51
+1
Eric Mahaffey makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-12
14:51
+1
Eric Mahaffey makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-13
14:44
+3
Jack Stanton makes three point jump shot
13-13
14:32
Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
14:30
Jack Stanton defensive rebound
14:12
Landon Clark misses three point jump shot
14:10
Sharron Young defensive rebound
14:06
+2
Amani Lyles makes two point dunk (Sharron Young assists)
13-15
13:43
Jackson Hicke misses two point jump shot
13:41
Amani Lyles defensive rebound
13:28
Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
13:26
Landon Clark defensive rebound
13:20
Dalen Davis misses two point layup
13:18
Landon Clark offensive rebound
12:55
Sebastian Whitfield misses three point jump shot
12:53
Jacob Huggins offensive rebound
12:51
Jacob Huggins misses two point layup
12:50
Malik Abdullahi offensive rebound
12:48
Malik Abdullahi misses two point layup
12:46
Amani Lyles defensive rebound
12:45
+2
Amani Lyles makes two point layup
13-17
12:42
Jacob Huggins shooting foul (Amani Lyles draws the foul)
12:42
+1
Amani Lyles makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-18
12:32
Jack Stanton misses three point jump shot
12:30
Ognjen Stankovic defensive rebound
11:58
Bowen Hardman turnover (bad pass)
11:55
Ognjen Stankovic blocks Sebastian Whitfield's two point layup
11:55
Ognjen Stankovic defensive rebound
11:55
Jacob Huggins personal foul
11:54
TV timeout
11:47
Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
11:45
Ognjen Stankovic offensive rebound
11:39
Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
11:37
Malik Abdullahi defensive rebound
11:12
Jack Stanton turnover (lost ball)
10:53
+3
Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)
13-21
10:34
Jackson Hicke misses three point jump shot
10:32
Shammah Scott defensive rebound
10:25
Landon Clark shooting foul (Eric Mahaffey draws the foul)
10:25
Evan Mahaffey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:25
+1
Evan Mahaffey makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-22
10:13
Landon Clark turnover (lost ball)
9:57
+3
Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)
13-25
9:30
Dalen Davis misses two point layup
9:28
Bowen Hardman defensive rebound
9:22
+3
Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)
13-28
9:20
Tigers 30 second timeout
9:01
Jack Stanton misses two point layup
8:59
Shammah Scott defensive rebound
8:45
Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
8:43
Jack Stanton defensive rebound
8:37
Dalen Davis misses three point jump shot
8:35
Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
8:29
Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:27
Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound
8:20
+2
Evan Mahaffey makes two point dunk
13-30
7:58
Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Dalen Davis draws the foul)
7:58
TV timeout
7:58
Dalen Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:58
Dalen Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:58
Amani Lyles defensive rebound
7:29
Malik Abdullahi shooting foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul)
7:28
Tavari Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 3
7:28
+1
Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 3
13-31
7:28
+1
Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 3 of 3
13-32
7:21
+2
Jack Stanton makes two point layup (Landon Clark assists)
15-32
6:58
Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:56
Jack Stanton defensive rebound
6:30
Landon Clark misses three point jump shot
6:30
Eric Mahaffey defensive rebound
6:05
+2
Shammah Scott makes two point jump shot
15-34
5:44
+3
Sebastian Whitfield makes three point jump shot (CJ Happy assists)
18-34
5:33
Jackson Hicke blocks Sharron Young's two point layup
5:31
Jack Stanton defensive rebound
5:20
Landon Clark misses three point jump shot
5:18
Jack Stanton offensive rebound
5:12
Jackson Hicke misses two point layup
5:10
Eric Mahaffey defensive rebound
5:06
+2
Eric Mahaffey makes two point layup
18-36
4:56
CJ Happy misses three point jump shot
4:54
Shammah Scott defensive rebound
4:37
Ognjen Stankovic offensive foul
4:37
Ognjen Stankovic turnover (offensive foul)
4:23
Dalen Davis misses three point jump shot
4:21
Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound
4:12
Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
4:10
Dalen Davis defensive rebound
3:42
+2
Jackson Hicke makes two point layup (Dalen Davis assists)
20-36
3:33
Jacob Huggins blocks Shammah Scott's two point layup
3:31
Peyton Seals defensive rebound
3:23
Dalen Davis misses three point jump shot
3:21
Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound
3:12
Zips 30 second timeout
3:09
Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:07
Bowen Hardman offensive rebound
3:07
Jacob Huggins personal foul
3:03
Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
3:01
Jacob Huggins defensive rebound
2:43
Jacob Huggins misses three point jump shot
2:41
Peyton Seals offensive rebound
2:38
Shammah Scott shooting foul (Jacob Huggins draws the foul)
2:38
+1
Jacob Huggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-36
2:38
+1
Jacob Huggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-36
2:29
+3
Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)
22-39
2:07
Jacob Huggins misses two point jump shot
2:05
Jackson Hicke offensive rebound
2:04
Sharron Young shooting foul (Jackson Hicke draws the foul)
2:04
+1
Jackson Hicke makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-39
2:04
Jackson Hicke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:04
Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
1:51
Tavari Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Landon Clark steals)
1:38
Dalen Davis turnover (lost ball) (Amani Lyles steals)
1:35
Jackson Hicke personal foul (Amani Lyles draws the foul)
1:35
+1
Amani Lyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-40
1:35
Amani Lyles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:35
Landon Clark defensive rebound
1:15
Sharron Young shooting foul (Landon Clark draws the foul)
1:15
+1
Landon Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 3
24-40
1:15
Landon Clark misses regular free throw 2 of 3
1:15
+1
Landon Clark makes regular free throw 3 of 3
25-40
1:05
Eric Mahaffey misses three point jump shot
1:03
Zips offensive rebound
1:03
CJ Happy personal foul (Amani Lyles draws the foul)
1:03
+1
Amani Lyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-41
1:03
+1
Amani Lyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-42
0:58
Landon Clark turnover (lost ball) (Evan Mahaffey steals)
0:55
Landon Clark shooting foul (Amani Lyles draws the foul)
0:55
+1
Amani Lyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-43
0:55
+1
Amani Lyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-44
0:35
+2
CJ Happy makes two point layup (Jackson Hicke assists)
27-44
0:02
+3
Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot
27-47
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
PRIN
Tigers
42
AKRON
Zips
57
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:39
Jackson Hicke misses two point layup
19:37
Tigers offensive rebound
19:36
Dalen Davis misses three point jump shot
19:34
Eric Mahaffey defensive rebound
19:12
+3
Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)
27-50
18:52
Amani Lyles shooting foul (Dalen Davis draws the foul)
18:52
+1
Dalen Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-50
18:52
Dalen Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:52
Amani Lyles defensive rebound
18:39
+3
Eric Mahaffey makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)
28-53
18:23
CJ Happy turnover (lost ball) (Eric Mahaffey steals)
18:15
+2
Eric Mahaffey makes two point dunk
28-55
17:54
Jackson Hicke misses two point jump shot
17:52
Tigers offensive rebound
17:48
Jack Stanton misses three point jump shot
17:46
Jackson Hicke offensive rebound
17:37
Tavari Johnson blocks Jack Stanton's two point layup
17:35
Amani Lyles defensive rebound
17:25
Jack Stanton personal foul
17:21
Eric Mahaffey misses three point jump shot
17:19
Malik Abdullahi defensive rebound
17:09
Dalen Davis misses two point layup
17:07
Amani Lyles defensive rebound
17:07
Amani Lyles turnover (traveling)
16:56
+3
Jackson Hicke makes three point jump shot (Jacob Huggins assists)
31-55
16:36
+2
Tavari Johnson makes two point layup (Amani Lyles assists)
31-57
16:18
Jack Stanton turnover (bad pass) (Shammah Scott steals)
16:13
+2
Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)
31-59
16:01
+2
Malik Abdullahi makes two point layup
33-59
15:56
TV timeout
15:41
+2
Evan Mahaffey makes two point dunk
33-61
15:23
Jack Stanton misses three point jump shot
15:23
Tigers offensive rebound
15:23
Bowen Hardman personal foul
15:21
Jack Stanton misses three point jump shot
15:19
Bowen Hardman defensive rebound
15:10
Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
15:08
Tigers defensive rebound
14:51
Dalen Davis misses two point jump shot
14:49
Jacob Hammond offensive rebound
14:44
+2
Dalen Davis makes two point layup
35-61
14:44
Marvin Musiime-Kamali shooting foul (Dalen Davis draws the foul)
14:44
+1
Dalen Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
36-61
14:27
Bowen Hardman turnover (lost ball)
14:14
+2
Jacob Hammond makes two point layup (Dalen Davis assists)
38-61
13:53
Malik Abdullahi personal foul
13:46
+2
Evan Mahaffey makes two point jump shot
38-63
13:26
Sharron Young personal foul (Dalen Davis draws the foul)
13:19
+3
Landon Clark makes three point jump shot (Malik Abdullahi assists)
41-63
12:52
+3
Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)
41-66
12:30
Malik Abdullahi misses two point layup
12:28
Eric Mahaffey defensive rebound
12:23
+3
Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Eric Mahaffey assists)
41-69
12:07
CJ Happy misses three point jump shot
12:05
Eric Mahaffey defensive rebound
11:57
Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
11:55
Eric Mahaffey offensive rebound
11:51
Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:50
Zips offensive rebound
11:50
TV timeout
11:46
+2
Eric Mahaffey makes two point layup
41-71
11:34
Jackson Hicke turnover (lost ball) (Tavari Johnson steals)
11:23
Landon Clark shooting foul (Amani Lyles draws the foul)
11:23
+1
Amani Lyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2
41-72
11:23
+1
Amani Lyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-73
11:05
Jacob Huggins turnover (lost ball) (Ognjen Stankovic steals)
10:55
+2
Amani Lyles makes two point layup (Ognjen Stankovic assists)
41-75
10:40
+3
Sebastian Whitfield makes three point jump shot
44-75
10:24
+3
Eric Mahaffey makes three point jump shot (Ognjen Stankovic assists)
44-78
10:06
+2
Dalen Davis makes two point jump shot
46-78
9:57
+3
Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)
46-81
9:43
+2
Dalen Davis makes two point layup
48-81
9:31
Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
9:29
Jacob Huggins defensive rebound
9:22
+3
Dalen Davis makes three point jump shot
51-81
9:13
+3
Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)
51-84
9:10
Zips 30 second timeout
8:57
Dalen Davis misses two point jump shot
8:55
Chabi Barre defensive rebound
8:44
Sharron Young turnover (bad pass) (Malik Abdullahi steals)
8:35
Malik Abdullahi misses two point layup
8:33
Dalen Davis offensive rebound
8:21
Peyton Seals misses three point jump shot
8:19
Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
8:11
+2
Chabi Barre makes two point layup (Evan Mahaffey assists)
51-86
8:01
+2
Malik Abdullahi makes two point layup (Peyton Seals assists)
53-86
8:01
Chabi Barre shooting foul (Malik Abdullahi draws the foul)
8:01
Malik Abdullahi misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:01
Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
7:53
Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
7:51
CJ Happy defensive rebound
7:47
Malik Abdullahi misses three point jump shot
7:45
Sharron Young defensive rebound
7:40
TV timeout
7:26
+2
Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup
53-88
7:11
Sharron Young shooting foul (Jackson Hicke draws the foul)
7:11
+1
Jackson Hicke makes regular free throw 1 of 2
54-88
7:11
+1
Jackson Hicke makes regular free throw 2 of 2
55-88
7:03
Chabi Barre offensive foul
7:03
Chabi Barre turnover (offensive foul)
7:03
+3
Cash McSweeney makes three point jump shot (Jackson Hicke assists)
58-88
6:36
+3
Evan Mahaffey makes three point jump shot (Sharron Young assists)
58-91
6:21
Dalen Davis turnover (out of bounds)
6:11
Jake Sussberg shooting foul (Ognjen Stankovic draws the foul)
6:11
Ognjen Stankovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:11
+1
Ognjen Stankovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-92
6:00
Chabi Barre blocks Sebastian Whitfield's two point jump shot
5:58
Ognjen Stankovic defensive rebound
5:58
Cash McSweeney personal foul
5:38
Bowen Hardman misses two point jump shot
5:36
Cash McSweeney defensive rebound
5:26
Chabi Barre personal foul
5:26
CJ Happy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:26
Ognjen Stankovic defensive rebound
5:18
Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
5:16
Ognjen Stankovic offensive rebound
5:10
+3
Zach Halligan makes three point jump shot (Ognjen Stankovic assists)
58-95
4:45
+2
Jacob Hammond makes two point jump shot
60-95
4:20
+2
Zach Halligan makes two point layup
60-97
4:10
+3
Jake Sussberg makes three point jump shot (CJ Happy assists)
63-97
3:56
+2
Shammah Scott makes two point layup
63-99
3:54
Jake Sussberg shooting foul (Shammah Scott draws the foul)
3:54
TV timeout
3:54
+1
Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 1
63-100
3:39
Rich Brisco personal foul (Jacob Hammond draws the foul)
3:39
+1
Jacob Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2
64-100
3:39
+1
Jacob Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2
65-100
3:27
Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
3:25
Zach Halligan offensive rebound
3:20
Conner Groce misses three point jump shot
3:18
Cash McSweeney defensive rebound
3:05
+2
Jake Sussberg makes two point layup (Cash McSweeney assists)
67-100
2:52
Zach Halligan misses three point jump shot
2:50
Sebastian Whitfield defensive rebound
2:35
Sebastian Whitfield misses three point jump shot
2:33
Zach Halligan defensive rebound
2:26
+2
Conner Groce makes two point layup (Zach Halligan assists)
67-102
2:13
Jackson Hicke turnover (lost ball) (Zach Halligan steals)
2:04
Conner Groce misses three point jump shot
2:02
Peyton Seals defensive rebound
1:54
Peyton Seals misses three point jump shot
1:52
Ognjen Stankovic defensive rebound
1:47
Conner Groce misses three point jump shot
1:45
Cash McSweeney defensive rebound
1:33
Jacob Hammond turnover (lost ball) (Sharron Young steals)
1:26
Rich Brisco misses two point dunk
1:24
Zach Halligan offensive rebound
1:22
Jake Sussberg shooting foul (Zach Halligan draws the foul)
