Milwaukee visits Akron after Johnson’s 35-point performance

Milwaukee Panthers (3-4) at Akron Zips (5-2)

Akron, Ohio; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Akron plays Milwaukee after Tavari Johnson scored 35 points in Akron’s 97-94 loss to the Yale Bulldogs.

The Zips have gone 3-0 at home. Akron is the MAC leader with 11.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Evan Mahaffey averaging 2.1.

The Panthers have gone 0-4 away from home. Milwaukee is seventh in the Horizon League with 14.1 assists per game led by Isaiah Dorceus averaging 3.4.

Akron averages 11.9 made 3-pointers per game, 2.6 more made shots than the 9.3 per game Milwaukee allows. Milwaukee averages 7.9 more points per game (82.0) than Akron allows (74.1).

TOP PERFORMERS: Johnson is shooting 50.0% and averaging 19.0 points for the Zips. Shammah Scott is averaging 13.9 points.

Amar Augillard is shooting 37.0% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, while averaging 12.6 points. Seth Hubbard is averaging 16.1 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Copyright © 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up