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Johnson scores 27, Akron defeats Northern Kentucky 86-73

AP
Dec 03, 2024

AKRON, Ohio (AP) Tavari Johnson scored 27 points as Akron beat Northern Kentucky 86-73 on Tuesday night.

Johnson also contributed five assists for the Zips (5-2). James Okonkwo scored 17 points while going 5 of 5 and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds. Isaiah Gray had 13 points and shot 5 for 11, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc.

Trey Robinson finished with 30 points for the Norse (2-6). Randall Pettus II added 11 points and three steals for Northern Kentucky. Sam Vinson also put up 11 points, six assists and two steals.

Gray led Akron in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 46-36 at the break. Akron extended its lead to 53-38 during the second half, fueled by a 7-0 scoring run. Johnson scored a team-high 17 points in the second half.

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

1st Half
NKY
Norse
36
AKRON
Zips
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Keeyan Itejere vs. Amani Lyles (Norse gains possession)
19:45		Sam Vinson misses two point jump shot
19:43		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
19:20	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point layup	0-2
19:07	+3	Trey Robinson makes three point jump shot (Josh Dilling assists)	3-2
18:51	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)	3-5
18:16	+3	Trey Robinson makes three point jump shot	6-5
18:05	+3	Isaiah Gray makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists)	6-8
17:45		Josh Dilling misses three point jump shot
17:43		Trey Robinson offensive rebound
17:37	+2	Trey Robinson makes two point layup	8-8
17:37		Isaiah Gray shooting foul (Trey Robinson draws the foul)
17:37		Trey Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:37		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
17:29		Amani Lyles turnover (bad pass) (Josh Dilling steals)
17:23	+2	Trey Robinson makes two point layup (Keeyan Itejere assists)	10-8
17:23		Amani Lyles shooting foul (Trey Robinson draws the foul)
17:23		Trey Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:23		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
17:07		Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
17:03		Zips offensive rebound
17:03		Trey Robinson personal foul
17:03		LJ Wells personal foul
17:01		Amani Lyles turnover (out of bounds)
16:42		Josh Dilling misses two point jump shot
16:40		Keeyan Itejere offensive rebound
16:35		Keeyan Itejere turnover (Josiah Harris steals)
16:35		Tavari Johnson misses two point layup
16:33		James Okonkwo offensive rebound
16:33		LJ Wells shooting foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul)
16:33	+1	James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-9
16:33	+1	James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-10
16:20	+2	Keeyan Itejere makes two point dunk (Sam Vinson assists)	12-10
16:10		Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:08		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
16:02	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point dunk (Tavari Johnson assists)	12-12
16:02		Sam Vinson shooting foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul)
16:02	+1	James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-13
15:32		Hubertas Pivorius misses three point jump shot
15:30		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
15:03		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
15:01		Seth Wilson offensive rebound
14:50	+3	Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)	12-16
14:27	+2	Josh Dilling makes two point jump shot	14-16
14:22	+3	Sharron Young makes three point jump shot	14-19
14:21		Norse 30 second timeout
14:21		TV timeout
14:02		Sharron Young personal foul
13:59		Trey Robinson misses two point jump shot
13:57		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
13:45		Sam Vinson shooting foul (Bowen Hardman draws the foul)
13:45		Bowen Hardman misses regular free throw 1 of 3
13:45	+1	Bowen Hardman makes regular free throw 2 of 3	14-20
13:45		Bowen Hardman misses regular free throw 3 of 3
13:45		Dan Gherezgher Jr. defensive rebound
13:17		Dan Gherezgher Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:15		Hubertas Pivorius offensive rebound
13:08		Amani Lyles shooting foul (Trey Robinson draws the foul)
13:08	+1	Trey Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-20
13:08	+1	Trey Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-20
12:58		James Okonkwo offensive foul
12:58		James Okonkwo turnover (offensive foul)
12:46		Dan Gherezgher Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:44		Sharron Young defensive rebound
12:26	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point layup	16-22
12:01		Randall Pettus II turnover (traveling)
11:34		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:32		Paulius Rapolis defensive rebound
11:23		Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot
11:21		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
11:11		Paulius Rapolis personal foul
11:11		TV timeout
11:06		Tavari Johnson turnover (LJ Wells steals)
11:06		Nate Johnson personal foul
11:00		Dan Gherezgher Jr. turnover (bad pass)
10:34	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot	16-24
10:17		Bowen Hardman personal foul
10:17		LJ Wells misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:17		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
10:04		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:02		LJ Wells defensive rebound
9:53	+3	Sam Vinson makes three point jump shot (LJ Wells assists)	19-24
9:39		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
9:37		Zips offensive rebound
9:23	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot	19-26
9:06		Trey Robinson turnover (bad pass)
8:47		Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot
8:45		Keeyan Itejere defensive rebound
8:25	+2	Trey Robinson makes two point hook shot	21-26
8:02		Jump ball. (Zips gains possession)
7:52	+3	Isaiah Gray makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)	21-29
7:31		Sam Vinson misses two point jump shot
7:29		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
7:22	+2	Sharron Young makes two point driving layup	21-31
7:21		Norse 30 second timeout
7:22		TV timeout
6:55	+2	Trey Robinson makes two point driving layup	23-31
6:39		Keeyan Itejere personal foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul)
6:39	+1	James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-32
6:39	+1	James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-33
6:23		Dan Gherezgher Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:21		Randall Pettus II offensive rebound
6:14	+2	Dan Gherezgher Jr. makes two point jump shot	25-33
5:56		Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
5:54		Josiah Harris offensive rebound
5:49	+3	Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (Josiah Harris assists)	25-36
5:27	+2	Dan Gherezgher Jr. makes two point finger roll layup	27-36
5:11		Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
5:09		Zips offensive rebound
5:09		Keeyan Itejere personal foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul)
5:09	+1	James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-37
5:09	+1	James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-38
4:57		Nate Johnson personal foul (LJ Wells draws the foul)
4:57		LJ Wells misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:57		Josiah Harris defensive rebound
4:46		Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
4:44		Jeramiah Israel defensive rebound
4:32		Isaiah Gray blocks Randall Pettus II's two point layup
4:30		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
4:16		Isaiah Gray misses two point jump shot
4:14		Marvin Musiime-Kamali offensive rebound
4:09	+2	Amani Lyles makes two point layup (Isaiah Gray assists)	27-40
3:57		Sam Vinson misses three point jump shot
3:55		Randall Pettus II offensive rebound
3:51		Sam Vinson misses three point jump shot
3:49		Bowen Hardman defensive rebound
3:37	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot	27-42
3:37		Norse 30 second timeout
3:37		TV timeout
3:26		Josiah Harris personal foul (Trey Robinson draws the foul)
3:26	+1	Trey Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-42
3:26		Trey Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:26		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
3:17		Dan Gherezgher Jr. shooting foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul)
3:17	+1	Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-43
3:17		Tavari Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:17		LJ Wells defensive rebound
3:04		Randall Pettus II turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Gray steals)
2:55		Isaiah Gray misses two point layup
2:53		Trey Robinson defensive rebound
2:43		Josh Dilling turnover (Josiah Harris steals)
2:34		Tavari Johnson turnover (LJ Wells steals)
2:34		James Okonkwo personal foul (LJ Wells draws the foul)
2:34		LJ Wells misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:34	+1	LJ Wells makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-43
2:19		Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot
2:17		Zips offensive rebound
2:07	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point layup (Sharron Young assists)	29-45
2:07		Josh Dilling shooting foul (Isaiah Gray draws the foul)
2:07	+1	Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-46
1:51		Keeyan Itejere turnover (Marvin Musiime-Kamali steals)
1:45		Sharron Young misses two point layup
1:43		Marvin Musiime-Kamali offensive rebound
1:38		Marvin Musiime-Kamali misses two point layup
1:36		Sharron Young offensive rebound
1:32		Sharron Young turnover (bad pass) (Randall Pettus II steals)
1:17	+2	Trey Robinson makes two point jump shot (Sam Vinson assists)	31-46
1:07		Josiah Harris misses two point layup
1:05		Norse defensive rebound
1:05		Marvin Musiime-Kamali personal foul
1:05		Trey Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:05	+1	Trey Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-46
0:53		Isaiah Gray turnover (lost ball) (Jeramiah Israel steals)
0:44		Bowen Hardman shooting foul (Sam Vinson draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Sam Vinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-46
0:44		Sam Vinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:44		Seth Wilson defensive rebound
0:31		Isaiah Gray turnover (lost ball) (Randall Pettus II steals)
0:23		Sam Vinson misses three point jump shot
0:21		Sam Vinson offensive rebound
0:01	+3	Trey Robinson makes three point jump shot (Sam Vinson assists)	36-46
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NKY
Norse
37
AKRON
Zips
40

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Sam Vinson turnover (bad pass)
19:26		Amani Lyles turnover (lost ball) (Sam Vinson steals)
19:20		Sam Vinson misses two point layup
19:18		Randall Pettus II offensive rebound
19:18		Amani Lyles shooting foul (Randall Pettus II draws the foul)
19:18	+1	Randall Pettus II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-46
19:18	+1	Randall Pettus II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-46
19:08	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point dunk (Tavari Johnson assists)	38-48
18:45		Keeyan Itejere misses two point hook shot
18:43		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
18:28		Josiah Harris misses two point jump shot
18:26		Randall Pettus II defensive rebound
18:15		LJ Wells misses three point jump shot
18:13		Josiah Harris defensive rebound
18:13		Randall Pettus II personal foul
17:59	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot	38-50
17:44		Sam Vinson turnover (bad pass)
17:31	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot	38-53
17:10	+2	Trey Robinson makes two point layup	40-53
17:10		Isaiah Gray shooting foul (Trey Robinson draws the foul)
17:10	+1	Trey Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-53
16:56	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	41-55
16:46		Dan Gherezgher Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
16:36		Sam Vinson shooting foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul)
16:36	+1	Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-56
16:36	+1	Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-57
16:26		Tavari Johnson personal foul
16:13	+2	LJ Wells makes two point layup	43-57
16:05		Tavari Johnson turnover (bad pass)
15:54		Marvin Musiime-Kamali personal foul
15:54		TV timeout
15:42		Sam Vinson misses three point jump shot
15:40		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
15:33	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point layup (Nate Johnson assists)	43-59
15:23		James Okonkwo personal foul
15:10		Dan Gherezgher Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:08		Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound
15:00		Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
14:58		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
14:57		Zips 30 second timeout
14:57		TV timeout
14:53		Isaiah Gray misses two point layup
14:51		Trey Robinson defensive rebound
14:27		Isaiah Gray personal foul
14:22		Dan Gherezgher Jr. turnover (traveling)
14:06		Trey Robinson personal foul
13:56		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
13:54		Sam Vinson defensive rebound
13:38	+2	Trey Robinson makes two point layup (Dan Gherezgher Jr. assists)	45-59
13:12	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	45-61
12:49		Josh Dilling misses two point layup
12:47		Zips defensive rebound
12:29	+3	Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Gray assists)	45-64
12:09	+2	Dan Gherezgher Jr. makes two point layup	47-64
12:09		Tavari Johnson shooting foul (Dan Gherezgher Jr. draws the foul)
12:09	+1	Dan Gherezgher Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-64
11:54		James Okonkwo offensive foul
11:54		James Okonkwo turnover (offensive foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:41	+3	Randall Pettus II makes three point jump shot	51-64
11:22		Randall Pettus II shooting foul (Josiah Harris draws the foul)
11:22	+1	Josiah Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-65
11:22	+1	Josiah Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-66
11:09	+3	Sam Vinson makes three point jump shot (LJ Wells assists)	54-66
11:00		Isaiah Gray turnover
10:33	+2	LJ Wells makes two point hook shot (Sam Vinson assists)	56-66
10:16		Josh Dilling shooting foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul)
10:16	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-67
10:16	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-68
10:06		Nate Johnson personal foul (Sam Vinson draws the foul)
10:06	+1	Sam Vinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-68
10:06	+1	Sam Vinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-68
9:37		LJ Wells shooting foul (Josiah Harris draws the foul)
9:37	+1	Josiah Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-69
9:37	+1	Josiah Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-70
9:26		Amani Lyles personal foul (Keeyan Itejere draws the foul)
9:26		Keeyan Itejere misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:26	+1	Keeyan Itejere makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-70
8:57		Sharron Young turnover (bad pass)
8:40		Marvin Musiime-Kamali blocks Trey Robinson's two point layup
8:38		Josiah Harris defensive rebound
8:28		Keeyan Itejere shooting foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul)
8:28		Nate Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:28	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-71
8:07		Tavari Johnson blocks Josh Dilling's two point layup
8:05		Josiah Harris defensive rebound
7:47	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Marvin Musiime-Kamali assists)	59-74
7:28		Nate Johnson personal foul
7:28		TV timeout
7:28		Sam Vinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:28	+1	Sam Vinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-74
7:04		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:02		Trey Robinson defensive rebound
6:55		Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot
6:53		Josiah Harris defensive rebound
6:33		Tavari Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Randall Pettus II steals)
6:25	+3	Randall Pettus II makes three point jump shot (Jeramiah Israel assists)	63-74
6:15		Zips 30 second timeout
6:07		Tavari Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Sam Vinson steals)
6:01	+2	Jeramiah Israel makes two point layup (Sam Vinson assists)	65-74
5:39	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point layup	65-76
5:27	+2	Trey Robinson makes two point jump shot	67-76
5:03	+3	Josiah Harris makes three point jump shot (Bowen Hardman assists)	67-79
4:36		Keeyan Itejere misses two point jump shot
4:34		Josiah Harris defensive rebound
4:16		Randall Pettus II shooting foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-80
4:16	+1	Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-81
3:57		TV timeout
3:48		LJ Wells misses two point hook shot
3:46		Randall Pettus II offensive rebound
3:36	+3	Randall Pettus II makes three point jump shot (Sam Vinson assists)	70-81
3:04		Zips 60 second timeout
2:56		Keeyan Itejere personal foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul)
2:56		Nate Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:56		Trey Robinson defensive rebound
2:39		Trey Robinson misses two point layup
2:37		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
2:17		Tavari Johnson turnover (bad pass)
2:17		James Okonkwo personal foul (Sam Vinson draws the foul)
2:17	+1	Sam Vinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-81
2:17		Sam Vinson misses regular free throw 2 of 3
2:17		Sam Vinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:17		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
1:49	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot	71-84
1:36		Sam Vinson misses three point jump shot
1:34		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
1:08		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:06		Norse defensive rebound
0:50		Trey Robinson misses three point jump shot
0:48		LJ Wells offensive rebound
0:48		Seth Wilson personal foul (LJ Wells draws the foul)
0:48	+1	LJ Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-84
0:48	+1	LJ Wells makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-84
0:40		Norse 60 second timeout
0:40		Randall Pettus II personal foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-85
0:40	+1	Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-86
0:31		Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot
0:29		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tavari Johnson defensive rebound