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Yale defeats Akron 74-58

AP
Dec 20, 2024

EL PASO, Texas (AP) Nick Townsend scored 18 points as Yale beat Akron 74-58 on Friday night at the Sun Bowl Invitational.

Townsend also had 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs (6-5). Casey Simmons added 17 points while going 7 of 10 from the field and also had 13 rebounds and three blocks. Bez Mbeng and Trevor Mullin both finished with 11 points.

The Zips (6-4) were led by Tavari Johnson, who recorded 23 points. Shammah Scott added 10 points for Akron. Sharron Young also recorded eight points.

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1st Half
AKRON
Zips
25
YALE
Bulldogs
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:43		Nick Townsend misses two point layup
19:41		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
19:23		Isaiah Gray misses two point jump shot
19:21		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
19:07	+3	Bez Mbeng makes three point jump shot (Samson Aletan assists)	0-3
18:34		James Okonkwo misses two point hook shot
18:32		Samson Aletan defensive rebound
18:16	+2	Trevor Mullin makes two point layup (Nick Townsend assists)	0-5
17:43		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:41		Isaiah Gray offensive rebound
17:41		Isaiah Gray misses two point layup
17:39		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
17:19		Bez Mbeng turnover (Bowen Hardman steals)
17:11		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:09		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
16:54		Nick Townsend misses three point jump shot
16:52		Samson Aletan offensive rebound
16:51		Nate Johnson shooting foul (Samson Aletan draws the foul)
16:51	+1	Samson Aletan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-6
16:51	+1	Samson Aletan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-7
16:38		Amani Lyles offensive foul
16:38		Amani Lyles turnover (offensive foul)
16:25	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point layup (Bez Mbeng assists)	0-9
16:17		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:15		Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound
16:01		Trevor Mullin misses three point jump shot
15:59		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
15:45		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
15:43		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point jump shot	0-11
14:56	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot	2-11
14:39		Trevor Mullin turnover (Amani Lyles steals)
14:30	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup	4-11
14:07		Bez Mbeng misses three point jump shot
14:05		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
13:57	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup (Nate Johnson assists)	6-11
13:57		Nick Townsend shooting foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul)
13:57		TV timeout
13:57	+1	Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-11
13:44		Nick Townsend misses three point jump shot
13:42		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
13:32		Casey Simmons blocks Nate Johnson's two point jump shot
13:30		Sharron Young offensive rebound
13:24	+3	Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists)	10-11
13:04	+2	Bez Mbeng makes two point jump shot	10-13
12:59		Nate Johnson misses two point dunk
12:57		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
12:52		Jordan Brathwaite misses three point jump shot
12:50		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
12:41		Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
12:39		Seth Wilson offensive rebound
12:33	+3	Amani Lyles makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists)	13-13
12:08		Isaac Celiscar misses two point layup
12:06		Jordan Brathwaite offensive rebound
12:06	+2	Jordan Brathwaite makes two point layup	13-15
11:35		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
11:33		Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound
11:10		Nick Townsend turnover
11:10		TV timeout
10:42		Sharron Young misses two point jump shot
10:40		Jordan Brathwaite defensive rebound
10:12		Jack Molloy misses three point jump shot
10:10		Seth Wilson defensive rebound
9:58		James Okonkwo misses two point jump shot
9:56		Devon Arlington defensive rebound
9:37		Isaac Celiscar misses two point jump shot
9:35		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
9:20		Sharron Young turnover
9:04		Jack Molloy offensive foul
9:04		Jack Molloy turnover (offensive foul)
8:44		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
8:42		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
8:22		Bez Mbeng misses two point jump shot
8:20		Bez Mbeng offensive rebound
8:13		Bez Mbeng turnover
8:11	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot	16-15
7:57		Casey Simmons misses three point jump shot
7:55		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
7:35		Devon Arlington personal foul
7:35		TV timeout
7:27		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:25		Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound
7:25		Amani Lyles personal foul
7:13		Trevor Mullin misses two point jump shot
7:11		Isaac Celiscar offensive rebound
7:11	+2	Isaac Celiscar makes two point layup	16-17
6:59	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point jump shot	18-17
6:44		Bowen Hardman blocks Devon Arlington's two point layup
6:42		Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound
6:35		Samson Aletan personal foul
6:33		Isaiah Gray turnover (Devon Arlington steals)
6:28		Trevor Mullin turnover (Nate Johnson steals)
6:23	+2	Tavari Johnson makes two point layup (Nate Johnson assists)	20-17
5:57		Marvin Musiime-Kamali personal foul
5:57	+2	Samson Aletan makes two point hook shot	20-19
5:57	+2	Shammah Scott makes two point layup (Tavari Johnson assists)	22-19
5:57		Samson Aletan misses two point dunk
5:55		Samson Aletan offensive rebound
5:55	+2	Samson Aletan makes two point jump shot	22-21
5:19		Bez Mbeng personal foul
5:08		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:06		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
4:48		Trevor Mullin turnover (Nate Johnson steals)
4:28	+3	Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot	25-21
4:05		Trevor Mullin misses three point jump shot
4:03		Nick Townsend offensive rebound
3:59	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point jump shot	25-23
3:42		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
3:40		Trevor Mullin defensive rebound
3:20		Samson Aletan turnover
3:20		TV timeout
3:08		Amani Lyles misses three point jump shot
3:06		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
2:55		Trevor Mullin turnover
2:39		Seth Wilson misses two point jump shot
2:37		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
2:21		Nick Townsend misses two point jump shot
2:19		Casey Simmons offensive rebound
2:17	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point jump shot	25-25
1:58		Isaiah Gray misses two point jump shot
1:56		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
1:31		Riley Fox misses three point jump shot
1:29		Casey Simmons offensive rebound
1:29		Casey Simmons turnover
1:05		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:03		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
0:59		Shammah Scott personal foul (Bez Mbeng draws the foul)
0:59		Bez Mbeng misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:59		Bez Mbeng misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:59		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
0:49		Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:47		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
0:37		Amani Lyles blocks Nick Townsend's two point jump shot
0:35		Nick Townsend offensive rebound
0:28	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point jump shot	25-27
0:06		Casey Simmons personal foul
0:06		Zips 30 second timeout
0:02		Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:00		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AKRON
Zips
33
YALE
Bulldogs
47

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:35		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
19:12		Casey Simmons misses two point jump shot
19:10		Samson Aletan offensive rebound
19:10	+2	Samson Aletan makes two point layup	25-29
18:56		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
18:54		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
18:49		Bez Mbeng misses two point layup
18:47		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
18:43		Tavari Johnson turnover
18:28	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point layup	25-31
18:11		Nate Johnson turnover (Casey Simmons steals)
18:07		Casey Simmons turnover (Isaiah Gray steals)
18:01	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Gray assists)	28-31
17:53		Nate Johnson personal foul
17:47	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point jump shot	28-33
17:39	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point layup	30-33
17:17	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point hook shot	30-35
16:45		Amani Lyles misses two point hook shot
16:43		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
16:43		Isaiah Gray personal foul
16:18		Nick Townsend misses two point jump shot
16:16		Samson Aletan offensive rebound
16:16	+2	Samson Aletan makes two point dunk	30-37
16:04		Tavari Johnson turnover
15:50	+2	Bez Mbeng makes two point jump shot	30-39
15:13		Shammah Scott misses two point layup
15:11		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
14:53		Isaiah Gray personal foul
14:53		TV timeout
14:38	+3	Casey Simmons makes three point jump shot (Trevor Mullin assists)	30-42
14:29		Sharron Young turnover (Trevor Mullin steals)
14:17		Casey Simmons misses two point jump shot
14:15		Nick Townsend offensive rebound
14:14		Nick Townsend misses two point layup
14:12		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
14:01		Nate Johnson turnover
13:44	+2	Isaac Celiscar makes two point jump shot (Nick Townsend assists)	30-44
13:20		Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
13:18		Bulldogs defensive rebound
12:54	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point layup	30-46
12:54		Amani Lyles shooting foul (Nick Townsend draws the foul)
12:54	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-47
12:39		Casey Simmons shooting foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul)
12:39		Nate Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:39		Nate Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:39		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
12:23		Isaac Celiscar misses three point jump shot
12:21		Amani Lyles defensive rebound
12:18		Jordan Brathwaite personal foul
12:05		Jordan Brathwaite personal foul
11:57		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
11:55		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
11:54		Isaac Celiscar personal foul
11:54		TV timeout
11:54	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-47
11:54	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-47
11:36		Jack Molloy misses two point jump shot
11:34		Isaac Celiscar offensive rebound
11:34		James Okonkwo personal foul (Isaac Celiscar draws the foul)
11:34		Isaac Celiscar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:34	+1	Isaac Celiscar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-48
11:21		Tavari Johnson turnover (Jordan Brathwaite steals)
11:18		Jordan Brathwaite turnover (Bowen Hardman steals)
11:18		Bowen Hardman turnover (Devon Arlington steals)
10:53		James Okonkwo blocks Jack Molloy's two point jump shot
10:51		Tavari Johnson defensive rebound
10:41	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)	35-48
10:20		Isaac Celiscar misses two point layup
10:18		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
10:03	+2	Isaiah Gray makes two point layup	37-48
9:45		Devon Arlington turnover (Isaiah Gray steals)
9:39	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)	40-48
9:36		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
9:36		TV timeout
9:17		Bez Mbeng turnover (James Okonkwo steals)
9:08		Bez Mbeng personal foul
9:04		Isaiah Gray misses two point layup
9:02		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
8:40		Bez Mbeng misses three point jump shot
8:38		Isaiah Gray defensive rebound
8:28		Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:26		Samson Aletan defensive rebound
8:00		Jordan Brathwaite turnover
7:38		Trevor Mullin personal foul
7:38		TV timeout
7:38		Trevor Mullin personal foul
7:38	+1	Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-48
7:38	+1	Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-48
7:22	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point jump shot (Bez Mbeng assists)	42-50
7:07	+3	Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot	45-50
6:49	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point layup (Trevor Mullin assists)	45-52
6:37	+3	Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot	48-52
6:37		Zips 30 second timeout
6:15	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point jump shot	48-54
5:54		Samson Aletan personal foul
5:54	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-54
5:54	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-54
5:32	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point jump shot	50-56
5:32		Amani Lyles shooting foul (Nick Townsend draws the foul)
5:32	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-57
5:23		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:21		Isaiah Gray offensive rebound
5:19		Casey Simmons blocks Nate Johnson's two point layup
5:17		Zips offensive rebound
5:17		Samson Aletan personal foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul)
5:17		James Okonkwo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:17		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
5:07		Nate Johnson personal foul (Nick Townsend draws the foul)
5:07		Nick Townsend misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:07		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
4:46		Isaac Celiscar blocks Isaiah Gray's two point layup
4:44		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
4:19	+3	Bez Mbeng makes three point jump shot (Nick Townsend assists)	50-60
4:09		Casey Simmons blocks Tavari Johnson's two point layup
4:07		Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound
4:01	+3	Trevor Mullin makes three point jump shot (Bez Mbeng assists)	50-63
4:00		Zips 60 second timeout
4:00		TV timeout
3:51		Amani Lyles turnover (Casey Simmons steals)
3:22		Tavari Johnson personal foul
3:22	+1	Casey Simmons makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-64
3:22	+1	Casey Simmons makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-65
3:06		Bez Mbeng personal foul
3:06	+1	Sharron Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-65
3:06	+1	Sharron Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-65
3:02		Bez Mbeng turnover
2:57	+2	Sharron Young makes two point layup	54-65
2:57		Bez Mbeng personal foul
2:57	+1	Sharron Young makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-65
2:41		Nate Johnson personal foul (Trevor Mullin draws the foul)
2:41	+1	Trevor Mullin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-66
2:41	+1	Trevor Mullin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-67
2:25		Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
2:23		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
2:21		Amani Lyles personal foul
2:21	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-68
2:21	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-69
2:11		Sharron Young misses three point jump shot
2:09		Trevor Mullin defensive rebound
1:38		Isaac Celiscar misses two point jump shot
1:36		Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound
1:34		Isaiah Gray turnover
1:26		Nick Townsend turnover
1:13		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:11		Isaiah Gray offensive rebound
1:10		Nick Townsend personal foul
1:10	+1	Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-69
1:10	+1	Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-69
1:06		Nate Johnson personal foul (Bez Mbeng draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Bez Mbeng makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-70
1:06		Bez Mbeng misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:06		Shammah Scott defensive rebound
0:53		Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot
0:51		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
0:51		Casey Simmons turnover (Sharron Young steals)
0:50		Shammah Scott misses two point jump shot
0:48		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:39		Marvin Musiime-Kamali personal foul
0:39	+1	Trevor Mullin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-71
0:39	+1	Trevor Mullin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-72
0:27		Isaac Celiscar personal foul
0:27	+1	Marvin Musiime-Kamali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-72
0:27		Marvin Musiime-Kamali misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:27		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
0:17		Sharron Young personal foul
0:17	+1	Trevor Mullin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-73
0:17	+1	Trevor Mullin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-74
0:10		Shammah Scott turnover (Trevor Mullin steals)
0:00		End of period

Shammah Scott turnover (Trevor Mullin steals)