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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 64

AwayAkron71
Final
Friday, March 20, 2026All Aurora sports
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AKR353671
TTU405191
Final

Texas Tech routs Akron 91-71

#5 Texas Tech Red Raiders rolled past #12 Akron Zips 91-71 on Friday at Benchmark International Arena.

The second half made the difference: Texas Tech outscored Akron 51-36.

Texas Tech shot 64% to 43% and won the boards 32-25.

For Texas Tech, Jaylen Petty (G): 24. For Akron, Amani Lyles (F): 26.

Texas Tech improves to 23-10. Akron falls to 29-6.

Full recap at ESPN: Jaylen Petty scores 24 as Texas Tech beats Akron 91-71 in NCAA Tournament first round

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#7
AKR · PointsAmani Lyles F26
#8
AKR · AssistsTavari Johnson G6
#12
AKR · ReboundsEvan Mahaffey F6
#4
TTU · PointsJaylen Petty G24
#4
TTU · AssistsChristian Anderson G5
#8
TTU · ReboundsLeJuan Watts G6
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
A. Lyles F32268-142-68-1032222123
Z. Halligan F510-00-01-210000011
E. Mahaffey F3584-100-20-062021243
T. Johnson G3042-100-00-016300011
B. Hardman G2100-20-20-010000010
R. Brisco F000-00-00-000000000
C. Barre F100-00-00-000000000
O. Stankovic F100-00-00-000000000
M. Musiime-Kamali F400-00-00-020000110
C. Groce G100-00-00-000000000
E. Mahaffey G1882-30-14-440111224
S. Young G1941-60-32-201000001
S. Scott G33208-133-51-201300000
Team7125-585-1916-202512954111413

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