The Akron men's basketball team concluded its season in Seattle, Washington in the NCAA Tournament after falling to No. 4 Arizona on Friday, March 21.

The Zips (28-7) had three players score in double figures, led by Nate Johnson, who had 13 points. Tavari Johnson tacked on 13 points and Shammah Scott helped out with 11 points from the bench.

Akron forced 16 Arizona turnovers while committing just seven themselves in Friday's game. The Zips turned those takeaways into 13 points on the offensive end of the floor. Nate Johnson's one steal led the way for Akron.

How It Happened

Akron struggled out of the gate, falling behind 41-31 heading into halftime.

Arizona kept widening its lead after intermission, constructing a 93-59 advantage before Akron went on a 6-0 run to shrink the deficit to 93-65 with 19 seconds to go in the contest, The Zips were unable to cut further into the deficit by the end of the game, losing 93-65. Akron got a boost from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for 13 of its 34 total points.

Game Notes

» The Akron bench made an impact by scoring 21 points to its scoring output.
» The Akron defense forced 16 turnovers.
» Nate Johnson and Tavari Johnson led the Zips with 13 points apiece.
» Akron got four rebounds from both James Okonkwo and Isaiah Gray.