Pence, Mahaffey lead Akron over Tulane 65-63
Ty Pence scored 17 points to lead the Akron Zips and Evan Mahaffey secured the victory with a layup with 52 seconds left as the Zips defeated the Tulane Green Wave 65-63 on Saturday
AKRON, Ohio -- Ty Pence led Akron with 17 points, and Evan Mahaffey sealed the victory with a layup with 52 seconds left as the Zips defeated Tulane 65-63 on Saturday.
Pence also contributed five rebounds for the Zips (3-0). Buddy Hammer Jr. and Tahj Staveskie each added 11 points. Hammer finished 5 of 6 from the floor, to go with six rebounds.
T.J. Nadeau finished with 19 points and two steals for the Green Wave (2-2). K.J. Greene added 16 points, six rebounds and two steals for Tulane. Krystian Lewis finished with 11 points.
Hammer scored nine points in the first half for Akron, which led 36-26 at the break. Pence scored a team-high nine points for Akron in the second half.
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Akron plays Bucknell on the road Tuesday, and Tulane visits Louisiana Tech on Thursday.
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