The Broncos (7-17, 4-7) were led in scoring by Chansey Willis Jr., who finished with 28 points, seven rebounds, four assists and five steals. Western Michigan also got 15 points from Javaughn Hannah. Donovan Williams also had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Akron took the lead with 17:29 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 52-42 at halftime, with Lyles racking up 11 points. Akron extended its lead to 93-81, fueled by a 7-0 scoring run. Johnson scored 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.