Marshall hosts Akron following Johnson's 21-point game

Akron Zips (3-3) at Marshall Thundering Herd (5-1)

Huntington, West Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Akron visits the Marshall Thundering Herd after Tavari Johnson scored 21 points in Akron's 62-58 loss to the Nevada Wolf Pack.

The Thundering Herd have gone 4-0 at home. Marshall is 0-1 in one-possession games.

The Zips are 0-0 on the road. Akron has a 1-2 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

TOP PERFORMERS: Taevion Kinsey is scoring 20.8 points per game and averaging 5.5 rebounds for the Thundering Herd. Kamdyn Curfman is averaging 3.3 made 3-pointers for Marshall.

Xavier Castaneda is shooting 39.5% and averaging 20.3 points for the Zips. Enrique Freeman is averaging 13.2 points for Akron.

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