Seniors Amani Lyles and Tavari Johnson "are having fun" playing basketball with their University of Akron teammates.

Lyles and Johnson are Akron 's two leading scorers through two games — an 85-71 win over James Madison on Nov. 3 and a 104-69 win over Princeton on Nov. 8.

"We are playing really good," Lyles said Nov. 8. "One of our main focuses is improving on the defensive end and I feel like we have done that very well these past two games. We are having fun. That is the most important part."

James Madison was the Sun Belt Conference regular-season champion in 2025 and won the league's tournament title in 2024 on its way to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Princeton made a Sweet Sixteen trip in 2023 during the program's 26th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The

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