Akron basketball's Amani Lyles, Evan Mahaffey after win vs Eastern Michigan
Akron men's basketball players Amani Lyles and Evan Mahaffey talk after a win over Eastern Michigan in the MAC opener Dec. 19, 2025 at Rhodes Arena.
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For Amani and Evan, uh, just what do you think about how you guys bounced back from a loss?
Against Murray State, 115 to 100?
You came out defensively, Looked a lot better tonight.
How were you guys able to defeat Eastern?
Michigan?
Um, well, after the loss, emphasis was Definitely defense.
Um, I think the first group came out and Displayed very tough and hard defense.
Um, t- s- yeah, That was just the emphasis, we listened to Coach, played hard, And just defend, and then the offense would take care of itself.
Yeah, I think, uh, cause after emergency, we had a couple of days to prep for this game and and practice.
And the emphasis was definitely defensive, Playing harder, playing consistently hard for long periods of time.
And no matter who's in the game, no matter what, Um, just playing hard and doing what you can.
Defensively, offensively, rebounding-wise, to help out the team.
