The No. 2 seed Miami-OH RedHawks (25-8) and the No. 1 seed Akron Zips (27-6) will meet in the final of the MAC Championship on Saturday.

No. 1 Akron fought back from an 18-point deficit to beat No. 2 Miami (OH) 76-4 and punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament.

John Groce has parlayed his success as the University of Akron men's basketball coach into another contract extension. ...

Johnson, the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, made a game-winning, floating layup with 2.3 seconds remaining to give Akron a 76-74 come-from-behind win over ...

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The Zips beat Miami 102-75 in Akron on Jan. 25. "This would be the second time I get to play for a [MAC Tournament] championship with this team," Nate Johnson said. "I mean, what kid wouldn't want to ...

"The goal is not to make the championship game," Steele said. "The goal is very crystal clear ... He went 85-56 at Ohio with two MAC Tournament titles, 97-76 at Illinois and is 167-87 at Akron with ...

76-74 Saturday night for a second-straight Mid-American Conference Tournament championship and second-straight berth in the NCAA Tournament. The victory also gave Akron coach John Groce his fourth ...

The Zips set a program record for most regular-season wins (25). Akron had previously won 24 games in two other regular seasons (2006-07 and 2019-20). The Zips won 14 consecutive games at one point en ...

"The goal is not to make the championship game," Steele said ... 97-76 at Illinois and is 167-87 at Akron with two MAC regular-season championships and two MAC Tournament crowns.

Akron defeated rival Kent State 77-72 Friday night at Rhodes Arena to clinch the MAC regular season championship. Tavari Johnson led Akron with 16 points. Nate Johnson totaled 14 points, 10 rebounds, ...

The two best teams in the MAC face off in the conference tournament championship game tonight, as Akron and Miami (OH)'s flashy offenses clash in what promises to be a high-scoring showdown.