Akron is heading to the big dance after a wild finish in the MAC tournament final. The Zips defeated Miami of Ohio 76-74 on a buzzer-beating layup to punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament. The ...

Johnson maneuvered past Miami guard Peter Suder to get the shot off. Lyles grabbed a defensive rebound off Ipsaro's miss before throwing the ball down the court for Johnson. Akron basketball column: ...

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.

Miami countered with a 3-pointer by Peter Suder to lead 61-52 with 12:41 to go. Cavs of past and present root for Akron: LeBron James, Donovan Mitchell congratulate Akron Zips on MAC basketball ...

Top-seeded Akron repeated as the MAC tourney champion Saturday night with a dramatic 76-74 win over No. 2 Miami, whose coach, Travis Steele, is the brother of Zips coach John Groce. In Friday's ...

"Happy for them. They have had a great year," Travis Steele said of Akron Friday night after Miami defeated Kent State 72-64 in a MAC Tournament semifinal. Miami won the nightcap after Akron topped ...

Their mother, Barbara Steele, watched the game wearing an Akron-blue sweater while sitting in the red Miami rooting section ... minutes before Johnson, the MAC Player of the Year, tied the ...

Akron is heading to the big dance after a wild finish in the MAC tournament final. The Zips defeated Miami of Ohio 76-74 on a layup in the final seconds to punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament.

"Happy for them. They have had a great year," Travis Steele said of Akron Friday night after Miami defeated Kent State 72-64 in a MAC Tournament semifinal. Miami won the nightcap after Akron ...

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 ...