There's nothing quite like a late-season Wagon Wheel grudge match to help the Akron and Kent State men's basketball programs gear up for the Mid-American Conference Tournament next month in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND — The Akron men's basketball team is returning to the NCAA Tournament and the Zips did it in dramatic fashion Saturday night at Rocket Arena in front of a national television audience.

Akron and Miami have been the two best teams in the Mid-American Conference all season long, and now the two will face each other in the tournament final. Akron dominated the conference all season ...

CLEVELAND (AP) Nate Johnson hit a short pull-up jumper with two seconds left and top-seeded Akron rallied from 18 points down to beat Miami (OH) 76-74 Saturday night for a second-straight Mid ...

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.

Nate Johnson scored 31 points Friday in Akron's win over Toledo in the MAC Tournament semifinals. Johnson was named the MAC Player of the Year earlier this week after leading the Zips to dominant ...

Miami (OH) RedHawks (24-8, 16-4 MAC) vs. Akron Zips (26-6, 19-1 MAC) Cleveland; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Zips -5.5; over/under is 157 BOTTOM LINE: Akron and Miami (OH) meet ...

BOTTOM LINE: Akron and Miami (OH) meet in the MAC Championship. The Zips have gone 19-1 against MAC opponents, with a 7-5 record in non-conference play. Akron is fourth in the MAC with 35.0 points ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Nate Johnson didn’t want to go out without performing like he knew he could. He responded by scoring a career-high 31 points to lead Akron to a 94-86 MAC men’s basketball ...

CLEVELAND — Beating a quality opponent three times in the same season is a daunting task, but it's exactly what the Akron Zips men's basketball team did Friday night to advance past the Toledo ...

Toledo Rockets (18-14, 11-8 MAC) vs. Akron Zips (26-6, 18-1 MAC) Cleveland; Friday, 5 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Zips -8.5; over/under is 165.5 BOTTOM LINE: Akron plays in the MAC Tournament ...