MAC Tournament: Akron Zips Aim to Hold off Upstart Ohio Bobcats in Final

Posted by Tom Delamater on March-13-2010 Add Comments

In an all-Buckeye state final, the Akron Zips and Ohio Bobcats will square off for the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship Saturday at 6 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

Akron advanced to the title game with a thrilling 66-64 win over Western Michigan Friday night. Chris McKnight’s put-back with 6.8 seconds left sealed the deal for the Zips.

Ohio, meanwhile, rode 28 points from Armon Bassett and 18 from DeVaughn Washington to coast to a 54-42 win over Miami in the other semifinal game Friday.

So the Zips and the Bobcats will face each other for the third time this season, this time for a bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Akron won the two regular season meetings between the teams. However,...

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