American Conference Tournament title, the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and a program record for most wins in a season are within the grasp of the Akron Zips men's basketball team.

Akron guard Tavari Johnson contributed 15 points. Lyles finished with six points and 14 rebounds for the Zips. Ipsaro posted 12 points for Miami. Akron led for just 2 minutes and 41 seconds.

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Akron's Nate Johnson hit a game-winning layup in the final two seconds to beat the RedHawks and send the Zips dancing.

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 ...

In the middle of the first half, Miami’s sizzling shooting guard Peter Suder had as many points (16) as the entire Akron team. The Zips trailed 34-16. I kept thinking, “The Zips are in huge trouble.” ...

Akron Zips won their second consecutive Mid-American Conference Tournament championship, beating Miami RedHawks 76-74 with a ...

But if Akron shoots 3s like it did in Saturday's 76-74 win over Miami in the MAC tourney championship game, when the ...