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 game was a matchup of brother versus brother,

Akron men's basketball plays Miami in the MAC Tournament title game Saturday for an NCAA Tournament automatic bid. Follow here for live score updates.

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 for a second-straight Mid-American Conference Tournament champio

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Akron Zips guard Nate Johnson puts up the game-winning shot guarded by Miami (Oh) Redhawks guard Peter Suder in the second half of the men’s MAC Tournament final at Rocket Arena. John Kuntz, cleveland.com

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. The game was a matchup of brother versus brother,

The MAC Tournament came down to the first championship game clash between two brothers and coaches, Akron's John Groce and Miami's Travis Steele.

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-American Conference tournament title and second straight berth in the NCAAs.