LeBron James may have left Cleveland twice and Miami once during his NBA career, but his love for his hometown of Akron has never faded. It was on full display Saturday, March 15, as the Akron Zips pulled off a dramatic win over the Miami RedHawks to clinch the MAC title.

In one fell swoop, the Akron Zips men's basketball team captured its second consecutive Mid-American Conference Tournament title, the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and a program record for most wins in a season with 28.

RedHawks are one win away from the NCAA Tournament after defeating Kent State Friday 72-64 in the MAC Tournament semifinals.

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The RedHawks will face No. 1 seed Akron in Saturday's tournament championship game for an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

What do John Groce and Travis Steele have in common going into Saturday's MAC championship game? It's not what you would expect.

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

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.