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

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 per game in the paint led by Nate Johnson averaging 6.3.

You come at the king, you best not miss. After trailing by as many as 18 points, and weathering Miami’s storm of 3-pointers, Akron walked out of Rocket Arena with a 76-74 win Saturday in the MAC men’s basketball tournament final,