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What a butt kicking. Seniors got to walk off the court to a standing ovation with 5:00 minutes left.

I'd prefer to think that it is more like five to go!

Akron's 34-2 record in MAC play is the best record in MAC history over a 2 year span.

#CUNIU - stop by to say hi when you come and play Cleveland State. 👋

I really like how this has worked out with the Zips coming into the MAC tournament as the hunter and Miami coming in as the hunted.

Miami finishes the season with three straight two-point wins. Akron finishes the season with three straight double-digit wins. I like the way this is trending.

It's gonna be great giving these douches their first loss

It's gotta be a fix, Suder the human offensive foul shoves a guy to the ground and gets the call. Pav puts up a shot on the other end gets hammered and no call. 🤮

Zips and Cryhawks at their best … Zips win by 10-15.

Dear NIU, A 39 pt butt whooping is the proper send off. Enjoy the Horizon League and don't let the door hit you on the way out. Sincerely, The MAC

These early Friday games have been rough on me. Need to watch the replay soon. I did see that Mike LaTulip was the announcer tonight. Mike was the Evan Wilson on Groce’s Illinois team. Very similar in personality and both were incredible glue guys in the locker room.

Ight get the benchwarmers in. We have a busy week ahead of us!

Young could not have found his shot at a better time. It will be huge to have yet another scorer feeling hot next week.

Fantastic job of showing even though spring break had just started as well.

The haughty (Miami). LOL.

the hated.

UMass well-rested

Call me crazy, but I think UMass beats Miami in round one. Miami hasn't looked the same since Skaljac got hurt, and I don't think there's enough time for him to get even close to 100%. In his two games after missing the WMU game, Skaljac scored 18 points on 6/14 shooting, but was 1-8 from deep and had a negative +/- in both games. Tonight, Perry played a lot down the stretch while Skaljac sat.

All 6 Ohio MAC teams made the tournament. Basketball just means more here evidently. Edit: Not only made the field, but also claimed seeds 1-6.

The last team I remember seeing do something like this in a regular season rivalry game ended up losing to their rival by 20 pts in the MAC Final. This year, Miami OH and Akron are rivals. Get. To. Saturday.

Game 1: UMass vs Miami OH Game 2: BG vs Toledo Game 3: Buffalo vs Akron Game 4: Ohio vs Kent The MAC could not have drawn it up any better. The best QF round ever matchup wise. I think the upper deck could get opened up for this tournament.

They were stupid for playing Skaljac these last couple games.

Something worth noting they had Kirby in late in OT instead of Skaljac. Not sure if it was injury related, but Skaljac clearly looked off.

How is Miami not #1 is Kenpom luck? F these guys next week. I want the Zips to meet them in the final and beat them like they're a departing NIU.

This was after Mark Adams called them the most mentally tough team in the country 😂

Mark Adams is rough to listen to.

Don't worry, they're giving Miami every other whistle.

Why not separate them and lose both?

UMass is the 8 seed. Akron will play a 7 man rotation (most likely) Buffalo squad. Incredible.

Wow. That looked like a team well primed for a championship run.

CMU down 42-26 to Ball State at halftime. Looking good for Miami to face UMass and the Zips getting Buffalo.

The answer is yes.

Save some 3s for Cleveland

Loving it!!😍

@Captain Kangaroo has to be a little disappointed tonight as his favorite microphone screamer is absent.

Nice to see Barre getting a little time.

I can't be there tonight but the crowd looks nice on tv

Really going to miss this group. I don't know why this isn't the starting group all the time.

You rang?! And I'll have you know that CK is at least a year or 2 older than me. Whitlock should be calling the Toledo Blade .. with Elton retired, that's where I'd start with a historian. Go Zips!

Looks like the lower bowl is sold out, or at least close to it, by looking at our ticketing page.

Any affordable Zips gear like this is advantageous for me at the card shop I work at on the weekends. Akron gear sparks more conversation than people think. I've been wearing my Freeman jersey nearly every weekend recently and my boss told me some kids were quietly talking and pointing at the front of the jersey asking, "Is he wearing a Freeman jersey?" It's a grassroots effort to promote the program/school haha.

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere, but Fear the Roo Collective has a new hoodie. Just ordered mine. The vest I bought last year is top notch so I'm excited for the hoodie which is a New Era base. Pretty solid price, too, at $40. Go Zips!

Lots and lots of attention being focused on the MAC right now. I love it, especially because everybody is talking about Akron really being the team people should be paying attention to. CBS Sports discussion on Miami's at large chances since they think Akron will win the tournament. And an article on bid stealers since they make the argument if Akron beats Miami, Miami might still be an at-large team so that would be a bid stealer. Although that's not a huge upset because Akron's pretty damn close to being tournament worthy on their own. Zips are the face of the article.

True, but just ask him about Alderaan.

This is the "Google" write up about the college that Buchanan came from: The Western Mustangs football team competes in Ontario University Athletics (OUA), which is part of the U Sports organization in Canada, not the NCAA. They play at the highest level of Canadian university football (formerly known as CIAU). Wikipedia Conference: OUA (Ontario University Athletics) National Organization: U Sports Location: London, Ontario, Canada They are historically one of the most successful programs in Canadian university football. I don't know anything about the level of competition he faced but to compare: Buchanan 6'1 245 lbs in 11 games 30 solo tackles 34 assisted Cooper 6'2 225 lbs in 11 games 27 solo tackles 39 assisted Summers 6' 225 lbs in 10 games 24 solo tackles 30 assisted Can't really complain about Tibs success with LBs though..

I’m guessing anyone they announce is on scholarship.

Walk on probably?