AKRON, Ohio- The senior tandem of Kwan Cheatham, Jr. (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Isaiah Johnson (Cincinnati, Ohio) combined to score 58 points en route to a 91-90 victory over the Buffalo Bulls on Saturday night at James A. Rhodes Arena. With the win, Akron extended its winning streak to 11 games an pushed its home-court winning streak to 28-straight games at Rhodes Arena.
Cheatham led the way for the Zips (18-3, 8-0 MAC) with a career-high 31 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Cheatham also set a new career-high for three-pointers made in a contest, knocking down seven long distance buckets while shooting 7-of-13 from deep and 10-of-17 overall.