BOWLING GREEN — Tuesday will be the biggest game at the Stroh Center this year, and for a plethora of reasons.
Akron and Bowling Green are tied for first place in the Mid-American Conference with just four regular-season games to go, and the second meeting between the Zips (21-6, 11-3 MAC) and Falcons (20-7, 11-3) will play an outsized role in determining seeding in the MAC tournament.
For the Falcons, a win Tuesday would go a long way.
To earn a first-round bye in the MAC tournament
Scenario 1: Just win
The top four teams in the MAC earn the right to skip the first round and head straight to Cleveland, and BG is on the doorstep of earning one of those four spots.