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Men's Hoops Drop Heartbreaker to No. 1-Seeded Akron, 65-63

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Despite for leading for close to 80 percent of game time, the No. 8-seeded Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team fell to the No. 1-seeded Akron Zips in the quarterfinal round of the 2016 Mid-American Conference Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena, Thursday afternoon, March. 10. Eastern (18-15) led by as many as 12, but could not close out the high-powered Akron squad down the stretch. The Zips (25-7) rode the strength of MAC sixth man of the year Isaiah Johnson's 19 points and 16 rebounds to victory.