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2017 NIT Tournament: Akron Eliminated by Texas-Arlington 85-69

I believe it was Boyz II Men who said that it was so hard to say goodbye to yesterday. If you are an Akron Zips fan this morning, yesterday is easy to say arrivederci to as the Zips ended their season in blowout fashion 85-69 at the hands of the 6th-seeded Texas-Arlington Mavericks (27-8) in NIT second-round action.

7th-seeded Akron (27-9) jumped to an early 3-0 lead with 18 minutes remaining in the first half, but once lost they would never lead again. The Zips were thoroughly outplayed, outgunned, and out SHOOTYHOOP’d as the Mavericks put on a clinic with several highlight reel dunks and a raucous home crowd.