Official Site of the MAC · Mar 15
Akron Completes MAC Tournament Three-Peat Behind Clutch Three from Scott
CLEVELAND - A clutch three with six seconds left from Shammah Scott secured second-seeded Akron its third consecutive Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Title on Saturday night at Rocket Arena as the Zips defeated fourth-seeded Toledo, 79-75.
Tournament MVP Tavari Johnson and Amani Lyles paced Akron with 15 points apiece, while Scott and Bowen Hardman (four threes) tallied 12 points each.
After defeating NIU on Senior Day, Akron went 17-1 in the MAC the past two seasons. The Zips' 34-2 record in conference play the past two seasons is the best two-year stretch in conference history.