2017 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals
No. 1 Akron 79, No. 8 Eastern Michigan 62
Box Score
Cleveland, Ohio – No. 1 seed Akron's second-half surge lifted the Zips to a 79-62 win over No. 8 seed Eastern Michigan in quarterfinal Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament action at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on Thursday. In the fourth quarter, Akron scored five points in a span of seven seconds as Jimond Ivey's layup and Josh Williams three pointer, both off steals, turned a six point lead into an Akron 11- point cusion with 4:28 left for a 64-53 lead.