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1/31/2025

Balanced Zips roll past KSU for ninth straight win

KENT, OH -- Nate Johnson scored 20 points to lead six Zips in double figures as Akron (16-5. 0-0 MAC) defeated rival Kent State (13-8. 4-5 MAC) 85-71 Firday at the M.A.C. Center.
It was the ninth straight win for UA, which remained undefeated in conference play. The Flashes fell for the fourth time in their last six outings.
Akron jumped out to . . .

MAC BASKETBALL

1/29/2025

MAC announces Basketball Player of the Week

Akron guard Tavari Johnson has been named this week's MAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week

Tavari Johnson, Junior, Guard, Akron
La Grange, Ill. (Lyons HS)
Helping the Zips to another 2-0 week, with yet another win over a previously undefeated MAC school, Tavari Johnson made his impact known in multiple ways. The junior guard averaged 17.5 points per game, 5.5 assists, an assist-turnover ratio of +2.8, 1.0 blocks and 0.5 steals per game for the week. On the week, Tavari shot .591 (13-of-22) and .556 (5-of-9) from 3-point range.

Tavari started the . . .

MAC BASKETBALL

1/28/2025

BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD: Tuesday, 1-28-25

AKRON 80, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 70
KENT STATE 75, BOWLING GREEN 57
BUFFALO 75, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 69
TOLEDO 86, OHIO 83
WESTERN MICHIGAN 74, BALL STATE 71
MIAMI 89, EASTERN MICHIGAN 80

MAC BASKETBALL

1/25/2025

BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD: Saturday, 1-25-25

AKRON 102, MIAMI 75
EASTERN MICHIGAN 90, BUFFALO 77
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 76, BALL STATE 66
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 73, WESTERN MICHIGAN 52

MAC BASKETBALL

1/24/2025

BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD: Friday, 1-24-2025

OHIO 61, KENT STATE 59

TOLEDO 84, BOWLING GREEN 71

MAC FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL

1/22/2025

NOTES: Football re-rank, grades, upcoming hoop tilts

With the college football playoffs over, USA Today has published a "Re-Rank" of FBS teams -- 1 through 134.
Ohio State, of course, was No. 1, followed by Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Texas, Georgia, Arizona State, Boise State, Indiana and Tennessee to round out the Top Ten.

It was interesting to see where MAC teams fell. Ohio, which won the MAC title and . . .

MAC BASKETBALL

1/21/2025

BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD - Tuesday, 1-21-2

EASTERN MICHIGAN 94, OHIO 87
WESTERN MICHIGAN 72, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 70
KENT STATE 83, TOLEDO 64
BALL STATE 82, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 80
AKRON 90, BUFFALO 58
MIAMI 84, BOWLING GREEN 76

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MAC BASKETBALL

1/20/2025

MAC announces Men's Basketball Player of the Week

Amani Lyles, Junior, Forward, Akron
Posting a pair of career nights this past week, Amani Lyles was a driving force that helped power the Akron Zips to a 2-0 week to stay undefeated in the MAC. Amani averaged 16.5 points (33 points) while shooting .778 (14-of-18) from the field and 4-of-5 (.800) from the free throw line. Lyles was captain clutch for the Zips with 31 of his 33 points coming in the second half. Lyles also added nine rebounds, eight assists, five blocks and two steals on the week.
Playing a . . .

MAC BASKETBALL

1/18/2025

BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD: Saturday, 1-18-25

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MIAMI 70, KENT STATE 61
BUFFALO 85, WESTERN MICHIGAN 76
TOLEDO 93, BALL STATE 75
EASTERN MICHIGAN 68, BOWLING GREEN 62
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 71, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 66

MAC BASKETBALL

1/17/2025

Zips pin 'L' on 'Cats in battle of MAC-unbeatens

AKRON, OH - Two of three remaining teams with 4-0 MAC records met Friday night at James A. Rhodes Arena, and the hosting Akron Zips (12-5, 5-0 MAC) prevailed with a 92-80 win over Ohio (10-7, 4-1 MAC) .

While the teams combined for 172 points, UA also helped itself on the defensive end. Ohio forward AJ Clayton -- one of the league's top scorers (16.2 ppg) , was held to eight points on the night, with his only field goal coming in the second half. Akron also limited the Zips to 29 first half points while building a 15-point (44-29) lead at intermission.

Ohio connected on . . .

MAC BASKETBALL

1/14/2025

SCOREBOARD: Tuesday, 1-14-25

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OHIO 86, BALL STATE 71
BOWLING GREEN 79, BUFFALO 61
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 82, EASTERN MICHIGAN 63
AKRON 85, TOLEDO 78
WESTERN MICHIGAN 94, KENT STATE 83
MIAMI 84, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 69

MAC BASKETBALL

1/11/2025

BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD: Saturday, 1-11-25

# OHIO 108, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 70
# BALL STATE 91, BOWLING GREEN 69
# AKRON 105, EASTERN MICHIGAN 81
# MIAMI 91, WESTERN MICHIGAN 71

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MAC BASKETBALL

1/11/2025

BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD: Friday, 1-10-25

KENT STATE 68, BUFFALO 49
TOLEDO 69, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 67

MAC BASKETBALL

1/7/2025

BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD: Tuesday, 1-7-25

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OHIO 88, BUFFALO 79
KENT STATE 68, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 50
TOLEDO 90, EASTERN MICHIGAN 87
AKRON 87, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 71
BOWLING GREEN 83, WESTERN MICHIGAN 79
MIAMI 80, BALL STATE 72

MAC FOOTBALL

1/5/2025

Defense, run game lead Bulls to Bowl victory

NASSAU, BAHAMAS -- Buffalo's defense dominated Liberty and Upton Bellenfant booted four field goals to lead the Bulls past LU 26-7 in Bahamas Bowl action Saturday at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.
It was the fifth straight win for UB, which finished the year with a 9-4 record. Liberty dropped to 8-4.
While the UB offense totaled 359 yards on the day, it scored just one TD. That came on an Al-Jay Henderson 45-yard run in the third quarter.

Buffalo's defense, meanwhile, limited the . . .

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