Akron Returns to MAC Title Game with 80-66 Win Over Bowling Green

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CLEVELAND, Ohio - A 12-2 second-half run broke open a one-point contest propelling the University of Akron men's basketball team to its eighth Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game on the strength of a 80-66 victory past 12th-seeded Bowling Green (16-18) in the tournament semifinals on Friday, March 11, at Quicken Loans Arena.

The Zips (26-7) will play for their fifth NCAA Tournament berth in the Division I era when the squad battles No. 2 Ohio or No. 3 Buffalo on Saturday, March 12. The championship tilt, Akron's eighth overall and first since 2013, will tip at 7:30 p.m. ET and be televised by…