The University of Akron men’s basketball head coach Keith Dambrot summed it up perfectly in the post-game press conference. “I mean, we had our moments where we weren’t very good, but I have belief in my guys,” Dambrot said.
How right he was, but the team showed why they deserve the coach’s confidence in them as they came from 12 points down with just over eight minutes to go to beat Eastern Michigan, 65-63, in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Reggie McAdams led the Zips with 20 points and Isaiah “Big Dog” Johnson added 19 more to go along with his 16 rebounds.