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#4 Akron has last laugh over #2 Kent State, secures NCAA Tournament bid with 75-55 MAC championship game victory

The Akron Zips use a two-plus hour video aired on ESPN2 to make their own statement Saturday night, as they beat the Kent State Golden Flashes, 75-55 to win the 2022 Mid-American Conference Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.

Tonight’s game had a lot of intrigue going in, as the MAC offices had announced the suspension of four Kent State players for a profanity-laced “diss” video aimed directly at their blood rivals which found its way around Twitter and Snapchat overnight. It was a controversial decision, which included the first-half suspension of starting guard Malique Jacobs for the first half of the title game.