The Zips and Falcons tangle for only the second time in the MAC Tournament during Keith Dambrot's tenure.
At around 1:30 on Thursday afternoon, this was not the match-up that most were expecting to see in the first semifinal of the MAC Tournament.
At that time Akron was down 12 to Eastern Michigan with 8:46 remaining and all hope looked lost for the Zips to get back to the NCAA Tournament. Bowling Green was getting ready for warmups as an underdog, looking like a longshot to take down last year's number one seed Central Michigan.