Jaaron Simmons dribbles across the court in Ohio's MAC tournament semifinal game against Buffalo on March 11, 2016.
CLEVELAND — In a perfect world, it was supposed to be Akron verses Ohio in the Mid-American Conference Championship. After all, the two teams had met three times in the MAC final since 2010 and were the top two seeds in the conference.
But the world isn’t perfect sometimes. Life isn’t either.
No. 2 Ohio lost 88-74 to No. 3 Buffalo Friday night in the MAC semifinal round, ending its quest for a NCAA Tournament berth.
Buffalo (17-14, 10-8 MAC) will play No.