The Ohio Bobcat men came into Tuesday night’s game vs. the Akron Zips with a chance to tie with Akron for the Mid-American Conference’s top seed.
Instead, they leave with those hopes dashed.
The Zips (23-7, 12-5 MAC) throttled the Bobcats (19-10, 10-7 MAC) by a final score of 91-76 Tuesday night at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron. With the win, Akron clinches the top seed in next week’s MAC Tournament. Ohio now competes with the four other teams still vying for a top-four seed and a trip directly to Cleveland.
The Zips, who came into the game third nationally in three-point percentage, made a school-record 20 threes vs.