CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Toledo men's basketball team (18-14) will make its fourth semifinal appearance in the last five seasons when it takes on No. 1 seed Akron (26-6) tonight in the 2025 Mid-American Conference Tournament. The contest will be televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network and tip off in Cleveland's Rocket Arena at 5:00 p.m.
The Rockets lost both of their games this season to Akron, an 85-78 road loss on Jan. 14 and a 96-87 home defeat on March 4. Toledo out-scored the Zips, 42-30, in the first half in Rhodes Arena and by a 63-51 margin in the second half in Savage Arena.