Akron Zips men’s basketball vs. Eastern Michigan live game score and updates

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The University of Akron men’s basketball team would be able to check a couple of significant boxes Tuesday night if the Zips were to defeat Eastern Michigan at Rhodes Arena.

First, Akron would clinch at least a share of the Mid-American Conference regular-season championship.

Second, the Zips would finish the season with a perfect record of 14-0 at home.

The last time UA won a regular-season MAC title was 2020. The last time the Zips went undefeated at home for an entire season was 2015-16, when they were 15-0 at Rhodes Arena.

Entering Tuesday night’s game, Akron (21-8, 13-3) sat atop the MAC standings and was a game ahead of Toledo (18-11, 12-4).

The Zips would win the conference regular-season title outright with victories over Eastern Michigan (12-17, 5-11) and host Western Michigan (11-18, 8-8) on Friday. An Akron win and a Toledo loss in either of the last two regular-season games would also do the trick for the Zips.

Tipoff between Akron and Eastern Michigan occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday. Check back here for updates throughout the game.

Below is some information about the second half.

Akron leads Eastern Michigan with less than four minutes left

Akron senior guard Greg Tribble provided a three-point lead with 7:10 left and a successful floater in the lane with 5:36 remaining.

The Zips led 56-55 during a media timeout with 3:47 left to play.

Coming out of the timeout, Eastern Michigan took a 57-56 lead when freshman guard Arne Osojnik made two of three foul shots.

Akron Zips rally and Nate Johnson leaves game after being shaken up

After an 11-4 run by Akron, the score was tied 51-51 with 8:07 left in the second half.

Zips redshirt sophomore Nate Johnson left the game then after being shaken up. It was not clear what Johnson hurt, but this was his third game back from a broken hand.

Akron Zips trail by five points with 11:25 left to play

With 11:25 left in the first half, Akron trailed Eastern Michigan 47-42 during a media timeout.

Redshirt freshman guard Ryan Prather Jr. gave…

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Publish date : 2024-03-05 22:30:23

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