Akron's Nate Johnson hit a game-winning layup in the final two seconds to beat the RedHawks and send the Zips dancing.

Akron men's basketball plays Miami in the MAC Tournament title game Saturday for an NCAA Tournament automatic bid. Follow here for live score updates.

Nate Johnson hit a short pull-up jumper with two seconds left and top-seeded Akron rallied from 18 points down to beat Miami (OH) 76-74 for a second-straight Mid-American Conference Tournament champio

After trailing by as many as 18 points, and weathering No. 2 seed Miami’s (25-9) storm of 3-pointers, No. 1 seed Akron (28-6) walked out of Rocket Arena with a 76-74 win Saturday in the MAC men’s basketball tournament final,

Redshirt junior guard Nate Johnson rose to the occasion Saturday night at Rocket Arena and propelled the University of Akron men's basketball team back to the NCAA Tournament. Johnson, the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year,

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Miami vs. Akron in the MAC title game will air on ESPN2. According to FanDuel, Akron (27-6) is favored by 6.5 points over Miami. The over/under is 158.5. The RedHawks (25-8) are underdogs on the money line, with about 2-1 odds.

Akron's Nate Johnson hit a game-winning layup in the final two seconds to beat the RedHawks and send the Zips dancing.

Nate Johnson hit a short pull-up jumper with two seconds left and top-seeded Akron rallied from 18 points down to beat Miami (OH) 76-74 Saturday night for a second straight Mid-American Conference tournament title and second straight berth in the NCAAs.