Zips Claim MAC Regular Season Title

AKRON, Ohio (AP) Reggie McAdams scored 21 points, Kwan Cheatham Jr. had a double-double and Akron made a school record 20 3-pointers to beat Ohio 91-76 on Tuesday night for the Mid-American regular season title.



Cheatham also finished with 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. McAdams hit seven 3-pointers and Cheatham added five - both tying career-highs - as Akron made a school record 20 of 42.



The Zips tied their previous school record of 19 3-pointers last Friday against Bowling Green. They're a combined 39 of 84 (46 percent) in the last two games.



Jake Kretzer chipped in with three 3-pointers and had 11 points for Akron (23-7, 12-5).



Jaaron Simmons led Ohio (19-10, 10-7) with 25 points. The Bobcats were 8 of 25 from 3-point range and were outrebounded 47-28.



Akron hosts Kent State in a regular-season finale on Friday before entering the MAC tournament as the No. 1 seed.

KENT, Ohio (AP) Jimmy Hall scored 22 points and Kent State handled Bowling Green 70-54 Tuesday night.



Hall was 10 of 14 from the field with nine rebounds for the Golden Flashes (19-11, 10-7 Mid-American). Galal Cancer scored 18 points with three 3-pointers and Kellon Thomas added 10 points and six assists.



Bowling Green (14-16, 5-12) was led by Spencer Parker with 15 points and eight rebounds. Wesley Alcegaire scored 14 points with three 3-pointers. The Falcons shot under 38 percent and were outrebounded 39-28.



Kent State used a 14-5 run to lead 26-17 midway through the first half and carried a six-point lead into intermission.



A seven-point spurt early in the second half - including a 3-point play by Hall - gave the Golden Flashes a 46-32 lead and they cruised from there.



Bowling Green has lost 9 of 10.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Geovonie McKnight had 21 points as Miami pulled away late to knock off Buffalo 67-59 on Tuesday night.



Eric Washington drilled four from long range to finish with 17 points while dishing out seven assists for the RedHawks (12-18, 6-11 Mid-American Conference) who have won three straight after dropping three in a row. Miami will close out the regular schedule against Ohio on Friday.



Trailing by three, Buffalo's Blake Hamilton nailed a 3-pointer to tie at 55-55 with 4:27 remaining in the game.



Rod Mills answered with a 3 for Miami (OH), and Washington and Chris Bryan had back-to-back layups to pull ahead 62-55. The Bulls managed just 4 points in the final 4:00. Buffalo was up 29-26 at the half. The RedHawks won the second period, 41-30.



Hamilton had 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds for Buffalo (16-14, 9-8), which has dropped two straight.

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) Tim Bond drilled a 3-point jumper with three seconds left as Eastern Michigan rallied to knock off Northern Illinois 75-71 on Tuesday night.



Eastern Michigan held Northern Illinois to two field goals in the final 14 minutes of the game.



The victory moved the Eagles (16-14, 8-9) into a third-place tie with Northern Illinois and Toledo in the Mid-American West Division.



Trailing 70-68 Northern Illinois' Jaylen Key had a tip-in to tie. Bond answered with a trey and Raven Lee made three free throws down the stretch.



Bond was 6 of 13 from the floor for 17 points, Willie Mangum IV drilled four treys for 14 points and James Thompson IV chipped in 16 points with 13 rebounds for the Eagles who close out the regular season against Toledo on Friday.



Marshawn Wilson nailed 5 of 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 26 points for Northern Illinois (19-11, 8-9).

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Chris Fowler made 9 of 15 field goals and finished with 20 points to help Central Michigan beat Ball State 65-57 Tuesday night.



Braylon Rayson added 18 points and three steals for Central Michigan, which moved into a tie with Ball State atop the Mid-American Conference West Division standings.



Fowler hit a 3, then made a layup to spark a 10-3 spurt that gave the Chippewas (19-22, 10-7) a 38-31 lead with 14:43 minutes to play.



After a layup by Trey Moses pulled Ball State (17-13, 10-7) within five, Fowler hit another 3-pointer which ignited a 9-2 run that gave Central Michigan a 49-37 advantage with 9:33 left.



Franko House pulled the Cardinals within 57-51 on a layup with 3:43 remaining, but they would get no closer.



House led Ball State with 23 points. Sean Sellers scored 11 and Bo Calhoun added 10 points with nine rebounds.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) Thomas Wilder scored 18 points and Tucker Haymond added 18 more off the bench as Western Michigan came on late to defeat Toledo 70-64 on Tuesday night.



Western Michigan (12-18, 6-11 Mid-American) was trailing by six points with less than nine minutes to play when the Broncs started to rally. Wilder scored on a layup with 5:45 left for a 57-56 lead and Haymond added a 3-point play a minute later, stretching the lead to 62-58. Wilder hit a key 3 that made it 65-60 with 2:38 left and the Broncos held on at the foul line.



The Rockets (17-13, 8-9) were hurt by foul trouble and turnovers - called for 24 fouls and turning the ball over a season-worst 23 times.



Toledo starters Nathan Boothe, Zach Garber and Jaelan Sanford each had four fouls with more than 12 minutes remaining.



Jonathan Williams led the Rockets with 21 points, Boothe added 19.

Akron 91, Ohio 76Kent State 70, Bowling Green 54Miami 67, Buffalo 59Eastern Michigan 75, Northern Illinois 71Central Michigan 65, Ball State 57Western Michigan 70, Toledo 64