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.

BOTTOM LINE: Akron and Miami (OH) meet in the MAC Championship. The Zips have gone 19-1 against MAC opponents, with a 7-5 record in non-conference play. Akron is fourth in the MAC with 35.0 points per game in the paint led by Nate Johnson averaging 6.3.

This is what a great team does in its biggest game of the season. That’s what I kept thinking while watching Akron beat Miami 76-74 in the finals of the Mid-American Conference tournament. Akron not only won their third trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last four years,