Akron plays in MAC Tournament against the Buffalo

Buffalo Bulls (19-10, 13-6 MAC) vs. Akron Zips (21-9, 14-6 MAC)

Cleveland; Thursday, 1:30 p.m. EST

LINE: Akron -2; over/under is 141.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Akron Zips play in the MAC Tournament against the Buffalo Bulls.

The Zips are 12-3 in home games. Akron scores 71.1 points and has outscored opponents by 8.2 points per game.

The Bulls are 13-6 against MAC opponents. Buffalo is the leader in the MAC scoring 13.4 fast break points per game.

The teams square off for the second time this season. Akron won the last meeting 88-76 on Jan. 1. Ali Ali scored 32 to help lead Akron to the victory, and Jeenathan Williams scored 19 points for Buffalo.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ali is averaging 14.1 points for the Zips. Enrique Freeman is averaging 13 points and 11 rebounds over the last 10 games for Akron.

Williams is shooting 45.0% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulls, while averaging 19.2 points. Ronaldo Segu is averaging 13.2 points and five assists over the last 10 games for Buffalo.

LAST 10 GAMES: Zips: 7-3, averaging 73.5 points, 30.9 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.9 points per game.

Bulls: 8-2, averaging 78.8 points, 40.2 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.1 points.

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