Daniel Utomi had 26 points and Freshman Virshon Cotton scored five of his 21 points in the final 45 seconds to help Akron beat Western Michigan 79-78 on Monday night in the Mid-American Conference Tournament. The 11th-seeded Zips will play No. 3 seed Eastern Michigan in the quarterfinals Thursday.
WMU blows 23 point lead in MAC Tournament
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