MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The University of Akron men's basketball team dropped its first game since Nov. 24 at Central Michigan on Tuesday night. The Zips trailed by two points with 4:40 remaining in the game; however, the Chippewas pulled away for a 92-81 Mid-American Conference win at McGuirk Arena.
With the win, CMU improved to 9-7 overall and 2-1 in the MAC while the Zips fell to 13-3 overall and 2-1 in the league.
The Zips shot 46.4 percent from the field (32-of-69) and 40 percent from downtown (12-of-30) compared to the Chippewas 47 percent effort from the floor (31-of-66) and 25 percent from beyond the 3-point arc (5-of-20).