Bowling Green Falcons at Akron Zips
· MAC Championship - Quarterfinal
Jackson scores 31, Akron past Bowling Green 74-67 in MAC
The win comes two weeks after the Zips suffered an 83-71 loss to Bowling Green in conference play. Akron will meet No. 2 seed Buffalo in Friday's late semifinal. The semis are an all-Ohio round as top-seeded Toledo takes on fifth seed Ohio in the other game.
Bryan Trimble Jr. had 12 points for Akron (15-7). Ali Ali added nine points with six rebound and Enrique Freeman pulled down nine rebounds.
Jermaine Marshall scored eight points and his back-to-back 3-pointers over the course of 51 seconds in the game’s closing minutes turned a 63-63 tie into a 69-63 Akron lead with 2:36 remaining.
Daeqwon Plowden tied a career high with 26 points for the Falcons (14-11). Chandler Turner added 12 points and eight rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Chandler Turner made Layup. | 67 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Bowling Green Timeout | 65 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Chandler Turner Offensive Rebound. | 65 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Daeqwon Plowden missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 74 |
Statistics
 BGSU |
 AKR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-68 | FG | 25-58 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 3-23 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 10-14 | FT | 17-24 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 6 | Assists | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, OH
Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 14 | 9-21 |