Anthony Simpson scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to pace Kent State to a 74-61 win over Akron on Friday night.

Anthony Simpson scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to pace Kent State to a 74-61 win over Akron on Friday night.

AKRON, Ohio — Steve McNees scored 15 points and Jimmy Conyers had his seventh double-double of the season as the Zips cruised to a 77-67 win over

There will be a packed house Friday night at Rhodes Arenas when the University of Akron men's basketball team plays Kent State University.

But when the Flashes do, there's a game fans won't want to miss Oct. 9 against the University of Akron as part of homecoming.

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...second half, helping Virginia Commonwealth recover from a slow start to post a 70-53 BracketBusters victory over Akron at the Siegel Center.

Larry Sanders scored 15 points and Brandon Rozzell added 13 as Virginia Commonwealth topped Akron 70-53 on Saturday.

Jimmy Conyers scored 20 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and hit two free throws with 3 seconds left in the second overtime in Akron's 91-88 win over Ohio...

      Rams went on a 12-2 run and opened a 28-15 lead.     Larry Sanders has 11 points and six rebounds but also has two fouls.