5 things to know about Akron, Texas Tech in NCAA men's basketball tournament
Akron will play Texas Tech in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in Tampa. Here are 5 things to know about the Zips and the Red Raiders.
The University of Akron men's basketball team will make its eighth appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament at 12:40 p. m. Friday, March 20, in Tampa.
No. 12 seed Akron (29-5, 17-1) enters the NCAA Tournament for the third year in a row as the Mid-American Conference Tournament champion and will meet No. 5 seed Texas Tech (22-10, 12-6 Big 12) in a Midwest Region first-round game.
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