Akron's Loren Cristian Jackson is defended by West Virginia's Chase Harler during an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten)
Akron senior guard Loren Cristian Jackson was the MAC Player of the Year last season and is making a strong case to repeat.
In addition to averaging 8.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots, sophomore forward Enrique Freeman is one of the best stories in the MAC.
A year after sharing the MAC West title with Ball State – the conference eliminated divisions in this pandemic-affected season — Northern Illinois has fallen on hard times.
COVID-19 issues sidelined the Huskies for almost four weeks before they returned to action Saturday and lost at Kent State 80-58 as 15-point underdogs.
Akron will be looking for revenge in this one as Northern Illinois notched its lone MAC win this season over the Zips 67-65 on Jan. 12 at home as an 8.5-point underdog.
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