MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Quincy Diggs scored 19 points and had four steals as Akron beat Central Michigan 82-74 on Saturday night.
Demetrius Treadwell — who led the team with 14 rebounds — and Jake Kretzer each added 15 points for the Zips (13-6, 5-1 Mid-American Conference). Reggie McAdams came off the bench to put up 11 points.
Diggs sank a jumper and a 3-pointer in the final minute of the first period to give Akron a 41-36 halftime lead.
The Chippewas (7-11, 0-6) went up by two at 14:24 in the second before Kretzer and McAdams teamed up for five 3-pointers within eight minutes to help put the Zips back on top for good.