AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Nikola Cvetinovic had all three of his steals in the first 5 minutes of the second half, helping to spark Akron to a 74-59 win over Miami (Ohio) on Wednesday night.
Tied at 33 at halftime, the Zips opened the second half on a 13-2 run. Cvetinovic had the last of his three steals with 15:41 left and, after a Miami timeout, scored a layup to put Akron ahead 46-35 with 15:26 to play.
Akron achieved its first 11-1 conference start and the first in the Mid-American Conference since Kent State in 2001-02.
Chauncey Gilliam paced Akron (19-7, 11-1) with 14 points and Demetrius Treadwell chipped in 13 off the bench.
