CLEVELAND - Charlie Coles wandered around the crowded floor strewn with joyous players, delirious cheerleaders and fans - and more than a few teary-eyed Zips. Miami of Ohio's folksy coach, who thought he had seen it all in college basketball, was confused.
"Did we win?" Coles asked anyone he could find.
No one had an answer.
Saying a prayer as his shot hung in the air, Doug Penno banked in a 3-pointer as the final horn sounded, giving Miami a 53-52 win over Akron in the championship of the Mid-American Conference tournament on Saturday.
Penno's unbelievable shot, which appeared off line as it left his hand, touched off a wild - and as it turned out …
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