Bowling Green led by as many as 20 points in the second half as the Falcons registered their second straight MAC road win. Eastern Michigan dropped to 10-7 (3-2 MAC).
BGSU was led offensively by . . .
Ypsilanti, Mich. – The Bowling Green Falcons improved to 12-5 overall and 3-1 in Mid-American Conference action with an 84-79 road victory at Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon inside the Convocation Center. The Falcons led by as much as 20 points in the second half of play. Bowling Green led by as many as 20 points in the second half as the Falcons registered their second straight MAC road win. Eastern Michigan dropped to 10-7 (3-2 MAC). BGSU was led offensively by . . . BUFFALO, NY – Senior Jarryn Skeete had 13 points and a career-high 12 assists on Saturday afternoon as he helped lead the Buffalo Bulls to a 74-61 win over Central Michigan in a rematch of the 2015 Mid-American Conference Championship game. The win improves the Bulls to 9-8 on the season and 2-2 in MAC play. CMU dropped to identical marks. Buffalo led for nearly the entire game as it opened the contest on a 10-3 run over the first three minutes. An 11-0 Central Michigan run gave . . . TOLEDO, OH – Senior center Nathan Boothe tallied 25 points and nine rebounds and sophomore guard Stuckey Mosley tied his career best with 19 points to lead Toledo to a convincing 78-64 win over Akron Friday night in Savage Arena. The victory, which was the Rockets' fourth straight over the Zips, improved UT's record to 11-6 overall and 2-2 in Mid-American Conference play. The was the second consecutive loss for Akron (13-4, 2-2), which was riding a 10-game winning streak as it entered play this week. Junior guard Jonathan Williams . . . YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan Eagles opened their Mid-American Conference home schedule with a scrappy, 81-69, victory over the University at Buffalo, Tuesday at the Convocation Center. Five Eagles (10-6, 2-1 MAC) finished with double figure scoring performances for EMU as junior Ty Toney led the way with 17 points.
Freshman James Thompson IV finished with his ninth double-double of the season, totaling 13 points and 12 rebounds. Other Eagles in double-digit points were redshirt junior Raven Lee and senior Brandon Nazione with 14 points apiece, while junior Willie Mangum IV poured in 11. Toney also finished with a career-high five steals, while dishing out three assists. As a team, EMU shot 40.7 (22-of-54) from the field, as well as 74.5 (35-of-47) from the free throw line. The 35 free throw makes ties the third-most in a single game in Eastern Michigan history. The Eagles notched 16 steals in the contest, as well as forcing 23 turnovers, turning those into 28 points. Sloppy play forced the officials to give the whistles a workout as the two squads finished with 59 combined fouls and three players fouling out. FOR MORE, CLICK HERE ATHENS, Ohio – In their first Mid-American Conference (MAC) road game of the season, the Bowling Green State University Falcons had five players score in double figures in what was a crazy 91-75 come-from-behind win over the Ohio Bobcats at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio. It was the first home loss of the season for the Bobcats (10-5 overall, 1-2 MAC, 8-1 at home). The contest saw the Falcons go almost 10 minutes without a field goal in the first half and then reel off 10 points in only 37 seconds of game time late in the second half. Bowling Green had a four-point play, hit three out of four free throws on two technical fouls, and got an old-fashion three-point play after taking the ball out of bounds off the technical fouls. The Falcons trailed by as many . . . TOLEDO, Ohio – Tied with just under four minutes to play, the Northern Illinois Huskies used a 12-5 run to pull away for a 71-66 win at Toledo on Tuesday night at Savage Arena. Senior Travon Baker scored a team-high 23 points and had five steals while sophomore Marin Maric added 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds as the Huskies improved to 14-2 overall, 3-0 in Mid-American Conference play. Freshman Marshawn Wilson added 10 points and senior Chuks Iroegbu chipped in nine points as the Huskies won at Toledo for the second consecutive season. “Credit our guys, we found a way to win,” said NIU head coach Mark Montgomery. “We got down, we came back and we . . . KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- You couldn’t have a much better shooting night than Ryan Weber had Tuesday for the Ball State Cardinals. The junior made his first nine shots from the floor, four of them from 3-point range, on his way to a career-high 26 points. His big night, coupled with a strong all-around team performance, helped the Cardinals to a 74-64 road win at Western Michigan. “Certainly Ryan’s effort was incredible on the offensive end, but what won the game . . . Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Braylon Rayson scored 24 points, Chris Fowler had 20, and Rayshawn Simmons added 18 Tuesday as the Central Michigan Chippewas topped Akron, 92-81, in a Mid-American Conference game before 2,260 at McGuirk Arena. The win lifted CMU to 9-7, 2-1 MAC. Akron, which came in riding a 10-game win streak, is 13-3, 2-1. With their victory, the Chippewas snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Zips, who, at No. 11, are the highest-ranked MAC team in the collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll. CMU's last win over Akron came on Jan. 26, 2008. "I think that's the only team . . . By EVAN MEYER KENT, OHIO – The Kent State Golden Flashes moved into a first place tie in the Mid-American Conference Eastern Division as they defeated the Miami Redhawks, 76-68, Tuesday night at the MAC Center. Kent State (11-5, 2-1 MAC) rebounded from its first home loss of the season Friday night against Buffalo by fending off a second half RedHawk challenge. The Flashes built a 15-point second half lead, only to see the visitors slice the margin to two points . . . The Mid-American Conference on Monday announced its YP.com MAC Men’s Basketball Players of the Week. This week’s honorees were Jaaron Simmons of Ohio and Travon Baker of Northern Illinois. YP.com MAC Men's Basketball East Division Player of the Week
Jaaron Simmons, Ohio Guard, Sophomore, Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) Ohio men's basketball redshirt sophomore guard Jaaron Simmons (Dayton, Ohio) put together a big week to help the Bobcats (10-4, 1-1 MAC) open 2016 Mid-American Conference play with a split of games against West Division foes. Simmons averaged a team-high 20.0 points, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game, in addition to ranking second on the squad with 7.0 rebounds per game. He shot 46.7 percent (14-of-30) from the field and was a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line. YP.com MAC Men's Basketball East Division Player of the Week Travon Baker, Northern Illinois Guard, Senior, Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Consortium) Travon Baker led the way for NIU as the Huskies opened conference play 2-0 behind Baker's 25.0 points, 3.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game in a pair of wins over Ohio and Eastern Michigan. The senior from Detroit shot 52.2 percent from the field, including 55.6 percent from three-point range, and was also 94.1 percent from the free-throw line. Former Cardinal standout takes over football reins MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State University is welcoming back one of its own as Mike Neu has been named the new head coach for the Cardinal football program. Neu played collegiate football at Ball State, where he was named 1993 Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Neu replaces Pete Lembo, who announced in December he would be joining the University of Maryland football staff; he will serve as an assistant head coach and special teams coordinator. “We could not be more excited and proud to bring Coach Mike Neu and his family home to Ball State,” said President Paul W. Ferguson. "Coach Neu brings deep experience in college and professional football back to his alma mater. He is committed to elevating the student-athlete experience, catalyzing fan engagement, and developing a winning tradition in the highly competitive MAC.” Neu has 15 years of coaching experience with stops in . . . ATHENS, Ohio -- Junior forward Antonio Campbell and redshirt sophomore guard Jaaron Simmons combined for 48 points and 24 rebounds as the Bobcats (10-4, 1-1 MAC) won their first conference game of 2016 in a 79-73 victory over Ball State (10-5, 1-1 MAC) Saturday at the Convocation Center. The Bobcats matched their win total from the entire 2014-15 season with the victory. "That was a good college basketball game all the way around.,” Ohio head coach Saul Phillips said. I thought it was two teams playing extremely hard and I think two teams . . . DEKALB, Ill. -- Senior Travon Baker tied a career-high with 25 points, including seven three-pointers, and sophomore Marin Maric recorded his sixth double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Northern Illinois Huskies collected their sixth-straight win, and 13th consecutive at home, with an 80-63 win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Senior Chuks Iroegbu added 14 points while junior Aaric Armstead added 12 points and six rebounds as the Huskies improved to 13-2 overall, 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference. “I thought it was . . . BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Central Michigan coach Keno Davis set an ultimatum for his team following their Mid-American Conference-opening loss to Eastern Michigan. The goal was to get better, primarily on the defensive end, in the shortened days before traveling to Bowling Green. It paid off. Commencing their first conference road game on the schedule, the Chippewas limited Bowling Green to 42.1 percent shooting on Saturday in posting a 79-67 win at the Falcons’ Stroh Center. It was the first win of the season away from McGuirk Arena for the Chippewas, who improved to 8-7, 1-1 MAC. “We talked about not . . . OXFORD, Ohio – The Toledo Rockets exploded for 47 points in the first half as they bounced back from a MAC opening night loss to defeat Miami 84-76 Saturday at Millett Hall. Toledo not only connected on 58.1 percent from the field before intermission, it buried 10 of 17 (58.8%) 3-point shots in the period. Jonathan Williams, the MAC’s top scorer, did the most first half damage, scoring all 15 of his points on the night over the first 20 minutes. The junior guard hit 5 of 6 trey attempts in the period, while Jaelan Sanford connected on 2 of 4 triples. Miami actually had one of its better halves this year shooting the ball, connecting on 53.8 percent overall. However, it had . . . |
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