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Alcegaire sparks Falcons in win over Miami

1/31/2017

By MIKE SMITH
BOWLING GREEN -- Senior guard Wes Alcegaire erupted for a career-high 25 points as Bowling Green broke a two-game slide by defeating Miami 83-72 Tuesday at the Stroh Center.

It was the second win for BGSU (9-13, 3-6 MAC) over its last seven outings. Miami, meanwhile, lost for the sixth time in eight games, and the RedHawks (9-13, 2-7 MAC) remained winless on the road this season.

Alcegaire did most . . .

MAC announces POTW

1/31/2017

The Mid-American Conference on Monday announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week. This week’s honorees are Akron senior forward Kwan Cheatham Jr. and Central Michigan junior guard Marcus Keene.

For details on these players, as well as other nominees, click “Read More.”

Eagles dominate Miami for rare win in Oxford

1/28/2017

James Thompson IV had a big day with 26 points and 20 rebounds. He was also part of a defense that registered 11 blocks and forced 19 Miami turnovers. (MVSmith/MRO)

By MIKE SMITH
OXFORD, OH -- It’s one thing to see Eastern Michigan’s defense on video and another thing to actually play against it. Prepare as they might, the young Miami RedHawks got a first hand look at the Eagles Saturday, and EMU left an impression.

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Eastern Michigan (13-8, 5-3 MAC) held Miami (9-12, 2-6 MAC) to 35.1 percent from the field and got a big night from James Thompson IV on the way to a 74-57 victory over MU. It was the Eagles first win in Oxford since 1996.

Thompson, a 6-10 sophomore . . .

Ohio treys pave way to lopsided win over Falcons

1/28/2017

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The Ohio Bobcats (13-6, 5-3 MAC) sank a season-high 18 three-pointers en route to a 96-72 blowout win over Mid-American Conference East Division rival Bowling Green (8-13, 2-6 MAC) on Saturday at the Stroh Center.

The Bobcats' victory put a halt to a four-game losing skid in the series with the Falcons. The 24-point win also marked Ohio's largest margin of victory in a conference road game since racing past MAC West Division foe Ball State by 27 points, 69-42, on Feb. 6, 2013, in Muncie, Ind.

Ohio matched its . . .

Huskies hold on to nip Toledo

1/28/2017

TOLEDO, Ohio – Five players scored in double figures, led by 15 from senior Marin Maric, as the Northern Illinois Huskies claimed a 74-72 road win over Toledo on Saturday afternoon at Savage Arena.

Sophomore Laytwan Porter added 12 points, seniors Dontel Highsmith and Aaric Armstead each had 11 points and sophomore Levi Bradley chipped in 10 as NIU shot 48.3 percent (28-of-58) from the field, including 50 percent (7-of-14) from beyond the arc.

NIU (13-8, 5-3 MAC) outrebounded . . .

Cardinals on target in win over WMU

1/28/2017

MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State Cardinals celebrated 25 years of Worthen Arena Saturday afternoon by defeating rival Western Michigan 84-78 to maintain a share of the top spot in the league’s West Division.

Tayler Persons led three Cardinals in double figures with 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting. Franko House scored 18 points, and Sean Sellers added 12.

With the win, the Cardinals . . .

Chippewas ride "can't miss" OT to win over KSU

1/28/2017

By EVAN MEYER
KENT, OHIO -- Junior Marcus Keene scored 41 points, including 11 in overtime, as the Central Michigan Chippewas defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes 105-98 Saturday afternoon at the MAC Center.

Central Michigan (13-7, 3-4 MAC) extended its winning streak to three games while collecting its first Mid-American Conference road win. It was also the Chippewas first road victory since December 21st at Montana State.

“(In) this conference . . .

Johnson FT proves decisive in win over Bulls

1/28/2017

By EVAN MEYER
AKRON, OHIO – Senior Kwan Cheatham scored a career high 31 points, going 7-of-13 from three-point range, as the Akron Zips withstood a fierce challenge from the Buffalo Bulls to pick up a 91-90 victory Saturday night befoare a near capacity crowd of 4,884 at Rhodes Arena.

With the victory, Akron (18-3, 8-0) remains the only undefeated team in Mid-American Conference play as the MAC schedule nears the halfway mark. In addition, UA collected its 11th consecutive victory overall and 28th straight at home -- the third longest current home winning skein in Division I.

“This one was . . .

Hunt snares Senior Bowl award

1/28/2017

MOBILE, Ala -- Former Toledo running back Kareem Hunt ran for 118 yards on 15 carries and was named the North’s Most Outstanding Player at the 2017 Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL on Saturday, Jan. 28. Hunt had runs of 43, 20, and 18 yards and also caught an 11-yard pass.

The South defeated the North, 16-15, in the 68th annual contest, which was played at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, the site of one of Hunt’s greatest games as a Rocket. Hunt rushed for a career-best 271 yards and five touchdowns as a sophomore in a 63-44 victory at the GoDaddy Bowl on Jan. 4, 2015.

Hunt is Toledo’s all-time leading rusher with 4,945 yards.

Former Rocket tight end Michael Roberts also played in the game, catching one pass for four yards.

Kent State reverses verdict in NIU rematch

1/25/2017

DEKALB, Ill. –Kent State (11-9, 3-4 MAC) evened the score against the Northern Illinois Huskies (12-8, 4-3 MAC), 73-66, on the road Tuesday.

"A lot of the issues we had the first time we played them, we focused on and corrected," noted head coach Rob Senderoff. "We were plus on rebounding, 10 less turnovers than last time and gave ourselves a chance to win. Our point guard play was off the charts. We had big minutes all around. This was a great road win for us."
The Golden Flashes were . . .

Taylor terrific as UT edges Ohio.

1/25/2017

ATHENS, OH – Senior forward Steve Taylor tallied a game-high 25 points and 15 rebounds on Tuesday evening to lead Toledo to a 79-76 road win over Ohio. The victory was the Rockets’ second-straight win in the “Convo” and improves UT’s overall record to 10-8 overall and 4-3 in conference play.

Taylor was joined in double digits by senior guard Jonathan Williams (15 pts.), sophomore forward Nate Navigato (12 pts.) and sophomore guard Jaelan Sanford (11 pts.).

Freshman forward Jason Carter . . .

Cheatham posts double-double as Zips nip WMU

1/25/2017

Akron remains undefeated in MAC play

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Senior Kwan Cheatham, Jr. recorded his fifth double-double of the season while leading the Akron Zips to their 10th straight win in a 90-87 victory over Western Michigan at University Arena on Tuesday night.

Cheatham poured in 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his third double-double in five games.

Four other Zips finished with . . .

Cardinals pick up ‘gritty’ win at EMU

1/25/2017

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- In a matchup of teams picked first and second in the Mid-American Conference West Division preseason poll, Ball State controlled the action Tuesday in an 88-80 win at Eastern Michigan.

The Cardinals (13-7, 4-3 MAC) defeated the Eagles (12-8, 4-3 MAC) twice last season behind strong 3-point shooting efforts, including a school-record 18 long balls in Muncie.

Tuesday was a different story. The Cardinals . . .

Backcourt, defense help CMU edge Falcons

1/25/2017

By KEVIN SMITH
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.- The backcourt tandem of Marcus Keene and Braylon Rayson combined for 55 points as Central Michigan defeated Bowling Green 82-76 Tuesday at McGuirk Arena.

Keene, the nation’s top scorer, tallied 28 points on 7 of 20 shooting, while adding 11 points from the free throw line. The junior transfer was coming off a Division I-best 50 point performance Saturday against Miami (OH).

Rayson, meanwhile, registered . . .

RedHawks Wade their way to win over Bulls

1/25/2017

Willie conner goes in for a dunk. Conner had 16 points, but Miami pulled out a 75-74 win on Dion Wade's free throw with just over one second remaining (MVSmith/MRO)

By MIKE SMITH
OXFORD, OH -- Dion Wade registered just one point for the Miami RedHawks Tuesday, but it was a really big point.

The junior hit one of two free throws with 1.4 seconds left to lift Miami over Buffalo, 75-74, at Millett Hall. Buffalo pulled down the missed second try and called time out, but it was unable to get a shot off in time as Miami (9-11, 2-5 MAC) held on for its second win of the season.

The RedHawk victory . . .

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Alcegaire sparks Falcons in win over Miami

MAC announces POTW

Eagles dominate Miami for rare win in Oxford

Ohio treys pave way to lopsided win over Falcons

Huskies hold on to nip Toledo

Cardinals on target in win over WMU

Chippewas ride "can't miss" OT to win over KSU

Johnson FT proves decisive in win over Bulls

Hunt snares Senior Bowl award

Kent State reverses verdict in NIU rematch

Taylor terrific as UT edges Ohio.

Cheatham posts double-double as Zips nip WMU

Cardinals pick up ‘gritty’ win at EMU

Backcourt, defense help CMU edge Falcons

RedHawks Wade their way to win over Bulls

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