The No. 7 seed Rockets (17-15) will now advance to the MAC Tournament quarterfinals vs. No. 2 seed Ohio (19-10) at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
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TOLEDO, Ohio – Senior guard Jonathan Williams led a balanced attack with 18 points as the Toledo Rockets knocked off rival Bowling Green 77-62 at Savage Arena in first-round action of the MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Monday night. The No. 7 seed Rockets (17-15) will now advance to the MAC Tournament quarterfinals vs. No. 2 seed Ohio (19-10) at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Redshirt freshman . . . By EVAN MEYER KENT, OHIO – The Kent State Golden Flashes went toe-to-toe with the Central Michigan Chippewas for 45 minutes Tuesday at the MAC Center, with KSU winning 116-106 in overtime to post a first round victory in the 2017 Mid-American Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament. The win was the sixth win in . . . By MIKE SMITH KALAMAZOO, Mich -- The Mid-American Conference’s hottest team rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to win as Western Michigan fought off a Miami RedHawks challenge 61-57 in MAC tournament action Monday at University Arena. It was the ninth straight victory for the No. 5 seeded Broncos, who moved to 16-15 (11-7 MAC) on the campaign. They will meet No. 2 seed Ohio at 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday in a quarterfinal matchup. Miami, playing under . . . The Mid-American Conference on Monday announced its final regular season MAC Men’s Basketball Players of the Week. This week’s honorees are Buffalo senior wingman Blake Hamilton and Ball State sophomore guard Tayler Persons. For more on these players and other nominees, click Read More . . . Cleveland, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference today announced the All-MAC First Team, Second Team, Third Team and Honorable Mention selections for the 2016-17 season. The teams were voted on by the league's 12 head coaches. The league's All-Freshman Team and All-Defensive team were also announced today. Kent State’s Jimmy Hall was . . . The 2017 Mid-American Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament gets underway with first round action at four sites Monday night. Winners from those games move on to quarterfinal action, where they will be paired against one of the top four seeds. Buffalo, a No. 3 seed this year, is the two-time defending champion. Akron survived a rough stretch late in the year to secure the top spot. Tiebreakers helped Ohio (2) and Ball State (3) grab byes thanks to their top-four finish. The hottest team . . . The 2017 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Presented by VisitMyrtleBeach.com will start first round action Monday with four games involving seeds five through 12. Higher seeded teams were awarded home court. Winners of Monday's contests will advance to quarterfinal action, which starts Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The top four seeds - Akron (1), Ohio (2), Buffalo (3) and Ball State (4) were awarded first round byes and will be seeing their first action Thursday. Defending champion Buffalo has won the last two MAC Men's Tournaments. The quarterfinal slate has two sessions - afternoon and evening. Akron begins the afternoon session with a noon game, followed by Ball State 30 minutes after the first game ends. Ohio kicks off the evening session at 6:30, with Buffalo following in the nightcap -- again, 30 minutes after the session opener ends. Quarterfinal games will be televised on BCSN/Spectrum Sports/ESPN3. Friday's semifinal games are slated for 5:30 p.m. ET and 8:00 p.m. ET. These games will appear on the CBS Sports Network The championship tilt will tip off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and be televised on ESPN2/WatchESPN. KALAMAZOO, Mich.- Thomas Wilder scored 27 points and Tucker Haymond added 24 as Western Michigan defeated Central Michigan 88-80 on Friday night for the Broncos' eighth-straight win. After starting Mid-American Conference play with a 2-6 record the Broncos (15-15, 11-7 MAC) closed out the remainder of their schedule with wins in nine of their last 10 games, rallying back from last place to tie Ball State for the MAC West title. It was the eighth division crown in 14 seasons under WMU head coach Steve Hawkins. WMU withstood 13 three-pointers from . . . BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo Bulls secured a bye in the Mid-American Conference Tournament for the fourth straight year Friday as they clinched the No. 3 seed in the upcoming MAC conference tournament with an 80-68 win over Bowling Green. UB head coach Nate Oats started all five of his seniors -- Christian Pino, Raheem Johnson, David Kadiri, Willie Conner, and Blake Hamilton – in the regular season finale. The senior quintet . . . MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State Cardinals secured a second straight Mid-American Conference West Division co-championship Friday with an 87-82 victory over Northern Illinois. Franko House scored 22 points in his final home game to lead the Cardinals on Senior Night. Tayler Persons had 14 points and eight assists, while senior Ryan Weber and Trey Moses added 12 points each. Eugene German led five Northern Illinois players in double figures with 17 points. Marin Maric tallied 16 with 10 boards, while Jaylen Key scored 12 and Austin Pauga 11 off the bench. Levi Bradley chipped in 10 points and nine caroms. “I’m proud of . . . Lauf flirts with triple-double By KEVIN SMITH YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN--Toledo put three scorers in double figures, including 17 by Jordan Lauf, as the Rockets edged Eastern Michigan, 60-56, Friday, at the Convocation Center. Jonathan Williams added 14 points, and Steve Taylor Jr. posted a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Ray Lee led the way for the Eagles with 14 points, while Tim Bond and Ty Toney added 11 points each. In a close game . . . No. 1 seed Zips end Kent State win streak By EVAN MEYER KENT, OHIO- Sophomore guard Jimond Ivey scored 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as the Akron Zips used a 9-0 run late in the second half to pull away from the Kent State Golden Flashes for a 66-56 victory Friday night before a sellout crowd of 6,327 at the MAC Center. The victory ended a stretch of . . . By MIKE SMITH ATHENS, Ohio -- Despite a traffic jam in the Mid-American conference standings, the Ohio Bobcats entered Friday’s final day of MAC regular season play knowing a senior night win at the Convocation Center would give them a No. 2 seed in the upcoming conference tournament. Mission accomplished! All five starters reached . . . BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Jaylin Walker and Jimmy Hall combined for 35 points Tuesday as the Kent State Golden Flashes downed Bowling Green 74-57. It was the fifth straight win for Kent State (18-12, 10-7 MAC). Bowling Green (13-11, 7-10 MAC) lost after two wins over the previous week. 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