Western Michigan at Toledo starts it all with an 11:30 a.m. kickoff. If the Rockets win, they are in!! They will head to the Dec. 2 championship tilt to face Akron.
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan kicks off . . .
Friday’s schedule brings down the curtain on 2017 Mid-American Conference regular season play, and two of three games could impact who plays in the MAC Championship Game. Western Michigan at Toledo starts it all with an 11:30 a.m. kickoff. If the Rockets win, they are in!! They will head to the Dec. 2 championship tilt to face Akron. Northern Illinois at Central Michigan kicks off . . . By MIKE SMITH NEW ORLEANS – Nike Sibande erupted for 21 points, but the Miami RedHawks fell to undefeated Tulane 80-59 Wednesday at Devlin Fieldhouse. The Green Wave (5-0) put four players in double figures, led by forward Melfin Frazier, who made 9 of 10 shots from the field on the way to 20 points. He also registered eight rebounds and five steals. Miami (3-2) saw just . . . Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Shawn Roundtree scored 20 points and dished out six assists, while Cecil Williams added 16 points on Wednesday as Central Michigan downed Sam Houston State, 71-60, in the Chippewas’ opening game at the Great Alaska Shootout at Alaska Airlines Arena. The Chippewas will play . . . LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Ball State played two-time defending Patriot League champion Bucknell to the wire on the road Wednesday before the Bison emerged with an 87-83 win at Sojka Pavilion. Junior point guard Tayler Persons . . . SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Toledo couldn't overcome a cold shooting second half on Wednesday evening as its upset bid against Atlantic Coast Conference foe Syracuse came up short in a 72-64 setback at the Carrier Dome. The defeat was UT's first in four contests this season, while the host Orange remained unbeaten in five games. "We played with . . . CAYMAN ISLANDS - The Buffalo Bulls outscored South Dakota State 56-48 in the second half, but the Jackrabbits shot nearly 61 percent for the game as the Bulls fell, 94-80, in the final game of the Cayman Classic. Playing their third game in three days, the Bulls (3-2) looked a step slow defensively, as South Dakota State built a 22-point halftime lead. The Bulls shot just 26.5 percent from the field during the first 20 minutes, while the Jackrabbits shot 58.6 percent. South Dakota State led 46-24 at the break. UB responded in the . . . ESTERO, Fla. -- Defense and rebounding are the foundation on which the Northern Illinois basketball program has been built, and it was an offensive rebound and a block in the final seconds that helped lift the Huskies to a 70-68 victory over Manhattan on Wednesday morning in the Gulf Coast Showcase at Germain Arena. Sophomore Noah McCarty grabbed . . . KENT, Ohio – Kent State absorbed its first loss of the season Tuesday, falling to the Southeastern Louisiana Lions (2-3) at home, 70-66. "Obviously disappointed. Give Southeastern Louisiana a lot of credit," said head coach Rob Senderoff. "They came in with the right mentality, trying to win. “We just didn't execute on . . . MUNCIE, Ind. – They may have limped to the finish line, but the Miami RedHawks nonetheless managed to close their 2017 season with a win by defeating Ball State 28-7 at Scheumann Stadium. With the win, MU gets first possession of . . . YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-7, 3-5 MAC) finished out their home slate with a 34-31 win over Bowling Green (2-10, 2-6 MAC) Tuesday inside Rynearson Stadium. With their fifth victory of the season, the Eagles totaled 12 wins over the past two seasons to notch the best two-year stretch since winning 13 from 1988-89. It was the ninth time . . . By EVAN MEYER AKRON, OHIO – The Akron Zips defeated Kent State 24-14 Tuesday evening at InfoCision Stadium, nailing down the Mid-American Conference Eastern Division title for the first time since 2005. Akron (7-5, 6-2 MAC) also retained possession of the Wagon Wheel Trophy for a third consecutive season and now awaits the outcomes of some Friday MAC games. Those tilts will sort out who UA meets in the 2017 Marathon MAC Championship Game on Saturday December 2nd in Detroit. The West race is . . . CAYMAN ISLANDS –Buffalo opened overtime with a 9-2 run and the Bulls went on to defeat UAB, 96-91, in the second game of the Cayman Classic. The Bulls rode a career performance from junior Dontay Caruthers, who had 23 points as UB improved to 3-1 on the young season. It was a game of runs for . . . ESTERO, Fla. – Florida Atlantic shot 56.3 percent (18-of-32) from the field in the second half to overcome a three-point halftime deficit and defeat Northern Illinois 77-67 Tuesday in the Gulf Coast Showcase at Germain Arena. In addition to their 56 percent shooting . . . BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons made a number of key plays down the stretch and outlasted Lake Erie College on Monday night at the Stroh Center, earning a 109-106 overtime victory. After trailing in the final minute of overtime, the Falcons scored the final four points of the game. (CLICK READ MORE TO CONTINUE . . . ) |
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