FirstEnergy MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Gets Rolling Today
Ball State hosts Ohio, while Toledo travels to Buffalo. Western Michigan takes on Bowling Green, while Eastern Michigan squares off against Eastern Michigan.
Mar 7, 2010
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MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Central
MAC Men's Basketball Bracket
MAC Men's Basketball Daily -- MAC First Round Games
Ohio (17-14, 7-9 MAC) at Ball State (15-14, 8-8 MAC)
2 p.m. • Ohio leads series 37-32
Live Stats
• Ball State enters the 2010 Mid-American Conference Tournament as the eight seed and will host ninth-seeded Ohio Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Worthen Arena. The winner of Sunday’s game will advance to the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals in Cleveland, Ohio and will face No. 1 seed Kent State Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena. Ball State ended the regular season with three straight losses after posting three straight victories. The Cardinals are averaging 60.0 points per game this season while holding opponents to a MAC-low 61.6 points per game. Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones leads the team in scoring at 12.2 points per game and is tops on the glass at 7.6 caroms per contest... The Bobcats are averaging 74.1 points per game while allowing 69.2 points per game against. Guard Armon Bassett leads the team in scoring at 15.1 points per game as he is one of five Bobcats averaging double figures. Bassett is second on the team with 55 three-pointers and 93 assists. Freshman D.J. Cooper is second in scoring at 13.5 points per game and leads the team with 185 assists ... Cooper has hit 52 three-pointers and is second in free throws made at 102.
Northern Illinois (10-19, 6-10 MAC) at Eastern Michigan (16-14, 8-8 MAC)
2 p.m. •Northern Illinois leads series 46-28
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• Northern Illinois will travel to Ypsilanti, Mich., for the second time in eight days Sunday, when the Huskies take on host Eastern Michigan in the opening round of the FirstEnergy Mid-American Conference Tournament. The Winner of the game will take on No. 3 seed Akron on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.The Huskies and Eagles will be meeting for the first time in postseason play. The Huskies are 3-12 on the road this season, but two of those wins took place against MAC-West foes (Ball State and Toledo). The Huskies are being led offensively by junior guard Xavier Silas, who is averaging a MAC second-best 19.7 points per game, including 20.4 points per contest in conference play...The Eagles, who will be playing their third home game in the past eight days, are 10-4 at the Convocation Center this season. The Eagles feature two-of the MAC’s top-five scorers in senior point guard Carlos Medlock (16.3 ppg) and junior forward Brandon Bowdry (16.0 ppg). Senior forward Justin Dobbins is scoring 12.2 points per game, and leads the MAC in field goal percentage (.620).
Toledo (4-27, 1-15 MAC) at Buffalo (17-11, 9-7 MAC)
2 p.m. • Toledo leads series 11-4
Live Stats
• Toledo heads to Buffalo in the first round of the 2010 Mid-American Conference Tournament. Tip-off time for the contest between the No. 5 seed Bulls and No. 12 seed Rockets is set for 2 p.m. The Winner will take on No. 4 Miami on Thursday at 9 p.m. UT nearly defeated Buffalo in its lone meeting this season but came up on the short end of a 65-59 decision at Savage Arena. Freshman G Jake Barnett ranks in the MAC’s Top 15 in five different statistical categories. He leads the team and is 12th in the MAC (second among freshman) with 12.9 points per game....Buffalo has an 8-4 win-loss ledger in Alumni Arena this season, including a 6-2 mark in conference action. Senior G Rodney Pierce is leading a veteran Bulls’ squad with 19.1 ppg with senior G Calvin Betts also in double figures with 10.8 ppg. Buffalo ranks second in the MAC with 72.8 ppg but is also allowing 71.1 ppg, including 72.2 ppg in conference action.
Bowling Green (14-15, 6-10 MAC) at Western Michigan (16-14, 8-8 MAC)
2 p.m. • Bowling Green leads series 66-42
Live Stats
• Bowling Green and Western Michigan meet in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Sunday with a trip to Quicken Loans Arena on the line. The Falcons are the No. 10 seed and Western Michigan is the No. 7 seed. The Winner will take on No. 2 seed Central Michigan at Noon on Thursday. The Falcons have squared off with Western Michigan just one time in tournament history, defeating the Broncos 74-68 in Anderson Arena in the first round of the 2001 tournament. Junior Joe Jakubowski has done an excellent job of running an efficient offense from the point guard position in the 2009-10 season. Jakubowski ranks third in the MAC, and 101st nationally, with a 1.94 assist/turnover ratio and has also had some help in that area...David Kool is the key for Western Michigan and leads the league at 21.0 points per game (18th nationally). Kool leads his team in steals, ranks second in assists, and shoots 89.8 percent from the free-throw line (11th nationally). The Broncos average 3.7 rebounds per game more than opponents and shoot 72.6 percent from the free-throw line. Western Michigan also holds opponents to just 41.4 percent shooting on the season.
MAC Men's Basketball Bracket
MAC Men's Basketball Daily -- MAC First Round Games
Ohio (17-14, 7-9 MAC) at Ball State (15-14, 8-8 MAC)
2 p.m. • Ohio leads series 37-32
Live Stats
• Ball State enters the 2010 Mid-American Conference Tournament as the eight seed and will host ninth-seeded Ohio Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Worthen Arena. The winner of Sunday’s game will advance to the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals in Cleveland, Ohio and will face No. 1 seed Kent State Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena. Ball State ended the regular season with three straight losses after posting three straight victories. The Cardinals are averaging 60.0 points per game this season while holding opponents to a MAC-low 61.6 points per game. Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones leads the team in scoring at 12.2 points per game and is tops on the glass at 7.6 caroms per contest... The Bobcats are averaging 74.1 points per game while allowing 69.2 points per game against. Guard Armon Bassett leads the team in scoring at 15.1 points per game as he is one of five Bobcats averaging double figures. Bassett is second on the team with 55 three-pointers and 93 assists. Freshman D.J. Cooper is second in scoring at 13.5 points per game and leads the team with 185 assists ... Cooper has hit 52 three-pointers and is second in free throws made at 102.
Northern Illinois (10-19, 6-10 MAC) at Eastern Michigan (16-14, 8-8 MAC)
2 p.m. •Northern Illinois leads series 46-28
Live Stats
• Northern Illinois will travel to Ypsilanti, Mich., for the second time in eight days Sunday, when the Huskies take on host Eastern Michigan in the opening round of the FirstEnergy Mid-American Conference Tournament. The Winner of the game will take on No. 3 seed Akron on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.The Huskies and Eagles will be meeting for the first time in postseason play. The Huskies are 3-12 on the road this season, but two of those wins took place against MAC-West foes (Ball State and Toledo). The Huskies are being led offensively by junior guard Xavier Silas, who is averaging a MAC second-best 19.7 points per game, including 20.4 points per contest in conference play...The Eagles, who will be playing their third home game in the past eight days, are 10-4 at the Convocation Center this season. The Eagles feature two-of the MAC’s top-five scorers in senior point guard Carlos Medlock (16.3 ppg) and junior forward Brandon Bowdry (16.0 ppg). Senior forward Justin Dobbins is scoring 12.2 points per game, and leads the MAC in field goal percentage (.620).
Toledo (4-27, 1-15 MAC) at Buffalo (17-11, 9-7 MAC)
2 p.m. • Toledo leads series 11-4
Live Stats
• Toledo heads to Buffalo in the first round of the 2010 Mid-American Conference Tournament. Tip-off time for the contest between the No. 5 seed Bulls and No. 12 seed Rockets is set for 2 p.m. The Winner will take on No. 4 Miami on Thursday at 9 p.m. UT nearly defeated Buffalo in its lone meeting this season but came up on the short end of a 65-59 decision at Savage Arena. Freshman G Jake Barnett ranks in the MAC’s Top 15 in five different statistical categories. He leads the team and is 12th in the MAC (second among freshman) with 12.9 points per game....Buffalo has an 8-4 win-loss ledger in Alumni Arena this season, including a 6-2 mark in conference action. Senior G Rodney Pierce is leading a veteran Bulls’ squad with 19.1 ppg with senior G Calvin Betts also in double figures with 10.8 ppg. Buffalo ranks second in the MAC with 72.8 ppg but is also allowing 71.1 ppg, including 72.2 ppg in conference action.
Bowling Green (14-15, 6-10 MAC) at Western Michigan (16-14, 8-8 MAC)
2 p.m. • Bowling Green leads series 66-42
Live Stats
• Bowling Green and Western Michigan meet in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Sunday with a trip to Quicken Loans Arena on the line. The Falcons are the No. 10 seed and Western Michigan is the No. 7 seed. The Winner will take on No. 2 seed Central Michigan at Noon on Thursday. The Falcons have squared off with Western Michigan just one time in tournament history, defeating the Broncos 74-68 in Anderson Arena in the first round of the 2001 tournament. Junior Joe Jakubowski has done an excellent job of running an efficient offense from the point guard position in the 2009-10 season. Jakubowski ranks third in the MAC, and 101st nationally, with a 1.94 assist/turnover ratio and has also had some help in that area...David Kool is the key for Western Michigan and leads the league at 21.0 points per game (18th nationally). Kool leads his team in steals, ranks second in assists, and shoots 89.8 percent from the free-throw line (11th nationally). The Broncos average 3.7 rebounds per game more than opponents and shoot 72.6 percent from the free-throw line. Western Michigan also holds opponents to just 41.4 percent shooting on the season.
