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2008 FirstEnergy MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Pairings Click here for the complete MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket
Wednesday, March 12 No. 7 Eastern Michigan vs. No. 10 No. 6 Central Michigan vs. No. 11 No. 8 No. 5 Thursday, March 13 No. 2 Western Michigan vs. No.7/No.10 Winner, Noon (FSN No. 3 No. 1 No. 4 Friday, March 14 No. 2/7/10 vs. No. 3/6/11 Winner, 7 p.m. (FSN No. 1/8/9 vs. No. 4/5/12 Winner, 9:30 p.m. (FSN Saturday, March 15 Championship Game (ESPN2), 7 p.m.
Sunday’s MAC Men’s Basketball Results Eastern Michigan 82, Western Michigan 57, Stories courtesy of the Associated Press OXFORD, Ohio (AP) -Michael Bramos scored 24 points to lead Miami of Ohio to a 75-59 win over Bowling Green on Sunday in the final regular season game for both teams. Bramos scored 12 of Tim Pollitz scored 18 points and Eric Pollitz added 11 for the RedHawks (15-14, 9-7 Mid-American). Nate Miller led the Falcons (13-16, 7-9) with 21 points. Brian Moten and Joe Jakubowski each added 13. The MAC tournament is scheduled to begin Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena in MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) -Jerrah Young scored 21 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked four shots for Toledo, which beat Central Michigan 90-83 in overtime Sunday. The game went into overtime tied at 73 after Toledo led by as much at 15 points in the second half, but the Chippewas went on a 15-0 run to pull ahead 72-70 lead with 1:41 to play. Watson finished with 21 points and eight assists for the Chippewas, while Jordan Bitzer had 11 points and nine rebounds. Eastern Michigan 82, The Eagles (13-6, 8-8 Mid-American) led 18-2 3:34 into the game and were ahead 42-30 at halftime of both teams Justin Dobbins scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds, while Jesse Bunkley had 11 points and Jarred Axon added 10 for the Eagles. Shaun Logan had 20 points and seven rebounds, Darion Anderson had 12 points, and Sean Smith added 10 for ATHENS, Ohio (AP) -Leon Williams scored 30 points and Jerome Tillman had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Ohio grabbed an early lead and cruised the rest of the way for a 94-80 win over Buffalo on Sunday afternoon. Bubba Walther added 17 points for Andy Robinson scored 23 points and Max Boudreau had 12 for Western Michigan 57, KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -Joe Reitz scored five points in the final two minutes, including the game-winning free throws with 36 seconds left, to lead Western Michigan to a 57-53 win over Ball State on Sunday. The victory was the 10th straight at home for Western (19-11, 12-4 Mid-American). The Broncos led for most of the game but had fallen behind 53-50 when Reitz drove toward the hoop for a layup and was fouled with 1:59 left. He converted a free throw to complete the three-point play for a 53-53 tie, then put David Kool scored 19 points for Western, and Reitz had 14. Anthony Newell led Newell missed two shots in the final 15 seconds with the Cardinals trailing by two, the first a jump shot from the baseline and the second an unsuccessful drive to the basket against two Broncos defenders. AKRON, Ohio (AP) -Al Fisher hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer that prevented Kent State from blowing a 13-point lead in the final 2 minutes in a 61-58 victory over Akron on Sunday night. The Golden Flashes (25-6, 13-3 Mid-American Conference) rolled to a 32-15 lead at the half and were on top by 13 with under 2 minutes left. But the Flashes had three turnovers during an 8-0 run by Nick Dials hit a 3-pointer with 21 seconds left and then after a turnover by Mike Scott, Jeremiah Wood, who led Fisher, who led the Flashes with 17 points, then made the game-winner. Haminn Quaintance added 13 points for Brett McKnight had 11 points for |
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