Mid-American Conference

Athens, Ohio – In their first Mid-American Conference (MAC) road game of the season, the Bowling Green State University Falcons had five players score in double figures in what was a crazy 91-75 come from behind win over the Ohio Bobcats at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio. The crazy contest saw the Falcons go almost 10 minutes without a field goal in the first half and then record a 10-point possession in only 37 seconds of game time late in the second half, in which BGSU had a four-point play, hit three out of four free throws on two technical fouls, and got an old-fashion three-point play after taking the ball out of bounds off the technical fouls...MORE

 

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - A big step for a team - a program -- with big aspirations. Braylon Rayson scored 24 points, Chris Fowler had 20, and Rayshawn Simmons added 18 Tuesday as the Central Michigan men's basketball team topped Akron, 92-81, in a Mid-American Conference game before 2,260 at McGuirk Arena. The win lifted CMU to 9-7, 2-1 MAC. Akron, which came in riding a 10-game win streak, is 13-3, 2-1. The Chippewas snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Zips, who, at No. 11, are the highest-rank MAC team in the collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll...MORE

 

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- You couldn’t have a much better shooting night than Ryan Weber had Tuesday for the Ball State men’s basketball team. The junior made his first nine shots from the floor, four of them from 3-point range, on his way to a career-high 26 points. His big night coupled with a strong all-around team performance helped the Cardinals to a 74-64 road win at Western Michigan...MORE

 

YPSILANTI, Mich.  – The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team opened the Mid-American Conference home schedule with a scrappy, 81-69, victory over the University at Buffalo, Tuesday, Jan. 12 at the Convocation Center.  Five Eagles (10-6, 2-1 MAC) finished with double figure scoring performances for EMU as junior Ty Toney (Alpharetta, Ga.-Alpharetta led the way with 17 points. Freshman James Thompson IV finished with his ninth double-double of the season, totaling 13 points and 12 rebounds...MORE

 

KENT, Ohio – Kellon Thomas scored 19 points and Jimmy Hall added 18 as Kent State held off a late Miami University run for a 76-68 victory on Tuesday night at the M.A.C. Center. The Golden Flashes held a 15-point advantage with 5:30 to play, but saw its lead cut to just two points with 1:21 on the clock following a 7-0 RedHawks run. Hall, Thomas and Chris Ortiz combined to shoot 10-for-14 from the foul line the rest of the way, and the Flashes stepped up on the defensive end to get consecutive stops as the lead reached as high as eight in the final minute of play. The victory moved KSU (11-5, 2-1 MAC) back into a tie for first place in the Mid-American Conference's East Division with Akron and Bowling Green...MORE

TOLEDO, Ohio – Tied with just under four minutes to play, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team used a 12-5 run to pull away for a 71-66 win at Toledo on Tuesday night at Savage Arena. Senior Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium) scored a team-high 23 points and had five steals while sophomore Marin Maric (Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School) added 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds as the Huskies improved to 14-2 overall, 3-0 in Mid-American Conference play...MORE