MAC Men’s Basketball Tournament, Presented by Visit Myrtle Beach
Monday, March 9 -- First Round Results
No. 12 Miami 85, No. 5 Buffalo 79
No. 6 Kent State 86, No. 11 Eastern Michigan 76
No. 7 Toledo 76, No. 10 Western Michigan 73
No. 8 Ohio 85, No. 9 Central Michigan 65
Stories courtesy of the Associated Press
No. 12 Miami 85, No. 5 Buffalo 79
Boxscore
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Nike Sibande scored 31 points, Milos Jovic made a go-ahead layup with 54 seconds to play and 12th-seeded Miami upset No. 5 Buffalo in Monday night's first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.
The Redhawks (13-19) face No. 4 Northern Illinois in Thursday's quarterfinals.
Jovic's basket put the Redhawks up 79-77 and Mekhi Larry, Sibande and Dae Dae Grant combined for six free throws from there for the final score.
Sibande shot 9 for 10 from the line and added six rebounds.
Isaiah Coleman-Lands scored 13 points with eight rebounds and six assists for the Redhawks. Jovic finished with five points.
Ronaldo Segu scored 20 points and Jayvon Graves added 16 and four blocks for Buffalo (20-12). Josh Mballa scored 13 points with eight boards.
No. 6 Kent State 86, No. 11 Eastern Michigan 76
Boxscore
KENT, Ohio -- Danny Pippen scored 20 points with nine rebounds and made all 10 of his free throws and sixth-seeded Kent State beat No. 11 Eastern Michigan 86-76 in Monday night's first round of the Mid-American tournament.
The Golden Flashes (20-12) face No. 3 Ball State Thursday's quarterfinal.
Antonio Williams scored 18 points and Anthony Roberts added 14 with six assists for Kent State, which outrebounded the Eagles 41-27. Philip Whittington scored 12 points.
Noah Morgan hit 6 of 10 3-pointers and scored a career-high 30 points with four assists and Boubacar Toure had 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Eagles (16-16), who trailed 39-28 at halftime. Ty Groce had 14 points and five assists.
No. 7 Toledo 76, No. 10 Western Michigan 73
Boxscore
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Willie Jackson scored 22 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and seventh-seeded Toledo held off No. 10 Western Michigan 76-73 in Monday night's first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.
The Rockets (17-15) face No. 2 Bowling Green in Thursday's quarterfinal.
Toledo led by as many as 19 but saw the Broncos close to 70-69 with 1:58 to play before pulling ahead on layups by Willie Jackson and Marreon Jackson
Marreon Jackson scored 25 points with five assists and Luke Knapke added 18 points and 11 boards.
Michael Flowers scored a career-high 35 points on 13-of-22 shooting and Brandon Johnson had 19 points, including his 1,000th career point, along with seven rebounds and four blocks for the Broncos (13-19). Titus Wright had eight points and 11 rebounds.
No. 8 Ohio 85, No. 9 Central Michigan 65
Boxscore
ATHENS, Ohio -- Ben Vander Plas scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists and eighth-seeded Ohio never trailed in beating ninth-seeded Central Michigan 85-65 in Monday night's first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.
The Bobcats (17-15) face top-seeded Akron in Thursday's quarterfinals.
Jason Preston scored 21 points and made seven assists and grabbed six rebounds for Ohio, which made 24 assists and scored 10 of 21 3-pointers. Jordan Dartis had 11 points and six rebounds and Lunden McDay added six rebounds.
Kevin McKay had 18 points for the Chippewas (14-18). Dallas Morgan added 14 points and Rob Montgomery had 10.
