CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Mid-American Conference has announced official pairings for the 2024 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Tournament MACtion gets underway on Thursday, March 14th with Game One set to tip-off at 11AM ET on ESPN+.
The regular season champion Toledo Rockets hold the no. 1 seed and will take on Kent State in a rematch of the two teams' regular season finale. Game two will feature the no. 4 Central Michigan Chippewas and no. 5 Bowling Green Falcons, who went to overtime in both regular season matchups this year. In the day's third contest, the no. 2 Akron Zips will look for revenge against the no. 7 Miami RedHawks, who bested the Zips by two points in Oxford back in late January. The opening day will then close with the no. 3 Ohio Bobcats taking on the no. 6 Western Michigan Broncos, who notched their own two-point victory over Ohio in January.
The full tournament schedule can be found below:
2024 Mid-American Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament
March 14-16 | Cleveland, Ohio | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Thursday, March 14th, 2024 - Quarterfinals
Game 1: No. 1 Toledo vs. No. 8 Kent State, 11 AM ET (ESPN+)
Game 2: No. 4 Central Michigan vs. No. 5 Bowling Green, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Game 3: No. 2 Akron vs. No. 7 Miami, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Game 4: No. 3 Ohio vs. No. 6 Western Michigan, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Friday, March 15th, 2024 - Semifinals
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 5 PM ET (CBS Sports Network)
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 7:30 PM ET (CBS Sports Network)
Saturday, March 16th, 2024 – MAC Championship Game
Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 7:30 PM ET (ESPN2
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*30 minutes following the completion of the first game of the session.
