MAC Championship Preview: Ohio Looks for Revenge
Tonight Ohio and Akron square off for the MAC Championship, but will the loss of Alex Abreu plus the March heroics of D.J. Cooper be too much for the Zips to overcome?
Tonight Ohio and Akron square off for the MAC Championship, but will the loss of Alex Abreu plus the March heroics of D.J. Cooper be too much for the Zips to overcome?
Ohio won Friday to advance to the MAC Championship Game against Akron, despite blowing a 17 point lead against the Broncos. Cooper and Offutt lead the 'Cats to an impressive win and set the stage for an epic final showdown for #MACtion supremacy.
The Zips edge rival Kent State in a thrilling 62-59 victory. They didn't have Alex Abreu but Zeke Marshall continues to exist in exciting facets.
After 13-plus seasons and no NCAA tournament appearances, Buffalo has had enough of Witherspoon coaching basketball for them. But what a weird time to do it.
One winning season and three .500 records was simply too little for Taylor to keep his job despite bringing respect back to the program.
Buffalo plays Kent State to earn the right to probably beat Akron, while Eastern Michigan tries to continue its enervating defense against cross-state rival Western Michigan.
The Miami RedHawks scored one point in a 10-minute span, and Eastern Michigan gets their first MAC Tournament win in Cleveland since 2008.
Buffalo's wing went wild with 25 points in the second half alone, matching Ball State's total and helping the Bulls advance to the MAC Tournament quarterfinals.
The Mid-American Conference has handed out a number of regular season awards so far, including the All-MAC team as well as the defensive player of the year award.
The RedHawks ended a nine-game losing streak with an unlikely win in the second half, shaking off a cruel pattern of blowing leads. And Bowling Green has some tough questions this offseason with respect to their coach.