The Toledo Rockets won their first round WNIT matchup against the Butler Bulldogs by a score of 63 to 49. Naama Shafir paced UT with 17 points.

Gentle strokes on all the MAC basketball postseason games, men's and women's.

Toledo continues their annual tradition of WNIT action after a brutal loss to Central Michigan in the MAC Tournament Semis. The Rockets first game is Thursday at home against Butler.

A strong second half gave the Chippewas a 86-68 win over Akron. They have two wins over Toledo and a win over Green Bay. How dangerous are they in the NCAA Tournament?

Toledo and Central Michigan will steal the show with what should be a terrific, back-and-forth game. After that, Ball State and Akron play the battle of which team is more surprising.

The Chippewas used a 32-3 run to put the game away before halftime, then went to work.

Bowling Green and Central Michigan rematch after a lopsided regular season game, and Buffalo's impressive run may be ending against Akron.

The scene shifts to Cleveland as BGSU draws a revenge game against Western Michigan and Buffalo-Miami pits youth against experience.

Bowling Green and Miami rolled in their opening round matches while Buffalo eventually pulled away from NIU and Western Michigan won their road matchup without ever trailing.