Bowling Green, OH (Sports Network) – Jon Harris led all scorers with 14 points as the 11th-seeded Miami-Ohio RedHawks upset the sixth-seeded Bowling Green Falcons, 63-52, in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at the Stroh Center.<\/p>\n
Reggie Johnson came off the bench to score 12 points for Miami (9-21), which had lost its previous nine games. Will Felder added 11 points for the visitors.<\/p>\n
For BGSU (13-19), A’uston Calhoun, Jordon Crawford and Chauncey Orr all netted 10 points.<\/p>\n
Despite getting outshot from the field in the first half, 48 percent to 40.7 percent, Miami went into intermission with a 34-31 lead after shooting 6-of-10 from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
The RedHawks began the second half on a 9-0 run to extend their lead to 12. The Falcons battled back to make their deficit just two, 49-47, with under five minutes remaining, but Miami would never let them get any closer, and it shot 8-of-8 from the foul line in the final 1:01 to seal its fate.<\/p>\n
Miami will take on Eastern Michigan in the second round.<\/p>\n
Final Score: Eastern Michigan 45, Northern Illinois 44<\/p>\n
Ypsilanti, MI (Sports Network) – Jalen Ross drilled the game-winning 3-pointer in the final minute as the seventh-seeded Eastern Michigan Eagles held off the 10th-seeded Northern Illinois Huskies, 45-44, in the first round of the Mid- American Conference Tournament at the Convocation Center.<\/p>\n
Da’Shonte Riley tallied 13 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks, while Glenn Bryant notched 10 points and eight boards in the defensive struggle for EMU (15-17), which will face off against 11th-seeded Miami-Ohio in second round.<\/p>\n
Aksel Bolin and J.J. Cravatta both scored nine points for NIU (5-25), which ended its season by extending its losing streak to 11 games.<\/p>\n
EMU shot a lofty 57.9 percent from the field in the first half while holding NIU to just 30.8 percent shooting, as it took a 28-21 lead into intermission.<\/p>\n
The Eagles led by 11 points with under eight minutes to play before the Huskies made their push, ripping off a 15-2 run to take a 44-42 advantage with 2:08 remaining. EMU answered with Ross’s 3-pointer with 32 seconds left to retake the lead, and NIU missed its final three field goal attempts down the stretch.<\/p>\n
Neither team was sharp from the foul line, as EMU shot 7-of-13 and NIU made only 7-of-18.<\/p>\n
Final Score: Buffalo 74, Central Michigan 72 (OT)<\/p>\n
Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) – Javon McCrea registered 21 points, eight rebounds, four blocks and three steals as the eighth-seeded Buffalo Bulls outlasted the ninth-seeded Central Michigan Chippewas in overtime, 74-72, in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Alumni Arena.<\/p>\n
Will Regan netted 15 points and hauled in eight boards for Buffalo (13-19), which will face off against fifth-seeded Ball State in the second round on Wednesday. Tony Watson shot just 1-of-10 from 3-point range but still finished with 14 points and six assists, while Raph Thomas-Edwards added 10 points off the bench for the hosts.<\/p>\n
For CMU (12-18), Kyle Randall shot 10-of-20 from the field and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line for 31 points, his second consecutive 30-plus-point performance. Chris Fowler was also stellar with 13 points, nine assists and five steals.<\/p>\n
Buffalo carried a 30-26 lead into intermission after shooting 44.4 percent from the field in the first half, while CMU shot less than 40 percent.<\/p>\n
The Chippewas opened the second half up on an 8-2 run to take the lead less than three minutes in. The squads remained within a possession of one another for most of the half until the Bulls pieced together a 10-2 surge to take a 65-58 advantage with 3:18 left to play. Buffalo led by three in the final minute before Randall drilled a 3-pointer with 21 seconds left to force overtime.<\/p>\n
In the extra session, McCrea drained a jumper on Buffalo’s first possession and it led the rest of the way.<\/p>\n
Buffalo won the rebounding battle, 41-31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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