Oxford, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Willie Moore posted a game-high 17 points, leading four starters in double figures, as the RedHawks of Miami-Ohio defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes, 71-64, in the first round of the 35th annual Mid-American Conference Tournament at Millett Hall.<\/p>\n
Quinten Rollins and Will Sullivan both pitched in with 13 points for eighth- seeded Miami (13-17), followed by Will Felder with 10 points and five steals.<\/p>\n
The ninth-seeded Golden Flashes (16-16) were paced by Kris Brewer with 15 points, although he shot just 4-of-13 from the floor, including 1-of-5 behind the 3-point line. Reserves K.K. Simmons and Darren Goodson produced 10 points apiece in the setback.<\/p>\n
A tight game throughout, neither team led by more than five in the first half, and while the RedHawks missed all four of their opportunities behind the 3- point line in the frame, they capitalized with 13-of-18 shooting at the free- throw line to move out to a 33-31 lead at the break.<\/p>\n
The second half also saw Miami take advantage of 13 trips to the charity stripe, the team converting all but two chances, en route to the seven-point win.<\/p>\n
In addition to suffering 17 turnovers and shooting only 6-of-17 beyond the arc, Kent State was also outscored 24-14 at the free-throw line.<\/p>\n
With the win Miami-Ohio advances to the second round of the tourney on Wednesday evening and will face off against Ohio which defeated Ball State tonight, 76-64.<\/p>\n
Final Score: Ohio 76, Ball State 64<\/p>\n
Athens, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Nick Kellogg tallied a game-high 17 points, leading four starters in double figures, as the Ohio Bobcats claimed a 76-64 win over the Ball State Cardinal in the first round of the 35th annual Mid- American Conference Tournament at the Convocation Center.<\/p>\n
Javarez Willis added 15 points and matched Kellogg with a team-best five assists for the fifth-seeded Bobcats (22-10). Travis Wilkins accounted for 14 points, hitting 4-of-5 shots behind the 3-point line, followed by Antonio Campbell with 12 points in 17 minutes of action.<\/p>\n
The 12th-seeded Cardinals (5-25) were led by Zavier Turner with 14 points and seven assists, but he shot only 4-of-12 from the floor on the night. Majok Majok added 13 points, Franko House 12 and Jesse Berry 10 points in the losing cause.<\/p>\n
Ohio led the game from start to finish, converting an even 50.0 percent from the field in the first half, including 7-of-15 behind the 3-point line, en route to a 38-26 edge at the break.<\/p>\n
After converting just 1-of-8 beyond the arc in the first half, Ball State converted 3-of-13 on the perimeter over the final 20 minutes, allowing the hosts to come away with the double-digit win.<\/p>\n
Ohio, which led by as many as 22 points in the first half thanks to a 20-0 run, held BSU to only 4-of-21 shooting on the outside.<\/p>\n
The Bobcats will be back in action on Wednesday night against the Miami-Ohio RedHawks who defeated Kent State tonight, 71-64, at home.<\/p>\n
Final Score: Eastern Michigan 72, Central Michigan 60<\/p>\n
Ypsilanti, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Karrington Ward scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds as the Eastern Michigan Eagles clipped the Central Michigan Chippewas, 72-60, in the first round of the 35th annual Mid-American Conference Tournament at the Convocation Center.<\/p>\n
Ward, who led four starters in double figures, connected on 6-of-9 shots behind the 3-point line for the sixth-seeded Eagles (19-13). Daylen Harrison pitched in with 13 points, followed by Raven Lee and Mike Talley with 11 points apiece, the latter handing out eight assists along the way.<\/p>\n
The Chippewas (10-21) were led by John Simons who registered a double-double for the 11th-seeded squad with 14 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, followed by Blake Hibbitts and Austin Keel with 11 and 10 points, respectively.<\/p>\n
CMU came out flat in the first half, shooting only 34.6 percent from the floor, including 3-of-14 behind the 3-point line, yet trailed by only three points at the break, 27-24. The Eagles also struggled on the perimeter, converting a mere 3-of-12 attempts.<\/p>\n
In the second half Eastern Michigan not only connected on 51.7 percent from the floor, but also 9-of-16 (.563) on the outside in order to put some distance between itself and the visitors.<\/p>\n
With the victory the Eagles, who scored 24 points off turnovers on the night, will now take on the Miami-Ohio RedHawks in the second round on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Final Score: Northern Illinois 54, Bowling Green 51 (OT)<\/p>\n
DeKalb, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Jordan Threloff posted 13 points and nine rebounds for Northern Illinois as the Huskies slipped by Bowling Green in overtime, 54-51, in the first round of the 35th annual Mid-American Conference Tournament at the Convocation Center.<\/p>\n
Also scoring in double figures for the seventh-seeded Huskies (15-16) was Aaric Armstead who tallied 12 points, to go along with five rebounds and four steals for the hosts.<\/p>\n
Jehvon Clarke led all scorers with 15 points, but he was also charged with seven turnovers in the loss for the 10th-seeded Falcons (12-20). Cameron Black and Richaun Holmes both tallied 10 points, the latter pulling down a game-high 14 rebounds.<\/p>\n
Northern Illinois connected on an even 50.0 percent from the field in the first half, but the team missed on all but one of six chances behind the 3- point line, leaving the Huskies with just a four-point edge at the break, 30-26.<\/p>\n
Trailing by three (49-46) in the final seconds, Holmes missed a 3-pointer which would have tied it, but Clarke came away with the rebound and fired up a triple of his own in the waning moments to send the meeting into overtime.<\/p>\n
During the extra session the Huskies took the early lead on a layup by Darrell Bowie and from there held on for the close call.<\/p>\n
Bowling Green, which shot only 6-of-11 at the free-throw line, also turned the ball over a staggering 22 times, miscues that the Huskies used to generate 27 points.<\/p>\n
With the victory, NIU advances to the second round on Wednesday night to face off against Eastern Michigan which topped Central Michigan on Monday night, 72-60.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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