Mid-American Conference Notebook by Adam Trumble The scenario — overtime in Cleveland’s Gund Arena when Antonio Gates scores more than 20 points. It spelled trouble for Boston College Saturday as Kent State defeated the Eagles 86-83 in overtime in the Balance Bar Rock-N-Roll Shootout. Gates a senior forward, scored a […]

Mid-American Conference Notebook by Adam Trumble Last season, Central Michigan won one road game — its Mid-American Conference Tournament first round game at Ohio. This season is looking like an entirely different story as the Chippewas have already won three. After dropping their first road game of the season by […]

Mid-American Conference Notebook by Adam Trumble The week in the Mid-American Conference saw conference action kick-off, with Miami coming back to defeat Western Michigan, 44-39, while East Division favored Ohio fell at Toledo, 78-71. Also, Bowling Green knocked off East Division opponent Buffalo 76-59 and in the other MAC game […]

Mid-American Conference Notebook by Adam Trumble The week in the Mid-American Conference saw conference action kick-off, with Miami coming back to defeat Western Michigan, 44-39, while East Division favored Ohio fell at Toledo, 78-71. Also, Bowling Green knocked off East Division opponent Buffalo 76-59 and in the other MAC game […]

Mid-American Conference Notebook by Adam Trumble Preseason West Division favorite Ball State suffered a major setback as Theron Smith is out for the season. Smith, the Cardinals’ leading scorer is suffering from reoccurring tendinitis in his right knee as a result of surgery in June. He will apply for a […]

Mid-American Conference Notebook by Adam Trumble The Ball State Cardinals opened the season with a third-place finish at the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska. BSU opened the tourney with a 72-64 win over Jacksonville State, led by Chris Williams’ 33 points. In the semifinal game, Williams scored […]

Mid-American Conference Notebook by Adam Trumble Exhibition, exhibition and more exhibition. The Mid-American Conference men’s basketball season officially kicks off Friday night when Northern Illinois takes on Winthrop at the NARC Classic in Madison, Wisconsin. All the other teams wind up their exhibition games this weekend before MAC West favorite […]

Mid-American Conference Preview by Adam Trumble The Mid-American Conference had a pretty quiet offseason after Kent State’s Elite Eight run. Heading into the season the Ohio Bobcats, led by senior Brandon Hunter, are the favorite in the East, and the Ball State Cardinals are the favorite in the West Division. […]

Mid-American Recap by Adam Trumble Conference Tournament Held at nearby Gund Arena in Cleveland, Kent State ran through the tournament earning their second consecutive MAC Tournament title. The biggest upset of the tournament was Central Michigan beating Ohio. The Chippewas won their second road contest of the season by shutting […]

Mid-American Tournament Preview So, the final two weeks of the season took care of most nagging questions heading into the Mid-American Conference tournament. It more or less breaks down like this: • Kent is in the 65-team NCAA Tournament field no matter what happens in the MAC Tournament. No matter […]