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MAC Championship: Kent State Dominates Akron
Cleveland, OH - It came down to two near-by rivals and a packed Quicken Loans Arena in the Mid-American Conference Championship but in the end the No. I seed pounded the No. 3 seed as Kent State cruised by Akron 74-55.
Kent State (28-6) was the dominant team in the MAC this year and the Golden Flashes dominated Akron by almost every measure.
2008 NCAA Tournament Capsule: Kent State
Mid-American Conference (28-6, 13-3)
Big Wins: 11/24 vs Illinois State (65-59), 12/8 George Mason (73-55), 2/23 at St. Mary’s (65-57)
MAC Semifinals Review: Akron to Face Kent St
CLEVELAND – For second time in two days Akron has exacted some revenge against teams that beat them earlier in the season.
Tonight it was Western Michigan that felt the revenge wrath of the Zips as they fell to Akron 73-62.
In a game where Akron (23-9) consistently led and led by double digits starting at the end of the first half It came down to the Zips’ strong shooting performance.
Akron shot a blazing 58.7 percent (27-46) from the field versus 44.7 percent (21-47) for Western Michigan (20-12).
Live From the MAC Tournament: Quaterfinals
CLEVELAND – With four quarterfinals games today I am just going to get the highlights of the games and try to give fans a flavor for what is going.
Game One: WMU vs EMU
Led by David Kool’s 24 points No. 2 seed Western Michigan (20-11) beat No. 7 seed Eastern Michigan (14-17). In a game that Eastern Michigan never led, they did make it interesting when at the 10:34 mark they tied the game at 34-34 when Jarrad Axon made two foul shots, but that was a fleeting moment of joy as the Broncos closed it out to end Eastern Michigan’s season.
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MAC Tournament: Day One
Game 1
The No. 7 seed Eastern Michigan beat No. 10 Ball State 59-55 to put the Cardinals out of their misery and moved into the semifinals against No. 2 Western Michigan at noon. Justin Dobbins led the Eagles with 21 points, including a put-back that gave them a 45-44 lead and led to an 8-0 run to pull away from Ball State.
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“We expected them to play well. They had nothing to lose. They are a much better team than that record indicates.”
- Eastern Michigan coach Charles Ramsey
Game 2
Seven Day Stretch: Few's Future & Officiating Issues
The “Curse” seems to have finally been eradicated…at least for a week. Davidson, Marquette, American and even Indiana had pretty good news last week. Does that mean that teams can stop worrying about the Seven Day Stretch or will it be a double-strength whammy this week?
Seven Day Savior (Team): Indiana Hoosiers
Welser Wonders: Big East Bids?
What I’m really wondering right now is why I tivoed 30
hours of the NFL Combine in high definition. Naturally, I record anything in HD
if it is available, but boy was that a mistake. The only thing worse than
watching a 350 pound guy running the 40 in 5.82 seconds is watching a 350 pound
guy running the 40 in 5.82 seconds in high definition. Don’t worry, everything
else has to do with college basketball in this week’s “Welser Wonders…”
Player of the Week: Al Fisher
Although there are plenty of
critics, Bracket Busters weekend is one of the most exciting three days of
college basketball all season if you’re someone that likes mid-major basketball.
Bubble teams that are trying to make a move so they can get one of the last
spots in the NCAA Tournament attempt to catch the committee’s eyes with a big
win, while conference leaders need to grab solid victories to boost their
resumes in case they don’t win the conference tournament.
Kent State
Player of the Week: Al Fisher
Although there are plenty of
critics, Bracket Busters weekend is one of the most exciting three days of
college basketball all season if you’re someone that likes mid-major basketball.
Bubble teams that are trying to make a move so they can get one of the last
spots in the NCAA Tournament attempt to catch the committee’s eyes with a big
win, while conference leaders need to grab solid victories to boost their
resumes in case they don’t win the conference tournament.
Kent State
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