— Ohio Men's Basketball (@OhioMBasketball) March 7, 2020. Out of the timeout, a free throw from Preston tied the game. However, a 5-0 run from Miami put the RedHawks up, 46-41 and forced an Ohio timeout with 8:59 left in the game. After Miami took a 49-41 lead, McDay hit two free throws to cut the Miami lead to 49-43.
| 2017 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| First round site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Kent State(6th title) |
| Winning coach | Rob Senderoff(1st title) |
| MVP | Jaylin Walker (Kent State) |
| Attendance | 10,376 |
| Television | BCSN, CBSSN, ESPN2 |
2018 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 MAC Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament is a post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Tournament first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 6. The remaining rounds here held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio between March 9–11, 2017. The sixth-seeded Kent State Golden Flashes won the tournament and the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament with a 70–65 win over the top-seeded Akron Zips. It is Kent State's sixth tournament title overall and first since 2008.
Seeds[edit]
All 12 MAC teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[1] The top four teams received a bye to quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference record | Division | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 | Tiebreaker 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akron | 14–4 | East | |||
| 2 | Ohio | 11–7 | East | 3–2 vs. tied teams (1–0 vs. BSU, 1–1 vs. UB, 1–1 vs. WMU) | 1–1 vs. Buffalo | .500 (1–1) vs. No. 1 Akron |
| 3 | Buffalo | 11–7 | East | 3–2 vs. tied teams (1–1 vs. BSU, 1–1 vs. Ohio, 0–1 vs. WMU) | 1–1 vs. Ohio | .000 (0–2) vs. No. 1 Akron |
| 4 | Ball State | 11–7 | West | 2–3 vs. tied teams (1–1 vs. Buffalo, 0–1 vs. Ohio, 1–1 vs. WMU) | 1–1 vs. WMU | 9–1 vs. West Division |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 11–7 | West | 2–3 vs. tied teams (1–1 vs. BSU, 0–1 vs. Buffalo, 1–1 vs. Ohio) | 1–1 vs. BSU | 7–3 vs. West Division |
| 6 | Kent State | 10–8 | East | |||
| 7 | Toledo | 9–9 | West | |||
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 7–11 | West | 2–1 vs. tied teams (1–0 vs. BGSU, 1–1 vs. NIU) | 1–1 vs. NIU | .000 (0–2) vs. No. 1 Akron, .500 (1–1) vs. No. 2 Ohio |
| 9 | Northern Illinois | 7–11 | West | 2–1 vs. tied teams (1–0 vs. BGSU, 1–1 vs. EMU) | 1–1 vs. EMU | .000 (0–1) vs. No. 1 Akron, .000 (0–1) vs. No. 2 Ohio |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 7–11 | East | 0–2 vs. tied teams (0–1 vs. NIU, 0–1 vs. EMU) | ||
| 11 | Central Michigan | 6–12 | West | |||
| 12 | Miami (OH) | 4–14 | East |
Schedule[edit]
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Monday March 6 – Campus sites | ||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Northern Illinois at No. 8 Eastern Michigan | 69–72 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 12 Miami (OH) at No. 5 Western Michigan | 61–65 | ESPN3 |
| 3 | 8:00 pm | No. 10 Bowling Green at No. 7 Toledo | 62–77 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 11 Central Michigan at No. 6 Kent State | 106–116OT | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday March 9 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 5 | Noon | No. 8 Eastern Michigan vs. No. 1 Akron | 62–79 | BCSN ESPN3 |
| 6 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Western Michigan vs. No. 4 Ball State | 63–66 | |
| 7 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 Toledo vs. No. 2 Ohio | 66–67 | |
| 8 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 Kent State vs. No. 3 Buffalo | 68–65 | |
| Semifinals – Friday March 10 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 9 | 5:30 pm | No. 1 Akron vs. No. 4 Ball State | 74–70 | CBSSN |
| 10 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 Ohio vs. No. 6 Kent State | 68–66 | |
| Championship – Saturday March 11 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 11 | 7:30 pm | No. 1 Akron vs. No. 6 Kent State | 70–65 | ESPN2 |
| * Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
Bracket[edit]
| First round Monday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Championship Saturday, March 11 | ||||||||
| 1 | Akron | 79 | |||||||||
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 62 | |||||||||
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 72 | |||||||||
| 9 | Northern Illinois | 69 | |||||||||
| 1 | Akron | 74 | |||||||||
| 4 | Ball State | 70 | |||||||||
| 4 | Ball State | 66 | |||||||||
| 5 | Western Michigan | 63 | |||||||||
| 5 | Western Michigan | 65 | |||||||||
| 12 | Miami (OH) | 61 | |||||||||
| 1 | Akron | 65 | |||||||||
| 6 | Kent State | 70 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ohio | 67 | |||||||||
| 7 | Toledo | 66 | |||||||||
| 7 | Toledo | 77 | |||||||||
| 10 | Bowling Green | 62 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ohio | 66 | |||||||||
| 6 | Kent State | 68 | |||||||||
| 3 | Buffalo | 65 | |||||||||
| 6 | Kent State | 68 | |||||||||
| 6 | Kent State | 116* | |||||||||
| 11 | Central Michigan | 106 | |||||||||
* denotes overtime period
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'MAC Tiebreakers'. MAC-Sports. MAC-Sports. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^'Official Site of the Mid-American Conference'. MACSports. MAC. Retrieved February 10, 2017.