| Two MAC Men's Basketball Games Selected For Television |
| Posted: 2/3/2012 11:06:36 AM |
Courtesy: Jeremy Guy
Director of Communications
Mid-American Conference
Cleveland, Ohio -- The Mid-American Conference announced today that upcoming men's basketball games between Bowling Green and Kent State and Ohio and Akron have been selected for the conference's February basketball television package.
Bowling Green will host Kent State on Saturday, February 25th at 6 p.m. on SportsTime Ohio, while Akron will travel to Ohio on Sunday, February 26th for an 8 p.m. game on ESPNU. The Akron-Ohio game was originally scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25.
Bowling Green (10-11, 4-4 MAC) reached .500 in conference play Wednesday night with a 72-48 win over Western Michigan. The Falcons have gotten back to 4-4 in the league by ranking third in the MAC in scoring offense, field-goal percentage, and three-point percentage. Four Falcons are averaging in double-figures, led by A'uston Calhoun at 13.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Dee Brown has scored in double-figures in nine of the past 10 contests and is coming off of a season-high 21 points at WMU. Scott Thomas ranks 10th nationally with 53 steals this year and has had at least three in four of the last five games.
Kent State (15-6; 5-3) heads into this weekend’s contest with Western Michigan having won three straight following road wins at Toledo and Central Michigan this past week. The Golden Flashes offense continues to shine in Mid-American Conference play where the team is averaging a league best 75.2 points per game and 49 percent field goal percentage. The high powered offense has five players averaging better than 9.5 points per game, led by 13.0 points per game from junior guard Randal Holt and 12.9 points per game from senior forward Justin Greene.
The Kent State defense has been just as solid this season. The 17.0 turnovers per game forced by the Golden Flashes this season are the most by the team since 2000 while the 9.0 steals per game are the most since 1999.
Akron (15-7, 7-1 MAC) sits atop the overall MAC standings and is an impressive 7-2 on television this season, including a perfect 2-0 mark on ESPNU (W, 68-58 at Mississippi State; W, 68-63 vs. Ohio).The Zips play host to MAC West Division leader Eastern Michigan (10-12, 5-3 MAC) this Saturday at Rhodes Arena beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The Bobcats (18-4, 6-2 MAC) are 11-1 at home and over the last seven+ seasons, the Bobcats are an impressive 83-20 (.806) at the Convocation Center. Ohio has been excelling defensively with Cousy Award finalist D.J. Cooper ranking eighth in the nation in steals per game with an average of 2.6. The Bobcats also rank sixth in the nation in turnover margin (+5.4), 10th in the nation in steals per contest (9.2) and 20th in the nation when it comes to defending the three-point line, holding opponents to 29.2% shooting. Offensively, Ohio has three players averaging in double figures with Cooper leading the way at 13.5 points per game. Walter Offutt is averaging 11.8 points per game and Ivo Baltic is chipping in 10.9 points per game for the Bobcats.
All 12 MAC Men’s Basketball teams will take the court this Saturday as crossover play continues with six match-ups. For more information on MAC Basketball visit MAC-Sports.com
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| Akron to Face Ohio on ESPNU on Feb. 26 |
| Posted: 2/3/2012 11:01:59 AM |
Courtesy: Dallas Moyer
Assistant Director for Athletics Communications
The University of Akron
CLEVELAND – The Mid-American Conference announced on Friday that the Akron at Ohio men’s basketball game on Sunday, Feb. 26, will air live on ESPNU beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
ESPNU and the MAC picked the contest, originally scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25, as the 21-Day Wildcard Selection. This will be the second match-up between these two teams on ESPNU as the Zips defeated the Bobc |
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| Ohio Puts Clamps on NIU, Wins 67-58 |
| Posted: 2/2/2012 6:38:18 AM |
Offutt matches career-high with 19 points
Courtesy: Ohio Athletics
DeKalb, Ill. - Walter Offutt matched his career-high with 19 points and Ohio topped Northern Illinois this evening 67-58. Ohio led by as many as 20 in the second half as it improved to 18-4, 6-2 in Mid-American Conference play.
Nick Kellogg scored 12 points, all on three-pointers, as he reached double figures for the fourth time in MAC play. It was the first time the sophomore had scored in double figures |
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| Second Half Dooms Men’s Hoops At Buffalo |
| Posted: 2/1/2012 10:19:16 PM |
Courtesy: Matt McCollester
Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Despite a game-high 21 points from senior forward Jarrod Jones (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City), the Ball State men’s basketball team suffered a 73-57 loss to Mid-American Conference foe Buffalo Wednesday night at Alumni Arena. The Bulls opened the second half on a 24-10 run to improve to 6-2 in MAC play while the Cardinals fell to 4-4 in league action.
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| Akron Extends Winning Streak with 86-72 Win Over Toledo |
| Posted: 2/1/2012 10:17:55 PM |
Courtesy: Dallas Moyer
Assistant Director for Athletics Communications
The University of Akron
AKRON, Ohio – The Akron Zips extended its winning streak to four games thanks to an 86-72 victory of the Toledo Rockets on Wednesday night in a Mid-American Conference cross-divisional matchup at Rhodes Arena.
The streak is the third four-game winning streak on the season for the Zips (15-7, 7-1 MAC) and the win is the 12th victory in the last 14 games. The win also marked No. 100 |
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| Red-Hot Falcons Down Broncos at Home |
| Posted: 2/1/2012 10:16:58 PM |
Courtesy: Sean Fagan, Assistant Director of Media Relations
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Western Michigan men's basketball team found itself unable to keep pace with hot-shooting Bowling Green, and the Broncos fell 72-48 to the Falcons at University Arena on Wednesday. The win snaps the Broncos' nine-game home winning streak and drops them to 10-12 overall, 4-4 in the Mid-American Conference.
The Falcons led the game by just two points heading into halftime but caught fire in the secon |
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