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03/07/2010 - Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Max Boudreau scored 18 points off the bench to lead the fifth-seeded Buffalo Bulls to a 72-54 victory over the 12th-seeded Toledo Rockets in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Calvin Betts netted 13 points for Buffalo (18-11), which moves on to battle fourth-seeded Miami-Ohio in the quarterfinals. The Bulls also got 12 points from Sean Smiley.
Justin Anyijong tallied 14 points in defeat for Toledo (4-28), which closed out its season with losses in 21 of the last 22 outings. The Rockets also received 13 points and nine rebounds from Jake Barnett, as well as 12 points from Malcolm Griffin.
Buffalo shot 51.9 percent from the floor in the first half and led 35-22 at intermission.
The Bulls registered more field goals in the second half (15) than the first stanza (14), enabling them to cruise to victory.
Buffalo earned a 39-26 rebounding advantage in the clash and finished with 19 assists against only eight turnovers.
Final Score: Western Michigan 75, Bowling Green 73
Kalamazoo, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Kool racked up 20 points, six rebounds and five assists to lift the seventh-seeded Western Michigan Broncos over the 10th-seeded Bowling Green Falcons by a 75-73 final in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Flenard Whitfield added 19 points off the bench for Western Michigan (17-14), which will battle second-seeded Central Michigan in Thursday's quarterfinal round. The Broncos also got 12 points from Martelle McLemore.
Scott Thomas scored 23 points in defeat for Bowling Green (14-16). Marc Larson posted 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Falcons, who received 11 points and seven assists from Joe Jakubowski.
Bowling Green led 39-38 at halftime after shooting a stellar 17-of-25 from the floor over the opening 20 minutes.
Over the final 20 minutes, the Falcons shot 50 percent from the floor, including 6-of-9 from three-point range. Still, Western Michigan was able to prevail because it earned a 10-4 edge in points from the foul line in the second half.
The Broncos finished the tilt with 17 assists against only six turnovers, impressive by any standards.
Final Score: Eastern Michigan 65, Northern Illinois 59
Ypsilanti, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Bowdry posted 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the sixth-seeded Eastern Michigan Eagles to a 65-59 victory over the 11th-seeded Northern Illinois Huskies in the first round of the Mid- American Conference Tournament.
Justin Dobbins tallied 13 points for Eastern Michigan (17-14), which will attempt to upset the third-seeded Akron Zips in the quarterfinal round. Carlos Medlock added 11 points for the Eagles, who got 10 points from Jay Higgins.
Xavier Silas poured in 20 points in the narrow defeat for Northern Illinois (10-20), which received 15 points and 11 rebounds from Sean Kowal.
Northern Illinois led by a 22-8 margin early on, but the Huskies slowed down an owned less impressive 29-23 lead at halftime
Over the final 20 minutes, the Eagles connected on 54.2 percent of their field goal attempts and held the Huskies to 30.8 percent shooting.
Northern Illinois finished the game with 18 turnovers, overshadowing a 39-27 rebounding advantage.
Final Score: Ohio University 85, Ball State 77 (OT)
Muncie, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Armon Bassett poured in 25 points to lead the ninth-seeded Ohio University Bobcats to a hard-fought 85-77 overtime victory over the eighth-seeded Ball State Cardinals in the first round of the Mid- American Conference Tournament.
DeVaughn Washington and Tommy Freeman both scored 15 points for Ohio (18-14), which moves on to the quarterfinal round to do battle with the top-seeded Kent State Golden Flashes. D.J. Cooper contributed 12 points. nine rebounds and eight assists for the Bobcats.
Randy Davis scored 21 points in the heart-breaking loss for Ball State (15-15). Jauwan Scaife tallied 17 points, Terrence Watson added 14 points and Jarrod Jones pitched in 12 points.
Neither team was able to build a double-digit lead in the first half, and Ball State owned a narrow 36-33 edge at intermission.
Bassett hit a layup for Ohio with 54 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score at 69-69. Bassett was fouled on the play and could have given the Bobcats the lead with a free throw, but his attempt missed its mark. Neither team was able to score again down the stretch, and an extra session was needed to decide the outcome.
Ball State scored the first two points of overtime, but Ohio closed the game on a 16-6 run.
A 27-11 advantage in points from the foul line was key to the victory for the Bobcats.
<< K-State signs Martin to contract extension
Manhattan, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kansas State signed head men's basketball
coach Frank Martin to a three-year extension on Sunday.
Martin, who had two years remaining on his original deal, is signed through
the 2014-15 season.
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<< Northern Iowa claims second straight MVC crown
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kwadzo Ahelegbe poured in a game-high 24
points to go along with five rebounds, as the top-seeded Northern Iowa
Panthers punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament by taking down the
second-
<< Leuer and Taylor lead Wisconsin over Illinois
Champaign, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Leuer and Jordan Taylor each scored 20
points to lead 15th-ranked Wisconsin to a 72-57 victory over Illinois at
Assembly Hall.
Trevon Hughes posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 reboun
<< Duke downs N.C. State for ACC title
Greensboro, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jasmine Thomas scored a team-high 18 points
and added six rebounds and six assists as ninth-ranked Duke defeated N.C.
State for the ACC women's title.
Karima Christmas chipped in 13 points, while J
Inter held to scoreless draw by Genoa >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Inter Milan was held to a 0-0 draw at San Siro
by Genoa on Sunday, the third time in its last four Serie A matches is has not
scored.
Inter has tied four of its last five matches in Italy's top flight, with th
UConn crushes Syracuse to tie record >>
Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tina Charles tied a career-high with 34
points, as top-ranked Connecticut clobbered Syracuse, 77-41, in the
quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
It's the 70th consecutive win for the
Canucks rally in third to beat Preds >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jannik Hansen scored the game-winner in the
third, as the Vancouver Canucks rallied for a 4-2 win over the Nashville
Predators.
Henrik Sedin had a goal and an assist, while Alexander Edler and
Kurt Busch prevails in a wild one at Atlanta >>
Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kurt Busch avoided tire issues and held off the
field in a second green-white-checkered finish to win the Kobalt Tools 500 at
Atlanta Motor Speedway for the second year in a row.
Busch squeezed his way from
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