CLEVELAND โ The Mid-American Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments began Wednesday morning in Cleveland. WTOL 11 is bringing you the latest scores, photos, videos and more each day.
The Toledo men's and women's teams entered as the No. 1 seed.
This is the first time in MAC history a school won an outright regular season title in men's and women's basketball.
The Bowling Green women's team qualified for Cleveland as the 6 seed, but lost its opening game on Wednesday to Akron.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 11
7:09 p.m.
Toledo is eliminated. The Rockets fall 70-62. They went 10-22 from the free throw line and 4-15 from 3.
7:02 p.m.
Toledo is trailing 66-62 with 1:31 left. The free throw woes continue. The Rockets are 9-21 at the line.
6:51 p.m.
Danger time for Toledo. Akron leads 61-55 with just 4:09 left.
6:28 p.m.
Toledo continues to chip away. Akron's lead is 48-48 with 11:31 left. Ryan Rollins started just 1-8 from the field but is starting to heat up. He's got 13 points.
6:18 p.m.
Solid start to the second half for Toledo. Currently on a 15-5 run dating back to the first half. It's 48-38 Akron with 15:15 left.
5:59 p.m.
Some halftime stats...Seth Millner & JT Shumate combined for just 3 points. The Rockets went 3-8 from the free throw line in the first half.
5:53 p.m.
Halftime: Toledo trails Akron 38-28. Ra'Heim Moss leads the Rockets with 11 points.
5:05 p.m.
The Toledo Men are about to tip against Akron in the MAC Semifinal.
3:58 p.m.
The Rockets have arrived for their semifinal matchup with Akron.
1:12 p.m.
The No. 1 seed Toledo men's team will take the floor at 5 p.m. against 4 seed Akron. The Rockets won the only regular season meeting between the two teams, 85-76, on Jan. 28.
12:11 p.m.
Top-seeded Toledo is out of the women's tournament, falling to Ball State 71-66 in the semifinals. Sophia Wiard hit a big three with about a minute left to make it a two-point game, but then turned it over on UT's next possession down four.
The Cardinals hit most of their free throws to close it out. Sydney Freeman led the team with 19 points.
Wiard led Toledo with 16 points and six rebounds. Quinesha Lockett scored 12.
The Rockets were just 13-21 (61.9%) from the free throw line.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
11:54 a.m.
UT trails 63-58 with 1:47 to go.
11:44 a.m.
Sammi Mikonowicz has given Toledo a spark with four quick points. UT trails 55-51 with 5:13 to play.
11:31 a.m.
The Rockets needed a good third quarter and they got one, outscoring Ball State 21-12. They'll go into the fourth quarter down 51-46.
UT has had success with backcourt pressure.
11:25 a.m.
Nan Garcia scores six points in a row to bring UT within 50-41. Under three minutes to play in the third quarter.
10:53 a.m.
Ball State finishes the first half on a 19-4 run to take a 39-25 lead into the half. The Cardinals are shooting 53% from the field and have made four 3-pointers.
The Rockets are struggling to find open shots and are shooting just 32%. Quinesha Lockett leads the team with seven points.
Marie Kiefer leads Ball State with 10 points.
BSU is 4-11 from 3-point range; UT is 1-7. Toledo has turned it over eight times.
10:37 a.m.
A Quinesha Lockett layup gives UT its first lead of the game at 21-20 with 6:39 to play in the first half. Ball State responds with a 6-0 run to take a 26-20 lead.
10:30 a.m.
Ball State is shooting 53.8% and has a 20-15 lead after the first quarter. Marie Kiefer leads the Cardinals with seven points.
Toledo is shooting just 33% on 4-of-12 shooting. Quinesha Lockett, Jayda Jansen and Nan Garcia each have three points.
10:15 a.m.
Ball State is off to an 11-5 lead over Toledo with 4:47 to play in the first quarter. Rockets have started just 2-7 from the field with three turnovers.
9:57 a.m.
We're about to get underway in Cleveland. Toledo was 2-0 against Ball State in the regular season.
9:15 a.m.
It's semifinal day at the MAC Tournament and both Toledo teams are in action. The top-seeded women tip off against fifth-seeded Ball State at 10 a.m., and the No. 1 seed men's team will take on 4 seed Akron at 5 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10
3:34 p.m.
Akron beats Buffalo 70-68. Toledo will face the fourth-seeded Akron Friday at 5 p.m. in the semifinals.
12:58 p.m.
The Rockets survive. Rayj Dennis made a floater with 10 seconds to go to give UT a 72-71 lead. Central Michigan's last-second 3-pointer is off the mark.
Setric Millner Jr. led Toledo with 22 points on 10-17 shooting (2-5 3PT). Ryan Rollins had 14 points and six rebounds, and Dennis had 13 points.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
Harrison Henderson led the Chippewas with 21 points and 10 boards.
UT shot 46.6% for the game.
Top-seeded Toledo will play the winner of fifth-seeded Buffalo and fourth-seeded Akron Friday at 5 p.m.
12:50 p.m.
CMU's Harrison Henderson converts a 3-point play and it's 70-69 UT with a minute left.
12:38 p.m.
Ryan Rollins makes two free throws and the Rockets lead 66-59 with 5 minutes to go.
12:25 p.m.
Central Michigan calls timeout with 10:40 left after Toledo's Setric Millner Jr. makes a put-back to give UT a 51-47 lead. Millner is up to 15 points.
12:15 p.m.
Toledo and Central Michigan are tied at 45 with 14 minutes to play.
11:47 a.m.
Toledo trails Central Michigan 32-30 at halftime. CMU's zone defense has given UT some problems as the Rockets are shooting just 35.5%.
Ryan Rollins has eight points and three rebounds for Toledo. Rayj Dennis has seven points.
Brian Taylor is 3-3 from the 3-point line and has 11 points to lead Central Michigan. Harrison Henderson has 10.
The Chippewas have a 25-16 advantage on the glass.
11:29 a.m.
Central Michigan leads Toledo 21-20 and will be shooting two free throws after the timeout with 6:29 to play in the first half. After a hot start, UT's shooting percentage is down to 35%.
Ryan Rollins and Setric Millner Jr. each have five points for the Rockets. Harrison Henderson leads the Chippewas with seven.
11:11 a.m.
Both teams are shooting well to start as the Rockets have a 10-9 lead just over five minutes in. Guard Ryan Rollins has five points for UT.
10:50 a.m.
WTOL 11's Jordan Strack is with the Rockets in Cleveland. Tip-off is 10 minutes away.
9:45 a.m.
It's Day 2 of the MAC Tournament as the men's teams take the floor for the first time in Cleveland. No. 1 seed Toledo kicks things off at 11 a.m. against eighth-seeded Central Michigan.
The UT women will return to the floor Friday against Ball State at 10 a.m. in the semifinals.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9
8:30 p.m.
The Bowling Green women fall in the MAC quarterfinals to Akron, 81-67. The Zips advance to take on Buffalo in the semifinals.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
7:59 p.m.
Akron has taken its largest lead of the game on Bowling Green, leading 64-52 with 8:41 left in the final quarter.
7:51 p.m.
At the end of the third quarter, the Falcons trail the Zips, 58-52. Velasco and Elissa Brett each have 15 points for BG. The MAC player of the year Jordyn Dawson has 16 points for Akron.
7:11 p.m.
At halftime, Bowling Green is trailing Akron 36-31. Velasco leads the Falcons with 13 points.
7:00 p.m.
At the five-minute mark of the second quarter, the Falcons and Zips are all knotted up at 28.
6:47 p.m.
After the first quarter, the Bowling green women lead Akron, 23-20. Amy Velasco led the Falcons with seven points in the quarter.
4:55 p.m.
The Bowling Green women's team has arrived. The sixth-seeded Falcons will take on third-seeded Akron at approximately 6:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
The University of Toledo announced men's basketball coach Tod Kowalczyk and women's basketball coach Tricia Cullop have signed contract extensions through the 2026-27 season. Read more here.
3:30 p.m.
Fifth-seeded Ball State knocks off fourth-seeded Northern Illinois 60-54 after trailing by as many as 17. Toledo will play Ball State Friday at 10 a.m. in the women's semifinals.
1 p.m.
Toledo knocks off Ohio, 80-67. Junior guard Sophia Wiard finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Rockets.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
Quinesha Lockett also scored 19 points.
Erica Johnson (25 points) and Cece Hooks (22 points, 11 rebounds) led OU.
Toledo shot 48.3% for the game on 29-60 shooting and had 17 assists as a team.
The top-seeded Rockets advance to the semifinals on Friday and await the winner of Ball State (5) and Northern Illinois (4).
12:48 p.m.
The Rockets have pushed the lead to 10, 69-59, with 3:11 to play.
12:25 p.m.
Toledo leads Ohio 58-53 after three quarters. Sophia Wiard is leading the way with 14 points for the Rockets. Khera Goss has 10.
11:52 a.m.
Toledo leads Ohio 34-32 at halftime after a half where neither team led by more than four points. Sophia Wiard has scored 11 for the Rockets and Quinesha Lockett has seven.
Erica Johnson leads Ohio with 12 points and Gabby Burris has 10.
UT is shooting 44.1% from the field, compared to 34.4% for OU. However the Bobcats are 6-8 at the free throw line and UT is just 1-2.
11:27 a.m.
Toledo leads Ohio 18-17 after the first quarter. Quinesha Lockett leads the Rockets with 5 points. Erica Johnson has 8 points to lead the Bobcats.
10:50 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
The women's tournament gets underway at 11 a.m. with top-seeded Toledo taking on the 8 seed Ohio.
The Bobcats were the only team in the MAC to beat The Rockets in the regular season, earning a 79-72 victory on Jan. 26. UT won the rematch 76-73 about three weeks later.
BGSU (6) will play Akron (3) at approximately 6 p.m.
The Falcons are 0-2 against the Zips this year, losing 79-69 Jan. 8 and 72-70 Feb. 23.
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