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MAC Tournament Semifinals Preview |
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Written by Deb Ruthenberg
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Friday, March 14 2008 |
 Photo by David Wiley
(2) Western Michigan vs (3) Akron
Tip-off: 7:00 pm
HOW THEY GOT HERE:
 WESTERN MICHIGAN:
Overall Record: 20-11 (12-4 MAC), 1st MAC West
Leading Scorer: David Kool (16.3 ppg)
Leading Rebounder: Joe Reitz (7.9 rpg)
Sleeper to watch out for: Andrew Hershberger
The Broncos' Road to the Semi-Finals:
Quarterfinals: WESTERN MICHIGAN 70, EASTERN MICHIGAN 61
 AKRON:
Overall Record: 22-9 (11-5 MAC), 2nd MAC East
Leading Scorer: Jeremiah Wood (14.0 ppg)
Leading Rebounder: Jeremiah Wood (7.9 rpg)
Sleeper to watch out for: Brett McKnight
The Zips' Road to the Semi-Finals:
Quarterfinals: AKRON 81, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 60
Previous meetings: In their only match up during regular season in early February the Broncos defeated the Zips 86-66 in Kalamazoo behind Joe Reitz's 17-point performance as four Broncos hit double figures in scoring. Chris McKnight paced the Zips with a game-high 18 points.
(1) Kent State vs (5) Miami
Tip-off: 9:30 pm
HOW THEY GOT HERE:
 KENT STATE
Overall Record: 26-6 (13-3 MAC), 1st MAC East
Leading Scorer: Al Fisher (14.2 ppg)
Leading Rebounder: Haminn Quaintance (7.4 rpg)
Sleeper to watch out for: Rashad Woods
The Golden Flashes' Road to the Semi-Finals:
Quarterfinals: KENT STATE 77, TOLEDO 57
 MIAMI
Overall Record: 17-14 (9-7 MAC), 4th MAC East
Leading Scorer: Michael Bramos (16.7 ppg)
Leading Rebounder: Tim Pollitz (7.0 rpg)
Sleeper to watch out for: Eric Pollitz
The RedHawks' Road to the Semi-Finals:
First Round: MIAMI 69, BUFFALO 68.
Quarterfinals: MIAMI 74, OHIO 61
Previous meetings: Kent State has thoroughly dominated Miami in their past two meetings this season. The RedHawks were held to a season-low offensive output in a 50-39 setback on March 4 at Kent as Miami went ice-cold from the field, missing all eight of its three-point efforts and shooting only 32.7% for the game. The Golden Flashes prevailed 74-62 in their first meeting of the season in Oxford on Jan. 17 on the strength of shooting a season-high 63 percent from the field.
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