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2019 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 2019 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Tournament first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 11. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, now known as Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio March 14–16, 2019.[1] Buffalo defeated Bowling Green in the championship game to become the 2019 MAC tournament champions, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament.[2]

2019 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
First round siteCampus sites
ChampionsBuffalo (4th title)
Winning coachNate Oats (3rd title)
MVPJeremy Harris (Buffalo)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN2, ESPN+, FCS
MAC men's basketball tournaments
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2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo †16–2 .88932–4 .889
Bowling Green12–6 .66722–12 .647
Kent State11–7 .61122–11 .667
Akron8–10 .44417–16 .515
Miami (OH)7–11 .38915–17 .469
Ohio6–12 .33314–17 .452
West
Toledo13–5 .72225–8 .758
Central Michigan10–8 .55623–12 .657
Eastern Michigan9–9 .50015–17 .469
Northern Illinois8–10 .44417–17 .500
Ball State6–12 .33316–17 .485
Western Michigan2–16 .1118–24 .250
† 2019 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

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. The top four teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.

SeedSchoolConference
record		DivisionTiebreaker
1Buffalo16–2East
2Toledo13–5West
3Bowling Green12–6East
4Kent State11–7East
5Central Michigan10–8West
6Eastern Michigan9–9West
7Northern Illinois8–10WestNo. 1: 1–1 vs. Akron
No. 2: 1–0 (1.000) vs. No. 1 UB
8Akron8–10EastNo. 1: 1–1 vs. NIU
No. 2: 0–2 (.000) vs. No. 1 UB
9Miami (OH)7–11East
10Ohio6–12East2–0 vs. BSU
11Ball State6–12West0–2 vs. Ohio
12Western Michigan2–16West

Schedule

GameTimeMatchupScoreTelevision
First round – Monday March 11 – Campus sites
18:00 pmNo. 9 Miami (OH) at No. 8 Akron51–80ESPN+
27:00 pmNo. 12 Western Michigan at No. 5 Central Michigan67–81
39:00 pmNo. 10 Ohio at No. 7 Northern Illinois61–80
47:00 pmNo. 11 Ball State at No. 6 Eastern Michigan61–43
Quarterfinals – Thursday March 14 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
512:00 pmNo. 8 Akron vs. No. 1 Buffalo46–82ESPN+
62:30 pmNo. 5 Central Michigan vs. No. 4 Kent State89–81
76:30 pmNo. 7 Northern Illinois vs No. 2 Toledo80–76
89:00 pmNo. 11 Ball State vs. No. 3 Bowling Green86–99
Semifinals – Friday March 15 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
96:30 pmNo. 5 Central Michigan vs. No. 1 Buffalo81–85CBSSN
109:00 pmNo. 7 Northern Illinois vs. No. 3 Bowling Green67–71Fox College Sports
Championship – Saturday March 16 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
117:30 pmNo. 3 Bowling Green vs. No. 1 Buffalo73–87ESPN2/WatchESPN
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Monday, March 11		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14		Semifinals
Friday, March 15		Championship
Saturday, March 16
            
1Buffalo82
8Akron46
8Akron80
9Miami (OH)51
1Buffalo85
5Central Michigan81
4Kent State81
5Central Michigan89
5Central Michigan81
12Western Michigan67
1Buffalo87
3Bowling Green73
2Toledo76
7Northern Illinois80
7Northern Illinois80
10Ohio61
7Northern Illinois67
3Bowling Green71
3Bowling Green99
11Ball State86
6Eastern Michigan43
11Ball State61

* denotes overtime period

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Jeremy Harris, Buffalo[3]

PlayerTeam
CJ MassinburgBuffalo
Jeremy HarrisBuffalo
Demajeo WigginsBowling Green
Dylan FryeBowling Green
Eugene GermanNorthern Illinois

References

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