MID-AMERICAN BASKETBALL NEWS

Northeastern wins 5th straight, tops Kent State 81-69 (Dec 18, 2017)

KENT, Ohio (AP) Vasa Pusica scored 12 of his 21 points from the free throw line and Tomas Murphy and Bolden Brace each added 14 points off the bench as Northeastern won its fifth...

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Miami (Ohio) defeats NAIA Rio Grande 109-70 behind Bowman (Dec 17, 2017)

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) Nike Sibande scored 21 points and Bam Bowman posted career highs with 20 points and 10 rebounds and Miami (Ohio) beat NAIA Rio Grande 109-70 on Sunday.

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Marshall downs Ohio 99-96 in OT on Penava's career night (Dec 16, 2017)

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Ajdin Penava set career highs with 33 points and 15 rebounds, C.J. Burks scored a career-high 31, and Marshall held...

DECEMBER 17, 2017

E. Michigan holds off Long Beach St. with 85-80 win (Dec 16, 2017)

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) Elijah Minnie scored 23 points and James Thompson IV scored 19 points and gathered 11 rebounds and Eastern Michigan beat Long Beach State 85-80 on Saturda...

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Better scores 17, S Utah snaps Central Michigan streak 86-80 (Dec 16, 2017)

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) Brandon Better scored 17 points, Ivan Madunic and James McGee 16 points each and Southern Utah made a big, opening run after halftime stand up for an 86-80...

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Massinburg's 23 leads Buffalo past Robert Morris, 86-70 (Dec 16, 2017)

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) CJ Massinburg scored 23 points and led six players into double-figure scoring as Buffalo knocked off Robert Morris. 86-70 on Saturday afternoon.

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Akron remains undefeated at home, beats MVSU 81-63 (Dec 16, 2017)

AKRON, Ohio (AP) Daniel Utomi had 23 points while pulling down seven rebounds to help keep Akron undefeated at home as the Zips dominated the first half and cruised to an 81-63 w...

DECEMBER 16, 2017

No. 24 Michigan women pull away 54-41 over Kent State (Dec 10, 2017)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Hailey Brown and Hallie Thome each scored 11 points and No. 24 Michigan overcame a slow start to get past Kent State for a 54-41 win Sunday.

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Ohio holds off W Kentucky 89-84 behind Laster's 23 points (Dec 10, 2017)

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) Mike Laster scored 23 points and all five of his free throws, Kevin Mickle added 17 points, and Ohio held off a late Western Kentucky run to win 89-84 on Sunday...

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Duvivier, Utomi lead Akron over Appalachian State 94-89 (Dec 09, 2017)

AKRON, Ohio (AP) Malcolm Duvivier hit 6 of 9 from 3-point range and scored 24 and Daniel Utomi added a double-double to propel Akron to a 94-89 victory over Appalachian State on...

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Wilder with 30 points, W. Michigan beats Detroit Mercy 87-79 (Dec 09, 2017)

DETROIT (AP) Thomas Wilder scored 30 points with seven rebounds and six assists to lead Western Michigan to an 87-79 win over Detroit Mercy on Saturday afternoon.

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Buffalo cruises to 88-54 win over Div. II Central Penn (Dec 09, 2017)

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) James Reese scored 18 points with six rebounds and six assists as Buffalo cruised to an 88-54 win over Division II Central Pennsylvania College on Saturday.

DECEMBER 9, 2017

German leads N. Illinois past beats C. Connecticut 61-55 (Dec 09, 2017)

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Eugene German scored 19 points, Levi Bradley scored 16 and Northern Illinois collected 11 steals in a 61-55 win over Central Connecticut on Saturday.

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Thompson has 19 points, 18 boards to lead E. Michigan to win (Dec 09, 2017)

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) James Thompson IV had 19 points and a season-high 18 rebounds to help lead Eastern Michigan to an 80-65 win over Division II Central State (Ohio) on Saturda...

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Cent. Michigan slips past Tenn. Tech 73-69 (Dec 09, 2017)

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Cecil Williams drove for a layup in the final seconds to secure Central Michigan's 73-69 win over Tennessee Tech on Saturday afternoon.

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Wright's 3-assault leads Miami (OH) past Fort Wayne 81-73 (Dec 09, 2017)

MIAMI, Ohio (AP) Jake Wright never shot inside the 3-point arc and buried a career-high seven 3s for a career-high 22 points and Miami (Ohio) beat Fort Wayne 81-73 on Saturday.

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Buzzer-beater Fletcher sends Toledo past Detroit Mercy 89-86 (Dec 06, 2017)

DETROIT (AP) Tre'Shaun Fletcher made a fade-away 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Toledo over Detroit Mercy 89-86 on Wednesday night.

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Bluiett scores 26, No. 13 Xavier beats Kent State 96-70 (Dec 06, 2017)

CINCINNATI (AP) Coming off wins over two other highly ranked teams, Xavier had a chance to catch its breath, grind one out, and start gett...

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Jones scores 37 as W. Michigan beats Cleveland State 78-67 (Dec 06, 2017)

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) Reggie Jones scored seven of his career-high 27 points during the decisive second-half run and Western Michigan beat Cleveland State 78-67 on Wednesday nigh...

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Massinburg scores 28, Buffalo holds off Delaware 75-72 (Dec 06, 2017)

NEWARK, Del. (AP) CJ Massinburg had 28 points with five 3-pointers and a career-high 14 rebounds, and Buffalo held off Delaware 75-72 on Wednesday night.

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Akron holds on for 83-79 win over Fort Wayne (Dec 06, 2017)

AKRON, Ohio (AP) Emmanuel Olojakpoke scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Akron held on for 83-79 win over Fort Wayne on Wednesday night.

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Ball State shocks No. 9 Notre Dame (Dec 05, 2017)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Ball State had never come close against Notre Dame, let alone beat the Fighting Irish.

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Smith has career-high 25, Evansville beats Bowling Green (Dec 05, 2017)

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) Dru Smith had a career-high 25 points, seven assists and four steals to lead Evansville to a 91-76 win over Bowling Green on Tuesday night.

DECEMBER 6, 2017