Ohio beats Cent. Michigan 85-65 in MAC tourney | |
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) Ben Vander Plas scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists and eighth-seeded Ohio never trailed in beating ninth-seeded Central Michigan 85-65 in Monday night's first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament. The Bobcats (17-15) face top-seeded Akron in Thursday's quarterfinals. Jason Preston scored 21 points and made seven assists and grabbed six rebounds for Ohio, which made 24 assists and scored 10 of 21 3-pointers. Jordan Dartis had 11 points and six rebounds and Lunden McDay added six rebounds. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | D. DiLeo | 14.5 | |||
| Rebounds: | R. Montgomery | 6.1 | |||
| Assists: | D. Lane | 3.4 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | D. Lane | 80.6% | |||
| 3P%: | D. DiLeo | 40.0% | |||
| Steals: | D. Lane | 1.9 | |||
| Blocks: | K. McKay | 0.8 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 5 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 8 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 22-9 | |
| 10 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 5 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 8 | Duke | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Mid-American Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| East | ||
| Akron | 14-4 | 24-7 |
| Bowling Green | 12-6 | 21-10 |
| Buffalo | 11-7 | 20-12 |
| Kent State | 9-9 | 20-12 |
| Ohio | 8-10 | 17-15 |
| Miami (OH) | 5-13 | 13-19 |
| West | ||
| Ball State | 11-7 | 18-13 |
| Northern Illinois | 11-7 | 18-13 |
| Toledo | 8-10 | 17-15 |
| Central Michigan | 7-11 | 14-18 |
| Eastern Michigan | 6-12 | 16-16 |
| Western Michigan | 6-12 | 13-19 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 78.3 (21) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.0 (88) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.6 (286) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.0% (214) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.6% (64) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.4% (226) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 76.7 (327) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.3 (189) | ||||
| Assists: | 14.1 (281) | ||||
| FG%: | 46.2% (325) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.2% (195) | ||||
| 3P%: | 37.8% (347) | ||||
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