March 5, 2005

OXFORD, Ohio -- Seizing the program's league record 21st Mid-American Conference Championship, Miami University's men's basketball team earned the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament. The RedHawks will face the winner of the No. 9 Ball State at No. 8 Bowling Green matchup, which takes place on Monday, March 7, in the 7 p.m. game of the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals at Cleveland's Gund Arena.

Miami posted a 12-6 league record and earned the outright title with six other MAC schools posting 11-7 records in MAC play. The RedHawks enter the MAC Tournament with an 18-9 overall record. Miami's last regular-season MAC crown was in 1998-99, while it last MAC Tournament title came during the 1996-97 campaign.

Tickets for the MAC Tournament can be purchased through the Miami Ticket Office at 1-866-MUHawks (1-866-684-2957).

First Energy MAC Tournament
Mar. 7 - Monday
at campus sites of higher seed
Game 1: No. 13 Marshall at No. 4 Ohio, tba
Game 2: No. 12 Central Michigan at No. 5 Kent State, tba
Game 3: No. 11 Eastern Michigan at No. 6 Akron, tba
Game 4: No. 10 Northern Illinois at No. 7 Buffalo, 7:00
Game 5: No. 9 Ball State at No. 8 Bowling Green , tba
No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Toledo and No. 3 Western Michigan receive byes
Mar. 10 - Thursday at Gund Arena
Game 6: No. 2 vs. Game 4 winner, noon
Game 7: No. 3 vs. Game 3 winner, 2:00*
Game 8: No. 1 vs. Game 5 winner, 7:00
Game 9: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 9:00*
Mar. 11 - Friday at Gund Arena
Game 10: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 7:00 - FSN Ohio
Game 11: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 9:00* - FSN Ohio
Mar. 12 - Saturday at Gund Arena
Championship Game, 7:00 - ESPN2
*or 30 minutes following the end of previous game