CLEVELAND (Feb. 23) -- The Mid-American Conference, in conjunction with ESPN and
Fox Sports Net, have announced a time change in the First Energy MAC
Men's Basketball championship game and established a start time for the
MAC women's championship game.
The men's final, which will be carried on Wednesday, March 8 on ESPN,
has been moved up to a 7 p.m. start time, while the women's title game
is slated for a 5:45 p.m. tip-off on Saturday, March 4 on Fox Sports
Net.
The women's tournament begins with five first round games on campus
sites on Monday, February 28. Eight teams convene in Cleveland for two
sessions of quarterfinal action in Public Hall on Thursday, March 2.
The semifinals are slated for Friday, March 3, with the championship
game tabbed for the following day. Fox Sports Net will carry the
semifinals and the championship game.
Men's first round action begins on Wednesday, March 1, also on five
campus sites. Those winners, along with the three teams who earned byes
to Cleveland, will start quarterfinal action on Sunday, March 5 at Gund
Arena.
Fox Sports Net will air both of the semifinals on Monday, March 6 and
the championship game on Wednesday, March 8 can be seen nationally on
ESPN.
First Energy Mid-American Conference
Men's Basketball Tournament
Wednesday, March 1 (campus sites)
Game #1 - No. 10 seed at No. 7, Time TBA
Game #2 - No. 11 seed at No. 6, Time TBA
Game #3 - No. 9 seed at No. 8, Time TBA
Game #4 - No. 12 seed at No. 5, Time TBA
Game #5 - No. 13 seed at No. 4, Time TBA
Sunday, March 5 (Quarterfinals)
(Gund Arena, Cleveland)
Session I
Game #6 - Winner Game #3 vs. No. 1 seed, 12 p.m.
Game #7 - Winner Game #4 vs. Winner Game #5, TBA*
*30 minutes following completion of prior game
Session II
(Radio: WKNR - 1220 AM)
Game #8 - Winner Game #1 vs. No. 2 seed, 7 p.m.
Game #9 - Winner Game #2 vs. No. 3 seed, TBA*
*30 minutes following completion of prior game
Monday, March 6 (Semifinals)
Session III
(TV: Fox Sports Net; Radio: WKNR - 1220 AM)
Game #10 - Winner Game #6 vs. Winner Game #7, 7 p.m.
Game #11 - Winner Game #8 vs. Winner Game #9, TBA*
*30 minutes following completion of prior game
Wednesday, March 8 (Championship Game)
Session IV
(TV: ESPN; Radio: WKNR - 1220 AM)
Game #12 - Winner Game #10 vs. Winner Game #11, 7 p.m.
Tickets still remain for both tournaments, and can be purchased through
Ticketmaster or a MAC institution's athletic ticket office. The
Ticketmaster number to purchase men's tickets in Cleveland is (216)
241-5555, while women's tickets can be obtained by calling (216)
241-5555. Tickets may also be purchased for both tournaments online at
www.ticketmaster.com.