2004 MAC men's basketball tournament explained
The 2004 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2003-04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 8–13 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds, and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Western Michigan, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Western Michigan defeated Kent State in the final.[1] In the NCAA they lost in the first round to Vanderbilt.[2]
Tournament
Seeds
- Western Michigan
- Kent State
- Miami
- Toledo
- Buffalo
- Ball State
- Bowling Green
- Marshall
- Eastern Michigan
- Ohio
- Akron
- Northern Illinois
- Central Michigan
First round
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|
| Toledo | 51 | 40 | 91 |
| Central Michigan | 51 | 37 | 88 | |
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|
| Buffalo | 43 | 47 | 90 |
| Northern Illinois | 38 | 35 | 73 | |
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|
| Ball State | 37 | 39 | 76 |
| Akron | 35 | 37 | 72 | |
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|
| Bowling Green | 29 | 27 | 56 |
| Ohio | 21 | 33 | 54 | |
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|
| Marshall | 46 | 32 | 78 |
| Eastern Michigan | 33 | 26 | 59 | |
Quarterfinals
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|
| Kent State | 31 | 48 | 79 |
| Bowling Green | 31 | 35 | 66 | |
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|
| Miami | 34 | 38 | 72 |
| Ball State | 30 | 37 | 67 | |
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|
| Western Michigan | 38 | 58 | 96 |
| Marshall | 28 | 34 | 62 | |
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|
| Toledo | 47 | 50 | 97 |
| Buffalo | 44 | 41 | 85 | |
Semi-finals
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|
| Western Michigan | 38 | 49 | 87 |
| Toledo | 32 | 45 | 77 | |
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|
| Kent State | 26 | 40 | 66 |
| Miami | 26 | 30 | 56 | |
Finals
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|
| Western Michigan | 36 | 41 | 77 |
| Kent State | 37 | 29 | 66 | |
All-Tournament Team
Tournament MVP – Mike Williams, Western Michigan[3]
| Player | Team |
|---|
| Keith Triplett | Toledo |
| DeAndre Haynes | Kent State |
| John Edwards | Kent State |
| Anthony Kann | Western Michigan |
| Mike Williams | Western Michigan | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Williams scores 28, hits big 3 late. ESPN. en. 2022-05-24.
- Web site: Moore: Six 3s, scores career-high 26. https://web.archive.org/web/20220525023046/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000039. dead. May 25, 2022. ESPN.com. 2022-05-24.
- Web site: WESTERN MICHIGAN-KENT STATE POSTGAME NOTES. Mid-American Conference. June 6, 2022.
