Jackson scores 32 to carry Akron past W. Michigan 79-68
— Loren Cristian Jackson had 32 points as Akron topped Western Michigan 79-68 on Saturday.
— Loren Cristian Jackson had 32 points as Akron topped Western Michigan 79-68 on Saturday.
— Jeenathan Williams had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Buffalo defeated Western Michigan 85-69 on Tuesday.
— Mike Nuga had 26 points as Kent State easily beat Western Michigan 80-54 on Saturday.
— Ryan Rollins tied his season high with 20 points as Toledo defeated Western Michigan 70-59 on Saturday.
— K.J. Walton had 20 points and Ball St. topped Western Michigan 76-68 on Tuesday.
— Joey Hauser had a career-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, leading No. 8 Michigan State to a 79-61 win over Western Michigan on Sunday night.
Milwaukee's men's basketball program has rescheduled their games against Kansas State and Western Michigan.
— Aaron Thompson had a career-high 21 points as Butler defeated Western Michigan 66-62 on Wednesday night in a season opener.
Liam Robbins, a 7-footer who ranked fifth in the country with 99 blocks for Drake last season, and Brandon Johnson, who averaged 15.4 points for Western Michigan, have both transferred to Minnesota.
Western Michigan promoted Clayton Bates to be its basketball coach Saturday, with its athletic director saying the coronavirus crisis impacted the school's search.
After finishing 13-19 this season and fifth in the Mid-American Conference's West Division, Western Michigan announced Wednesday that Steve Hawkins will not return, ending his 17-year run as head coach.
Willie Jackson scored 22 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and seventh-seeded Toledo held off No. 10 Western Michigan 76-73 in Monday night's first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.
Dallas Morgan scored 20 points, leading five into double figure scoring and Central Michigan broke a nine-game losing streak, defeating Western Michigan 85-68 Friday night in a regular season finale.
Brandon Johnson had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Western Michigan beat Eastern Michigan 70-54 on Tuesday night.
Brandon Johnson and Michael Flowers scored 20 points apiece and Jared Printy buried a 3-pointer with 5 seconds remaining to send Western Michigan past Northern Illinois 72-69 on Saturday.
Ishmael El-Amin had 21 points as Ball State topped Western Michigan 71-61 on Tuesday night.
Willie Jackson had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead five Toledo players in double figures as the Rockets got past Western Michigan 68-59 on Saturday.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Toledo | 8-1 | - | 13-4 |
Akron | 6-2 | 1.5 | 8-3 |
Bowling Green | 6-3 | 2 | 10-5 |
Miami (OH) | 4-2 | 2.5 | 7-4 |
Kent State | 4-3 | 3 | 7-4 |
Buffalo | 4-3 | 3 | 6-5 |
Ohio | 4-4 | 3.5 | 8-6 |
Ball State | 4-4 | 3.5 | 6-7 |
Central Michigan | 2-6 | 5.5 | 6-9 |
Western Michigan | 1-5 | 5.5 | 2-9 |
Eastern Michigan | 1-6 | 6 | 4-7 |
Northern Illinois | 1-6 | 6 | 2-10 |
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 2-4 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 4 |