Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets

2004-2005 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:Mar 7 - 12, 2005
Champions:#4 Ohio
Runner-Up:#7 Buffalo
MVP/MOP:Leon Williams (Ohio, Fr.)
All-Tournament Team:Leon Williams (Ohio, Fr.), Jeremy Fears (Ohio, Fr.), Turner Battle (Buffalo, Sr.), Yassin Idbihi (Buffalo, So.), Danny Horace (Miami (OH), Sr.)
Championship Venue:Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, OH)
Attendance:N/A
Officials:Gary Bova, D.J. Carstensen, Tom Clark, JD Collins, Eugene Crawford, Randy Drury, Bill Ek, Tim Fogarty, Mike Foote, Dan Fouser, Sam Lickliter, Buddy Mayborg, Victor Montgomery, Mike Roberts, Sid Rodeheffer, Mike Sanzere, Jerry Sauder, Donnie Simpson, Lamar Simpson, Bart Wegenke, Brett Wegenke, Terry Wymer

2004-2005 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Bowling Green 75
9 Ball State 73
 
 
 
 
 
4 Ohio 72
13 Marshall 66
 
 
 
 
5 Kent State 91
12 Central Michigan 60
 
7 Buffalo 73
10 Northern Illinois 66
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Akron 78
11 Eastern Michigan 66
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Miami (OH) 85
8 Bowling Green 65
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Ohio 62
5 Kent State 55
2 Toledo 72
7 Buffalo 85
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Western Michigan 66
6 Akron 60
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Miami (OH) 56
4 Ohio 63
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Western Michigan 68
7 Buffalo 75
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Ohio 80
7 Buffalo 79

2004-2005 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Participants

Seed School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
1 Miami (OH) 19  10  65.52% 12  66.67%
2 Toledo 16  13  55.17% 11  61.11%
3 Western Michigan 19  12  61.29% 11  61.11%
4 Ohio 20  10  66.67% 11  61.11%
5 Kent State 19  12  61.29% 11  61.11%
6 Akron 19  10  65.52% 11  61.11%
7 Buffalo 22  73.33% 11  61.11%
8 Bowling Green 18  11  62.07% 10  55.56%
9 Ball State 15  13  53.57% 10  55.56%
10 Northern Illinois 11  17  39.29% 11  38.89%
11 Eastern Michigan 13  18  41.94% 13  27.78%
12 Central Michigan 10  18  35.71% 14  22.22%
13 Marshall 22  21.43% 15  16.67%

*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

2004-2005 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 7, 2005 #12 Central Michigan (L) #5 Kent State (W) 60-91 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 15. Armon Gates
REB: 5. Kevin Warzynski
AST: 4. Marcus Crenshaw
PTS: 15. Tony Bowne
REB: 6. Robert Sevalia
AST: 3. Tony Bowne
Mar 7, 2005 #9 Ball State (L) #8 Bowling Green (W) 73-75 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 38. John Reimold
REB: 6. John Reimold
AST: 5. Steven Wright
PTS: 25. Skip Mills
REB: 7. Skip Mills
AST: 5. Matt McCollom
Mar 7, 2005 #10 Northern Illinois (L) #7 Buffalo (W) 66-73 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 15. Daniel Gilbert
REB: 8. Daniel Gilbert
AST: 2. Mario Jordan
PTS: 16. Cory Sims
REB: 10. Todd Peterson
AST: 5. Cory Sims
Mar 7, 2005 #13 Marshall (L) #4 Ohio (W) 66-72 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 19. Terren Harbut
REB: 6. Leon Williams
AST: 4. Mychal Green
PTS: 18. A.W. Hamilton
REB: 6. Tre Whitted
AST: 3. Enoch Bunch
Mar 7, 2005 #11 Eastern Michigan (L) #6 Akron (W) 66-78 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 23. Romeo Travis
REB: 10. Romeo Travis
AST: 4. Mario Collins
PTS: 17. Markus Austin
REB: 7. Michael Ross
AST: 3. Michael Ross
Mar 10, 2005 #7 Buffalo (W) #2 Toledo (L) 85-72 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 17. Keith Triplett
REB: 5. Florentino Valencia
AST: 4. Justin Ingram
PTS: 23. Calvin Cage
REB: 8. Yassin Idbihi
AST: 3. Daniel Gilbert
Mar 10, 2005 #8 Bowling Green (L) #1 Miami (OH) (W) 65-85 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 28. Danny Horace
REB: 9. Danny Horace
AST: 4. Chet Mason
PTS: 24. John Reimold
REB: 6. Steven Wright
AST: 4. Steven Wright
Mar 10, 2005 #6 Akron (L) #3 Western Michigan (W) 60-66 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 24. Ben Reed
REB: 13. Ben Reed
AST: 5. Rickey Willis
PTS: 12. Bubba Walther
REB: 7. Romeo Travis
AST: 6. Dru Joyce
Mar 10, 2005 #5 Kent State (L) #4 Ohio (W) 55-62 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 14. Leon Williams
REB: 16. Leon Williams
AST: 3. Sonny Troutman
PTS: 16. Jay Youngblood
REB: 7. Jay Youngblood
AST: 3. DeAndre Haynes
Mar 11, 2005 #7 Buffalo (W) #3 Western Michigan (L) 75-68 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 15. Ben Reed
REB: 7. Ben Reed
AST: 4. Brian Snider
PTS: 17. Yassin Idbihi
REB: 7. Yassin Idbihi
AST: 3. Mario Jordan
Mar 11, 2005 #4 Ohio (W) #1 Miami (OH) (L) 63-56 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 15. Nathan Peavy
REB: 11. Danny Horace
AST: 5. William Hatcher
PTS: 19. Sonny Troutman
REB: 8. Leon Williams
AST: 4. Jeremy Fears
Mar 12, 2005 #7 Buffalo (L) #4 Ohio (W) 79-80 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 29. Leon Williams
REB: 15. Leon Williams
AST: 5. Jeremy Fears
PTS: 22. Turner Battle
REB: 8. Mark Bortz
AST: 8. Turner Battle