Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets

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2002-2003 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:Mar 10 - 15, 2003
Champions:#1 Central Michigan
Runner-Up:#2 Kent State
MVP/MOP:Chris Kaman (Central Michigan, Jr.)
All-Tournament Team:Chris Kaman (Central Michigan, Jr.), J.R. Wallace (Central Michigan, Sr.), Antonio Gates (Kent State, Jr.), P.J. Smith (Northern Illinois, Jr.), Brandon Hunter (Ohio, Sr.)
Championship Venue:Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, OH)
Attendance:N/A
Officials:D.J. Carstensen, Rodney Chamberlain, JD Collins, Dave Cronin, Randy Drury, Jim Ferrari, Dan Fouser, Keith Herring, Kyle Ingram, David Laning, Sam Lickliter, Jerry Sauder, Donnie Simpson, Steven Skiles, Brett Wegenke, Terry Wymer

2002-2003 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Ball State 81
9 Bowling Green 90
 
 
 
 
 
4 Northern Illinois 81
13 Buffalo 64
 
 
 
 
5 Western Michigan 78
12 Toledo 64
 
7 Marshall 83
10 Eastern Michigan 75
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Akron 77
11 Ohio 79
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Central Michigan 87
9 Bowling Green 70
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Northern Illinois 75
5 Western Michigan 63
2 Kent State 79
7 Marshall 57
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Miami (OH) 55
11 Ohio 65
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Central Michigan 94
4 Northern Illinois 72
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Kent State 73
11 Ohio 70
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Central Michigan 77
2 Kent State 67

2002-2003 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Participants

Seed School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
1 Central Michigan 24  6  80.00% 14  4  77.78%
2 Kent State 21  8  72.41% 12  6  66.67%
3 Miami (OH) 13  15  46.43% 11  7  61.11%
4 Northern Illinois 17  14  54.84% 11  7  61.11%
5 Western Michigan 19  10  65.52% 10  8  55.56%
6 Akron 14  14  50.00% 9  9  50.00%
7 Marshall 14  15  48.28% 9  9  50.00%
8 Ball State 13  17  43.33% 8  10  44.44%
9 Bowling Green 13  16  44.83% 8  10  44.44%
10 Eastern Michigan 14  14  50.00% 8  10  44.44%
11 Ohio 14  16  46.67% 8  10  44.44%
12 Toledo 13  16  44.83% 7  11  38.89%
13 Buffalo 5  23  17.86% 2  16  11.11%

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

2002-2003 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 10, 2003 #12 Toledo (L) #5 Western Michigan (W) 64-78 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 18. Anthony Kann
REB: 14. Anthony Kann
AST: 4. Robby Collum 		PTS: 19. Keith Triplett
REB: 5. Milo Kirsh
AST: 4. Sammy Villegas
Mar 10, 2003 #9 Bowling Green (W) #8 Ball State (L) 90-81 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 28. Robert Owens
REB: 5. Chris Williams
AST: 5. Chris Williams 		PTS: 28. Ron Lewis
REB: 8. Ron Lewis
AST: 7. Ron Lewis
Mar 10, 2003 #10 Eastern Michigan (L) #7 Marshall (W) 75-83 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 30. Ronald Blackshear
REB: 13. David Anderson
AST: 6. A.W. Hamilton 		PTS: 16. Steve Pettyjohn
REB: 9. John Bowler
AST: 11. Michael Ross
Mar 10, 2003 #13 Buffalo (L) #4 Northern Illinois (W) 64-81 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 22. P.J. Smith
REB: 12. Marcus Smallwood
AST: 11. Jay Bates 		PTS: 13. Jason Bird
REB: 7. Mario Jordan
AST: 6. Roderick Middleton
Mar 10, 2003 #11 Ohio (W) #6 Akron (L) 79-77 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 22. Derrick Tarver
REB: 8. Rob Preston
AST: 5. Johnny Hollingsworth 		PTS: 25. Steve Esterkamp
REB: 9. Jeff Halbert
AST: 8. Jaivon Harris
Mar 13, 2003 #7 Marshall (L) #2 Kent State (W) 57-79 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 21. Antonio Gates
REB: 7. Antonio Gates
AST: 6. Antonio Gates 		PTS: 10. Marvin Black
REB: 8. David Anderson
AST: 3. Ronny Dawn
Mar 13, 2003 #9 Bowling Green (L) #1 Central Michigan (W) 70-87 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 25. Chris Kaman
REB: 14. Chris Kaman
AST: 7. Tony Bowne 		PTS: 30. Ron Lewis
REB: 7. Cory Ryan
AST: 7. Cole Magner
Mar 13, 2003 #11 Ohio (W) #3 Miami (OH) (L) 65-55 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 15. Josh Hausfeld
REB: 10. Danny Horace
AST: 3. Gene Seals 		PTS: 17. Thomas Stephens
REB: 13. Brandon Hunter
AST: 4. Brandon Hunter
Mar 13, 2003 #5 Western Michigan (L) #4 Northern Illinois (W) 63-75 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 33. P.J. Smith
REB: 10. Marcus Smallwood
AST: 5. Jay Bates 		PTS: 19. Anthony Kann
REB: 10. Anthony Kann
AST: 4. Bobby Madison
Mar 14, 2003 #11 Ohio (L) #2 Kent State (W) 70-73 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 22. Anthony Wilkins
REB: 6. Anthony Wilkins
AST: 2. Anthony Wilkins 		PTS: 26. Brandon Hunter
REB: 8. Steve Esterkamp
AST: 6. Jaivon Harris
Mar 14, 2003 #4 Northern Illinois (L) #1 Central Michigan (W) 72-94 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 23. Chris Kaman
REB: 14. Chris Kaman
AST: 4. T.J. Meerman 		PTS: 29. Jay Bates
REB: 6. Jay Bates
AST: 3. Jay Bates
Mar 15, 2003 #2 Kent State (L) #1 Central Michigan (W) 67-77 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse PTS: 25. Chris Kaman
REB: 13. Chris Kaman
AST: 5. Chris Kaman 		PTS: 20. Antonio Gates
REB: 6. Antonio Gates
AST: 4. DeAndre Haynes