Western Michigan advances to face CMU men’s basketball team in MAC quarterfinals

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The CMU men’s basketball team will get its third look at rival Western Michigan this season.

Western Michigan beat Bowling Green 75-73 on Sunday afternoon in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Kalamazoo, advancing to the quarterfinals.

No. 2 seed CMU (15-14, 9-7 MAC) meets No. 7 WMU (17-14, 8-8 MAC) at noon Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

The rivals split their two meetings this season, with both teams winning at home. CMU beat the Broncos 74-66 on Feb. 27, while WMU claimed a 71-60 win on Jan. 16 in Kalamazoo.

A look at the quarterfinals matchups on Thursday:
No. 7 Western Michigan vs. No. 2 Central Michigan, noon
No. 3 Akron vs. No. 6 Eastern Michigan, 2 p.m.
No. 1 Kent State vs. No. 9 Ohio, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Buffalo vs. No. 4 Miami, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s first round results:
No. 7 Western Michigan 75, No. 10 Bowling Green 73 (at Kalamazoo)
No. 5 Buffalo 72, No. 12 Toledo 54 (at Buffalo, N.Y.)
No. 9 Ohio 85, No. 8 Ball State 77 (OT, at Muncie, Ind.)
No. 6 Eastern Michigan 65, No. 11 Northern Illinois 59 (at Ypsilanti)