March 15, 2013
Ohio vs. WMU MAC Semifinal Game Notes 
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - The second-seeded Ohio University men's basketball team (23-8, 14-2) will take on No. 3 Western Michigan (20-11, 10-6) in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament Friday night in Cleveland, Ohio.
Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. inside Quicken Loans Arena. The game will be broadcast locally on SportsTime Ohio and across the nation on ESPN3. Michael Reghi will handle play-by-play duties while Dave Cecutti will provide color commentary.
In addition, "Voice of the Bobcats" Russ Eisenstein and Rob Cornelius will call the action on the Ohio IMG Sports Network powered by Horizon, with streaming audio available on OhioBobcats.com. Pre-game coverage begins 30 minutes prior to tip (8:30 p.m.).
The Bobcats defeated Western Michigan, 61-59, on Jan. 12 in Kalamazoo, Mich. Senior guard D.J. Cooper - the 2013 MAC Player of the Year - led the Bobcats with 16 points, six assists and five rebounds.
This season, Ohio finished conference play with a 14-2 record and earned a share the 2013 MAC regular season title with Akron. It marked the Bobcats' first MAC regular season title since 1993-94.
Ohio's 14 league wins are the most ever by Ohio during a 16-game conference season. The Bobcats have posted 14 MAC wins four times when the league schedule has included 18 games.
Ohio In The MAC Tournament
Ohio has posted a 35-25 record (.583) all-time in the MAC Tournament. The Bobcats will play in their 32nd MAC Tournament this season. The Bobcats have won two of the past three league tournaments and have posted a 9-1 record (.900) in their past 10 games in the event.
The MAC Championship began in 1980 and Ohio first qualified for the event in 1981 as the No. 7 seed, falling to No. 2 Ball State, 85-70, in the quarterfinals. In the most recent MAC Tournament, Ohio won all three of its games and advanced to the 2012 NCAA Tournament with a 64-63 win over top-seeded Akron in the championship game.
2013 MAC Player of the Year D.J. Cooper (Chicago, Ill.) has posted 13.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in nine career MAC Tournament games. Senior forward Reggie Keely (University Heights, Ohio) averaged 11.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in last season's MAC Tournament.
Ohio As The No. 2 Seed
Ohio has been seeded second on four other occasions in program history, most recently in 1995. The Green and White have posted a 5-3 mark all-time as the No. 2 seed. In 1983, Ohio earned the second seed and advanced to the NCAA Tournament with wins over No. 7 EMU, No. 3 Toledo and No. 1 BG.
Next Game
If Ohio wins on Friday, the Bobcats will advance to the MAC Championship game Saturday (March 16) at 6:30 p.m. The MAC title game will be broadcast across the nation on ESPN2. Bob Wischusen will handle play-by-play duties while Stephen Bardo will provide color commentary.
-- GO BOBCATS! --
