2004 MAC men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2004 MAC Men's 13 Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio Western Michigan 1st Steve Hawkins 1st Mike Williams Western Michigan The 2004 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2003-04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 8–13 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds, and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Western Michigan, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Western Michigan defeated Kent State in the final.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=240732711 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525023047/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=240732711 dead May 25, 2022 Williams scores 28, hits big 3 late ESPN en 2022-05-24 In the NCAA they lost in the first round to Vanderbilt.Moore: Six 3s, scores career-high 26 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000039 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525023046/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=244000039 dead May 25, 2022 ESPN.com 2022-05-24 Tournament Seeds Western Michigan Kent State Miami Toledo Buffalo Ball State Bowling Green Marshall Eastern Michigan Ohio Akron Northern Illinois Central Michigan Bracket First roundMarch 8, 2004 QuarterfinalsMarch 11, 2004 SemifinalsMarch 12, 2004 ChampionshipMarch 13, 2004 high 8 2003 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 78 9 Eastern Michigan 59 4 2003 Toledo Rockets Toledo 91 13 2003 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 88 5 2003 Buffalo Bulls Buffalo 90 12 2003 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 73 7 2003 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 56 10 Ohio 54 6 2003 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 76 11 2003 Akron Zips Akron 72 1 Western Michigan 96 8 Marshall 62 4 Toledo 97 5 Buffalo 85 2 2003 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 79 7 Bowling Green 66 3 2003 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 72 6 Ball State 67 1 Western Michigan 87 4 Toledo 77 2 Kent State 66 3 Miami (OH) 56 1 Western Michigan 77 2 Kent State 66 First round Team 1st 2nd Final Toledo 51 40 91 Central Michigan 51 37 88 Team 1st 2nd Final Buffalo 43 47 90 Northern Illinois 38 35 73 Team 1st 2nd Final Ball State 37 39 76 Akron 35 37 72 Team 1st 2nd Final Bowling Green 29 27 56 Ohio 21 33 54 Team 1st 2nd Final Marshall 46 32 78 Eastern Michigan 33 26 59 Quarterfinals Team 1st 2nd Final Kent State 31 48 79 Bowling Green 31 35 66 Team 1st 2nd Final Miami 34 38 72 Ball State 30 37 67 Team 1st 2nd Final Western Michigan 38 58 96 Marshall 28 34 62 Team 1st 2nd Final Toledo 47 50 97 Buffalo 44 41 85 Semi-finals Team 1st 2nd Final Western Michigan 38 49 87 Toledo 32 45 77 Team 1st 2nd Final Kent State 26 40 66 Miami 26 30 56 Finals Team 1st 2nd Final Western Michigan 36 41 77 Kent State 37 29 66 All-Tournament Team Tournament MVP – Mike Williams, Western Michiganhttps://getsomemaction.com/news/2004/3/13/MBB_123685.aspx WESTERN MICHIGAN-KENT STATE POSTGAME NOTES Mid-American Conference June 6, 2022 Player TeamKeith TriplettToledoDeAndre HaynesKent StateJohn EdwardsKent StateAnthony KannWestern MichiganMike WilliamsWestern Michigan References 2 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=240682649 Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Toledo Rockets - Box Score 2004-03-08 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=240682084 Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Buffalo Bulls - Box Score 2004-03-08 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=240682050 Akron Zips vs. Ball State Cardinals - Box Score 2004-03-08 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=240680189 Bowling Green Falcons vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score 2004-03-08 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=240680276 Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Marshall Thundering Herd - Box Score 2004-03-08 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=240712309 Bowling Green Falcons vs. Kent State Golden Flashes - Box Score 2004-03-11 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=240710193 Ball State Cardinals vs. Miami RedHawks - Box Score 2004-03-11 ESPN 2009-11-21 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=240712711 https://archive.today/20130103025259/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=240712711 dead January 3, 2013 Broncos thunder past Herd in quarters 2004-03-11 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=240712649 Buffalo Bulls vs. Toledo Rockets - Box Score 2004-03-11 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=240722711 Toledo Rockets vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score 2004-03-12 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=240722309 Miami RedHawks vs. Kent State Golden Flashes - Box Score 2004-03-12 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=240732711 Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Western Michigan - Box Score 2004-03-13 ESPN 2009-11-21 Category:Basketball competitions in Cleveland Tournament MAC men's basketball tournament MAC men's basketball tournament 2004 Category:College basketball tournaments in Ohio Category:2000s in Cleveland