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2002 MAC men's basketball tournament

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FieldValue
Year2002
ConferenceMAC
GenderMen's
Teams13
ArenaGund Arena
CityCleveland, Ohio
ChampionsKent State
TitleCount3rd
CoachStan Heath
CoachCount1st
MVPTrevor Huffman
MVPTeamKent State

The 2002 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 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. Kent State, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. The Flashes won the tournament, their third MAC Tournament championship, claiming the title 70–59 over Bowling Green. The announced crowd of 14,106 set a conference record for highest-attended tournament game. In the NCAA Tournament Kent State defeated Oklahoma State, Alabama, and Pittsburgh before losing to then eventual national runner-up Indiana Hoosiers in the Elite Eight.

Tournament

Seeds

  1. Kent State
  2. Ball State
  3. Bowling Green
  4. Toledo
  5. Ohio
  6. Western Michigan
  7. Miami
  8. Marshall
  9. Northern Illinois
  10. Buffalo
  11. Akron
  12. Central Michigan
  13. Eastern Michigan

Bracket

| RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03= | RD1-score03=97 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=93 | RD1-seed05=4 | RD1-team05= | RD1-score05=89 | RD1-seed06=13 | RD1-team06=Eastern Michigan | RD1-score06=53 | RD1-seed07=5 | RD1-team07=Ohio | RD1-score07=56 | RD1-seed08=12 | RD1-team08= | RD1-score08=65 | RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=70 | RD1-seed12=10 | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=61 | RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=83 | RD1-seed16=11 | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=90 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Kent State | RD2-score01=86 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Marshall | RD2-score02=70 | RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Toledo | RD2-score03=62 | RD2-seed04=12 | RD2-team04=Central Michigan | RD2-score04=54 | RD2-seed05=2 | RD2-team05= | RD2-score05=62 | RD2-seed06=7 | RD2-team06=Miami (OH) | RD2-score06=50 | RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07= | RD2-score07=60 | RD2-seed08=11 | RD2-team08=Akron | RD2-score08=58 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Kent State | RD3-score01=86 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Toledo | RD3-score02=61 | RD3-seed03=2 | RD3-team03=Ball State | RD3-score03=57 | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-team04=Bowling Green | RD3-score04=69 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Kent State | RD4-score01=70 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=Bowling Green | RD4-score02=59

First Round summary

Quarterfinal summary

Semifinal summary

Championship summary

Broadcast Information

ESPN2 announcers

Regional TV announcers

Local announcers

SeedTeamsFlagship stationPlay-by-play announcerColor analyst(s)
1Kent StateWNIR–FM 100.1Bill Needle

References

References

  1. "Golden Flashes win MAC for third time in four years".
  2. "Kent State rides big lead to first-round upset". ESPN.com.
  3. "Kent State stifles Tide to reach Sweet 16". ESPN.com.
  4. "Kent State reaches fourth round for first time". ESPN.com.
  5. "Hoosiers make long-awaited return to Final Four". ESPN.com.
  6. (2009-11-11). "MAC Tournament History". Mid-American Conference.
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