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Men's basketball anticipates high-stakes rivalry game before MAC Tournament

To ensure a Mid-American Conference Tournament game at home, CMU must win the regular season finale against rival Western Michigan at home.

If the MAC Tournament were to start today, CMU (17-13, 6-11 MAC) would enter the first round as the No. 8 seed, holding the tiebreaker over Ohio (13-16, 6-11). CMU would play at McGuirk Arena in the first round.

The Chippewas can earn the No. 7 seed with a win over Western Michigan at 7 p.m. on March 2 and a Bowling Green loss. The Falcons and CMU would be tied with a 7-11 league record, but CMU holds the tiebreaker after a win on Jan.