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2017 MAC Women’s Basketball Tournament: No. 5 Ohio defeats No. 12 Eastern Michigan 63-49

The fifth-seeded Ohio Bobcats knocked off bottom-seeded Eastern Michigan 63-49 to clinch a spot in the Mid-American Conference quarterfinals.

The Ohio Bobcats (22-8) are going to Cleveland to play fourth-seeded Northern Illinois despite allowing the Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-25) to stay in the game throughout.

In the first quarter, Eastern Michigan at one point grabbed a 17-13, but Ohio would respond, and for the most part, kept a 2-5 point lead throughout the course of the game with the Eagles always right behind.

However, when up 49-44, Ohio finished the game on a 14-5 run to take the win 63-49 despite struggling to put away the Eagles.