Bobcats Win Fifth Straight; Three Squads Seal First MAC Wins

Saturday’s Men’s Basketball Results

Central Michigan 87, Kent State 85

UMass 79, Ball State 71

Ohio 92, Buffalo 80

Western Michigan 79, Eastern Michigan 62

Recaps courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments

Central Michigan 87, Kent State 85

Box Score

Recap coming soon…

UMass 79, Ball State 71

Box Score

AMHERST, Mass. -- The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team defeated Ball State, 79-71, at the Mullins Center on Saturday afternoon (4,010).

Graduate student Leonardo Bettiol went 7-for-9 from the field and 6-of-7 from the charity stripe to put up a team-leading 20 points. Bettiol added eight rebounds, three assists and a steal on the day. It marked the first Mid-American Conference…