Two teams firmly in the mix in the MAC will square off in Cleveland Thursday afternoon playing for a shot in the conference tournament semifinals. No. 4 Central Michigan has not made the NCAA Tournament since 2003 and will need to start its MAC Tournament run with a win as an underdog when they battle No. 5 Bowling Green at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.
Both teams finished the regular season strong with back-to-back victories. No. 5 Bowling Green hasn’t been a March Madness participant since 1968. Central Michigan won both of the regular-season matchups with Bowling Green, but each of the tilts went to overtime.