Box Score CLEVELAND, Ohio- The No. 5 seeded Western Michigan men's basketball team bowed out of the MId-American Conference Tournament, falling to No. 4 seed Ball State, 66-63, in the quarterfinal round.
Western Michigan got off to a 10-2 lead but Ball State pulled in front before the end of the half and led 38-33 at halftime. The second half was a heavy-weight fight as the two MAC West Division Co-Champions went back and forth. The lead changed hands six times in the second half and the score was tied on three additional occasions.