WIZ MAGIC IN CLEVELAND

Tommy Schmock was sitting next to him. Miles was interacting with both during a media timeout.

Welll, once again. It’s Akron. In the MAC tournament. Let’s keep this party going.

A blowout win despite a so-so shooting performance. The Bobcats got to 82 points because they had only had three turnovers compared to 18 for Western Michigan and grabbed 16 offensive rebounds. Hopefully Ohio will find its stroke tomorrow and continue with all of the other good things.

Swagger. These guys are feeling real good right now. The hustle and muscle was 5 tiers above what WMU brought. So many instances of getting to spots a lot of guys wouldn't even attempt. A lot to like...

Miles went from questionable to having a great game. I am still most confident in him shooting a spot up 3 versus anyone else. Sheldon is NOT just a 3 point shooter, the kid has an all around game including explosive speed to the rim and a great sense for the ball.

3 turnovers the entire game is insane, and I think 2 of them were to nice passes to Wiz that he just doesn't have the ability to handle and we should stop trying. Speaking of Wiz the and 1 finish and the 3 pointer can really help his psyche going into tonight. He had a lot of difficulty scoring the last few games.

Clayton attempted 7 two pointers, rebounded 11 and blocked 3. Big Man alert! Although he was only 2 for 7 on those 2 pointers, I really liked what I saw with a couple rolling off a couple real good defensive plays on him.

Hunter/Mitchell/Brown is just an elite defensive trio of guards. All 3 are so disruptive on the perimeter. Reef with SIX steals and Jaylin with 5!

Even though EJ4 still missed a couple easy short jumpers that he used to make, he looked more comfortable and like his old self.

When we went up 25 with about 7 minutes to go, I was a little surprised the starters stayed on the court. I was VERY surprised when they all came back on the court after the under 4 timeout! It is always a little amusing how coaches are irrationally terrified of the insane comeback scenarios. WMU wasn't scoring 25 points in 7 minutes.

20 wins and a 4th straight semifinal appearance, very exciting.

I feel like the favorite tonight, but Ohio is a 2.5 point underdog.

I bet it’s going to be another close exciting game vs. Akron. I think whoever wins tonight will end up winning the tournament.

osu gives Illini a game in big 10+ quarterfinal before falling 77-74.

Does that get osu into NCAA tourney? Does that get Diebler the permanent coaching job?