# 2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season is the 67th college basketball season in the conference's existence. The conference features 12 teams in two divisions, East and West, who competed for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season and tournament titles. Akron and Ohio shared the regular season title with 14-2 records in conference play. Akron won both games with Ohio but lost two late season games. Akron was the top-seed in the tournament and defeated Ohio in the final. D. J. Cooper of Ohio was voted as the MAC player of the year.

## Pre-season
### Media voting

On October 29, the members of the MAC News Media Panel voted in the Preseason Media Poll. They voted Ohio as the favorite in the MAC East Division and Toledo in the MAC West Division.
East Division :
| Place | Team | 1st | Points |
| 1 | Ohio Bobcats | 19 | 141 points |
| 2 | Akron Zips | 5 | 122 points |
| 3 | Kent State Golden Flashes | - | 89 points |
| 4 | Buffalo Bulls | – | 53 points |
| 5 | Bowling Green Falcons | - | 54 points |
| 6 | Miami RedHawks | – | 31 points |
West Division :
| Place | Team | 1st | Points |
| 1 | Toledo Rockets | 20 | 143 points |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 4 | 118 points |
| 3 | Western Michigan Broncos | - | 88 points |
| 4 | Ball State Cardinals | 4 | 74 points |
| 5 | Northern Illinois Huskies | - | 46 points |
| 6 | Central Michigan Chippewas | – | 35 points |
The media also took a vote on who they think would win the MAC tournament at the end of the season. Unlike the preseason votes, the media would only select the winner of the tournament, and not the placement of the teams afterwards. Ohio received the most votes with 18, followed by Akron with six votes.

### Exhibition schedule

| Date | Time | Team | Conference | MAC Team | Location | Television | Attendance | Winner |
| Fri., Oct. 26 | 7:00 pm | Northwestern Ohio | Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference | Toledo | Savage Arena • Toledo, OH | | | Toledo (75–52) |
| Wed., Oct. 31 | 7:00 pm | Triffin | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Akron | James A. Rhodes Arena • Akron, OH | | 2,683 | Akron (111–72) |
| Wed., Oct. 31 | 7:00 pm | Maryville | USA South Athletic Conference | Miami | Millett Hall • Oxford, OH | | | Miami (73–64) |
| Thu., Nov. 1 | 2:00 pm | Kalamazoo | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Western Michigan | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | | 1,927 | Western Michigan (93–50) |
| Fri., Nov. 2 | 7:30 pm | Michigan-Dearborn | Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference | Eastern Michigan | Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, MI | | | Eastern Michigan (82–38) |
| Sat., Nov. 3 | 2:00 pm | Mercyhurts | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | Ohio | Convocation Center • Athens, OH | | 4,613 | Ohio (82–42) |
| Sat., Nov. 3 | 2:00 pm | Roosevelt | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference | Western Michigan | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | | 1,777 | Western Michigan (81–60) |
| Sat., Nov. 3 | 5:00 pm | Malone | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Akron | James A. Rhodes Arena • Akron, OH | | 2,454 | Akron (106–67) |
| Sat., Nov. 3 | 7:00 pm | Aurora | Northern Athletics Conference | Northern Illinois | Convocation Center • DeKalb, IL | | 1,005 | Northern Illinois (89–56) |
| Sun., Nov. 4 | 2:00 pm | Central State | Independent | Bowling Green | Stroh Center • Bowling Green, OH | | 1,249 | Bowling Green (73–60) |
| Sun., Nov. 4 | 7:00 pm | Rochester | National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics | Kent State | M.A.C. Center • Kent, OH | STO | | Kent State (77–71) |
| Wed., Nov. 7 | 7:00 pm | Lake Superior State | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Central Michigan | McGuirk Arena • Mount Pleasant, MI | | 1,569 | Central Michigan (86–76) |
*All Times Eastern

## Regular season
### Conference schedules

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Teams play opponents in their division twice, once at home and once away. Teams play opponents outside of their division once a season. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
| | Akron | Ball State | Bowling Green | Buffalo | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | Miami | Northern Illinois | Ohio | Toledo | Western Michigan |
| vs. Akron | – | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Ball State | 1–0 | – | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1–1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| vs. Bowling Green | 2-0 | 0-1 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1-1 | 1–0 | 2-0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Buffalo | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| vs. Central Michigan | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Eastern Michigan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Kent State | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Miami | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Northern Illinois | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Ohio | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Toledo | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 |
| vs. Western Michigan | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | – |
| Total | 14-2 | 8-8 | 7–9 | 7-9 | 4-12 | 7-9 | 9-7 | 3–13 | 3-13 | 14-2 | 10-6 | 10–6 |

### BracketBusters

| Date | Time | Team | Conference | MAC Team | Location | Television | Attendance | Winner |
| Fri., Feb. 22 | 7:00 pm | North Dakota State | The Summit League | Akron | James A. Rhodes Arena • Akron, OH | ESPN2 | 4,474 | Akron (68-53) |
| Sat., Feb. 23 | 12:00 pm | Missouri State | Missouri Valley Conference | Eastern Michigan | Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, MI | | 676 | Missouri State (54-57) |
| Sat., Feb. 23 | 1:00 pm | Pacific | Big West Conference | Western Michigan | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN3 | 3,172 | Western Michigan (67-66) |
| Sat., Feb. 23 | 2:00 pm | Manhattan | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Buffalo | Savage Arena • Toledo, OH | | 4,393 | Toledo (79-66) |
| Sat., Feb. 23 | 2:00 pm | McNeese State | Southland Conference | Toledo | Alumni Arena • Amherst, NY | | 3,172 | Manhattan (64-65) |
| Sat., Feb. 23 | 3:00 pm | Loyola-Chicago | Horizon League | Kent State | Joseph J. Gentile Arena • Chicago, IL | | 1,945 | Kent State (70-63) |
| Sat., Feb. 23 | 3:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | Ohio Valley Conference | Northern Illinois | Convocation Center • DeKalb, IL | | 1,009 | Eastern Illinois (47-59) |
| Sat., Feb. 23 | 3:05 pm | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley Conference | Miami | SIU Arena • Carbondale, IL | | 5,315 | Southern Illinois (68-74 OT) |
| Sat., Feb. 23 | 6:30 pm | Southeast Missouri State | Ohio Valley Conference | Ball State | Show Me Center • Cape Girardeau, MO | | 2,484 | Ball State (85-82) |
| Sat., Feb. 23 | 7:00 pm | IFPW | The Summit League | Bowling Green | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum • Fort Wayne, IN | | 1,577 | IFPW (75-88) |
| Sat., Feb. 23 | 7:05 pm | Youngstown State | Horizon League | Central Michigan | Beeghly Center • Youngstown, OH | | 2,710 | Youngstown (75-86) |
| Sat., Feb. 23 | 10:00 pm | Belmont | Ohio Valley Conference | Ohio | Curb Event Center • Nashville, TN | ESPN2 | 4,813 | Belmont (62-81) |
*All Times Eastern

## Post-season tournaments
### MAC Tournament

The 2013 MAC tournament only had 11 teams due to Toledo being ineligible for post season play due to low APR Scores. The Semifinals and Championship Game were held at Quicken Loans Arena.
| Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Championship Game Saturday, March 16 | Championship Game Saturday, March 16 | Championship Game Saturday, March 16 |
| 1 | Akron | 62 | | | |
| 4 | Kent State | 59 | | | |
| 4 | Kent State | 59 | 1 | Akron | 65 |
| | | | 2 | Ohio | 46 |
| 2 | Ohio | 74 | 2 | Ohio | 46 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 63 | | | |

### NCAA Tournament

| Seed | Region | Berth type | School | Round of 64 |
| 12 | South | Automatic | Akron | Eliminated by VCU 42-88 |

### National Invitation Tournament

| Seed | Bracket | Berth type | School | First Round |
| 6 | Alabama | At-large | Ohio | Eliminated by Denver 57-61 |

### College Basketball Invitational

| School | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals |
| Western Michigan | Defeated North Dakota State 72-71 OT | Defeated Wyoming 75-67 OT | Eliminated by George Mason 52-62 |

### CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

| School | First Round | Second Round |
| Kent State | Defeated Fairfield 73-71 | Eliminated by Loyola (MD) 59-73 |

## Awards
### All-MAC Preseason Team

As a part of the Preseason Media Poll, the members also voted on the Preseason All-MAC East and West Division teams. Ohio and Toledo had two players in the East and West Division polls, respectively.
East Division All-MAC Preseason Team :
| Player | School |
| Zeke Marshall | Akron |
| A'uston Calhoun | Bowling Green |
| Javon McCrea | Buffalo |
| Walter Offutt | Ohio |
| D. J. Cooper | Ohio |
West Division All-MAC Preseason Team :
| Player | School |
| DJesse Berry | Ball State |
| Abdel Nader | Northern Illinois |
| Rian Pearson | Toledo |
| Julius Brown | Toledo |
| Nate Hutcheson | Western Michigan |

### Player of the Week

East Division Player of the Week :
| Week | Player | School |
| 1 | Chris Evans | Kent State |
| 2 | Zeke Marshall | Akron |
| 3 | Chris Evans (2) Walter Offutt | Kent State Ohio |
| 4 | Chris Evans (3) | Kent State |
| 5 | Will Regan | Buffalo |
| 6 | Demetrius Treadwell | Akron |
| 7 | D. J. Cooper | Ohio |
| 8 | Zeke Marshall (2) | Akron |
| 9 | D. J. Cooper (2) | Ohio |
| 10 | D. J. Cooper (3) | Ohio |
| 11 | Javon McCrea | Buffalo |
| 12 | Zeke Marshall(3) D. J. Cooper (4) | Akron Ohio |
West Division Player of the Week :
| Week | Player | School |
| 1 | Jesse Berry | Ball State |
| 2 | Nate Hutcheson | Western Michigan |
| 3 | Rian Pearson | Toledo |
| 4 | Shayne Whittington | Western Michigan |
| 5 | Rian Pearson (2) Majok Majok | Toledo Ball State |
| 6 | Kyle Randall | Central Michigan |
| 7 | Shayne Whittington (2) | Western Michigan |
| 8 | Rian Pearson (3) | Toledo |
| 9 | Jesse Berry (2) | Ball State |
| 10 | Julius Brown | Toledo |
| 11 | Shayne Whittington (3) | Western Michigan |
| 12 | Majok Majok (2) | Ball State |

### All-MAC Teams

All-MAC First Team :
| Player | Pos. | School |
| Zeke Marshall | C | Akron |
| Javon McCrea | F | Buffalo |
| Chris Evans | W/F | Kent State |
| Rian Pearson | G | Toledo |
| D. J. Cooper | G | Ohio |
All-MAC Second Team :
| Player | Pos. | School |
| Demetrius "Tree" Treadwell | F | Akron |
| Jauwan Scaife | G | Ball State |
| A'uston Calhoun | F | Bowling Green |
| Kyle Randall | G | Central Michigan |
| Shayne Whittington | F/C | Western Michigan |
All-MAC Freshman Team :
| Player | Pos. | School |
| Jake Kretzer | G/F | Akron |
| Jarryn Skeete | G | Buffalo |
| Chris Fowler | G | Central Michigan |
| Nathan Boothe | C | Toledo |
| Darius Paul | F | Western Michigan |