Watch as the No. 4 seed Toledo Rockets (17-14, 10-8 MAC) and the No. 5 seed Ohio Bobcats (16-15, 10-8 MAC) look to advance in the MAC tournament on Thursday as they meet at 1:30 p.m. ET on

TOLEDO, Ohio -- Javan Simmons had 22 points in Toledo's 96-82 victory against Ohio in a regular season finale on Friday. Both teams finish the Mid-America Conference regular season with a 10-8 record and tied for fourth place. They will face each other Thursday in the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.

Muncie, Indiana; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ball State faces Ohio after Alex Richard scored 20 points in Ball State's 72-60 win over the Buffalo Bulls. The Cardinals have gone 12-2 at home. Ball State ranks third in the MAC with 34.

Toledo, Ohio; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -1.5; over/under is 159.5 BOTTOM LINE: Ohio visits Toledo after Jackson Paveletzke scored 20 points in Ohio's 83-79 loss to the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

Senior Hudson Boncal took the mound for Ohio’s first six-and-two-thirds innings, putting together an impressive game. A lead-off batter wouldn’t reach against Boncal until the fifth inning, keeping Bowling Green scoreless in the first four.

MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women's basketball team (24-7, 16-2 MAC) sent its six seniors off in style as the Cardinals earned an impressive 82-57 victory

BOTTOM LINE: Toledo plays Ohio after Sam Lewis scored 23 points in Toledo's 96-87 loss to the Akron Zips. The Rockets are 8-4 in home games. Toledo gives up 79.3 points to opponents and has been outscored by 1.7 points per game.

The Western Michigan women's basketball team punched its ticket to the Mid-American Conference Tournament after sinking 16 three-pointers to down Ohio, 75-56, o

The Battle of the Bricks features the two most anticipated regular-season games of the season for Ohio (16-13, 10-6 Mid-American Conference) and Miami (21-8, 12-4 MAC) fans. In the first matchup, Ohio lost what it believed to be a very winnable game in Oxford.

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Ohio and Western Michigan will face off in a matchup of MAC foes. Wednesday's meeting is the first of the season for the two squads.

BOTTOM LINE: Ball State faces Ohio after Alex Richard scored 20 points in Ball State's 72-60 win against the Buffalo Bulls. The Cardinals have gone 12-2 in home games. Ball State is third in the MAC scoring 72.5 points while shooting 44.6% from the field.