March 10, 2003

For the second time in eight days, two of the Mid-American Conference's fiercest rivals will clash as Miami (13-14; 11-7 MAC) and Ohio (13-15; 8-10 MAC) battle in the quarterfinals of the 2003 FirstEnergy MAC Tournament at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 13 in Cleveland's Gund Arena. The RedHawks earned their first first-round bye since the tournament expanded to all 13 teams in 1999-2000 as the No. 3 seed and face the 11th seed Bobcats, who pulled out a thrilling 79-77 win at No. 6 Akron on a last-second basket by Brandon Hunter.

For ticket information, please call 513-529-HAWK.

Game notes to follow at a later time.