CLEVELAND — Music thundered from the speakers at Quicken Loans Arena as confetti fell on the best team in the Mid-American Conference, leaving the most star-crossed program in the league only with another repetition of history.
Bowling Green’s NCAA tournament drought will live to see a 52nd year after the Falcons lost the MAC title game 87-73 to No. 18 Buffalo, the unquestioned heavyweight that became the first MAC team to win the league tournament four times in five years.
Just like Bowling Green’s previous run to the MAC title game in 2002, a legitimate mid-major power was waiting.