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MAC Tournament losses can’t overshadow basketballs’ seasons progress

The excitement was tangible at the Quicken Loans Arena this weekend. Miami’s fans, though outnumbered, were louder. Miami men’s and women’s basketball, though statistically inferior to their opponents, were desperate and energized. There was little room for error and nerves.

Before the men’s basketball team lost in the quarter-finals and the women’s team lost in the semi-finals, there was little talk of nervousness or uncertainty heading into the post-season and the Mid-American Conference Tournament.

For the first time in several years, the RedHawks’ basketball teams deserved to be there — they had earned their spots in the final MAC standings and their wins were the culmination of the seasons’ hard work.