MAC Men’s Tournament
Toledo nips Miami in MAC quarterfinal
CLEVELAND — A red hot Nike Sibande pulled up from beyond the arc and had the University of Toledo men’s basketball team waiting anxiously for the ball to come down and decide their Mid-American Conference tournament fate.
The shot missed as the buzzer sounded, and Toledo escaped with a 71-69 quarterfinal win Thursday against Miami at Quicken Loans Arena.
Sibande, the MAC freshman of the year, scored eight consecutive points for Miami during the final 1 minute, 15 seconds and almost helped the Redhawks complete a comeback from an 11-point deficit with 4:17 left.