CLEVELAND, Ohio- Eighth-seed Western Michigan defeated top seed Central Michigan to advance to Friday's semifinals with a 67-63 win in the Mid-American Conference quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 8 at Quicken Loans Arena. Junior Najee Smith hit a three-pointer with 11.4 second left to give the Broncos their first lead of the game, 65-63, and senior Meredith Shipman converted two free throws with 5.4 seconds for the 67-63 final.
Sophomore guard Deja Wimby led Western Michigan with 17 points, seven assists and four rebounds. Sophomore Breanna Mobley had 14 points and six rebounds while Smith scored 12 points on four 3-pointers.