Western Michigan Broncos Women's Basketball News

As Bill C. noted in Study Hall , if Frank Haith was looking for a reason to yell at the team, this game is the perfect stimulus.

Really, this game was almost designed to be an egg-laying of sorts. Finals are over, students are out of town, weird Sunday night tipoff that guarantees low attendance from those from KC and St. Louis.

Missouri's Johnathan Williams III, left, and Western Michigan's Shayne Whittington, right, battle for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, in Columbia, Mo.

GAME NOTES: A recent addition to the Top-25, the 24th-ranked Missouri Tigers will attempt to keep their undefeated start to the season alive on Sunday night when they take on the Western Michigan Broncos at Mizzou Arena.

Western Michigan rode a big second period to a 5-3 win at Minnesota-Duluth in front of 6,330 fans at AMSOIL Arena on Friday night to earn the team's first conference road win of the season.

The Western Michigan University men's basketball senior guard said he did his best last year to be an instant spark and he did it well as he averaged over 10 points per game as the first man off of coach Steve Hawkins' bench and he was named the Mid-American Conference Sixth Man of the Year.

EVANSTON, Ill . - The Western Michigan men's basketball team struggled to find its offensive rhythm and the Broncos fell 51-35 to the Northwestern Wildcats at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday.

Every season, BCS programs inevitably search through the commitment lists of smaller schools to find sleepers.

Eastern Michigan 82, Loyola 64 : Cha Sweeney scored 17 points and the Eagles beat host Loyola.

KALAMAZOO, Mich.- Western Michigan succumbed to IUPUI in a fast-paced offensive shootout Wednesday evening at University Arena, 79-64.

Running back James Spencer carries the ball in the first quarter of the last home game of the season against Western Michigan on Tuesday, November 26, 2013.

Quarterback Jordan Lynch #6 of the Northern Illinois Huskies runs for a 4-yard gain during the second quarter against the Western Michigan Broncos at Huskie Stadium on November 26, 2013 in DeKalb, Illinois.

LSU's Jordan Mickey goes up for a shot in the Tigers' 70-68 overtime win against Butler.

Junior forward Marquisha Harris totaled 19 points and a career-high 19 rebounds in Western Michigan's 67-49 win at Chicago State Sunday.

Western Michigan University seniors Shayne Whittington and David Brown garner a lot of attention in opponents' defensive game plans and Tava has flourished because of it.

David Brown, who came into the game averaging 22.5 points a game for Western Michigan , was held to just 16. However the other Broncos stepped up as Tava totaled 16 points and 13 rebounds and Whittington had 14 points while pulling down 12 rebounds.

Jordan Lynch rushed for a whopping 321 yards with three touchdowns as No. 18 Northern Illinois closed out a perfect regular season with a 33-14 win over Western Michigan on Tuesday.

David Brown scored a career-high 31 points for Western Michigan Tuesday night as they beat in-state foe Oakland 99-88.

Five players scored in double-figures for the Broncos . Connar Tava added 20 points and Shayne Whittington had 17. Travis Bader, who leads the nation with 60 straight games with at least one 3-pointer, led Oakland with 25 points including 5 of 8 from beyond the arc.

The Western Michigan men's basketball team faced a North Dakota State team last week that executed to near perfection and today the Broncos will face a different and equally daunting challenge.