Western Michigan finished the season tied with Ball State with the best conference record but lost the head-to-head tiebreaker and was given the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament . In the first round of the tournament , WMU faced No. 7 seed Miami on their home court in Kalamazoo , Michigan . Miami upset the Broncos 67 – 63 but the notable event of the game was Miami coach Charlie Coles collapsing midway through the first half . The game was stopped while Coles was transported to a local hospital . Without Coles , the game resumed about two hours later
conference tournament
1998 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
1997–98 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team