sentences:  In 1999 the Flashes won over 20 games and defeated the Miami RedHawks in the MAC Tournament Championship game in Toledo to win their first MAC Tournament title and make their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, where they were defeated by Temple in the opening round at FleetCenter in Boston.The following season, the Flashes again won over 20 games and finished second in the MAC East, but failed to win the conference tournament and received their first NIT invitation since 1990.The Flashes hosted the first-round game against Rutgers and recorded their first-ever post-season win, a 73–62 victory.