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Central Michigan Chippewas at Eastern Michigan Eagles

· MAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
Central Michigan Chippewas
10-21, 2-13 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 72
Eastern Michigan Eagles
19-13, 15-3 Home

E. Michigan pulls away from Cent. Michigan 72-60

Eastern (19-13) had a double-figure lead, but after back-to-back 3s from Blake Hibbitts, Central (10-21) trailed 46-44 with 8:37 to go. However, Eastern then reeled off 18 straight points, fueled by Ward's three treys, making it 64-44 with 3:27 left.

The Eagles will play seventh-seeded Northern Illinois on Wednesday when the tournament resumes in Cleveland.

Eastern had six players hit 3s, making a season-high 12 of 28 from behind the arc. Daylen Harrison had 13 points, and Ray Lee and Mike Talley scored 11 each.

The Chippewas finished 10 of 32 from 3-point range. John Simons had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Hibbitts added 11 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 60 - 72
2nd 0:05 Blake Hibbitts Defensive Rebound. 60 - 72
2nd 0:05 Mike Talley missed Three Point Jumper. 60 - 72
2nd 0:36 J.R. Sims Defensive Rebound. 60 - 72
2nd 0:39 Daylen Harrison Block. 60 - 72

Statistics

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21-53 FG 26-55
40 Field Goal % 47
10-32 3PT 12-28
31 Three Point % 43
8-10 FT 8-11
80 Free Throw % 73
32 Rebounds 31
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
23 Defensive Rebounds 23
14 Assists 18
6 Steals 4
0 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 24
2 Fast Break Points 16
20 Points in Paint 26
13 Fouls 9

Game Information

Venue: Gervin GameAbove Center

Location: Ypsilanti, MI
Attendance: 863 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Miami (OH) 18-0 - 32-2
Akron 17-1 1 29-6
Kent State 14-4 4 24-10
Toledo 11-7 7 19-15
Bowling Green 9-9 9 18-14
Ohio 9-9 9 15-17
Buffalo 7-11 11 17-15
Massachusetts 7-11 11 17-16
Ball State 7-11 11 12-19
Central Michigan 6-12 12 10-21
Western Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Eastern Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Northern Illinois 4-14 10 9-21
Full Standings