Central Michigan Chippewas at Montana State Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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106 - 103
106 - 103
Keene scores 44 as C. Michigan edges Montana State 106-103
Tyler Hall led the Bobcats with a career-best 29 points, including five 3-pointers, but after he grabbed Keene's missed free throw with three seconds left, his final 3-point try was just short. Hall scored eight points as Montana State rallied from 10 points down with 58 seconds to go and came as close as 105-103 on his 3-pointer with eight seconds left.
Keene is the nation's top scorer, averaging 30.8 points per game, and combined with his backcourt mate Braylon Rayson for 60 points Wednesday. The duo is averaging a national best 48.4 points per game.
Cecil Williams also scored 16 for the Chippewas (9-3), who shot 50 percent from the field.
Benson Osayande scored a career-best 21 on 8-for-9 shooting for Montana State (5-8).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 106 - 103 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Montana St Deadball Team Rebound. | 106 - 103 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tyler Hall missed Three Point Jumper. | 106 - 103 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Tyler Hall Defensive Rebound. | 106 - 103 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Marcus Keene missed Free Throw. | 106 - 103 |
Statistics
 CMU |
 MTST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-62 | FG | 34-75 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 15-36 | 3PT | 10-35 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 29-37 | FT | 25-29 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fouls | 27 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Worthington Arena
Location: Bozeman, MT
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Location: Bozeman, MT
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