Central Michigan Chippewas at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
86 - 74
86 - 74
Keene's 30 paces Central Michigan past Tennessee Tech
The loss was just the second over the last 40 home games for the Golden Eagles.
Braylon Rayson added 18 points and David DiLeo finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Chippewas (2-0).
Aleksa Jugovic finished with 25 points and Kajon Mack added 18 to lead Tennessee Tech (0-2), which was held to just 37.7 shooting from the field and 7 of 29 from 3-point range.
The Golden Eagles rallied from a 6-point halftime deficit to take a 54-50 lead with 13:41 left via consecutive 3-pointers by Mack and Jugovic.
But Central Michigan immediately rallied. Rayson drilled a 3 and Keene hit a free throw to spark a 9-0 run which gave the Chippewas the lead for good.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Marcus Keene Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Aleksa Jugovic missed Three Point Jumper. | 86 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Braylon Rayson Turnover. | 86 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:51 | Central Michigan Timeout | 86 - 74 |
Statistics
 CMU |
 TNTC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-70 | FG | 26-69 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 11-33 | 3PT | 7-29 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 13-17 | FT | 15-18 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 22 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Hooper Eblen Center
Location: Cookeville, TN
Capacity:
Location: Cookeville, TN
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