Keene scores 35, makes tiebreaking 3 in Chippewas' win
Marcus Keene, the nation's leading scorer, scored 35 points including a tiebreaking 3-pointer and Central Michigan rallied to beat Western Michigan 86-82 on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Western Michigan Broncos
82
Central Michigan Chippewas
86
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | 53 | 29 | 82 |
| CMU | 40 | 46 | 86 |
McGuirk Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Campbell Fighting Camels | W 87-71 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Kalamazoo Hornets | W 99-52 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Old Dominion Monarchs | L 49-61 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 82-86
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 82-85
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 82-84
Foul on Reggie Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 82-84
Thomas Wilder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 81-84
Foul on Braylon Rayson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:05 81-84
Marcus Keene made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 81-81
Drake LaMont made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 80-81
Drake LaMont made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:10 79-81
Foul on DaRohn Scott.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 79-81
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 79-80
Foul on Drake LaMont.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:12 79-80
DaRohn Scott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:12 79-79
Foul on Seth Dugan.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:57 79-79
Braylon Rayson made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:08 79-76
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:08 79-75
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:08 79-74
Foul on Thomas Wilder.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:37 79-74
Braylon Rayson made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:37 79-71
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:37 79-70
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:37 79-69
Foul on Brandon Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:20 79-69
Thomas Wilder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:20 78-69
Thomas Wilder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:20 77-69
Foul on DaRohn Scott.
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LayUpShot 5:44 77-69
Marcus Keene made Layup.
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DunkShot 6:19 77-67
DaRohn Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Braylon Rayson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:05 77-65
Tucker Haymond made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Wilder.
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JumpShot 7:28 74-65
Reggie Jones made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:26 72-65
Foul on Seth Dugan.
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PersonalFoul 8:56 72-65
Foul on Cecil Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:26 72-65
Marcus Keene made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:55 72-62
Foul on Thomas Wilder.
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LayUpShot 10:33 72-62
Drake LaMont made Layup. Assisted by Tucker Haymond.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:56 70-62
Luke Meyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braylon Rayson.
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PersonalFoul 11:04 70-59
Foul on Marcus Keene.
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LayUpShot 12:13 70-59
Brandon Johnson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:23 68-59
Foul on Braylon Rayson.
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LayUpShot 12:37 68-59
Marcus Keene made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:52 68-57
Marcus Keene made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:52 68-56
Marcus Keene made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:52 68-55
Foul on Josh Davis.
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PersonalFoul 13:06 68-55
Foul on Josh Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:14 68-55
Tucker Haymond made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:14 67-55
Foul on DaRohn Scott.
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DunkShot 13:33 67-55
DaRohn Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Keene.
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TipShot 13:47 67-53
Drake LaMont made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 14:02 65-53
Marcus Keene made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 14:44 65-51
Marcus Keene made Layup.
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LayUpShot 15:27 65-49
Tucker Haymond made Layup. Assisted by Thomas Wilder.
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PersonalFoul 15:43 63-49
Foul on Seth Dugan.
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JumpShot 16:11 63-49
Braylon Rayson made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 16:15 63-47
Foul on Tucker Haymond.
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PersonalFoul 16:38 63-47
Foul on Cecil Williams.
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LayUpShot 16:45 63-47
Marcus Keene made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 17:17 63-45
Foul on DaRohn Scott.
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JumpShot 17:35 63-45
Tucker Haymond made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:03 61-45
Thomas Wilder made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 18:29 58-45
Thomas Wilder made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:52 56-45
Marcus Keene made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:24 56-42
Luke Meyer made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 82-86
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 82-86
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 82-85
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 82-84
Foul on Reggie Jones.
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 82-84
Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 82-84
Thomas Wilder missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 82-84
Thomas Wilder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 81-84
Foul on Braylon Rayson.
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ShortTimeOut 0:04 81-84
Central Michigan Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 0:04 81-84
Western Michigan Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:05 81-84
Marcus Keene made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:34 81-81
David DiLeo Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:34 81-81
Tucker Haymond missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:54 81-81
Drake LaMont Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:54 81-81
Braylon Rayson missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 81-81
Drake LaMont made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 80-81
Drake LaMont made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:10 79-81
Foul on DaRohn Scott.
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Defensive Rebound 1:12 79-81
Cecil Williams Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:12 79-81
Tucker Haymond missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:31 79-80
Western Michigan Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 79-81
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:31 79-80
Central Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 79-80
Braylon Rayson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 79-80
Foul on Drake LaMont.
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Defensive Rebound 1:53 79-80
DaRohn Scott Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:53 79-80
Thomas Wilder missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:12 79-80
DaRohn Scott made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:12 79-79
Central Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:12 79-79
DaRohn Scott missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:12 79-79
Foul on Seth Dugan.
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Defensive Rebound 2:50 79-79
Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:50 79-79
Thomas Wilder missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:57 79-79
Braylon Rayson made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:11 79-76
Cecil Williams Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:11 79-76
Thomas Wilder missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 3:39 79-76
Thomas Wilder Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:39 79-76
Thomas Wilder missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:08 79-76
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:08 79-75
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 318 events.
Team Stats
WMU
CMU
33-64
FG
28-62
52
Field Goal %
45
9-23
3PT
13-32
39
Three Point %
41
7-10
FT
17-19
70
Free Throw %
89
31
Rebounds
35
8
Offensive Rebounds
11
23
Defensive Rebounds
24
15
Assists
11
3
Steals
6
7
Blocks
1
14
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
36
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
14
18
Largest Lead
4
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