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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Central Michigan (1-1) |
30 |
41 |
71 |
| Brown (0-2) |
23 |
35 |
58 |
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| Breslin Center – East Lansing, MI |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
After Keenan Jeppesen’s conventional three-point play narrowed the Central Michigan advantage to 33-26 with 17:48 left in the contest, Brown gave up similar three-point play at the other end. The Bears had a number of opportunities to cut into their deficit, but failed to score on their next six possessions. When the Chippewas’ Sefton Barrett converted a layup at the 14:35 mark, Brown found itself down 13. |
| Key sign it was over |
Facing a 56-43 deficit with under 7:00 left, Brown went scoreless on five straight possessions, while Central Michigan scored on four of five possessions to blow open the game. When the dust cleared, the Chippewas were up by 21 with under five minutes remaining and the Bears were headed for a loss. |
| Key performance |
Despite fouling out in just 10 minutes of action, Central Michigan’s Barrett made the most of his limited playing time, tallying 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting and swiped four steals. |
| Key statistic |
Central Michigan’s 29 points off Brown turnovers. After surrendering just six points off turnovers in the previous evening’s loss to Michigan State, the Bears got careless with the ball. They turned it over 19 times, and the Chippewas were happy to take advantage of these mistakes. |
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| Notes |
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Jeppesen had another forgettable game, going 2 for 8 from the field and committing five turnovers before fouling out after 22 minutes with only seven points. |
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In a game that saw the referees whistle a combined 50 personal fouls, Brown attempted 25 free throws — up from just four the night before. As a result, the game saw 63 possessions for the Bears — up from 49 against Michigan State. Additionally, five players fouled out. |
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Brown’s shooting was much better, as the Bears shot 19 of 43 (44.2 percent) from the floor as a team. Unfortunately, their defense allowed 50.0-percent shooting on the evening. |
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Nathan Eads came off the bench to tie his career high with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting. The senior added four rebounds and two assists in just 19 minutes of action. |
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The Bears’ assist percentage was excellent once again. 14 of Brown’s 19 field goals were assisted. |
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Oddly, only one of Central Michigan’s five starters played more than 17 minutes and no starter played more than 25 mnutes. |
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