587 - (7) Rhode Island vs. (2) Duke
NCAA Tournament second round
March 17 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA
CBS
586 - (11) Central Michigan women vs. (6) LSU
NCAA Tournament first round
March 17 at St. John Arena in Columbus, OH
ESPN2
The Chippewas certainly are enjoying the program's 50th season of womens basketball.
Tinara Moore was outstanding, scoring 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting, freshman Micaela Kelly added 17 points as Central Michigan won its first-ever NCAA game, 78-69.
Moore's lay-up at the 5:37 mark of the opening quarter gave her team the lead for the remainder of the day. LSU got as close as two points on a few occasions, but the Chippewas hit half of their shots (28-of-56) and showed why they're one of the top free throw shooting teams in the country, knocking down 15-of-17 to seal the historic win.
The MAC champions rely heavily on their starters and each of the five contributed Saturday. Reyna Frost added 12 points and 12 rebounds (CMU won the rebounding battle 41-29) before fouling out late in the fourth, Presley Hudson had 12 points and handed out eight assists and Cassie Breen hit a pair of 3-pointers to finish with eight points.
Other games watched:
(11) Loyola-Chicago vs. (3) Tennessee
(6) Houston vs. (3) Michigan
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Game 437 - Montana State at Central Michigan
December 5 at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI
espn3.com
Quite a difference a year makes for the Central Michigan defense.
A year ago, the Chippewas had one of the nation's worst defenses, allowing an average of nearly 88 points, including surrendering at least that average in 20 of their 32 games. The first eight games of the 2017-18 season have been a different story.
The defense has been one of the nation's best (11th in scoring defense and tied for 12th in field goal percentage defense) and that continued Tuesday as the Chippewas held Montana State to 28% shooting, and a miserable 1-of-16 performance from three-point range in a 75-48 win.
In winning its sixth consecutive game, Central Michigan (7-1), allowed its fewest points since a 75-43 victory against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in November, 2014.
"I just think we got some guys that are buying in on the defensive end," CMU coach Keno Davis told espn3. "Forty-eight points to give up on the defensive end...it's nice to be able to win both on the offensive end and the defensive end."
The hosts did a tremendous job on Tyler Hall. The junior guard and Big Sky preseason player of the year came into the night top-30 nationally in scoring, but had the first scoreless outing of his career (72 games) and went 0-of-9 from the field in just 11 minutes.
* Quick set of basketball phrases/nonsense from the broadcast team of Adam Jaksa and Matt Devries:
"same page defense"
"perimeter close outs"
"run out"
"they can not find any mojo"
"bringing the juice for the Chips"
"international flavor"
"there's a lid on the bucket"
"rim protector"
espn3.com
Quite a difference a year makes for the Central Michigan defense.
A year ago, the Chippewas had one of the nation's worst defenses, allowing an average of nearly 88 points, including surrendering at least that average in 20 of their 32 games. The first eight games of the 2017-18 season have been a different story.
The defense has been one of the nation's best (11th in scoring defense and tied for 12th in field goal percentage defense) and that continued Tuesday as the Chippewas held Montana State to 28% shooting, and a miserable 1-of-16 performance from three-point range in a 75-48 win.
In winning its sixth consecutive game, Central Michigan (7-1), allowed its fewest points since a 75-43 victory against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in November, 2014.
"I just think we got some guys that are buying in on the defensive end," CMU coach Keno Davis told espn3. "Forty-eight points to give up on the defensive end...it's nice to be able to win both on the offensive end and the defensive end."
The hosts did a tremendous job on Tyler Hall. The junior guard and Big Sky preseason player of the year came into the night top-30 nationally in scoring, but had the first scoreless outing of his career (72 games) and went 0-of-9 from the field in just 11 minutes.
* Quick set of basketball phrases/nonsense from the broadcast team of Adam Jaksa and Matt Devries:
"same page defense"
"perimeter close outs"
"run out"
"they can not find any mojo"
"bringing the juice for the Chips"
"international flavor"
"there's a lid on the bucket"
"rim protector"
Games 168-169: MAC doubleheader
MAC quarterfinals
169 - (12) Bowling Green vs. (4) Central Michigan
168 - (8) Eastern Michigan vs. (1) Akron
March 10 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH
espn3.com
One of my favorite parts of this pair of MAC games - won by Akron and Bowling Green by a combined five points - was the sponsor: visitmyrtlebeach.com.
168 - (8) Eastern Michigan vs. (1) Akron
March 10 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH
espn3.com
One of my favorite parts of this pair of MAC games - won by Akron and Bowling Green by a combined five points - was the sponsor: visitmyrtlebeach.com.
Game 47 - Memphis women at Central Michigan
December 15 at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI
Chippewa Sports Network
Play-by-play man Adam Jaksa isn't the only one guilty of using the phrase "dribble drive". I've heard it many times by many different broadcasters. Jaksa is just the latest after he said it three times during Memphis' 64-61 win.
Once again: what is a dribble drive?!
1. Can you drive without dribbling?
2. Is there such a thing as a pick the ball up and run drive?
* Central Michigan had snapped a tie and gone up 61-56 on Reyna Frost's first 3-pointer of the season and a Da'Jourie Turner lay-up with about six minutes to play. But the hosts never scored again, missing their final nine shots, including three on one possession with the scored tied at 61-61, and turned the ball over three times over the final six minutes.
Turnovers have been a huge problem for CMU lately (65 during a current four-game losing streak), so it's no surprise that Memphis' trapping defense was an issue.
* She didn't score and was 0-for-5 from the field in 20 minutes, but that was after CMU forward Jewel Cotton was named the newest member of the Scoochie Smith All Stars.
Chippewa Sports Network
Play-by-play man Adam Jaksa isn't the only one guilty of using the phrase "dribble drive". I've heard it many times by many different broadcasters. Jaksa is just the latest after he said it three times during Memphis' 64-61 win.
Once again: what is a dribble drive?!
1. Can you drive without dribbling?
2. Is there such a thing as a pick the ball up and run drive?
* Central Michigan had snapped a tie and gone up 61-56 on Reyna Frost's first 3-pointer of the season and a Da'Jourie Turner lay-up with about six minutes to play. But the hosts never scored again, missing their final nine shots, including three on one possession with the scored tied at 61-61, and turned the ball over three times over the final six minutes.
Turnovers have been a huge problem for CMU lately (65 during a current four-game losing streak), so it's no surprise that Memphis' trapping defense was an issue.
* She didn't score and was 0-for-5 from the field in 20 minutes, but that was after CMU forward Jewel Cotton was named the newest member of the Scoochie Smith All Stars.
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