Rapid Reaction: Akron 89, CMU 85
Marcus Keene and Braylon Rayson combined for 60 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Central Michigan men’s basketball fell to Akron, 89-85 Tuesday night at McGuirk Arena.
The loss dropped the Chippewas to 10-6 on the season and 0-3 in the Mid-American Conference. It was CMU's first home loss of the season.
Keene caught fire in the second half scoring 22 of his 33 points after halftime and Rayson finished with 27 points for CMU.
Rayson started fast scoring 13 points in the first six minutes of the first half. He finished the first half with 18, while Keene added 11 at the break.
The Chippewas led 38-27 with six minutes to play in the half when Akron took control of the game. The Zips finished the first half on a 22-3 run to take a 49-41 lead into halftime.
The Chippewas struggled on defense allowing 15 3-pointers and lost the battle on the glass 41-34 and turned the ball over 12 times.
What’s next:
The Chippewas will seek their first conference win against Toledo at 7 p.m. on Friday at home. The Rockets fell to Western Michigan Tuesday night.
