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Photo by: Allissa Rusco
Chippewas Fall At TCU
11/30/2018 10:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CMU finishes Texas trip 1-1
FORT WORTH, Texas – TCU is perhaps as good a team as the Central Michigan men's basketball team will face in the 2018-19 season.
The Horned Frogs proved their worth on Friday in handing the Chippewas an 89-62 nonconference loss at TCU's Schollmaier Arena.
The losses ended CMU's win streak at three games. The Chippewas (6-2) go to Youngstown State on Tuesday, Dec. 4. TCU, which fell out of the top 25 with a loss to Lipscomb last week, is 5-1.
"I think (TCU's) top 25 ranking that they had last week is very well deserved," CMU coach Keno Davis said. "To be able to win on the road, you have to play well, you have to shoot well, you have to have some things go well and we didn't.
"I give our guys credit. There's some things from tonight that I really think we can build off of. We didn't get our heads down when we didn't make a shot, or didn't get a stop or when things went against us. Good sign for us."
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Chippewas never led, but were within striking distance at 24-17 with under six minutes to play in the first half. The Horned Frogs outscored the Chippewas, 22-9, over the final 5:28 of the half for a 46-26 halftime lead.
CMU never got closer than 17 points in the second half.
LEADERS
Larry Austin Jr. scored 19 points to lead CMU, while Shawn Roundtree Jr. added 16. David DiLeo led CMU with seven rebounds and Austin dished out five assists.
KEY STATS
The Chippewas made just 32.8 percent of their field goals and 17.4 percent of their 3-point attempts.
Desmond Bane scored 24 points to lead TCU, which outrebounded the Chippewas 48-31.
IMPROVED PERFORMANCE
The Chippewas committed nine turnovers and attempted just one free throw in the first half. In the final 20 minutes, CMU turned the ball over just three times and went to the line 18 times. They finished 14-for-19 from the charity stripe.
"We needed to make some shots and we needed to do some other things, but we got to the line (in the second half) and we didn't turn the ball over," Davis said. "Those are things to build upon.
"There wasn't celebration or jubilation in the locker room, but I think you saw some guys that continue to be motivated to be really good individually and to be really good as a team and that's what you want to see as a coach."
.500 ROAD TRIP
The Chippewas completed a .500 road trip to the Lone Star State. They won at Sam Houston State, 81-65, on Wednesday.
The Horned Frogs proved their worth on Friday in handing the Chippewas an 89-62 nonconference loss at TCU's Schollmaier Arena.
The losses ended CMU's win streak at three games. The Chippewas (6-2) go to Youngstown State on Tuesday, Dec. 4. TCU, which fell out of the top 25 with a loss to Lipscomb last week, is 5-1.
"I think (TCU's) top 25 ranking that they had last week is very well deserved," CMU coach Keno Davis said. "To be able to win on the road, you have to play well, you have to shoot well, you have to have some things go well and we didn't.
"I give our guys credit. There's some things from tonight that I really think we can build off of. We didn't get our heads down when we didn't make a shot, or didn't get a stop or when things went against us. Good sign for us."
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Chippewas never led, but were within striking distance at 24-17 with under six minutes to play in the first half. The Horned Frogs outscored the Chippewas, 22-9, over the final 5:28 of the half for a 46-26 halftime lead.
CMU never got closer than 17 points in the second half.
LEADERS
Larry Austin Jr. scored 19 points to lead CMU, while Shawn Roundtree Jr. added 16. David DiLeo led CMU with seven rebounds and Austin dished out five assists.
KEY STATS
The Chippewas made just 32.8 percent of their field goals and 17.4 percent of their 3-point attempts.
Desmond Bane scored 24 points to lead TCU, which outrebounded the Chippewas 48-31.
IMPROVED PERFORMANCE
The Chippewas committed nine turnovers and attempted just one free throw in the first half. In the final 20 minutes, CMU turned the ball over just three times and went to the line 18 times. They finished 14-for-19 from the charity stripe.
"We needed to make some shots and we needed to do some other things, but we got to the line (in the second half) and we didn't turn the ball over," Davis said. "Those are things to build upon.
"There wasn't celebration or jubilation in the locker room, but I think you saw some guys that continue to be motivated to be really good individually and to be really good as a team and that's what you want to see as a coach."
.500 ROAD TRIP
The Chippewas completed a .500 road trip to the Lone Star State. They won at Sam Houston State, 81-65, on Wednesday.
Team Stats
CMU
TCU
FG%
.328
.547
3FG%
.174
.375
FT%
.737
.625
RB
31
48
TO
12
16
STL
5
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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