Tuesday, November 6
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
7:00 p.m. ET
Central Michigan University
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98
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Concordia (Mich.)
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Concordia
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Central Michigan
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98
Photo by: Mary Lewandowski
Solid Opening Night For CMU Men
11/6/2018 11:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
McKay scores 27, Austin shines in CMU debut
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Junior Kevin McKay scored 27 points to lead the Central Michigan men's basketball team to a 98-67 nonconference victory over Concordia in the Chippewas' season opener before 2,137 on Tuesday at McGuirk Arena.
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Shawn Roundtree Jr. scored 18 points, Larry Austin Jr. had 17, and David DiLeo added 11 for the Chippewas, who streaked to a 14-0 lead and upped their advantage to as many as 19 points in the first half.
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The Chippewas were never threatened in the second half as their lead reached as many as 31 points.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Austin, a graduate transfer from Vanderbilt, made a quick impression in his CMU debut, scoring the game's first four points in sparking the Chippewas' game-opening 14-0 spurt.
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The Chippewas made 55.4 percent of their field goal attempts. CMU led, 41-25, at halftime and outscored the Cardinals, 57-42, in the second half.
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CMU coach Keno Davis used 14 players. Rob Montgomery, a junior transfer from Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College, shared the team lead with DiLeo in rebounds with nine. CMU finished with a 43-30 rebounding edge.
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McKay finished 10-for-13 from the field. CMU's top four scorers – McKay, Roundtree, Austin and DiLeo – finished a combined 27-of-38 from the floor (71 percent).
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AUSTIN DAZZLES IN DEBUT
Austin admitted to having first game jitters, but they quickly faded with his first two points as a Chippewa, a dunk just 16 seconds into the game. He made eight of his 10 field goal attempts.
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"First game in McGuirk added some nervousness, but after seeing the ball go in the (basket), all that goes away," Austin said.Â
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Coach Keno Davis said Austin has unlimited potential.
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"He's a kid who hasn't had a chance to play," Davis said. "He's worked hard, developed his game; great attitude, great person and now he gets a chance to not just be part of a team, but gets a chance to be one of the leaders on our team.
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"He's the first guy coming to the huddle pointing to himself saying 'Hey, that's my fault.' Not the guy who's coming in from a Power 5 conference team that tries to tell guys what they're doing wrong. He's talking about what he can do to improve as a player because he wants to make this year special and play beyond this season."
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ANOTHER OPENING NIGHT WIN
Tuesday's victory marked the sixth consecutive season opening-night win under Davis. CMU is 6-1 in season-opening games under the seventh-year coach.Â
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NEXT
The Chippewas play host to Chicago Sate on Friday (7 p.m.).
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Shawn Roundtree Jr. scored 18 points, Larry Austin Jr. had 17, and David DiLeo added 11 for the Chippewas, who streaked to a 14-0 lead and upped their advantage to as many as 19 points in the first half.
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The Chippewas were never threatened in the second half as their lead reached as many as 31 points.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Austin, a graduate transfer from Vanderbilt, made a quick impression in his CMU debut, scoring the game's first four points in sparking the Chippewas' game-opening 14-0 spurt.
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The Chippewas made 55.4 percent of their field goal attempts. CMU led, 41-25, at halftime and outscored the Cardinals, 57-42, in the second half.
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CMU coach Keno Davis used 14 players. Rob Montgomery, a junior transfer from Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College, shared the team lead with DiLeo in rebounds with nine. CMU finished with a 43-30 rebounding edge.
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McKay finished 10-for-13 from the field. CMU's top four scorers – McKay, Roundtree, Austin and DiLeo – finished a combined 27-of-38 from the floor (71 percent).
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AUSTIN DAZZLES IN DEBUT
Austin admitted to having first game jitters, but they quickly faded with his first two points as a Chippewa, a dunk just 16 seconds into the game. He made eight of his 10 field goal attempts.
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"First game in McGuirk added some nervousness, but after seeing the ball go in the (basket), all that goes away," Austin said.Â
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Coach Keno Davis said Austin has unlimited potential.
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"He's a kid who hasn't had a chance to play," Davis said. "He's worked hard, developed his game; great attitude, great person and now he gets a chance to not just be part of a team, but gets a chance to be one of the leaders on our team.
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"He's the first guy coming to the huddle pointing to himself saying 'Hey, that's my fault.' Not the guy who's coming in from a Power 5 conference team that tries to tell guys what they're doing wrong. He's talking about what he can do to improve as a player because he wants to make this year special and play beyond this season."
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ANOTHER OPENING NIGHT WIN
Tuesday's victory marked the sixth consecutive season opening-night win under Davis. CMU is 6-1 in season-opening games under the seventh-year coach.Â
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NEXT
The Chippewas play host to Chicago Sate on Friday (7 p.m.).
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Team Stats
AAMB
CMU
FG%
.446
.554
3FG%
.136
.316
FT%
.750
.606
RB
30
43
TO
20
12
STL
7
14
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
27
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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