Chippewa Men Entertain Youngstown State On Saturday

Saturday, November 30

Mount Pleasant, Mich.

4:30 p.m.

Central Michigan University

Youngstown State

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11/29/2019 7:16:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Central Michigan Game Notes Youngstown State Game Notes

Men's game caps basketball doubleheader

By: Nick Vuylsteke, CMUChippewas.com

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- The Central Michigan men's basketball will entertain Youngstown State on Saturday Nov. 30 (4:30 p.m.) at McGuirk Arena.

The game is the nightcap of a McGuirk doubleheader. The CMU women will entertain Marist in a nonconference game at 1 p.m.

Last Time Out
CMU is 5-2 and fell to an undefeated DePaul team 88-75 in Chicago on Tuesday.

In that game, CMU had a 50-32 halftime lead, but was outscored 56-25 in the second half.

Team Stats
CMU heads into the game as the nation's No. 1 scoring team, averaging 96.1 points per game. CMU is giving up 72.1 points per game, winning by an average of 24 points per.

CMU is shooting 46.9 percent from the field including 34.2 percent from 3-point range while holding teams to 43.3 percent from the field and 27.9 percent from 3.

Defensively, CMU is forcing 20.1 turnovers per game with 12.1 of those turnovers coming off steals. The Chippewas are averaging just 10.1 turnovers per game.

Leaders
Dallas Morgan leads CMU in scoring with 16.9 points per game, shooting 46.5 percent from the field including 42.9 percent from 3-point range. David DiLeo is averaging 14.6 points per game, shooting 46.1 percent from the field including 34.2 percent from beyond the arch.

Devontae Lane leads the Chippewas in assists with 27, averaging 3.85 per game. Romello Burrell is leading the Chippewas in rebounds with 5.7 per game, followed by Rob Montgomery (5.6).

Scouting Youngstown State
Youngstown State is 4-3 and is coming off a 93-67 win over Division III Westminster.

The Penguins are averaging 71.7 points per game while shooting 40.1 percent from the field including 24.1 percent from 3-point range. They are allowing 67.7 points per game and opponents are making 35.4 percent of their 3-point attempts.

The leading scorer is freshman guard Darius Quisenberry (16.6 points per game). Naz Bohannon, a 6-foot-6 sophomore, is the Penguins' leading rebounder at 6.6 per game.

Next
CMU will be back at home on Friday, Dec. 6 (7 p.m.) against UT Martin. The Skyhawks are 3-4 and are coming off a win against Boston University.