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Missouri State Hands Men's Basketball 79-58 Decision
12/18/2022 8:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Central Michigan can’t overcome 12 first half turnovers and 10-point halftime deficit; Chippewas convert just 30.3 percent (10-33) of their second half shots; Reggie Bass leads Chippewas with a game-high 18 points.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—Missouri State took advantage of 12 Central Michigan first half turnovers in building a 10-point halftime lead, then opened the second half on an 8-0 surge en route to a 79-58 men's basketball win over the Chippewas Sunday evening at Great Southern Bank Arena. The loss drops Central Michigan to 4-7 overall, while Missouri State improves to 5-7.
Clinging to a 10-point halftime lead (40-30), Missouri State scored the first eight points of the second half to take a commanding 18-point lead (48-30). Jonathan Mogbo converted a layup, Damien Mayo hit a free throw, Raphe Ayers swished a 3-pointer, and Mayo finished off a layup before CMU junior Jesse Zarzuela scored on a follow-up layup with 16:16 to play.
From there, Missouri State gradually extended its lead as a James Graham 3-pointer gave the Bears a 21-point lead (58-37) with 10:54 to play, another Graham 3-pointer put Missouri State up 61-37 with 10: 26 to go, and an Alston Mason 3-pointer put MSU up 27 points (64-37) at the 9:41 mark. During that period, the Chippewas struggled on offense as they hit just 1-9 field goals in the first five minutes of the second half and were 2-18 over the first 10 minutes.
Central Michigan was led by freshman Reggie Bass, who scored 14 of his game-high 18 points in the first half. Bass finished the game with 4-10 3-pointers. Senior Brian Taylor tallied 12 points and Zarzuela finished with seven points
Missouri State was led by Dalen Rignal's 16 points. Mogbo and Graham both finished with 12 points apiece.
Central Michigan was outrebounded 41-26, shot just 36.4 percent (20-55) from the floor, and hit just 31.8 percent from 3-point range (7-22).
Led by Ridgnall's 16 points, Missouri State built a 40-30 halftime lead after taking advantage of 12 CMU first half turnovers. The Bears put together runs of 10-0 and 6-0 and held CMU without a field goal for a 5:30 span before Bass hit a 3-pointer with two seconds before the halftime buzzer. The two teams combined for 21 first half turnovers.
Central Michigan put together a 9-0 run to take an early 9-5 lead in the game's opening minutes. The game saw a combined nine turnovers in the game's first seven minutes. Then, Missouri State went up 14-9 with a 9-0 run and Central Michigan answered with back-to-back 3-pointers by Bass and Stafl to lead 15-14 with 11:18 to play in the first half.
Missouri State rallied back with a 10-0 run and grabbed a 26-20 advantage with 6:15 to play in the first half. The Bears took advantage of a Chance Moore free throw, a Ridgnall 3-pointer, which broke a 20-20 tie and gave the Bears the lead for good, and a dunk by Ridgnall, a Damien Mayo layup, and two Jonathan Mogbo free throws. From there, the Bears slowly extended their lead.
Central Michigan fell to 0-5 on the road this year. Point guard Kevin Miller missed his seventh game of the year. The Chippewas started guards Bass, Taylor, and Zarzuela, forward Ola Ajiboye, and center Miroslav Stafl.
Central Michigan returns home to take on Youngstown State on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at McGuirk Arena. Tipoff for that contest is at 7 p.m. for an ESPN+/ESPN3 broadcast.
Clinging to a 10-point halftime lead (40-30), Missouri State scored the first eight points of the second half to take a commanding 18-point lead (48-30). Jonathan Mogbo converted a layup, Damien Mayo hit a free throw, Raphe Ayers swished a 3-pointer, and Mayo finished off a layup before CMU junior Jesse Zarzuela scored on a follow-up layup with 16:16 to play.
From there, Missouri State gradually extended its lead as a James Graham 3-pointer gave the Bears a 21-point lead (58-37) with 10:54 to play, another Graham 3-pointer put Missouri State up 61-37 with 10: 26 to go, and an Alston Mason 3-pointer put MSU up 27 points (64-37) at the 9:41 mark. During that period, the Chippewas struggled on offense as they hit just 1-9 field goals in the first five minutes of the second half and were 2-18 over the first 10 minutes.
Central Michigan was led by freshman Reggie Bass, who scored 14 of his game-high 18 points in the first half. Bass finished the game with 4-10 3-pointers. Senior Brian Taylor tallied 12 points and Zarzuela finished with seven points
Missouri State was led by Dalen Rignal's 16 points. Mogbo and Graham both finished with 12 points apiece.
Central Michigan was outrebounded 41-26, shot just 36.4 percent (20-55) from the floor, and hit just 31.8 percent from 3-point range (7-22).
Led by Ridgnall's 16 points, Missouri State built a 40-30 halftime lead after taking advantage of 12 CMU first half turnovers. The Bears put together runs of 10-0 and 6-0 and held CMU without a field goal for a 5:30 span before Bass hit a 3-pointer with two seconds before the halftime buzzer. The two teams combined for 21 first half turnovers.
Central Michigan put together a 9-0 run to take an early 9-5 lead in the game's opening minutes. The game saw a combined nine turnovers in the game's first seven minutes. Then, Missouri State went up 14-9 with a 9-0 run and Central Michigan answered with back-to-back 3-pointers by Bass and Stafl to lead 15-14 with 11:18 to play in the first half.
Missouri State rallied back with a 10-0 run and grabbed a 26-20 advantage with 6:15 to play in the first half. The Bears took advantage of a Chance Moore free throw, a Ridgnall 3-pointer, which broke a 20-20 tie and gave the Bears the lead for good, and a dunk by Ridgnall, a Damien Mayo layup, and two Jonathan Mogbo free throws. From there, the Bears slowly extended their lead.
Central Michigan fell to 0-5 on the road this year. Point guard Kevin Miller missed his seventh game of the year. The Chippewas started guards Bass, Taylor, and Zarzuela, forward Ola Ajiboye, and center Miroslav Stafl.
Central Michigan returns home to take on Youngstown State on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at McGuirk Arena. Tipoff for that contest is at 7 p.m. for an ESPN+/ESPN3 broadcast.
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Team Stats
CMU
MOST
FG%
.364
.500
3FG%
.318
.385
FT%
.733
.654
RB
26
41
TO
13
16
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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