Central Michigan 71, Western Michigan 68

1 2 T
CMU (11-18) 23 48 71
WMU (10-20) 29 39 68

Final

2:00 PM ET, March 8, 2009
University Arena in Read Fieldhouse
Kalamazoo, MI

Cent. Michigan 71, W. Michigan 68

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Team Stat Comparison
CENTRAL MICHIGAN WESTERN MICHIGAN
Points 71 68
FG Made-Attempted 23-53 (.434) 19-45 (.422)
3P Made-Attempted 10-19 (.526) 7-24 (.292)
FT Made-Attempted 15-22 (.682) 23-31 (.742)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 27 (0/0) 20 (0/0)
Largest Lead 6 14
Game Leaders
 CENTRAL MICHIGANWESTERN MICHIGAN
PointsJ. Bitzer 19D. Kool 21
ReboundsM. Van 13F. Whitfield 5
AssistsR. Harman 4M. Redell 5
StealsM. Van 2M. McLemore 1
BlocksJ. Hardiman 1D. Lawson 3
 · Team Stats: Central Michigan | Western Michigan
Game Flow
2008-09 Season
DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 11, 2009 WMU 72, @CMU 63Recap | Box Score
· Mar 8, 2009 CMU 71, @WMU 68Recap | Box Score
Next 5 Games
CENTRAL MICHIGAN (ET) WESTERN MICHIGAN (ET)
03/10 EMU 12:00pm
03/12 @BALL 12:00pm
11/14 PRIN 12:00pm
11/16 FRST 7:00pm
11/18 UIC 7:00pm
03/10 OHIO 5:00pm
11/15 @DET 3:05pm
11/18 VCU 7:00pm
11/23 @L-IL 8:00pm
11/28 HC 2:00pm
 · Complete Schedule: Central Michigan | Western Michigan
Mid-American - West Standings
TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Ball State7-914-17
Central Michigan7-912-19
Western Michigan7-910-21
Eastern Michigan6-108-24
Northern Illinois5-1110-20
Toledo5-117-25
 · View expanded standings
Associated Press

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Robbie Harman put Central Michigan ahead to stay with his fourth 3-pointer of the game with 1:53 to go, and the Chippewas defeated Western Michigan 71-68 Sunday.

Central, Western and Ball State share the Mid-American Conference West Division title despite sub-.500 records (7-9) in league play.

The Broncos (10-20 overall) led by as many as 14 points, 46-32, on Martelle McLemore's jumper with 12:14 remaining. The Chippewas (11-18) responded with a 26-13 run over the next 9 minutes to move within 59-58, and led the rest of the way after Harman's trey.

Jordan Bitzer scored 19 points, Marcus Van had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Harman finished with 12 points for Central.

Western's David Kool scored a game-high 21 points and Andre Ricks had 15.


Men's Basketball Scores

Other Scores:

Sunday, March 8th
Akron 63 Final
Kent State 67
Ohio 41 Final
Bowling Green 75
Eastern Michigan 55 Final
Ball State 53 OT
Miami (OH) 67 Final
Buffalo 70 OT
Northern Illinois 69 Final
Toledo 74
Central Michigan 71 Final
Western Michigan 68