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FINAL
Dec 6, 2020

Game Recap

Polk, Huffman carry Central Michigan past Western Illinois. Aundre Polk had 19 points to lead five Central Michigan players in double figures as the Chippewas beat Western Illinois 79-73 on Sunday.

Box Score

12T
CMU314879
WIU383573
Central Michigan Chippewas logoCENTRAL MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
15Aundre Polk189-111-10-060000419
5Meikkel Murray336-90-00-080300312
0Travon Broadway Jr.304-61-12-224003411
2Devontae Lane345-131-33-676413214
22Matt Beachler190-40-20-03201220
1Ralph Bissainthe212-52-42-24201228
21Braden Burke80-30-00-02000000
4Caleb Huffman316-111-32-213103415
3PJ Mitchell60-10-00-01000130
TOTAL32-6350.8%6-1442.9%9-1275.0%341783142479
Western Illinois Leathernecks logoWESTERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Will Carius313-83-52-252202311
11Rod Johnson Jr.346-131-42-233013215
2Tamell Pearson3310-150-02-591121022
22Marcus Watson Jr.301-60-02-74530244
20Colton Sandage313-103-104-543000413
10Cameron Burrell121-40-10-13001122
35Erik Talton10-00-00-00000110
3Justin Brookens80-00-00-00000210
1Anthony Jones202-30-02-45510416
TOTAL26-5944.1%7-2035.0%14-2653.8%331974161873

Play-by-Play

1st halfcmuwiu
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (19:51) Foul on Rod Johnson Jr..
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (19:41) Aundre Polk made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Beachler.
    20
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (19:19) Rod Johnson Jr. Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (19:19) Meikkel Murray Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (19:13) Matt Beachler missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (19:10) Tamell Pearson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (18:58) Marcus Watson Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (18:58) Matt Beachler Block.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (18:53) Aundre Polk Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (18:42) Devontae Lane missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (18:38) Meikkel Murray Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (18:37) Meikkel Murray made Layup.
    40
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (18:16) Tamell Pearson made Jumper. Assisted by Rod Johnson Jr..
    42
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (18:00) Devontae Lane missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:58) Colton Sandage Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:38) Rod Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:36) Matt Beachler Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (17:29) Devontae Lane made Jumper.
    62
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:07) Foul on Travon Broadway Jr..
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:07) Rod Johnson Jr. missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:07) Devontae Lane Block.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:07) Devontae Lane Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:01) Caleb Huffman Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:42) Will Carius missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (16:42) Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (16:21) Devontae Lane missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:17) Tamell Pearson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:13) Will Carius missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:11) Rod Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:10) Rod Johnson Jr. Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (16:10) Devontae Lane Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (16:08) Travon Broadway Jr. Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:50) Colton Sandage missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:47) Ralph Bissainthe Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:28) Braden Burke missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:26) Cameron Burrell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (15:15) Will Carius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Watson Jr..
    65
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (14:58) Devontae Lane missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:57) Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • (14:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (14:40) Foul on PJ Mitchell.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:34) Cameron Burrell missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:33) Will Carius Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (14:33) Foul on Aundre Polk.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (14:33) Will Carius made Free Throw.
    66
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (14:33) Will Carius made Free Throw.
    67
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (14:19) Aundre Polk made Dunk. Assisted by Matt Beachler.
    87
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:04) Marcus Watson Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (14:01) Matt Beachler Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (13:56) Caleb Huffman made Jumper. Assisted by Ralph Bissainthe.
    107
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:37) Will Carius missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:35) Aundre Polk Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:31) Foul on Will Carius.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:28) Aundre Polk missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:28) Tamell Pearson Block.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:27) Tamell Pearson Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:27) Foul on Aundre Polk.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:12) Tamell Pearson missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:10) Ralph Bissainthe Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:04) Matt Beachler missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:01) Marcus Watson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (12:53) Anthony Jones made Jumper.
    109
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:30) Foul on Cameron Burrell.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (12:30) Ralph Bissainthe made Free Throw.
    119
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (12:30) Ralph Bissainthe made Free Throw.
    129
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:21) Anthony Jones Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (11:50) Caleb Huffman made Three Point Jumper.
    159
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (11:34) Colton Sandage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Jones.
    1512
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (11:23) Braden Burke missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:19) Tamell Pearson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (11:11) Rod Johnson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Colton Sandage.
    1514
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (10:51) Caleb Huffman made Layup. Assisted by Devontae Lane.
    1714
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (10:26) Colton Sandage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamell Pearson.
    1717
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (10:12) Travon Broadway Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:08) Rod Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (10:06) Foul on Travon Broadway Jr..
  • (10:06) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:52) Rod Johnson Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:50) Devontae Lane Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:42) Ralph Bissainthe missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:39) Anthony Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:22) Foul on Meikkel Murray.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (9:22) Anthony Jones made Free Throw.
    1718
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (9:22) Anthony Jones made Free Throw.
    1719
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:06) Ralph Bissainthe Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:50) Rod Johnson Jr. Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:50) Devontae Lane Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:45) Devontae Lane Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:45) Marcus Watson Jr. Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (8:37) Marcus Watson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Will Carius.
    1721
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:29) Devontae Lane Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:29) Marcus Watson Jr. Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:26) Foul on Justin Brookens.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:26) Justin Brookens Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:13) Matt Beachler missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:13) Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:13) Foul on Aundre Polk.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:13) Tamell Pearson missed Free Throw.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:12) Meikkel Murray Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:57) Foul on Caleb Huffman.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:57) Caleb Huffman Turnover.
  • (7:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:35) Foul on PJ Mitchell.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (7:35) Marcus Watson Jr. made Free Throw.
    1722
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:35) Marcus Watson Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:32) Ralph Bissainthe Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:21) PJ Mitchell Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:21) Marcus Watson Jr. Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:15) Colton Sandage missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:11) PJ Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:11) Foul on Marcus Watson Jr..
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:01) Foul on Colton Sandage.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:52) Foul on Matt Beachler.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:52) Matt Beachler Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:37) Foul on Matt Beachler.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (6:37) Colton Sandage made Free Throw.
    1723
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:37) Marcus Watson Jr. Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:12) Foul on Colton Sandage.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (6:12) Devontae Lane made Free Throw.
    1823
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (6:12) Devontae Lane made Free Throw.
    1923
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (5:53) Tamell Pearson made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Jones.
    1925
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:53) Foul on Meikkel Murray.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:53) Tamell Pearson missed Free Throw.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:52) Meikkel Murray Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:38) Meikkel Murray missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:35) Marcus Watson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:22) Will Carius Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:22) Meikkel Murray Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:14) Ralph Bissainthe missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:10) Will Carius Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (5:00) Rod Johnson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Watson Jr..
    1927
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:51) Foul on Marcus Watson Jr..
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (4:51) Travon Broadway Jr. made Free Throw.
    2027
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (4:51) Travon Broadway Jr. made Free Throw.
    2127
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:42) Cameron Burrell Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:42) Devontae Lane Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:33) Ralph Bissainthe Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:33) Will Carius Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (4:26) Tamell Pearson made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Jones.
    2129
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:12) Devontae Lane missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:08) Braden Burke Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:06) Travon Broadway Jr. missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:06) Cameron Burrell Block.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:01) Braden Burke Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:00) Braden Burke missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:56) Tamell Pearson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:37) Will Carius missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:34) Ralph Bissainthe Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:26) Caleb Huffman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:23) Anthony Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:16) Cameron Burrell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:14) Caleb Huffman Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (3:09) Caleb Huffman made Jumper.
    2329
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (2:54) Tamell Pearson made Layup.
    2331
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (2:32) Ralph Bissainthe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Huffman.
    2631
  • (2:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:12) Justin Brookens Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (2:01) Travon Broadway Jr. made Jumper.
    2831
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (1:44) Rod Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (1:41) Anthony Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (1:26) Rod Johnson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Jones.
    2833
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (1:07) Foul on Will Carius.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:07) Devontae Lane missed Free Throw.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:07) Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (1:07) Devontae Lane made Free Throw.
    2933
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:51) Anthony Jones Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (0:45) Devontae Lane Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:45) Anthony Jones Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:38) Tamell Pearson missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:33) Cameron Burrell Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:33) Cameron Burrell missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:32) Cameron Burrell Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (0:30) Cameron Burrell made Layup.
    2935
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (0:15) Meikkel Murray made Jumper. Assisted by Devontae Lane.
    3135
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (0:01) Rod Johnson Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
    3138
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

79Points73
32-63(50.8%)Field Goal(%)26-59(44.1%)
6-14(42.9%)3-Point(%)7-20(35%)
9-12(75%)Free Throw(%)14-26(53.8%)
37(7)Rebounds(Offensive)34(10)
17Assists19
8Steals7
3Blocks4
14Turnovers16
24(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)
9Largest Lead8

Game Details

Sunday, December 6, 2020 · 3:30 PM
LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL
capacity: 5,139
spread: CMU -6
over/under: 155.5