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Taylor's 17 lead Central Michigan over Eastern Michigan 80-64
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) Brian Taylor scored 17 points as Central Michigan beat Eastern Michigan 80-64 on Tuesday night.
Taylor had eight rebounds for the Chippewas (7-8, 2-1 Mid-American Conference). Markus Harding scored 17 points, going 7 of 12 and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line. Derrick Butler was 7-of-12 shooting (3 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 17 points.
The Eagles (8-7, 1-2) were led in scoring by Orlando Lovejoy, who finished with 16 points and two steals. Julius Ellerbe added 15 points for Eastern Michigan. In addition, Tyson Acuff finished with 13 points, five assists and two steals.
Central Michigan took the lead with 10:47 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 33-31 at halftime, with Butler racking up 13 points. Central Michigan extended its lead to 48-35 during the second half, fueled by an 11-0 scoring run. Anthony Pritchard scored a team-high 12 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Markus Harding vs. Legend Geeter (Eagles gains possession) | Â |
| 19:40 | | Â | Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:38 |  | Â | Derrick Butler defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:23 | | Â | Brian Taylor misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:21 | | Â | Brian Taylor offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:15 | | Â | Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Orlando Lovejoy steals) | Â |
| 18:46 | | +2 | Orlando Lovejoy makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | | Â | Cayden Vasko turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:54 | | Â | Legend Geeter misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:52 | | Â | Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:38 | | +2 | Markus Harding makes two point layup (Cayden Vasko assists) | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | | Â | Orlando Lovejoy turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:07 | | Â | Markus Harding misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:05 | | Â | Markus Harding offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:03 | | +2 | Markus Harding makes two point putback layup | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | | +3 | Arne Osojnik makes three point jump shot (Orlando Lovejoy assists) | 4-5 |
| 16:24 | | +3 | Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot (Markus Harding assists) | 7-5 |
| 15:57 | | Â | Anthony Pritchard shooting foul (Orlando Lovejoy draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:57 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:57 | | +1 | Orlando Lovejoy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-6 |
| 15:57 | | +1 | Orlando Lovejoy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-7 |
| 15:46 | | Â | Chippewas turnover (10-second violation) | Â |
| 15:34 | | +2 | Orlando Lovejoy makes two point layup (Tyson Acuff assists) | 7-9 |
| 15:17 | | Â | Derrick Butler misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:15 | | Â | Legend Geeter defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:59 | | Â | Connor Serven misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:56 | | Â | Eagles offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:53 | | +2 | Connor Serven makes two point layup (Jalin Billingsley assists) | 7-11 |
| 14:33 | | Â | Jalin Billingsley personal foul (Brian Taylor draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:27 | | +3 | Brian Taylor makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists) | 10-11 |
| 14:09 | | Â | Tyson Acuff misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:07 | | Â | Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:58 | | +2 | Derrick Butler makes two point layup | 12-11 |
| 13:34 | | Â | Orlando Lovejoy misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:32 | | Â | Brian Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:22 | | Â | Markus Harding turnover (bad pass) (Orlando Lovejoy steals) | Â |
| 13:19 | | Â | Orlando Lovejoy misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:17 | | Â | Markus Harding defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:53 | | Â | Brian Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Tyson Acuff steals) | Â |
| 12:42 | | +2 | Tyson Acuff makes two point layup | 12-13 |
| 12:31 | | Â | Anthony Pritchard turnover (back court violation) | Â |
| 12:10 | | Â | Jalin Billingsley misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:08 | | Â | Aidan Rubio defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:00 | | +3 | Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot (Paul McMillan IV assists) | 15-13 |
| 11:39 | | Â | Julius Ellerbe misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:37 | | Â | Julius Ellerbe offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:35 | | +2 | Julius Ellerbe makes two point putback layup | 15-15 |
| 11:25 | | Â | Julius Ellerbe shooting foul (Jemal Davis draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Jemal Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Jemal Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 11:23 | | Â | Chippewas offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:20 | | Â | Legend Geeter personal foul (Markus Harding draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:19 | | Â | Jemal Davis misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:17 | | Â | Yusuf Jihad defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:56 | | Â | Jemal Davis personal foul (Yusuf Jihad draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:53 | | Â | Yusuf Jihad misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | Paul McMillan IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:47 | | Â | Legend Geeter shooting foul (Paul McMillan IV draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:47 | | +1 | Paul McMillan IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-15 |
| 10:47 | | +1 | Paul McMillan IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-15 |
| 10:37 | | Â | Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:35 | | Â | Eagles offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:22 | | Â | Tyson Acuff misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:20 | | Â | Jemal Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:11 | | +3 | Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot | 20-15 |
| 9:57 | | Â | Paul McMillan IV personal foul (Arne Osojnik draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:45 | | +3 | Arne Osojnik makes three point jump shot (Tyson Acuff assists) | 20-18 |
| 9:23 | | +3 | Aidan Rubio makes three point jump shot (Derrick Butler assists) | 23-18 |
| 8:53 | | Â | Arne Osojnik misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Jalin Billingsley offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Jalin Billingsley misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:47 | | Â | Yusuf Jihad offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:45 | | +2 | Yusuf Jihad makes two point layup | 23-20 |
| 8:32 | | +2 | Brian Taylor makes two point layup | 25-20 |
| 8:05 | | +3 | Julius Ellerbe makes three point jump shot (Orlando Lovejoy assists) | 25-23 |
| 7:45 | | Â | Aidan Rubio misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | Connor Serven defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Julius Ellerbe turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:57 | | Â | Jalin Billingsley blocks Markus Harding's two point layup | Â |
| 6:55 | | Â | Tyson Acuff defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:33 | | Â | Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:31 | | Â | Brian Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:23 | | +3 | Brian Taylor makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists) | 28-23 |
| 6:08 | | Â | Paul McMillan IV shooting foul (Orlando Lovejoy draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:08 | | Â | Orlando Lovejoy misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 6:08 | | +1 | Orlando Lovejoy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-24 |
| 5:58 | | Â | Aidan Rubio misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:56 | | Â | Derrick Butler offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:55 | | +2 | Derrick Butler makes two point putback layup | 30-24 |
| 5:25 | | Â | Arne Osojnik misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:23 | | Â | Connor Serven offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:21 | | +2 | Connor Serven makes two point putback layup | 30-26 |
| 5:01 | | Â | Derrick Butler turnover (lost ball) (Arne Osojnik steals) | Â |
| 4:59 | | Â | Tyson Acuff turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 4:42 | | Â | Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Connor Serven steals) | Â |
| 4:21 | | Â | Tyson Acuff misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:19 | | Â | Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:13 | | Â | Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | Tyson Acuff misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | Aidan Rubio defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:48 | | Â | Derrick Butler misses two point dunk | Â |
| 3:46 | | Â | Connor Serven defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:42 | | +2 | Orlando Lovejoy makes two point layup (Connor Serven assists) | 30-28 |
| 3:42 | | Â | Aidan Rubio shooting foul (Orlando Lovejoy draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:42 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:42 | | +1 | Orlando Lovejoy makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-29 |
| 3:33 | | +2 | Markus Harding makes two point layup (Cayden Vasko assists) | 32-29 |
| 3:03 | | Â | Julius Ellerbe turnover (bad pass) (Markus Harding steals) | Â |
| 2:58 | | Â | Cayden Vasko turnover (bad pass) (Tyson Acuff steals) | Â |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Julius Ellerbe makes two point dunk (Tyson Acuff assists) | 32-31 |
| 2:23 | | Â | Markus Harding turnover (bad pass) (Connor Serven steals) | Â |
| 2:17 | | Â | Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:15 | | Â | Connor Serven offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:00 | | Â | Orlando Lovejoy misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:58 | | Â | Brian Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:38 | | Â | Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:36 | | Â | Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:23 | | Â | Connor Serven misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:21 | | Â | Cayden Vasko defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:02 | | Â | Markus Harding misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:00 | | Â | Tyson Acuff defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:46 | | Â | Jalin Billingsley misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â |
| 0:44 | | Â | Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Chippewas 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:20 | | Â | Julius Ellerbe shooting foul (Markus Harding draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:20 | | Â | Markus Harding misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:20 | | +1 | Markus Harding makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-31 |
| 0:17 | | Â | Eagles 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Tyson Acuff misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Jemal Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |