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Jakobi Heady guides Central Michigan to 73-52 victory over Western Michigan

AP
Jan 25, 2025

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Jakobi Heady scored 16 points to help lead Central Michigan Chippewas to a 73-52 victory over Western Michigan Broncos on Saturday night.

Heady added six rebounds for the Chippewas (9-10, 3-4 Mid-American Conference). Kyler Vanderjagt shot 4 of 5 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line to add 13 points. Cayden Vasko pitched in with 11 points and seven rebounds.

The Broncos (5-14, 2-5) were led by Markhi Strickland, who finished with 14 points and six rebounds. Owen Lobsinger had 10 points and nine rebounds. Chansey Willis Jr. scored nine with five assists.

Central Michigan took the lead with 13:36 left in the first half and did not give it up. Vasko led their team in scoring with seven points in the first half to help put them up 34-23 at the break.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
WMU
Broncos
23
CMU
Chippewas
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Owen Lobsinger vs. Bryan Ndjonga (Chippewas gains possession)
19:50	+2	Quentin Heady makes two point layup (Cayden Vasko assists)	0-2
19:20		Markhi Strickland misses two point jump shot
19:18		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
19:04		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
19:02		Markhi Strickland defensive rebound
18:36	+2	Markhi Strickland makes two point layup	2-2
18:19		Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
18:17		Owen Lobsinger defensive rebound
18:09	+2	Donovan Williams makes two point driving layup	4-2
17:38	+3	Cayden Vasko makes three point jump shot	4-5
17:17		JaVaughn Hannah misses three point jump shot
17:15		Donovan Williams offensive rebound
17:10	+3	Chansey Willis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Owen Lobsinger assists)	7-5
16:47		Chansey Willis Jr. personal foul (Anthony Pritchard draws the foul)
16:36	+2	Cayden Vasko makes two point jump shot	7-7
16:27		Donovan Williams turnover (lost ball) (Jakobi Heady steals)
16:21		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
16:19		Anthony Pritchard offensive rebound
15:52		Quentin Heady misses two point jump shot
15:50		Max Burton defensive rebound
15:32	+2	JaVaughn Hannah makes two point jump shot (Chansey Willis Jr. assists)	9-7
15:09	+2	Bryan Ndjonga makes two point driving finger roll layup	9-9
14:50		Chansey Willis Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:48		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
14:42		JaVaughn Hannah blocks Anthony Pritchard's two point layup
14:40		Max Burton defensive rebound
14:33	+2	Markhi Strickland makes two point layup	11-9
14:08		TV timeout
14:01		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
13:59		Markhi Strickland defensive rebound
13:49		Quentin Heady blocks JaVaughn Hannah's two point layup
13:47		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
13:36	+3	Kyler VanderJagt makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	11-12
13:26		Owen Lobsinger misses three point jump shot
13:24		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
13:18		Max Burton shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
13:18	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-13
13:18	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-14
12:51		Brandon Muntu misses three point jump shot
12:49		Chippewas defensive rebound
12:28		Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
12:26		Owen Lobsinger defensive rebound
12:15		EJ Ryans misses three point jump shot
12:13		Damarion Bonds defensive rebound
12:04	+3	Anthony Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Kyler VanderJagt assists)	11-17
11:34		Owen Lobsinger misses two point jump shot
11:32		Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
11:26		Anthony Pritchard misses three point jump shot
11:24		Broncos defensive rebound
11:23		TV timeout
11:23		Donovan Williams turnover
11:20		Donovan Williams personal foul
11:14		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
11:12		Anthony Pritchard offensive rebound
11:06	+2	Quentin Heady makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)	11-19
10:52		Brandon Muntu misses three point jump shot
10:50		Quentin Heady defensive rebound
10:44	+2	Kyler VanderJagt makes two point driving floating jump shot (Quentin Heady assists)	11-21
10:12		Owen Lobsinger misses three point jump shot
10:10		Broncos offensive rebound
10:06		Kyler VanderJagt personal foul (JaVaughn Hannah draws the foul)
10:04		JaVaughn Hannah misses two point jump shot
10:02		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
9:55		Damarion Bonds misses three point jump shot
9:53		Chansey Willis Jr. defensive rebound
9:49		Chansey Willis Jr. misses two point layup
9:47		Max Burton offensive rebound
9:43		Max Burton misses two point layup
9:41		Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
9:22	+2	Cayden Vasko makes two point layup	11-23
9:17		Quentin Heady personal foul
9:15		Quentin Heady shooting foul (Owen Lobsinger draws the foul)
9:15	+1	Owen Lobsinger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-23
9:15	+1	Owen Lobsinger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-23
8:58		Markhi Strickland personal foul (Kyler VanderJagt draws the foul)
8:56		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
8:54		Donovan Williams defensive rebound
8:49	+2	Donovan Williams makes two point layup	15-23
8:49		Kyler VanderJagt shooting foul (Donovan Williams draws the foul)
8:49	+1	Donovan Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-23
8:29		Cayden Vasko turnover (lost ball) (JaVaughn Hannah steals)
8:15		Chansey Willis Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:13		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
8:01		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
7:59		JaVaughn Hannah defensive rebound
7:35		Bryan Ndjonga shooting foul (Owen Lobsinger draws the foul)
7:35		TV timeout
7:35		Donovan Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:35		Donovan Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:35		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
7:08		Anthony Pritchard misses three point jump shot
7:06		Anthony Pritchard offensive rebound
7:02	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point putback layup	16-25
6:44		Shaedon Simpson personal foul (Donovan Williams draws the foul)
6:40		Bryan Ndjonga blocks JaVaughn Hannah's two point layup
6:38		Chansey Willis Jr. offensive rebound
6:30		Donovan Williams misses two point layup
6:28		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
6:10		Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
6:08		Jakobi Heady offensive rebound
6:06		Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
6:04		Jakobi Heady offensive rebound
6:03		Chansey Willis Jr. shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
6:03	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-26
6:03	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-27
5:46		JaVaughn Hannah misses three point jump shot
5:44		Damarion Bonds defensive rebound
5:39	+2	Bryan Ndjonga makes two point dunk (Anthony Pritchard assists)	16-29
5:37		Broncos 30 second timeout
5:36		Donovan Williams turnover (bad pass)
5:27		Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
5:25		Bryan Ndjonga offensive rebound
5:24		Bryan Ndjonga turnover (lost ball) (EJ Ryans steals)
5:09		Markhi Strickland turnover (traveling)
4:55		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
4:53		Owen Lobsinger defensive rebound
4:32		EJ Ryans offensive foul (Quentin Heady draws the foul)
4:32		EJ Ryans turnover (offensive foul)
4:17	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point driving floating jump shot	16-31
4:08		Damarion Bonds blocks Donovan Williams's two point jump shot
4:06		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
4:02		Cayden Vasko misses two point layup
3:59		Owen Lobsinger defensive rebound
3:53		JaVaughn Hannah misses two point jump shot
3:51		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
3:30		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
3:28		Donovan Williams defensive rebound
3:12		Cayden Vasko shooting foul (Donovan Williams draws the foul)
3:12		TV timeout
3:12	+1	Donovan Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-31
3:12	+1	Donovan Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-31
3:02		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
3:00		Brandon Muntu defensive rebound
2:43		Owen Lobsinger misses three point jump shot
2:41		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
2:30		Markhi Strickland shooting foul (Bryan Ndjonga draws the foul)
2:30		Bryan Ndjonga misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:30		Bryan Ndjonga misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:29		Brandon Muntu defensive rebound
2:24		Brandon Muntu misses three point jump shot
2:22		Chippewas defensive rebound
2:08	+3	Damarion Bonds makes three point stepback jump shot	18-34
1:50		Bryan Ndjonga personal foul (Owen Lobsinger draws the foul)
1:50	+1	Owen Lobsinger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-34
1:50	+1	Owen Lobsinger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-34
1:37		Damarion Bonds misses three point jump shot
1:35		EJ Ryans defensive rebound
1:29	+3	Owen Lobsinger makes three point jump shot (EJ Ryans assists)	23-34
1:27		Chippewas 30 second timeout
1:01		Damarion Bonds misses three point jump shot
0:59		DeCorion Temple offensive rebound
0:58		Owen Lobsinger shooting foul (DeCorion Temple draws the foul)
0:58		DeCorion Temple misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:58		DeCorion Temple misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:58		Owen Lobsinger defensive rebound
0:30		JaVaughn Hannah misses two point jump shot
0:28		Broncos offensive rebound
0:17		Shaedon Simpson blocks Owen Lobsinger's two point layup
0:15		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
0:10		Chippewas 30 second timeout
0:03		Damarion Bonds misses three point jump shot
0:01		Broncos defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WMU
Broncos
29
CMU
Chippewas
39

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Markhi Strickland misses two point layup
19:47		Quentin Heady defensive rebound
19:40		Donovan Williams personal foul
19:26	+2	Bryan Ndjonga makes two point layup (Cayden Vasko assists)	23-36
19:01	+2	JaVaughn Hannah makes two point layup (Chansey Willis Jr. assists)	25-36
18:33		Donovan Williams shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
18:33	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-37
18:33	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-38
18:07		Anthony Pritchard shooting foul (Max Burton draws the foul)
18:07	+1	Max Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-38
18:07		Max Burton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:07		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
17:46	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	26-40
17:18	+3	Owen Lobsinger makes three point jump shot (Chansey Willis Jr. assists)	29-40
17:02		Bryan Ndjonga misses two point layup
17:00		Owen Lobsinger defensive rebound
16:38		Owen Lobsinger misses two point jump shot
16:36		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
16:13		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
16:11		Chansey Willis Jr. defensive rebound
15:57		Quentin Heady personal foul
15:57		TV timeout
15:38		Owen Lobsinger misses three point jump shot
15:36		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
15:25		Kyler VanderJagt misses two point jump shot
15:23		Markhi Strickland defensive rebound
15:15		Kyler VanderJagt shooting foul (Chansey Willis Jr. draws the foul)
15:15		Chansey Willis Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:15	+1	Chansey Willis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-40
14:44		Chippewas turnover (shot clock violation)
14:16		Brandon Muntu misses three point jump shot
14:14		Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
13:46	+2	Bryan Ndjonga makes two point driving layup	30-42
13:29		Chansey Willis Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:27		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
13:21		Brandon Muntu shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
13:21	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-43
13:21	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-44
13:01		Markhi Strickland misses two point layup
12:59		Markhi Strickland offensive rebound
12:59	+2	Markhi Strickland makes two point putback layup	32-44
12:32		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
12:30		Owen Lobsinger defensive rebound
12:13		Owen Lobsinger turnover (bad pass)
12:00		Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
11:58		Kyler VanderJagt offensive rebound
11:55	+2	Kyler VanderJagt makes two point putback layup	32-46
11:33		Quentin Heady blocks Donovan Williams's two point jump shot
11:31		Donovan Williams offensive rebound
11:26		JaVaughn Hannah misses three point jump shot
11:24		Owen Lobsinger offensive rebound
11:21	+3	Chansey Willis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Owen Lobsinger assists)	35-46
10:55	+2	Kyler VanderJagt makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	35-48
10:46		Chansey Willis Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Cayden Vasko steals)
10:40	+2	Damarion Bonds makes two point layup (Jakobi Heady assists)	35-50
10:40		Broncos 30 second timeout
10:40		TV timeout
10:40		Donovan Williams turnover (bad pass) (Kyler VanderJagt steals)
10:38		Donovan Williams shooting foul (Kyler VanderJagt draws the foul)
10:38	+1	Kyler VanderJagt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-51
10:38		Kyler VanderJagt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:38		Markhi Strickland defensive rebound
10:28		Chansey Willis Jr. turnover (bad pass)
10:12		Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (JaVaughn Hannah steals)
10:05	+2	Markhi Strickland makes two point dunk (Chansey Willis Jr. assists)	37-51
9:52		Bryan Ndjonga offensive foul
9:52		Bryan Ndjonga turnover (offensive foul)
9:48		Brandon Muntu turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Pritchard steals)
9:38	+2	Bryan Ndjonga makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)	37-53
9:29	+2	Markhi Strickland makes two point jump shot	39-53
9:20		Damarion Bonds misses three point jump shot
9:18		Chansey Willis Jr. defensive rebound
8:57		Chansey Willis Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:55		Chippewas defensive rebound
8:34		Max Burton shooting foul (Kyler VanderJagt draws the foul)
8:34	+1	Kyler VanderJagt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-54
8:34	+1	Kyler VanderJagt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-55
8:16	+2	Markhi Strickland makes two point pullup bank jump shot	41-55
7:51	+2	Quentin Heady makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)	41-57
7:38	+2	Chansey Willis Jr. makes two point layup	43-57
7:20		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
7:18		Cayden Vasko offensive rebound
7:08	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point driving floating jump shot	43-59
7:01		EJ Ryans misses three point jump shot
6:59		Damarion Bonds defensive rebound
6:58		JaVaughn Hannah personal foul (Damarion Bonds draws the foul)
6:58		TV timeout
6:45		Owen Lobsinger shooting foul (Quentin Heady draws the foul)
6:45	+1	Quentin Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-60
6:45		Quentin Heady misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:45		Markhi Strickland defensive rebound
6:28		JaVaughn Hannah misses three point jump shot
6:26		Owen Lobsinger offensive rebound
6:19	+3	EJ Ryans makes three point jump shot (Chansey Willis Jr. assists)	46-60
5:51	+3	Anthony Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Cayden Vasko assists)	46-63
5:18		Chansey Willis Jr. misses two point layup
5:16		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
4:55	+3	Damarion Bonds makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	46-66
4:35	+2	Markhi Strickland makes two point layup (JaVaughn Hannah assists)	48-66
4:10		Quentin Heady misses two point layup
4:08		Jakobi Heady offensive rebound
4:02	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point putback dunk	48-68
3:55		JaVaughn Hannah misses two point layup
3:53		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
3:50		Chippewas 30 second timeout
3:50		TV timeout
3:30		Bryan Ndjonga misses three point jump shot
3:28		Max Burton defensive rebound
3:16		Markhi Strickland misses two point jump shot
3:14		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
2:57		Markhi Strickland personal foul
2:57		TV timeout
2:57	+1	Kyler VanderJagt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-69
2:57		Kyler VanderJagt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:57		Max Burton defensive rebound
2:31	+2	EJ Ryans makes two point jump shot	50-69
2:02		Bryan Ndjonga misses two point layup
2:00		Damarion Bonds offensive rebound
1:55		Damarion Bonds misses two point layup
1:53		Chansey Willis Jr. defensive rebound
1:48		Donovan Williams misses three point jump shot
1:46		Bryan Ndjonga personal foul (Donovan Williams draws the foul)
1:41		Chansey Willis Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:39		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
1:12		Chansey Willis Jr. shooting foul (Cayden Vasko draws the foul)
1:12	+1	Cayden Vasko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-70
1:12	+1	Cayden Vasko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-71
0:42	+2	Donovan Williams makes two point driving layup	52-71
0:36		Chippewas 30 second timeout
0:15	+2	Cayden Vasko makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	52-73
0:06		EJ Ryans misses two point jump shot
0:04		Damarion Bonds defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Damarion Bonds defensive rebound