Five Men's Teams Compete on Saturday Night
Saturday's Scoreboard
Central Michigan 81, Jackson State 72
Northern Illinois 100, Chicago State 59
Eastern Michigan 90, Siena Heights 72
Milwaukee 67,
Western Michigan 66
Nevada 68,
Akron 62
Stories Courtesy of Associated Press
Central Michigan 81, Jackson State 72
Box Score
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Shawn Roundtree and David DiLeo both scored 21 points and Central Michigan beat Jackson State 81-72 on Saturday.
The Tigers entered without a road win this season but showed some fight against Central Michigan (10-2) which remains unbeaten in six home contests.
The Chippewas led 35-34 at halftime then extended the margin to 56-44 on Roundtree's 3-pointer with 13:40 remaining. Later, Roundtree's layup made it an 18-pont margin (75-57) with just under six minutes left before Jackson State (2-10) closed the game with a 15-6 run for the final margin.
Kevin McKay and Larry Austin Jr. each scored 11 for the Chippewas, who shot 27 of 53 (51 percent) including 9 of 24 from 3-point range.
Venjie Wallis and Chris Howell each scored 19 and Jayveous McKinnis added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers.
Central Michigan now owns a 3-0 record in its all-time series with Jackson State, including last season's 70-63 win in Mount Pleasant. CMU holds an 8-0 all-time mark against current members of the SWAC.
Northern Illinois 100, Chicago State 59
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DEKALB, Ill. -- Eugene German hit four 3-pointers and scored 21points and Northern Illinois coasted to a 100-59 win over Chicago State on Saturday.
Levi Bradley added 16 points, Zaire Mateen 15 and Dante Thorpe 14 for the Huskies (7-5) who made 14 of 28 from 3-point range and shot 56 percent overall. NIU is second in the nation in shooting behind Gonzaga at 52 percent
Delshon Strickland scored 17 points for the Cougars (3-12), Christian Jacobadded 16 and Rob Shaw 15.
Northern Illinois had a 13-3 run to get the lead to double figures for the first time at 26-15 and added a 10-0 spurt late, the first seven from German, for a 41-27 halftime advantage.
After shooting 50 percent in the first half, the Huskies were at 61 percent in the second. An early 13-0 run pushed the lead to 27.
Chicago State has lost four straight after a three-game winning streak.
Eastern Michigan 90, Siena Heights 72
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YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Kevin McAdoo and James Thompson IV combined to score 35 points as Eastern Michigan cruised past NAIA-member Siena Heights in its final home game of 2018, 91-71 on Saturday afternoon.
Eastern Michigan snapped a two-game losing streak that included a loss to UC Irvine Wednesday where the Eagles held the Anteaters to just 52 points, a season best for points allowed, but managed to score just 48.
Eastern Michigan equaled that output in the first half against Siena Heights. McAdoo hit 3 of 7 from distance and finished with 18 points and Thompson scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. Paul Jackson added 13 points and five assists off the bench.
The Eagles shot 31 of 63 (49.2 percent) from the field, but were just 5 of 26 from beyond the 3-point arc.
DJ Lundy scored 18 points to lead Siena Heights after going scoreless in a 106-45 loss to Purdue-Fort Wayne Thursday.
Milwaukee 67, Western Michigan 66
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Vance Johnson's tip-in with a second left capped a Milwaukee comeback that saw the Panthers hold Western Michigan scoreless for more than two minutes at the end of the game and score the final six points to earn a 67-66 victory on Saturday afternoon.
Milwaukee (5-8) has won three straight to close out its nonconference schedule and opens Horizon League play Saturday at home against Green Bay.
William Boyer-Richard hit a 3 with 2:25 left to put Western Michigan up, 66-61. Darius Roy scored at the basket and Johnson hit a pair of free throws with :41 left before scoring the game-winner after Seth Dugan blocked a Roy layup attempt.
Roy hit 4 of 5 from beyond the 3-point arc and finished with 18 points and Johnson contributed 14 off the bench.
Western Michigan (5-7) got 13 points from Michael Flowers and another dozen from Dugan.
Nevada 68,
Akron 62
Box Score
RENO, Nev. -- Caleb Martin and Jordan Caroline scored 19 points apiece, and Martin hit a 3-pointer with 45 seconds left to help No. 6 Nevada fend off Akron 68-62 on Saturday.
Martin's big shot helped bail out the Wolf Pack (12-0) after another poor performance from beyond the arc. Nevada missed its first nine 3-point attempts, capping a 19-for-88 stretch going back three games -- including Martin's airball with 5:47 left in the first half and Akron leading 20-11.
Nevada made its next four 3-pointers, quickly erasing Akron's largest lead of the game and went into halftime ahead 28-25. The Wolf Pack finished 8 of 24 from long range.
Jimond Ivey scored 15 points and Daniel Utomi added 14 for the Zips (7-5). Tyler Cheese scored seven points, all in the game's final four minutes as Akron tried to rally. His layup got Akron within three points with 1:44 left, but the Zips couldn't get closer.
Caroline, a transfer from Southern Illinois, went over 1,700 points in his collegiate career and 1,400 points at Nevada, moving into 12th on the Wolf Pack's all-time scoring list.
