Wednesday’s Men’s Basketball Results
Western Michigan 73, Youngstown State 62
Richmond 73, Ball State 60
Valparaiso 87, Northern Illinois 82

Recaps courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments

Western Michigan 73, Youngstown State 62
Box Score
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Redshirt sophomore forward Max Burton posted his first collegiate double-double to help the Western Michigan men's basketball team collect a 73-62 win at Youngstown State on Wednesday afternoon.
 
Burton went 7-for-9 from the floor and registered career highs in both points (18) and rebounds (12) to lead the way for the Broncos (3-4). The Williamston, Mich., native's efforts helped WMU own a 49-30 rebounding advantage and grab 18 offensive boards.
 
Brandon Muntu hit all four of his three-point attempts on the way to a career-high 18 points, matching Burton for the team lead. Markhi Strickland added 16 points and a career-high tying four steals.
 
Back-to-back three-pointers by Muntu helped Western Michigan grab a 14-10 edge at the 11:41 mark of the first half. Moments later, an Owen Lobsinger triple and basket by Seryee Lewis boosted the margin to 19-12 just past the halfway point of the period.
 
With the lead at 23-17, the Broncos used a six-point burst, capped by a Strickland three-point play, to extend their cushion to 29-17, their largest of the contest. Youngstown State (2-5) came back with eight of the next 10 points to close the gap to 31-25. Western Michigan took a 36-30 advantage into the locker room.
 
The Penguins opened the second half with a 9-1 run to move ahead, 39-37. Western Michigan countered with an 11-2 stretch, which included two more Muntu triples, to go back in front, 48-41.  
 
With WMU's edge at 56-50, Youngstown State put together an 8-2 run to draw level, 58-58, with just under six minutes to play. With the contest even again at 60-60, the Broncos got eight straight points to regain the lead, 68-60, with two minutes remaining. From there, the Brown and Gold salted the game away at the free throw line.  
 
The Broncos shot 42.1 percent (24-of-57) from the floor for the afternoon, while Youngstown State connected on 35.9 percent (23-of-64) of its field goal attempts.
 
Western Michigan continues its stretch of four consecutive road games on Tuesday, Dec. 3, when it visits Dayton. Tip is set for 7 pm on ESPN+.