Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Record crowd. An oh-so-memorable comeback. A final dramatic shot. Against the arch-rival.
It doesn’t get much sweeter than that.
Marcus Keene drilled a 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds remaining on Friday as Central Michigan rallied from an 18-point deficit to top Western Michigan, 86-82, in front of a McGuirk Arena-record crowd of 5,412.
The win, which lifted the Chippewas to 15-8, 5-5 Mid-American Conference, snapped a three-game losing streak against Western (7-15, 3-7). It was just the Chippewas’ second win in their last nine games against their rivals from Kalamazoo.