The matchup was billed as a probable track meet.
Howard arrived at Central Michigan Tuesday night with an offense churning along at 81.2 points per game and boasted the nation’s leading scorer in James Daniel at 29.3 per.
The Chippewas, meanwhile, were coming off a game at Brigham Young where they allowed 98 points and showed plenty of firepower offensively.
And that is why they play the game.
Forty minutes later, it was anything but a track meet as CMU stymied the Bison in all areas on the way to a 72-52 victory at McGuirk Arena.