Chippewa Men Hold Off Tennessee Tech For 7th Straight Win

CMU guard Gavin Peppers (0) works the ball up the court in a 74-69 win over Tennessee Tech on Saturday at McGuirk Arena.Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – A good test, and one the Central Michigan men’s basketball team passed.

Cecil Williams and Shawn Roundtree scored 17 points apiece on Saturday as the Chippewas emerged victorious, 74-69, from a dogfight with Tennessee Tech before 1,956 at McGuirk Arena.

The win was CMU’s seventh consecutive and it lifted the Chippewas to 8-1.

“That’s a really good Ohio Valley Conference team, a team that’s got a chance to make some noise in their conference,” CMU coach Keno Davis said of the Golden Eagles (7-4). “I think we were fortunate…