Chippewas Start Slow, Never Recover At Toledo

Marcus Keene scored 27 points on Friday in CMU's loss at Toledo. The junior guard moved into second-place on the MAC single-season scoring list.Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com

TOLEDO, Ohio – Central Michigan fell into a double-digit deficit less than five minutes after the opening tip and never recovered on Friday in falling to Toledo, 87-66, at the Rockets’ Savage Arena.

The loss, CMU’s fifth straight, dropped the Chippewas to 16-13, 6-10 Mid-American Conference. Toledo snapped a six-game losing streak to CMU in improving to 15-14, 8-8.

CMU guard Marcus Keene, the nation’s leading scorer, finished with 27 points, all of which came in the second half. He spent the majority of the first half on…