Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - One game, CMU men's basketball coach Keno Davis cautioned, does not a season make.
Still, there was an awful lot to like both immediately and in the long-term potential for Davis and the Chippewas on Tuesday as they opened Mid-American Conference play with a 75-50 victory over Ohio at McGuirk Arena.
The Chippewas held the Bobcats, who came in averaging 79.8 points per game, to a season-low point total; won the rebounding battle, 44-35; and forced 17 turnovers.
It was the latest example of what is becoming CMU's calling card: Solid defense, which has been the catalyst for the Chippewas' strong start during which they won a program-record 11 nonconference game against just two losses.