Andy Sneddon,CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – With leading scorer Marcus Keene bottled up, his teammates picked up the slack.
Josh Kozinski scored a career-high 20 points to lead five players in double figures Friday as Central Michigan wrestled away a 90-82 victory over Chicago State before 2,450 at McGuirk Arena.
It was the final nonconference game for the Chippewas (10-3), who open Mid-American Conference play on Wednesday at Eastern Michigan.
Keene, who entered the game leading the nation in scoring at 31.9 points per game, finished with 16 points on 5-of-21 shooting, including 2-of-10 from 3-point range.