In the 40th and final Great Alaska Shootout tournament, the Central Michigan men’s basketball team etched its name in the history books as champions.
The Chippewas (5-1) fended off Cal State Bakersfield (4-3) Sunday at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, 75-72.
“We gave extreme effort,” CMU head coach Keno Davis said. “We didn’t always make the right play, but we played extremely hard through three games, which is what you have to do to win a tournament.”
CSU Bakersfield got off to a hot start, as redshirt junior guard Damiyne Durham and junior guard Rickey Holden both connected on 3-pointers to give the Runners a 27-21 edge.