Junior Guard Marcus Keene walks to the sideline frustrated, Feb. 21 in McGuirk Arena.
Following its fourth straight loss and worst defeat of the season, head coach Keno Davis felt his team’s performance was perfectly summed up by a technical error early in the game on Tuesday.
“It was a bad omen that the clock didn’t start," he said. "Our team didn’t start either.”
From the opening tip, it was evident which team wanted it more.
Northern Illinois came flying out of the gates while the Central Michigan men’s basketball team appeared exhausted from its overtime loss to Ball State Saturday on its way to a 89-66 defeat to the Huskies Tuesday night at McGuirk Arena.