Weeks before the start of the 2018-19 season, the Central Michigan men’s basketball team emphasized high energy.
The Chippewas showed that change in the first four minutes of the first game of the new season.
CMU opened the game with a pair of electrifying dunks from transfer guard Larry Austin Jr. and junior guard Kevin McKay that led to a 6-0 run and a Concordia timeout.
They didn’t stop there. They extended the run to 14-0 before the Cardinals could manage a single bucket. The crowd was into it, players were vocal and they rode it out to a 98-67 victory.