Junior guard Marcus Keene drives the ball past a Ball State defender on Feb. 18 in McGuirk Arena.
After losing back-to-back games to Miami (Oh.) and Buffalo, the Central Michigan men's basketball team hosted Ball State Saturday afternoon with a chance to get back into first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division.
Trailing by 11 points with seven minutes left, the Chippewas gradually cut into the Cardinals' lead thanks to 32-second half points by junior Marcus Keen. CMU got the lead down to three with 18 seconds remaining when Senior Braylon Rayson knocked down a corner 3-pointer to tie the game and send it to over time.