AUSTIN, Texas — Sweet homecoming for Marcus Keene and Braylon Rayson.
And a sweet start to the Lone Star Showcase for the Central Michigan men’s basketball team.
Keene scored 36 points in another sensational performance in his first season as a Chippewa, and Rayson added 20 as CMU posted an 88-77 victory over Pepperdine on Monday at H-E-B Center.
The Chippewas (4-0) play St. Bonaventure (1-2) on Tuesday (6 p.m.) and close the tournament on Wednesday (8:30 p.m.) against Little Rock (3-1).
Keene, who hails from San Antonio, continued the torrid start to his CMU career, knocking down 14 of his 22 field goal attempts.