Louisiana Tech 89-79 Central Michigan (17 Mar, 2015) Play-by-Play

Central Michigan Chippewas

23-9, 6-7 away

	1	2	T
CMU	33	46	79
LT	45	44	89

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

26-8, 17-0 home

TIME		CMU	LT
19:50	Michale Kyser made Dunk. Assisted by Kenneth Smith.	0	2
19:36	Braylon Rayson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:36	Alex Hamilton Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:31	Alex Hamilton Turnover.	0	2
19:29	John Simons Steal.	0	2
19:26	Rayshawn Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Chris Fowler.	2	2
18:52	Louisiana Tech Turnover.	2	2
18:33	Chris Fowler made Three Point Jumper.	5	2
18:10	Kenneth Smith made Jumper.	5	4
17:45	Rayshawn Simmons made Layup.	7	4
17:32	Alex Hamilton missed Jumper.	7	4
17:32	Chris Fowler Block.	7	4
17:30	Luke Meyer Defensive Rebound.	7	4
17:08	Chris Fowler missed Jumper.	7	4
17:08	Kenneth Smith Defensive Rebound.	7	4
16:47	Raheem Appleby missed Three Point Jumper.	7	4
16:47	Erik McCree Offensive Rebound.	7	4
16:44	Erik McCree made Jumper.	7	6
16:21	Luke Meyer made Layup. Assisted by Chris Fowler.	9	6
16:21	Foul on Michale Kyser.	9	6
16:21	Luke Meyer made Free Throw.	10	6
16:07	Foul on Erik McCree.	10	6
16:07	Erik McCree Turnover.	10	6
15:44	Chris Fowler made Jumper.	12	6
15:19	Raheem Appleby missed Jumper.	12	6
15:19	Chris Fowler Defensive Rebound.	12	6
15:09	Chris Fowler Turnover.	12	6
15:08	Qiydar Davis Steal.	12	6
15:04	Qiydar Davis missed Layup.	12	6
15:04	Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.	12	6
15:04	Official TV Timeout	12	6
14:36	Josh Kozinski missed Three Point Jumper.	12	6
14:36	Qiydar Davis Defensive Rebound.	12	6
14:14	Xavian Stapleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenneth Smith.	12	9
13:49	Josh Kozinski missed Three Point Jumper.	12	9
13:49	Qiydar Davis Defensive Rebound.	12	9
13:38	Xavian Stapleton missed Three Point Jumper.	12	9
13:38	Qiydar Davis Offensive Rebound.	12	9
13:36	Qiydar Davis made Jumper.	12	11
13:35	Central Michigan Timeout	12	11
13:28	Austin Stewart missed Layup.	12	11
13:28	Raheem Appleby Defensive Rebound.	12	11
13:24	Foul on Austin Stewart.	12	11
13:05	Raheem Appleby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenneth Smith.	12	14
12:52	Foul on Qiydar Davis.	12	14
12:33	Chris Fowler made Jumper.	14	14
12:11	Qiydar Davis missed Jumper.	14	14
12:11	DaRohn Scott Block.	14	14
12:09	Qiydar Davis Offensive Rebound.	14	14
12:07	Qiydar Davis Turnover.	14	14
12:05	Rayshawn Simmons Steal.	14	14
12:01	Braylon Rayson missed Three Point Jumper.	14	14
12:01	Kenneth Smith Defensive Rebound.	14	14
12:00	Foul on Rayshawn Simmons.	14	14
11:55	Xavian Stapleton Turnover.	14	14
11:54	Blake Hibbitts Steal.	14	14
11:49	DaRohn Scott made Layup. Assisted by Rayshawn Simmons.	16	14
11:26	Xavian Stapleton missed Three Point Jumper.	16	14
11:26	Braylon Rayson Defensive Rebound.	16	14
11:13	Rayshawn Simmons Turnover.	16	14
11:12	Alex Hamilton Steal.	16	14
11:10	Alex Hamilton made Layup.	16	16
10:52	Chris Fowler missed Layup.	16	16
10:52	Michale Kyser Block.	16	16
10:51	Braylon Rayson Offensive Rebound.	16	16
10:49	Braylon Rayson missed Layup.	16	16
10:49	Qiydar Davis Defensive Rebound.	16	16
10:41	Foul on DaRohn Scott.	16	16
10:41	Official TV Timeout	16	16
10:41	Xavian Stapleton missed Free Throw.	16	16
10:41	Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.	16	16
10:41	Xavian Stapleton made Free Throw.	16	17
10:07	Austin Keel missed Jumper.	16	17
10:07	Erik McCree Defensive Rebound.	16	17
9:59	Foul on Blake Hibbitts.	16	17
9:59	Erik McCree missed Free Throw.	16	17
9:59	Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.	16	17
9:59	Erik McCree missed Free Throw.	16	17
9:59	Chris Fowler Defensive Rebound.	16	17
9:35	Austin Keel Turnover.	16	17
9:32	Dayon Griffin Steal.	16	17
9:30	Dayon Griffin made Layup.	16	19
9:18	Austin Keel missed Three Point Jumper.	16	19
9:18	Erik McCree Defensive Rebound.	16	19
9:09	Jacobi Boykins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Hamilton.	16	22
8:56	Luke Meyer made Layup. Assisted by Braylon Rayson.	18	22
8:40	Jacobi Boykins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Merrill Holden.	18	25
8:30	Luke Meyer Turnover.	18	25
8:28	Jacobi Boykins Steal.	18	25
8:24	Jacobi Boykins missed Jumper.	18	25
8:24	Louisiana Tech Offensive Rebound.	18	25
8:18	Foul on Erik McCree.	18	25
8:18	Erik McCree Turnover.	18	25
8:01	John Simons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Fowler.	21	25
7:55	Foul on John Simons.	21	25
7:55	Official TV Timeout	21	25
7:54	Qiydar Davis made Dunk. Assisted by Raheem Appleby.	21	27
7:32	Chris Fowler Turnover.	21	27
7:30	Merrill Holden Steal.	21	27
7:22	Raheem Appleby made Jumper.	21	29
7:13	Foul on Qiydar Davis.	21	29
7:03	Chris Fowler Turnover.	21	29
7:02	Xavian Stapleton Steal.	21	29
6:59	Xavian Stapleton missed Layup.	21	29
6:59	Chris Fowler Defensive Rebound.	21	29
6:53	Chris Fowler missed Layup.	21	29
6:53	Xavian Stapleton Block.	21	29
6:51	Raheem Appleby Defensive Rebound.	21	29
6:48	Foul on Braylon Rayson.	21	29
6:35	Raheem Appleby made Jumper. Assisted by Kenneth Smith.	21	31
6:05	DaRohn Scott missed Dunk.	21	31
6:05	Jacobi Boykins Block.	21	31
6:03	Chris Fowler Offensive Rebound.	21	31
6:02	Chris Fowler missed Jumper.	21	31
6:02	Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.	21	31
6:02	Foul on Xavian Stapleton.	21	31
5:51	Foul on Jacobi Boykins.	21	31
5:51	Rayshawn Simmons missed Free Throw.	21	31
5:51	Central Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.	21	31
5:51	Rayshawn Simmons made Free Throw.	22	31
5:35	Jacobi Boykins made Jumper. Assisted by Raheem Appleby.	22	33
5:07	Blake Hibbitts made Jumper. Assisted by Chris Fowler.	24	33
4:47	Raheem Appleby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenneth Smith.	24	36
4:37	Central Michigan Timeout	24	36
4:26	Blake Hibbitts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayshawn Simmons.	27	36
4:11	Xavian Stapleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenneth Smith.	27	39
3:52	Chris Fowler missed Layup.	27	39
3:52	Xavian Stapleton Block.	27	39
3:50	Michale Kyser Defensive Rebound.	27	39
3:47	Foul on Blake Hibbitts.	27	39
3:47	Official TV Timeout	27	39
3:47	Kenneth Smith made Free Throw.	27	40
3:47	Kenneth Smith missed Free Throw.	27	40
3:47	John Simons Defensive Rebound.	27	40
3:24	Braylon Rayson missed Jumper.	27	40
3:24	Xavian Stapleton Defensive Rebound.	27	40
3:17	Kenneth Smith Turnover.	27	40
3:15	Austin Stewart Steal.	27	40
2:59	Rayshawn Simmons Turnover.	27	40
2:57	Kenneth Smith Steal.	27	40
2:53	Michale Kyser made Dunk. Assisted by Kenneth Smith.	27	42
2:32	Foul on Jacobi Boykins.	27	42
2:32	Rayshawn Simmons made Free Throw.	28	42
2:32	Rayshawn Simmons made Free Throw.	29	42
2:17	Xavian Stapleton missed Three Point Jumper.	29	42
2:17	Braylon Rayson Defensive Rebound.	29	42
1:58	Chris Fowler made Layup.	31	42
1:41	Foul on Xavian Stapleton.	31	42
1:41	Xavian Stapleton Turnover.	31	42
1:24	Braylon Rayson missed Layup.	31	42
1:24	DaRohn Scott Offensive Rebound.	31	42
1:21	DaRohn Scott missed Layup.	31	42
1:21	Raheem Appleby Defensive Rebound.	31	42
1:09	Raheem Appleby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenneth Smith.	31	45
0:50	Braylon Rayson missed Three Point Jumper.	31	45
0:50	John Simons Offensive Rebound.	31	45
0:43	Rayshawn Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.	31	45
0:43	Dayon Griffin Defensive Rebound.	31	45
0:33	Raheem Appleby Turnover.	31	45
0:32	Rayshawn Simmons Steal.	31	45
0:27	John Simons missed Three Point Jumper.	31	45
0:27	Braylon Rayson Offensive Rebound.	31	45
0:24	Braylon Rayson made Jumper.	33	45
0:15	Louisiana Tech Timeout	33	45
0:01	Alex Hamilton missed Jumper.	33	45
0:01	Kenneth Smith Offensive Rebound.	33	45
0:00	End of 1st half	33	45

Thomas Assembly Center

11:30 PM, 17 March 2015

Ruston, LA

Attendance: 6,904

Referees:
Glenn Tuitt
Kevin Fehr
Brad Ferrie

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Buffalo	0-0	-	1-0
Central Michigan	0-0	-	1-0
Kent State	0-0	-	1-0
Miami (OH)	0-0	-	1-0
Akron	0-0	-	0-1
Ball State	0-0	-	0-1
Bowling Green	0-0	-	0-1
Eastern Michigan	0-0	-	0-1
Northern Illinois	0-0	-	0-1
Ohio	0-0	-	0-1
Toledo	0-0	-	0-1
Western Michigan	0-0	-	0-1

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Jacksonville State	0-0	-	1-0
Liberty	0-0	-	1-0
Louisiana Tech	0-0	-	1-0
Middle Tennessee	0-0	-	1-0
New Mexico State	0-0	-	1-0
UTEP	0-0	-	1-0
Florida International	0-0	-	0-0
Kennesaw State	0-0	-	0-0
Sam Houston	0-0	-	0-1
Western Kentucky	0-0	-	0-1

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