The entirety of the record-setting crowd at McGuirk Arena knew the basketball was going in.
Central Michigan’s student section knew. Western Michigan head coach Steve Hawkins knew. Broncos guard Thomas Wilder knew.
All of the announced 5,412 people at McGuirk Arena, the largest attendance in its eight-year existence, were certain the shot was going to fall.
Marcus Keene, the runaway leader as the nation’s leading Division I scorer, absolutely believed the shot was going through the hoop.
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With chants of “M-V-P” resonating from the fans who see him as a sort of basketball deity right now, Keene did not disappoint.