GAME PREVIEW
• Central Michigan (15-8, 5-5 MAC) will open a two-game road swing against MAC East opponents on Tuesday, Feb. 7 when it faces Ohio (14-7, 6-4 MAC) in a 7 p.m. game at the Convocation Center in Athens.
• The Chippewas are coming off a thrilling, come-from-behind 86-82 home win over Western Michigan on Feb. 3 while Ohio handed MAC frontrunner Akron its first conference loss of the season, 85-70, in its last outing.
• Central Michigan is 4-5 on the road this season, including a 1-4 mark in MAC play, while Ohio owns a 10-2 home record (3-2 vs.