When the final buzzer sounds and the lights turn off, the stadium sits empty and quiet just like after any ordinary game.
However, for the 45 minutes the Central Michigan and Western Michigan basketball teams went at each other on Feb. 20 at University Arena in Kalamazoo, it was anything but silent.
Both teams exchanged blows at each other until the final whistle, and it was the Broncos who came out on top in overtime, 83-81.
CMU head coach Keno Davis said the Chippewas never circled this game on their schedule.
“Playing the way we did here says a lot because for Western Michigan, it’s the game they circle and talk about all year,” Davis said.