There is no letter ‘D’ in Central Michigan or McGuirk Arena.
On Wednesday night, it was particularly absent.
The Chippewas played very little of anything resembling defense versus Eastern Michigan in the Mid-American Conference opener, falling by a count of 99-80 in what was a shootout from beginning to finish.
All that kept the Eagles from hitting 100 points was two missed free throws and an errant field goal attempt in the final 1:19 of action.
Central Michigan drops to 7-7 overall and 0-1 in the MAC, while EMU moves to 9-5 and 1-0.
“Early in that first half they were taking shots that they normally don’t make or don’t take,” CMU head coach Keno Davis said.