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UT Martin bounces CMU in first round of CIT, Chippewas end season 17-16

Senior guard Austin Stewart fights for a loose ball during the game against UT Martin at McGuirk Arena, Wednesday, March 16, 2016.

For the second straight postseason game, the Central Michigan men's basketball team trailed by three with a chance to tie in the final seconds.

Senior forward John Simons caught the inbounds pass from senior guard Chris Fowler and shot the ball with less than three seconds left. He watched it bounce off the rim as the clock hit zero.

The Chippewas' season — and the college careers of Simons, Fowler, and guards Rayshawn Simmons and Austin Stewart — was over.