MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — For the first time in more than a year, the University of Toledo experienced a loss in a Mid-American Conference regular-season game.
Central Michigan’s interior size and defensive moxie frustrated the out-of-sorts Rockets, who lost 65-62 in front of a raucous Friday night crowd at McGuirk Arena.
But the Chippewas needed all 40 minutes, as they nearly blew a six-point lead in the final minute, turning the ball over with 0.7 seconds left, and then hanging on for dear life, as Ra’Heim Moss missed an open 3 at the buzzer that would have sent the game into an unexpected overtime.