In case you missed it on Saturday, which would have been nearly impossible to do so, Central Michigan guard and the nation’s leading scorer Marcus Keene netted 50 points in a 101-92 overtime win at home against Miami-OH.
Here’s a look at some highlights of Keene’s afternoon and a further look into the historical feats he accomplished.
50 points for Marcus Keene. An NCAA D1 single game high. Here's every point besides his FT's. #FireUpChips pic.twitter.com/AZOyOcGU4J
— CMU Men's Basketball (@CMUMensBBall) January 21, 2017
The moment @Marcus3Keene got his 50th point. View from our ESPN3 broadcast position. #FireUpChips pic.twitter.com/oGT9CaHkT4
— Matt DeVries (@DeVries_Matt) January 21, 2017
Marcus Keene: 50 Pts for Central Michigan. First 50 point game in Division I since Nate Wolters of South Dakota State had 53 on Feb. 7, 2013
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 21, 2017
Marcus Keene was ultra-efficient today. He shot 65% (15-23) from the field, 67% (10-15) from 3-point range and 100% (10-10) from the line.
— CMU Men's Basketball (@CMUMensBBall) January 21, 2017
Keene's 50 points are the most by a Chippewa since David Webber scored 51 versus Ball State in 2000.
— CMU Men's Basketball (@CMUMensBBall) January 21, 2017
Keene's 10 3-pointers ties the program record. Tommie Johnson set the original mark in 1987 vs. Wright State.
— CMU Men's Basketball (@CMUMensBBall) January 21, 2017
Marcus Keene's 50 points are the most in the NCAA this season. The previous high was 47 points by Kentucky's Malik Monk.
— CMU Men's Basketball (@CMUMensBBall) January 21, 2017
In the second half, Marcus Keene scored 26 STRAIGHT CMU points in a span of 5:52, hitting 5 3-pointers while going 7-for-7 from the line.
— CMU Men's Basketball (@CMUMensBBall) January 21, 2017
CMU's 20 3-pointers ties a program record set versus SIUE on Dec. 6, 2014.
— CMU Men's Basketball (@CMUMensBBall) January 21, 2017
With its 101-point output today, CMU topped the century mark for the fifth time this season for the 11th time under Keno Davis.
— CMU Men's Basketball (@CMUMensBBall) January 21, 2017
The 50-point performance upped his season average to 29.8 points per game, tops in the entire country and nearly a whole six points clear of No. 2 in that category (Alec Peters, VALPO – 23.9 PPG). Kudos to you, Mr. Keene!
**Stats courtesy of ESPN
