National Basketball Association
DePaul 71, Central Michigan 62
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 5, 2010
Where: Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois
Officials:
# Pat Driscoll, # Ed Hightower, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
7467
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Brandon Young scored 20 of his 31 points after halftime as DePaul came roaring back for a 71-62 victory over Central Michigan on Sunday evening in Rosemont, Ill.
The Chippewas (2-5) rushed out to an early 19-5 lead and went into the locker room with a 36-24 halftime advantage. DePaul, though, scored the first 10 points of the second half to get back into contention and pulled ahead, 50-48, on a three-pointer by Young with 8:57 remaining.
With the game tied at 58-58, Young hit another three at the 5:40 mark, setting off an 11-0 surge by the Blue Demons that made it 69-58 with 33 seconds to go. Young was a perfect 6-for-6 from long range on the night.
Tony Freeland added 14 points for DePaul (3-4). Central Michigan got 19 points from Jalin Thomas and 16 from Amir Rashid.
Top Game Performances
| Central Michigan |
|
DePaul |
|
Jalin Thomas 19 |
Scoring |
Brandon Young 31 |
|
Antonio Weary 3 |
Assists |
Michael Bizoukas 4 |
|
Andre Coimbra 7 |
Rebounds |
Tony Freeland 9 |
|
Jalin Thomas 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Brandon Young 7 |
|
Amir Rashid 3 |
Steals |
Tony Freeland 3 |
|
Andre Coimbra 2 |
Blocks |
Cleveland Melvin 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Central Michigan
|
62 |
43.6 |
3-8 |
11-13 |
9 |
37 |
6 |
7 |
|
| DePaul
|
71 |
44.7 |
6-13 |
23-38 |
12 |
25 |
9 |
11 |
|