Two Mid-American Conference rivals meet on the court Tuesday when the Central Michigan Chippewas (13-9, 8-2 MAC) pay a visit to Akron and the James A. Rhodes Arena to play the Akron Zips (17-5, 9-1 MAC). Central Michigan defeated Bowling Green in double overtime 77-76 on Saturday for its 5th consecutive victory and is tied for second in the MAC with Toledo, one game behind Akron. The Zips defeated Toledo 77-70 on Friday night for their second straight victory and are 9-1 in MAC play. Central Michigan does not have any players on its injury report, while Akron will play without Nate Johnson.
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The Central Michigan Chippewas are scoring an average of only 68.0 points per game which is 318th in the nation. Central Michigan is shooting 43.6% overall which is 249th and 31.8% from 3 point land which is 273rd. The Chippewas are making only 67.7% of their free throws which is 311th. Central Michigan's leading scorer is Anthony Pritchard with an average of 14.6 points per game and Brian Taylor is second with an average of 12.4 points per game. Central Michigan has one other player averaging double figures in scoring. Pritchard is the leader in assists with an average of 4.7 dishes per game.
Central Michigan is allowing opponents an average of 71.7 points per game which is 181st while holding opponents to 43.0% shooting overall and 30.7% shooting from three point land which are 156th and 42nd respectively.&#x A0; Central Michigan averages 35.1 rebounds per game led by Taylor with an average of 7.5 boards per contest. Pritchard is the leader in steals with an average of 1.8 per game and Taylor is the rim protector with an average at 1.0 blocked shots per game.
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