Chippewas Maintain Fight but Fall in Double-OT, 77-75

Central Michigan overcame obstacle after obstacle but couldn't overcome its own shooting at the line as Charlotte outlasted the Chippewas, 77-75, in double overtime. The 49ers (2-0) hit their final field goal with 2:15 left the second extra period to go up 73-72, and hit four of their next six free throws to take a 77-72 lead with just under a minute to play. A three-pointer by the Chippewas' (1-1) Austin McBroom cut the deficit to two, and, after a pair of missed free throws by Charlotte, CMU had one final opportunity. In front of their own bench with eight seconds left on the clock, they had trouble inbounding the ball and a desperation attempt on the baseline by Trey Zeigler fell short at the buzzer. "It's unfortunate that we didn't come out on top of this one, but there were a lot of good things that we were able to overcome," said head coach Ernie Zeigler. "We gave ourselves a chance, but just couldn't get over the top."

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