The Falcon men’s basketball team fell to the Central Michigan Chippewas 84-75 on Saturday afternoon, as they now sit a 3-3 in the MAC.
“We blew a 15 point lead,” Falcons head coach Michael Huger said. “We relaxed and we thought the game was over. We didn’t finish and that was the ball game.”
A key factor that worked against the Falcons was foul trouble, primarily when their best player picked up two fouls within the first three minutes. Junior forward Demajeo Wiggins had to sit and cheer on backup center junior Jeffrey Uju for the final 18 minutes. “I think it would have been a much better game if we were able to play him for the first half as well,” Huger said. “I think if we would have had him it would have been a better first half for sure but the same thing could have happened in the second half. It’s basketball, you don’t really know how it’s going to happen or what’s going to happen.”
This was the fifth game in a row Wiggins obtained a double-double.
Uju along with freshman forward Derek Koch picked up the slack early for Wiggins.
Huger also talked about how important it is for him to have a veteran presence like senior guard Matt Fox coming off the bench.
“He is our smartest player. He’s our highest IQ guy,” Huger said.
The team will next play Tuesday on the road against the Northern Illinois Huskies.
