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McMillan, Central Michigan knock off Eastern Michigan 65-62 in OT

AP
Mar 08, 2024

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Paul McMillan IV scored 25 points, including eight in overtime, as Central Michigan knocked off Eastern Michigan 65-62 in the regular season finale for both schools Friday night.

McMillan hit a 3-pointer with 1:05 left in regulation to tie the game at 55-55 and force the extra period.

McMillan added nine rebounds and six assists for the Chippewas (18-13, 12-6 Mid-American Conference). Brian Taylor scored 14 points while shooting 5 for 14 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line and added 22 rebounds and three blocks. Derrick Butler went 5 of 15 from the field (2 for 8 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points, while adding six rebounds.

Arne Osojnik led the Eagles (13-18, 6-12) in scoring, finishing with 15 points. Yusuf Jihad added 13 points for Eastern Michigan. Jalin Billingsley also had 11 points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

Central Michigan entered halftime up 29-23. Butler paced the team in scoring in the first half with eight points. McMillan led Central Michigan with 11 second-half points and also hit the game-tying 3-pointer with 1:09 left in regulation to send the game to overtime. McMillan scored their eight overtime points while shooting 2 of 4 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line.

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1st Half
EMU
Eagles
23
CMU
Chippewas
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Eagles gains possession)
19:40		Arne Osojnik misses two point jump shot
19:38		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
19:20		Brian Taylor misses two point jump shot
19:18		Eagles defensive rebound
18:57		Yusuf Jihad misses two point jump shot
18:55		Paul McMillan IV defensive rebound
18:42	+2	Hunter Harding makes two point dunk (Paul McMillan IV assists)	0-2
18:15		Derrick Butler shooting foul (Orlando Lovejoy draws the foul)
18:15	+1	Orlando Lovejoy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-2
18:15		Orlando Lovejoy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:15		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
17:47	+2	Brian Taylor makes two point layup (Paul McMillan IV assists)	1-4
17:47		Yusuf Jihad shooting foul (Brian Taylor draws the foul)
17:47	+1	Brian Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	1-5
17:24		Hunter Harding blocks Yusuf Jihad's two point layup
17:22		Hunter Harding defensive rebound
17:21		Yusuf Jihad personal foul
17:05	+3	Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot (Paul McMillan IV assists)	1-8
16:47	+2	Cyril Martynov makes two point layup (Orlando Lovejoy assists)	3-8
16:47		Hunter Harding shooting foul (Cyril Martynov draws the foul)
16:47	+1	Cyril Martynov makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-8
16:33		Paul McMillan IV turnover (bad pass) (Connor Serven steals)
16:14		Orlando Lovejoy misses two point jump shot
16:12		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
16:12		Jalin Billingsley personal foul
15:59	+2	Brian Taylor makes two point jump shot	4-10
15:26		Connor Serven misses three point jump shot
15:24		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
14:58	+2	Paul McMillan IV makes two point jump shot	4-12
14:58		Orlando Lovejoy shooting foul (Paul McMillan IV draws the foul)
14:58		TV timeout
14:58	+1	Paul McMillan IV makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-13
14:51		Cayden Vasko blocks Cyril Martynov's two point jump shot
14:49		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
14:38		Brian Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Arne Osojnik steals)
14:21		Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot
14:19		Paul McMillan IV defensive rebound
14:13	+3	Cayden Vasko makes three point jump shot (Brian Taylor assists)	4-16
14:12		Eagles 30 second timeout
13:54		Hunter Harding blocks Jalin Billingsley's two point jump shot
13:52		Orlando Lovejoy offensive rebound
13:45		Connor Serven misses three point jump shot
13:43		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
13:41		Connor Serven blocks Paul McMillan IV's two point layup
13:39		Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound
13:31		Jalin Billingsley misses three point jump shot
13:29		Paul McMillan IV defensive rebound
13:23	+3	Aidan Rubio makes three point jump shot (Paul McMillan IV assists)	4-19
12:58		Jalin Billingsley misses two point jump shot
12:56		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
12:50		Brian Taylor misses three point jump shot
12:48		Connor Serven defensive rebound
12:33	+2	Arne Osojnik makes two point layup	6-19
12:08	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point layup	6-21
11:47		Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot
11:45		Chippewas defensive rebound
11:43		TV timeout
11:16		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
11:14		Javantae Randle defensive rebound
11:00	+2	Javantae Randle makes two point layup	8-21
10:36	+3	Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot (Aidan Rubio assists)	8-24
10:14	+3	Arne Osojnik makes three point jump shot (Orlando Lovejoy assists)	11-24
9:55		Aidan Rubio misses three point jump shot
9:53		Javantae Randle defensive rebound
9:41		Jalin Billingsley misses two point jump shot
9:39		Eagles offensive rebound
9:38	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point layup (Orlando Lovejoy assists)	13-24
9:12		Arne Osojnik blocks Aidan Rubio's two point layup
9:10		Derrick Butler offensive rebound
9:01		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
8:59		Eagles defensive rebound
8:32	+2	Orlando Lovejoy makes two point jump shot	15-24
8:18		Brian Taylor turnover (traveling)
7:52		Micah Schnyders misses three point jump shot
7:50		Paul McMillan IV defensive rebound
7:43		Aidan Rubio misses three point jump shot
7:41		Eagles defensive rebound
7:40		TV timeout
7:27		Connor Serven turnover (bad pass) (Brian Taylor steals)
7:15		Aidan Rubio offensive foul (Micah Schnyders draws the foul)
7:15		Aidan Rubio turnover (offensive foul)
6:59		Brian Taylor shooting foul (Connor Serven draws the foul)
6:59		Connor Serven misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:59		Connor Serven misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:59		Arne Osojnik offensive rebound
6:52		Arne Osojnik misses two point layup
6:50		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
6:44		Paul McMillan IV misses two point layup
6:42		Brian Taylor offensive rebound
6:37		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
6:35		Arne Osojnik defensive rebound
6:32		Orlando Lovejoy misses two point layup
6:30		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
6:06		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
6:04		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
5:51	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point jump shot (Orlando Lovejoy assists)	17-24
5:21		Paul McMillan IV misses three point jump shot
5:19		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
5:01	+2	Connor Serven makes two point jump shot	19-24
4:32		Orlando Lovejoy personal foul (Paul McMillan IV draws the foul)
4:30		Arne Osojnik personal foul (Cayden Vasko draws the foul)
4:23		Brian Taylor misses two point jump shot
4:21		Javantae Randle defensive rebound
4:10		Jalin Billingsley misses two point layup
4:08		Hunter Harding defensive rebound
4:03		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
4:01		Brian Taylor offensive rebound
3:54		Derrick Butler misses two point layup
3:52		Hunter Harding offensive rebound
3:52		Jump ball. (Chippewas gains possession)
3:52		TV timeout
3:49		Jalin Billingsley blocks Brian Taylor's two point layup
3:47		Hunter Harding offensive rebound
3:46		Javantae Randle shooting foul (Hunter Harding draws the foul)
3:46		Hunter Harding misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:46		Hunter Harding misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:46		Derrick Butler offensive rebound
3:31		Aidan Rubio misses two point layup
3:29		Arne Osojnik defensive rebound
3:10		Javantae Randle misses three point jump shot
3:08		Paul McMillan IV defensive rebound
2:59		Paul McMillan IV misses two point jump shot
2:57		Micah Schnyders defensive rebound
2:49		Connor Serven misses three point jump shot
2:47		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
2:27	+2	Hunter Harding makes two point layup (Paul McMillan IV assists)	19-26
2:06		Micah Schnyders misses two point layup
2:04		Javantae Randle offensive rebound
2:03		Brian Taylor shooting foul (Javantae Randle draws the foul)
2:03	+1	Javantae Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-26
2:03	+1	Javantae Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-26
1:40		Cyril Martynov blocks Paul McMillan IV's two point layup
1:38		Eagles defensive rebound
1:12		Jalin Billingsley misses two point jump shot
1:10		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
1:06		Micah Schnyders blocks Paul McMillan IV's two point layup
1:04		Chippewas offensive rebound
1:04		Chippewas 30 second timeout
1:01	+3	Paul McMillan IV makes three point jump shot (Brian Taylor assists)	21-29
0:30		Jalin Billingsley misses three point jump shot
0:28		Connor Serven offensive rebound
0:27	+2	Connor Serven makes two point dunk	23-29
0:01		Hunter Harding misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EMU
Eagles
32
CMU
Chippewas
26

Time		Play	Score
19:30	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point jump shot	25-29
19:04		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
19:02		Connor Serven defensive rebound
18:55	+3	Arne Osojnik makes three point jump shot (Orlando Lovejoy assists)	28-29
18:27		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
18:25		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
18:13		Brian Taylor blocks Javantae Randle's two point layup
18:11		Eagles offensive rebound
18:05		Arne Osojnik misses two point jump shot
18:03		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
17:55		Orlando Lovejoy personal foul
17:52		Brian Taylor misses two point layup
17:50		Connor Serven defensive rebound
17:44		Paul McMillan IV personal foul
17:40		Javantae Randle misses two point jump shot
17:38		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
17:29		Aidan Rubio misses two point jump shot
17:27		Aidan Rubio offensive rebound
17:22		Aidan Rubio turnover (lost ball) (Connor Serven steals)
17:03	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point jump shot	30-29
16:30	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point jump shot	30-31
16:01		Jalin Billingsley turnover (lost ball) (Cayden Vasko steals)
15:52		TV timeout
15:31		Hunter Harding misses two point jump shot
15:29		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Orlando Lovejoy makes two point jump shot	32-31
14:58		Hunter Harding misses two point layup
14:56		Hunter Harding offensive rebound
14:55		Javantae Randle shooting foul (Hunter Harding draws the foul)
14:55		Hunter Harding misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:55		Hunter Harding misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:55		Brian Taylor offensive rebound
14:41		Brian Taylor misses two point jump shot
14:39		Hunter Harding offensive rebound
14:39		Jump ball. (Chippewas gains possession)
14:36		Aidan Rubio misses three point jump shot
14:34		Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound
14:24	+2	Yusuf Jihad makes two point jump shot	34-31
14:05		Paul McMillan IV misses three point jump shot
14:03		Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound
13:59	+2	Arne Osojnik makes two point layup (Orlando Lovejoy assists)	36-31
13:36		Brian Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Jalin Billingsley steals)
13:27		Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot
13:25		Paul McMillan IV defensive rebound
13:18		Jalin Billingsley shooting foul (Brian Taylor draws the foul)
13:18		Brian Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:18	+1	Brian Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-32
13:02		Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot
13:00		Yusuf Jihad personal foul
12:35	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point jump shot	36-34
12:14	+2	Yusuf Jihad makes two point layup (Orlando Lovejoy assists)	38-34
11:48		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
11:46		Cyril Martynov defensive rebound
11:36		Yusuf Jihad misses three point jump shot
11:34		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
11:19		Arne Osojnik personal foul
11:19		TV timeout
11:08		Paul McMillan IV misses three point jump shot
11:06		Brian Taylor offensive rebound
11:00		KJ Oduor turnover (lost ball) (Orlando Lovejoy steals)
10:52		Arne Osojnik misses two point jump shot
10:50		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
10:40	+2	Paul McMillan IV makes two point layup	38-36
10:21		Jalin Billingsley misses two point layup
10:19		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
10:13		Derrick Butler misses two point layup
10:11		Connor Serven defensive rebound
10:01	+3	Connor Serven makes three point jump shot (Orlando Lovejoy assists)	41-36
9:49		Chippewas 30 second timeout
9:49		TV timeout
9:28		Cayden Vasko misses two point jump shot
9:26		Cayden Vasko offensive rebound
9:17		Aidan Rubio misses three point jump shot
9:15		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
9:09		Hunter Harding shooting foul (Yusuf Jihad draws the foul)
9:09	+1	Yusuf Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-36
9:09	+1	Yusuf Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-36
8:58		Paul McMillan IV misses two point jump shot
8:56		Aidan Rubio offensive rebound
8:50		Brian Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:48		Connor Serven defensive rebound
8:42		Yusuf Jihad misses three point jump shot
8:40		Connor Serven offensive rebound
8:35	+2	Yusuf Jihad makes two point dunk (Connor Serven assists)	45-36
8:21		Brian Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Jalin Billingsley steals)
8:13	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point alley-oop dunk (Connor Serven assists)	47-36
7:49		Cayden Vasko turnover (lost ball) (Orlando Lovejoy steals)
7:42		Connor Serven misses two point layup
7:40		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
7:33		Jalin Billingsley personal foul
7:33		TV timeout
7:22	+2	Paul McMillan IV makes two point layup	47-38
7:06		Cayden Vasko shooting foul (Yusuf Jihad draws the foul)
7:06	+1	Yusuf Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-38
7:06	+1	Yusuf Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-38
6:53	+3	Aidan Rubio makes three point jump shot (Derrick Butler assists)	49-41
6:30		Jalin Billingsley turnover (lost ball) (Derrick Butler steals)
6:22		Cayden Vasko misses two point layup
6:20		Brian Taylor offensive rebound
6:20	+2	Brian Taylor makes two point layup	49-43
6:09	+3	Yusuf Jihad makes three point jump shot (Connor Serven assists)	52-43
5:52		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
5:50		Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound
5:38		Yusuf Jihad misses two point jump shot
5:36		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
5:30	+3	Brian Taylor makes three point jump shot (Paul McMillan IV assists)	52-46
5:01		Orlando Lovejoy misses three point jump shot
4:59		Aidan Rubio personal foul
4:53		Brian Taylor blocks Yusuf Jihad's two point jump shot
4:51		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
4:44	+2	Paul McMillan IV makes two point layup	52-48
4:44		Jalin Billingsley shooting foul (Paul McMillan IV draws the foul)
4:44		Paul McMillan IV misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:44		Derrick Butler offensive rebound
4:30		Connor Serven blocks Paul McMillan IV's two point layup
4:28		Chippewas offensive rebound
4:25		Derrick Butler misses two point jump shot
4:23		Paul McMillan IV offensive rebound
4:17		Paul McMillan IV misses two point layup
4:15		Brian Taylor offensive rebound
4:15		Brian Taylor misses two point layup
4:13		Javantae Randle defensive rebound
3:54		Paul McMillan IV shooting foul (Orlando Lovejoy draws the foul)
3:54		TV timeout
3:54	+1	Orlando Lovejoy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-48
3:54	+1	Orlando Lovejoy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-48
3:43		Aidan Rubio misses three point jump shot
3:41		KJ Oduor offensive rebound
3:31		Paul McMillan IV misses three point jump shot
3:29		Brian Taylor offensive rebound
3:23	+2	Brian Taylor makes two point layup	54-50
3:12		Eagles turnover (10-second violation)
2:57		Connor Serven personal foul (Paul McMillan IV draws the foul)
2:57	+1	Paul McMillan IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-51
2:57	+1	Paul McMillan IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-52
2:35		Orlando Lovejoy misses two point jump shot
2:33		Jalin Billingsley offensive rebound
2:30		Jump ball. (Eagles gains possession)
2:30		KJ Oduor personal foul
2:25		Javantae Randle turnover (lost ball) (Brian Taylor steals)
1:59		Paul McMillan IV turnover (bad pass)
1:38		KJ Oduor personal foul (Jalin Billingsley draws the foul)
1:38	+1	Jalin Billingsley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-52
1:38		Jalin Billingsley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:38		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
1:14		Derrick Butler misses two point layup
1:12		Paul McMillan IV offensive rebound
1:09	+3	Paul McMillan IV makes three point jump shot	55-55
0:53		Eagles 60 second timeout
0:38		Derrick Butler blocks Orlando Lovejoy's two point jump shot
0:36		KJ Oduor defensive rebound
0:31		Chippewas 30 second timeout
0:27		Connor Serven blocks Paul McMillan IV's two point jump shot
0:25		Chippewas offensive rebound
0:07		Paul McMillan IV misses three point jump shot
0:05		Javantae Randle defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
EMU
Eagles
7
CMU
Chippewas
10

Time		Play	Score
5:00		(Eagles gains possession)
4:45	+2	Javantae Randle makes two point layup (Arne Osojnik assists)	57-55
4:25		Arne Osojnik shooting foul (Brian Taylor draws the foul)
4:25		Brian Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:25	+1	Brian Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-56
3:58		Connor Serven misses two point jump shot
3:56		Eagles offensive rebound
3:56		Brian Taylor blocks Jalin Billingsley's three point jump shot
3:54		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
3:34		Brian Taylor misses two point layup
3:32		Javantae Randle defensive rebound
3:21		Jalin Billingsley misses two point jump shot
3:19		Paul McMillan IV defensive rebound
3:11	+2	Paul McMillan IV makes two point layup	57-58
2:46		Connor Serven misses three point jump shot
2:44		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
2:38	+2	Paul McMillan IV makes two point layup	57-60
2:35		Eagles 30 second timeout
2:08		Derrick Butler blocks Orlando Lovejoy's two point jump shot
2:06		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
1:47		Javantae Randle shooting foul (Paul McMillan IV draws the foul)
1:47	+1	Paul McMillan IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-61
1:47	+1	Paul McMillan IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-62
1:23		Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot
1:21		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
0:55		Paul McMillan IV misses three point jump shot
0:53		Cayden Vasko offensive rebound
0:53		Cayden Vasko misses two point layup
0:51		Chippewas offensive rebound
0:34		Jalin Billingsley blocks Paul McMillan IV's two point layup
0:32		Arne Osojnik defensive rebound
0:28		Brian Taylor shooting foul (Arne Osojnik draws the foul)
0:28		Arne Osojnik misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:28		Arne Osojnik misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:28		KJ Oduor defensive rebound
0:22		Orlando Lovejoy personal foul (Paul McMillan IV draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Paul McMillan IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-63
0:22	+1	Paul McMillan IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-64
0:18		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:16	+3	Arne Osojnik makes three point jump shot	60-64
0:14		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:12		Jalin Billingsley personal foul (Cayden Vasko draws the foul)
0:12		Cayden Vasko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:12	+1	Cayden Vasko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-65
0:01	+2	Arne Osojnik makes two point layup	62-65
0:00		End of period

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Arne Osojnik makes two point layup