Freshman Brandon Young scored 31 points, making all six of his 3-point attempts, and DePaul overcame a 14-point first-half deficit to beat Central Michigan 71-62 on Sunday night.
DePaul (3-4) forced Central Michigan into 28 turnovers, 17 coming in the second half.
Young took over midway in the second half, hitting a 3-pointer, stealing the ball and setting up Jimmy Drew for a layup, and finally hitting another 3 to give DePaul a 50-48 lead with 9:17 left.
That was DePaul's first lead of the game, and the Blue Demons went ahead for good when Young's sixth 3-pointer made it 61-58 with 5:40 left. They outscored the Chippewas 14-4 the rest of the way.
Jalin Thomas scored 19 points for Central Michigan (2-5).
Tony Freeland added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Blue Demons.
DePaul trailed 36-24 at halftime, but scored the first 10 points of the second half. Young made a pair of free throws to make it a two-point game with 16:54 left.
Trey Zeigler, Central Michigan's leading scorer, was limited in the second half after picking up his fourth foul in the opening minutes of the second half. The freshman scored 10 points before fouling out with 6:25 left.
Central Michigan went on a 12-0 run early in the first half. Zeigler scored six points for the Chippewas during the span and Amir Rashid's basket gave Central Michigan a 19-5 lead, its largest of the game, with 8:16 left in the half. Rashid finished with a career-high 16 points.
DePaul shot just 35 percent in the first half and was outrebounded 22-10. Young scored 11 of the Blue Demons' 24 points in the half.
Source: http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/12/young-leads-depaul-past-central-michigan-71-62.html
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