Claerbaut's 20 leads Central Michigan over Coppin State 82-59
AP
Nov 14, 2025
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Nathan Claerbaut scored 20 points as Central Michigan Chippewas beat Coppin State Eagles 82-59 on Friday.
Claerbaut also contributed 11 rebounds for the Chippewas (2-2). Rodney Johnson Jr. scored 15 points while going 6 of 13 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and added eight rebounds. Phat Phat Brooks shot 5 of 13 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line to finish with 14 points.
The Eagles (0-5) were led by Demariontay Hall, who posted 13 points. Khali Horton added 11 points for Coppin State, while Tyler Koenig netted 10 points and seven rebounds.
Central Michigan took the lead with 16:32 left in the first half and did not trail again. Brooks led the team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to go up 41-29 at the break. Central Michigan outscored Coppin State in the second half by 11 points, with Claerbaut scoring a team-high 12 points after halftime.
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1st Half
COPP
Eagles
29
CMU
Chippewas
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Demariontay Hall vs. Nick Mullen (Nathan Claerbaut gains possession)
19:43
Tamario Adley misses two point jump shot
19:41
Hassan Perkins defensive rebound
19:23
+2
Tyler Koenig makes two point layup (Baasil Saunders assists)
2-0
19:11
+2
Phat Phat Brooks makes two point jump shot
2-2
18:56
Tyler Koenig misses two point jump shot
18:54
Nathan Claerbaut defensive rebound
18:49
Nick Mullen misses three point jump shot
18:47
Demariontay Hall defensive rebound
18:28
Hussain Williams misses two point layup
18:26
Tamario Adley defensive rebound
18:17
Logan McIntire misses three point jump shot
18:15
Tamario Adley offensive rebound
18:11
+3
Logan McIntire makes three point jump shot (Tamario Adley assists)
2-5
17:53
Demariontay Hall misses two point jump shot
17:51
Tyler Koenig offensive rebound
17:47
+2
Tyler Koenig makes two point layup
4-5
17:29
Tamario Adley misses three point jump shot
17:27
Hassan Perkins defensive rebound
17:03
Logan McIntire personal foul (Hassan Perkins draws the foul)
16:58
Nick Mullen shooting foul (Demariontay Hall draws the foul)
16:58
+1
Demariontay Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-5
16:58
+1
Demariontay Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-5
16:32
+2
Nathan Claerbaut makes two point hook shot
6-7
16:21
Hussain Williams turnover (bad pass) (Logan McIntire steals)
16:10
Tamario Adley turnover (traveling)
15:54
Nick Mullen blocks Tyler Koenig's two point layup
15:52
Phat Phat Brooks defensive rebound
15:46
+2
Phat Phat Brooks makes two point layup
6-9
15:41
Eagles 30 second timeout
15:29
Hassan Perkins turnover (out of bounds)
15:09
Hussain Williams personal foul (Jaxson Whitaker draws the foul)
15:03
Jaxson Whitaker misses three point jump shot
15:01
Hussain Williams defensive rebound
14:55
Jamari Piercy turnover (out of bounds)
14:43
Jamari Piercy shooting foul (Phat Phat Brooks draws the foul)
14:43
+1
Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-10
14:43
+1
Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-11
14:32
Taj Thweatt misses two point jump shot
14:30
Jaxson Whitaker defensive rebound
14:07
+2
Will Ashford makes two point stepback jump shot
6-13
13:46
Jamari Piercy misses two point driving layup
13:44
Rodney Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
13:34
Jaxson Whitaker misses two point layup
13:32
Nathan Claerbaut offensive rebound
13:27
+2
Nathan Claerbaut makes two point layup
6-15
13:10
Favour Aire misses three point jump shot
13:08
Eagles offensive rebound
13:08
Nathan Claerbaut personal foul
13:03
+3
Camaren Sparrow makes three point jump shot (Torrin Andrews assists)
9-15
12:43
Logan McIntire misses three point jump shot
12:41
Nathan Claerbaut offensive rebound
12:35
+3
Jaxson Whitaker makes three point jump shot (Tamario Adley assists)
9-18
12:22
Torrin Andrews misses three point jump shot
12:20
Nathan Claerbaut defensive rebound
11:59
Logan McIntire misses three point jump shot
11:57
Eagles defensive rebound
11:55
TV timeout
11:42
Khali Horton misses three point jump shot
11:40
Jamari Piercy offensive rebound
11:36
Jamari Piercy turnover (out of bounds)
11:27
+2
Phat Phat Brooks makes two point driving layup
9-20
11:01
Camaren Sparrow misses three point jump shot
10:59
Logan McIntire defensive rebound
10:50
Phat Phat Brooks misses two point layup
10:48
Tyler Koenig defensive rebound
10:40
Khali Horton misses two point layup
10:38
Tyler Koenig offensive rebound
10:30
+2
Tyler Koenig makes two point layup
11-20
10:00
Chippewas turnover (shot clock violation)
9:47
Tyler Koenig misses two point layup
9:45
Khali Horton offensive rebound
9:40
Nick Mullen blocks Khali Horton's two point layup
9:38
Phat Phat Brooks defensive rebound
9:30
+2
Nathan Claerbaut makes two point alley-oop dunk (Logan McIntire assists)
11-22
9:19
Tamario Adley personal foul
9:08
Baasil Saunders misses two point layup
9:06
Nick Mullen defensive rebound
8:40
+2
Nick Mullen makes two point driving layup
11-24
8:26
Tamario Adley personal foul (Torrin Andrews draws the foul)
8:14
+3
Khali Horton makes three point jump shot (Torrin Andrews assists)
14-24
7:55
+2
Rodney Johnson Jr. makes two point jump shot
14-26
7:41
Torrin Andrews misses three point jump shot
7:39
Nick Mullen defensive rebound
7:16
TV timeout
7:06
+2
Phat Phat Brooks makes two point driving layup
14-28
6:47
Torrin Andrews turnover (out of bounds)
6:29
+2
Nathan Claerbaut makes two point jump shot (Phat Phat Brooks assists)
14-30
6:16
Hassan Perkins misses three point jump shot
6:14
Demariontay Hall offensive rebound
6:14
+2
Demariontay Hall makes two point layup
16-30
6:14
Keenan Garner shooting foul (Demariontay Hall draws the foul)
6:14
+1
Demariontay Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 1
17-30
6:02
+3
Jaxson Whitaker makes three point jump shot (Keenan Garner assists)
17-33
5:47
+3
Khali Horton makes three point jump shot
20-33
5:16
Khali Horton blocks Keenan Garner's two point jump shot
5:14
Chippewas offensive rebound
5:12
Demariontay Hall blocks Nick Mullen's two point jump shot
5:10
Hassan Perkins defensive rebound
4:58
Hassan Perkins misses two point jump shot
4:56
Nick Mullen defensive rebound
4:36
Jaxson Whitaker misses two point jump shot
4:34
Chippewas offensive rebound
4:34
Chippewas turnover (shot clock violation)
4:28
+3
Khali Horton makes three point jump shot (Hassan Perkins assists)