MOUNT PLEASANT,  Mich.  – In his final collegiate game senior Seth Dugan tied the school record for double-doubles in a season (16) and scored his 1,000th career point as Western Michigan men's basketball fell to Central Michigan, 81-67 in the First Round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Monday night.

Dugan earned his 16th double-double of the season with 29 points and 17 rebounds. With 16 double-doubles to end the season Dugan tied Booker James's mark for the most in a single-season in school history. Dugan recorded 11 of his 16 double-doubles in MAC play, extending his school record for the most during conference play.

With 1:09 left in the second half, Dugan scored his 29th and final point of his career to join the 1,000-point club at Western Michigan. Hitting exactly 1,000 points for his career the Otsego, Mich., native becomes the 42nd player in school history to reach the century mark.

Of Dugan's 17 rebounds, 13 came on the offensive glass while the senior center was 12-of-21 from the field and 5-of-10 from the free-throw line. Dugan ends the season averaging 16.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game while his 316 rebounds ranks as the second most in a season in school history.

Joining Dugan in double figures was sophomore Michael Flowers with 13 points along with four rebounds and three assists. Flowers was 3-of-14 from the field with all three field goals coming from beyond the three-point line.

In his final game as a Bronco, senior Josh Davis had five points, seven rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes of action. Davis shot just 20 percent from the field and was 1-of-4 from long distance.

The Brown & Gold got a strong performance off the bench from sophomore Kawanise Wilkins who nearly registered a double-double with 10 points and seven rebounds. Wilkins was 4-of-11 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line along with knocking down one three-pointer.

Freshman Patrick Emilien contributed with eight points and five rebounds while fellow freshman DJ Houston earned a career-high six rebounds and four assists in 15 minutes
played.

Overall WMU shot just 33.3 percent from the field including a 29.3 percent mark in the second half. Despite the low shooting percentage, the Broncos moved the ball well scoring 25 baskets on 16 assists. The Brown & Gold had 12 turnovers to CMU's seven with the Chippewas scoring 17 points off of Bronco turnovers.

With the loss Western Michigan ends the season with an overall record of 8-24 and 2-16 in conference play.

Playing in their final game the senior duo of Dugan and Davis scored five of the first eight points for the Broncos as the game was knotted up at 8-8 through the first five minutes of play. WMU gained an early lead after a corner three by Davis along with a tip-in lay-up from Dugan highlighted an 8-0 run to gain a 13-8 lead at the 13-minute mark.

WMU had its largest lead of eight at the 8:26 mark of the first half as the Chippewas were just 1-of-15 from the field during a six-minute stretch. After CMU embarked on 5-0 run to cut its lead down to three, the Broncos countered making three of their next four shots to propel its lead back to seven with 5:45 remaining.

The Central Michigan offense struck fire at the five-minute mark going on a 9-2 run to tie the game at 25-25. Down the stretch CMU went on a 10-2 run and took a 35-33 lead into halftime.

It was a quick start to the second half for the Chippewas, scoring four straight points in under a minute to force WMU to call a timeout. It was ultimately a 7-0 run for CMU to extend its lead to 42-33 with 18 minutes remaining.

Midway through the second half, Western Michigan went scoreless from the field for nearly three minutes as CMU embarked on an 11-2 run to take a 60-43 lead at the halfway point. The Broncos never got the game to single digits after the halfway point, getting as close as 11 after a three by Flowers with eight minutes to go.

The Chippewas extended their lead to 13 late in the second half as the Broncos went scoreless from the field for nearly four minutes prior to a fast break dunk by Dugan. The senior center made four of his final five field goals and scored his 1,000-point with 1:29 remaining. To secure the victory CMU made 12 straight free-throws in the final minute and a half of play to advance to the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals.