The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team (5-16, 2-6 MAC) traveled to Miami University (7-14, 1-7 MAC) on Saturday, Jan. 28, to take on the Redhawks of Ohio in a Mid-American Conference battle where they snapped their five-game losing skid.
After forcing 19 Miami turnovers and turning those into 21 points on the offensive end, EMU came home with a win over the Redhawks, 74-69. The bench also tallied 23-points to spark the Eagles’ offense.
Sophomore point guard, Noah Farrakhan, finished with 20 points to lead the Eagles offensively while sophomore Emoni Bates finished with 17 points and fellow sophomore Tyson Acuff added 12 points.
The Eagles started the game off slow as they saw themselves in a 15-4 deficit but quickly turned it around as they sparked an 11-0 run to tie the game up at 15 with 14:52 left in the first half. After a trade of baskets between EMU and Miami, the Eagles entered halftime with a 40-38 lead with an attack on the paint where they scored 22 of their 40 points.
EMU proceeded in the second half right where they left off as they maintained their lead until a 7-0 run with five minutes left to play put them up 67-59. Miami wasn’t done though as they cut into the Eagles’ lead somewhat but it wasn’t enough as EMU finished the game with a 74-69 win.
Next up, the Eagles will soar home as they host the Bobcats of Ohio University on Tuesday, Jan. 31, inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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