Eastern Michigan men’s basketball falls to Akron in high-scoring battle, 105-81
The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team fought valiantly but fell short in a 61-56 loss to Akron despite standout performances from Sisi Eleko and Mackenzie Amalia.
Sisi Eleko scored her 1,000th career point, and four Eagles scored double figures as Eastern Michigan University lost to Ball State University, 101-69.
Eastern Michigan University's men's basketball team rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit but fell short in a 90-87 loss to Toledo despite standout performances from Christian Henry, Jalen Terry, and Da’Sean Nelson.
Eagles lose the first half 54-32 en route to a 90-76 defeat in Northwest, Ohio.
Da’Sean Nelson (Toledo, Ohio/Robert S. Rogers/Kilgore College/DePaul) delivered a career-high performance in Eastern Michigan’s 75-71 MAC opener win over Northern Illinois, scoring 16 points in each half and adding key dunks down the stretch to seal the victory.
The rough start to the season continued for the Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team, dropping to 1-10 on the first day of 2025 with a 65-51 defeat at home to the hands of conference foe Western Michigan despite another stunning effort from rising Eagles star Sisi Eleko (Montreal, Quebec/New Hope Academy/Canisius).
Another double-digit effort from Da'Sean Nelson, plus an additional 12 points from Jalin Billingsley, proved insufficient for the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team, falling on the road to Davidson, 86-64.
Despite going on a 7-0 run to open the second half to cut the deficit to four points and a team-high 15 points coming from Olivia Westphal, the Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team dropped to 1-9 to open the 2024-25 campaign with an 81-65 loss to St. Thomas (MN) at home.
A career game from 6’8” senior Da'Sean Nelson (Toledo, Ohio/Robert S. Rogers/Kilgore College/DePaul), an additional 21 points from fellow upperclassmen Jalen Terry (Flint, Mich./Beecher/Oregon/DePaul), and a 15-2 run to erase an 11 point deficit to start the second half is all it took for the Eastern Michigan’s men’s basketball team to finally snap their three game losing streak - beating Wright State in dramatic fashion, 86-82.
Sisi Eleko scores 18 points and grabs a season-high 17 rebounds in an overtime loss in South Texas.
Despite a standout 28-point performance from Jalen Terry (Flint, Mich. Beecher/Oregon/DePaul) and an additional 16 added to the scoreboard by Jalin Billingsley (Cleveland, Ohio/Lutheran East/Georgetown), the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team lost their third straight game - this one to Purdue Fort Wayne, 99-76.
The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team fell to No. 8 Notre Dame, 118-49. Olivia Smith led the Eagles with a season-high 13 points in a challenging matchup on Dec. 15 at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana.
Eastern Michigan University men's basketball lost to unbeaten Loyola Chicago 76-54. Christian Henry led the Eagles with 21 points in his hometown matchup, but the team struggled against the Ramblers' dominant rebounding and scoring runs.
Eastern Michigan University’s women’s basketball team overcame a 20-point halftime deficit to defeat Xavier 72-60, marking their first win of the season and a milestone victory for head coach Sahar Nusseibeh.
Eastern Michigan trailed by as many as 13 points in the second but fell in overtime in the best team scoring effort of the season.
Eastern Michigan defeated Northern Arizona 72-68, overcoming a massive second-half rally with late-game heroics to improve to 5-2 during the Houston Christian MTE season.
The EMU men's basketball team win against Houston Christian University.
Sisi Eleko’s career-high 31 points and 14 rebounds weren’t enough to lift Eastern Michigan women’s basketball, as the Eagles fell 72-61 to Detroit Mercy after a pivotal second-quarter surge by the Titans.
Eastern Michigan men's basketball team overcame an eight-point halftime deficit to defeat Oakland University 68-64, propelled by a dominant second half and a season-high 16 points from Arne Osojnik.