BASKETBALL

1/16/2016, 9:19pm

Eagles rally from 20 points down but fall to BG

By Leveander Bradshaw

Although the Eastern Michigan Eagles rallied from being down 20 points to tie the game late in the second half, a Raven Lee three-point shot fell short in their final possession as they lost to the Bowling Green State University Falcons 84-79 Saturday night. 

1/14/2016, 11:29am

Eagles drop MAC championship rematch, 71-64

By Zachary Badger-House

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team struggle offensively and lose to the Ohio University Bobcats by a score of 71-64 in an early Mid-American Conference meeting on Wednesday night in Ypsilanti, MI. The Eagles (10-4; 2-2 MAC) guard Phillis Webb got the offense going early in the game scoring nine points and grabbing six rebounds as Eastern Michigan led 19-14 to end the first.

1/13/2016, 12:04am

Defense stifles Buffalo in EMU win

By Leveander Bradshaw

Coming off of a loss to Northern Illinois, the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team stepped up defensively to beat the University of Buffalo. The Eagles held Buffalo to just 24 percent from the three point line and scored 28 points off of turnovers in the 81-69 victory.

1/7/2016, 1:31pm

Lee scores 32 in MAC opener against CMU

By Leveander Bradshaw

After the loss to North Florida Saturday afternoon, Eastern Michigan men’s basketball coach Rob Murphy made some adjustments to the starting lineups, having Willie Mangum and Tim Bond come off the bench, putting Jodan Price and Raven Lee in the starting position.

1/7/2016, 1:27pm

Women's basketball falls to Akron despite first-half lead

By Zachary Badger-House

Despite an early 28-22 halftime lead, the Eastern Michigan women's basketball team lost its first Mid-American Conference match-up with the University of Akron Zips by a score of 68-65 on Wednesday night in Ypsilanti, MI. Akron (7-6, 1-1 MAC) took a 46-44 lead halfway through the fourth quarter before Eastern head coach Tori Verdi called timeout with 4:36 remaining.

1/2/2016, 10:10pm

Nazione gets double-double in loss to UNF

By Leveander Bradshaw

Despite having six players in double-digit scoring, it wasn’t enough for the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team in its final non-conference game to the University of North Florida Saturday afternoon in Ypsilanti as they lost 82-77.

1/2/2016, 9:25pm

Eagles Win MAC opener 67-56

By Zachary Badger-House

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team opened up conference play with a victory over the University at Buffalo Bulls 67-56 in Ypsilanti on Saturday afternoon.

12/30/2015, 11:47pm

Eagles earn fifth straight victory

By Zachary Badger-House

The Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team continued their momentum heading into Mid-American Conference season by defeating the University of Detroit-Mercy Titans 85-68 in Detroit on Wednesday night.

12/23/2015, 8:15pm

Eagles upset the Wolverines 64-63

By Zachary Badger-House

Christmas comes early for the Eastern Michigan women's basketball team as the Eagles upset the University of Michigan Wolverines, 64-63 on Wednesday night. EMU's defense allowed the Eagles defense to prevail over the Wolverines allowing only to score 20 points in the second half including six points in the fourth quarter.

12/23/2015, 1:09pm

‘Felt like a home game,’ as Baltimore welcomed Tim Bond back

By Robert Hull

An alley-oop thrown to Tim Bond brought down the house in Baltimore, Md., Monday night. The 6-foot-7 guard graduated from City College High School in, “The Greatest City in America,” as Baltimore is nicknamed, where he led his high school team to a 27-0 record and a 3A state championship in 2014.