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Habhab’s double-double leads EMU men’s basketball to season opening win over Georgia State, 71-49

(11/04/25 7:21am)

Welcome to Ypsilanti, Mohammad Habhab.The redshirt freshman transfer product from Dearborn shone in his debut for the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team at the George Gervin GameAbove Center — collecting 15 points, 16 rebounds and a 71-49 victory for the home team against Georgia State to open the 2025-26 season.“Even though he’s a young player, I think he’s going to be a very impactful guy,” said Stan Heath, Eagles head coach, when asked about the former Central Michigan big man during the preseason. Heath’s words immediately rang true on Nov. 3; with Habhab becoming the first Eagle to post 15+ points and 15+ rebounds since James Thompson IV did so against Ball State in March of 2019. “I think our guys know, like, hey, if we go to him, something good is going to happen,” Heath said in a post game interview with ESPN+ on Habhab’s standout performance.Carlos Hart, the Valdosta State transfer also making his Eagles debut, nearly put a double-double of his own on the stat sheet — 14 points and eight rebounds headlining the new No. 2’s first action in green and white.In just 13 minutes of action off the bench, Mak Manciel provided a valuable spark to Eastern Michigan’s offense when he saw the floor. Shooting over 50% from the field and ⅔ from downtown, Manciel added 12 points and five rebounds to the home team’s tally, while Addison Patterson tacked on an additional 10 points and six rebounds of his own. While Georgia State provided a fight to the Eagles in the early going, leading 14-11 with 12 minutes remaining in the first half, a subsequent 19-4 run from Eastern Michigan was enough for the Mid-American Conference school to take firm control of the contest for the remainder of the action. The Eagles’ 14-0 run deep into the second half was enough for the green and white to firmly put the game out of reach, posting a 22 point margin of victory to open the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge. With the win, Eastern Michigan opens the new campaign at 1-0, while Georgia State falls to 0-1. "Protecting our home is a big deal for us,” Heath said. “If [we] want to have success in the season — win the home games, beat the teams you're supposed to beat — we're probably going to be in a good position,” he added. Next time out, Eastern Michigan will return to action on Monday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. for a litmus test against "Power 4" opponent University of Pittsburgh. Viewers can stream the game live on ACC Network Extra.

https://www.easternecho.com/article/2025/11/eastern-swoops-home-opener-win

EMU women's basketball erases 23-point halftime deficit, falls short to Miami in OT, 82-72

(02/28/25 1:00pm)

Following a second quarter that saw the Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team only score three points in 10 minutes and enter halftime trailing by 23, things looked bleak for the Eagles up against the fifth-best team in the conference. However, instead of peacefully accepting their 24th defeat of the season, the Eagles chose not to go down without a valiant fight. Thanks to a 34-point explosion in the third quarter, during which the team hit 8 of 11 three-point attempts over the 10 minutes, Eastern Michigan gradually clawed its way back into the game. They tied it up early in the final frame and even took a four-point lead at a couple of points down the stretch. With the game on the line and the score tied at 65 in the closing seconds of regulation, the Eagles forced a turnover on Miami’s (OH) last possession and had the ball with three seconds left, a chance to win the game with a made shot. Mackenzie Amalia’s (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania/Blackhawk/Canisius) three-point attempt fell short, though, and the game was pushed to overtime - an extra period dominated by the Redhawks to ultimately pull away down the stretch and win 82-72. “Proud of our effort in the second half and our execution in the second half,” Eastern Michigan head coach Sahar Nusseibeh said regarding her team’s comeback that almost was. “We made a really big offensive adjustment—with Miami being as physical as they were defensively and our lack of toughness in the first half, we just decided not to fight it and kinda spread them out,” she added. Brooklyn Thrash (Wayne, Ohio/Elmwood/Canisius) led the team in scoring with a career-high 16 points, including shooting 50% from beyond the arc (4/8). At the same time, Sisi Eleko (Montreal, Quebec/New Hope Academy/Canisius) added 14 points and 16 rebounds before fouling out towards the end of regulation. Olivia Smith (Fort Wayne, Indiana/South Side) and Olivia Westphal (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park/Duquesne) also both managed to put up double figures and helped energize the second-half comeback, Smith added 13 to the stat sheet while Westphal supplied 11 points.With the win, Miami (OH) improved to 17-9 (9-6 MAC) and clinched its spot in the MAC Tournament, while Eastern Michigan fell to 2-24 (1-14 MAC). The Eagles will return to action this Saturday at 2 p.m., traveling to face the Buffalo Bulls. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.

https://www.easternecho.com/article/2025/02/emu-womens-basketball-erases-23-point-halftime-deficit-falls-short-to-miami-in-ot-82-72