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Eastern Michigan guard Mike Talley drives to the basket in the Eagles 67-60 win over Ball State March 3 2015 in Muncie, Ind.

Mike Talley honored player of the Week

By Candis Caldwell · Sunday, March 8, 2015

After leading the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team to two consecutive wins this past week, the league office of the Mid-American Conference West Division announced EMU’s point guard, Mike Talley player of the week for the second time this season.

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EMU basketball spring break results

By Thomas Bieszk · Wednesday, March 4, 2015

While EMU students took last week off, the men’s basketball team continued to work, but fell short by going 1-2 during break. The Eagles began the mid-winter break with a 73-65 victory Feb.

Eastern Michigan guard Mike Talley drives to the basket in the Eagles 67-60 win over Ball State March 3 2015 in Muncie, Ind.

Senior Spotlight: Mike Talley

By Thomas Bieszk · Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Senior spotlight: Mike Talley III Talley will leave EMU at the end of the season reaching past the 1,000 point plateau for his collegiate career and brought plenty of experience to the Eagles in his two years playing for the green and white. Position: Guard Age: 22 Major: Sports Management Hometown: Detroit High School: Melvindale Academy of Business and Technology Talley transferred to EMU after two years at Duquesne.Talley transferred to EMU because he wanted to be closer to home. “Coach Murphy had some influence on my decision,” Talley said.

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EMU downs Ball State in last road game of regular season

By Thomas Bieszk · Wednesday, March 4, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team traveled to Muncie, Ind. and avenged an early season loss against Ball State by defeating the Cardinals 67-60 in their second matchup of the season. With the win, the Eagles finish the regular season 4-9 on the road, but EMU head coach Rob Murphy views this win as a big one moving forward, despite Ball State’s abysmal 2-15 conference record. “I thought tonight was a very good road win for us,” Murphy said.

Eastern Michigan Karrington Ward looks for an open pass in the Eagles 80-72 loss to Western Michigan on Feb. 28 2015 in Kalamazoo.

Senior Spotlight: Karrington Ward

By Thomas Bieszk · Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015

As the regular season for the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team draws to a close, there is no better time to give one last spotlight to the four seniors currently on the team.

Eastern Michigan forward Karrington Ward scored 22 points and pulled in 10 rebounds in the Eagles 83-69 win over Miami (OH) Feb. 10 2015 at the Convocation Center.

Karrington Ward MAC West Player of the Week

By Thomas Bieszk · Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015

Earning Player of the Week honors is a sign of Karrington Ward’s improved health, and Eastern Michigan University will need him as the stretch run of the season with the Mid-Atlantic Conference tournament not far away.

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EMU defeats Miami of Ohio

By Thomas Bieszk · Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015

Karrington Ward ignored any remaining pain in his injured ankle to lead the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team to an 83-69 home victory over Miami of Ohio.

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Rockets crush Eagles with 84-60 win

By Candis Caldwell · Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team ran across a horrific loss after competing against the University of Toledo. With a final score of 84-60, the Eagles stood no chance against the Rockets, as they maintained a lead over the Eagles the entire game.

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Eagles victorious over Broncos

By Thomas Bieszk · Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015

Mike Talley scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team to a 69-63 victory over in-state rival Western Michigan.

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Eagles Wipe the Floor With Bobcats 76-40

By Candis Caldwell · Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015

After two consecutive losses during MAC play, the Eastern Michigan University Eagles came back to the Convocation Center and pulled out a 76-40 blow-out win against the Ohio Bobcats. This is the largest margin of victory the Eagles have achieved since 2004 and the biggest win in a Mid-American Conference tournament since 1997. The Eagles finished the first half with a leading score of 31-16; averaging 44.8 in field goal percentage, 11.1 percent from behind the arc, and 100 percent from the free throw.

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Men's basketball: CMU buries EMU 65-51

By Thomas Bieszk · Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015

The hole that the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team has dug for themselves grew deeper Saturday, falling to Central Michigan 65-51 to fall to 1-5 in conference play.

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EMU women's basketball defeats Toledo Rockets 75-61

By Emma Perpich · Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015

Eastern Michigan University's women's basketball team earned and impressive win against the Toledo Rockets, beating the MAC west competitor 75-61 this Saturday in Toledo. This game marks the first MAC road victory for the Eagles (10-7), and places them at 3-3 in conference.

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Catching up with EMU Women's Basketball

By Emma Perpich · Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015

The Eastern Michigan lady Eagles continued conference play as the Winter semester got underway taking on both Ohio University and Bowling Green State University last week. The ladies suffered a loss to Ohio but earned a win against BGSU, putting their record at 8-7 overall and 1-3 in the Mid-American Conference.

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