Basketball

EMU women's basketball soars past Western Michigan, 68-58

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team (13-10, 5-7 MAC) defeated the Western Michigan University Broncos 68-58 Saturday, Feb. 11. 

EMU women's basketball soars over the Chippewas, 68-54

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team secures win over Central Michigan, 68-54, following strong showing from sophomore class. 

EMU men’s basketball defeats Ohio in back-to-back victory, 90-79

The Eastern Michigan University basketball team secured their second-consecutive win on Tuesday after defeating the Ohio Bobcats, 90-79, behind Tyson Acuff’s 29 points. 

3 EMU women's basketball players score double-digits in game against Toledo

Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team fell to Toledo Rockets after overtime battle 79-73.

EMU women's basketball cruises past Western Michigan, 63-51

The EMU women's basketball team traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan to take on in-state rival Western Michigan University where the Eagles came home with a 63-51 win. 

Emoni Bates showcases superstar talents in Toledo; scores career-high 43 points

The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball teams drops road contest to Toledo despite Emoni Bates’ historic night.

EMU men's basketball game vs. NIU draws in record-breaking attendance

The EMU men’s basketball team fall short against the Northern Illinois Huskies.

Women's basketball drops third in a row at Buffalo, 59-78

 The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team (9-6, 1-3 MAC) headed to the University of Buffalo (8-5, 3-1 MAC) on Saturday, January 14, 2023. In the teams’ first meeting of the season, the Bulls handed the Eagles their third loss in a row, 59-78, and sealed their own three-game win streak. 

EMU men’s basketball team drops road rivalry game to WMU

The Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team took on intrastate rival Western Michigan where the Eagles fell to Western, 85-79. 

Bates puts on show to lead Eagles in 62-56 comeback win over Central Michigan

Head Coach Stan Heath remains undefeated against Central Michigan as the Eagles pickup a 62-56 win over the Chippewas where Emoni Bates finished with a 20-point double-double. 

EMU men’s basketball falls to BGSU in MAC Opener

EMU men’s basketball drops MAC opener to Bowling Green State Univeristy, 91-65, inside George Gervin Game Above Center. 

EMU men's basketball holdout to beat Detroit Mercy, 79-77

The Eastern Michigan mens basketball team took on historic rival Detroit Mercy inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center on Sunday, Dec. 18, where the Eagles held on for a 79-77 win. 

Comeback isn't enough; EMU men's basketball falls to Illinois State, 87-81

The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team was in Normal, IL on Wednesday, Dec. 7, for a matchup with Illinois State University as the Redbirds defeated the Eagles 87-81.

EMU women's basketball late rally falls short to North Dakota 79-73

Natalia Pineda tallies 19 points to lead the Eagles in Sunday matchup 

Bates and Farrakhan combine for 51 points to help EMU basketball snap six game losing skid

EMU men's basketball team faces a tough loss

The Eastern Michigan mens basketball faced off against Florida Atlantic University on Sunday, Dec. 7, where they lost to the Owls, 101-73. 

EMU men's basketball fall to Winthrop in Cancun Challenge Finale, 101-87

All five starters score double figures in Cancun. Legend Geeter becomes eighth Eagles to record double-double in an international game. 

The winning streak continues for the EMU women's basketball team in a dominating fashion

The Eastern Michigan University Eagles played their third non-conference game against Florida A&M University at the George Gervin GameAbove Center where a suspension of the game due to a brawl allowed EMU to win, 77-70. 

EMU men's basketball falls to Oakland, 92-90, in overtime

The Eagles go into overtime in matchup against Golden Grizzlies inside the O’Rena. Acuff records career-high 18 points while Bates added 19. 

17 second half points from Bates not enough; men’s basketball comes up short at Bradley

First-half woes plagued the Eagles as Bradley University used a 22-4 run heading into the break to cruise to the 89-61 victory despite Emoni Bates scoring 20 points for EMU.