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EMU men's basketball upsets Central Michigan on the road

By Zach Sturgill · Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020

The efficient second half scoring propelled EMU to a road win at McGuirk Arena against the Chippewas who were 11-1 at home going into the game. The Eagles shot 55% and outscored CMU by 10 after halftime to win 73-70. Ty Groce scored 22 with 12 rebounds, while Boubacar Toure scored 20 with 13 rebounds.

Eagles triumph over Western Michigan

By Luke Gremban · Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020

The Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team defeated the Western Michigan Broncos on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti. The Eagles have now won three of their last five games, with a 4-8 overall conference record. Western Michigan came into this game with an overall record of 11-13 and a 4-7 record in the MAC.

EMU men's basketball falls to Akron

By Tiauna Allen · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (12-11, 2-8) men’s basketball team fell, 59-58 to the Akron Zips on Saturday, Feb. 8, at James A. Rhodes Arena. The loss snaps a two-game winning streak for Eastern Michigan, despite being led by Ty Groce’s 15 points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists.

Yeikson Montero finishes with game-high 26 points as Eagles snap losing streak versus Toledo

By Charles Post · Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (11-10, 1-7) men’s basketball team snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 61-57 victory over the Toledo Rockets (11-11, 3-6). Yeikson Montero led the Eagles with 26 points, two steals and one block in the win. He shot 75% from the field and 62.5% from 3-point range, scoring 20 points in the second half.

Opinion: The Pistons need to consider making these moves before the trade deadline

By Caleb Burlingame · Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020

In light of the Pistons’ current struggles, a trade could positively change the mediocre course this team is on.

EMU looks to snap losing streak against Miami (OH)

By Charles Post and Tyler Sabo · Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-9, 0-6) will be finishing up their road trip against the Miami RedHawks (8-11, 1-5). The Eagles are on a six-game losing streak, dropping their game against the Bowling Green Falcons, 62-59, on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The RedHawks on the other hand, have won only one game in their last six games.

Toure’s double-double not enough to secure first MAC win

By Luke Gremban · Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-9, 0-6) men’s basketball team played against the Bowling Green Falcons (14-5, 5-1) on Tuesday, Jan. 21, and lost their sixth straight game 62-59. The Eagles have dropped all of their conference games so far this season, after starting 10-3.

EMU falls to Ohio for fifth straight loss

By Charles Post · Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-8, 0-5) men’s basketball team fell to the Ohio Bobcats (10-8, 2-3) on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Convocation Center. The Eagles were up 28-21 at halftime but lost 60-58. Noah Morgan had 23 points for EMU, while senior forward Ty Groce added 17 points, five rebounds and three steals.

Eagles men's basketball plummet to 0-4 in MAC with loss against Ball State

By Luke Gremban · Friday, Jan. 17, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles took on Ball State on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Ball State is the fourth team in a row that Eastern Michigan has lost to who currently sit with a 0-4 conference record. Head coach Rob Murphy reacted to the loss: “Tonight, when Ball State was open, they knocked it down. When we had opportunities, we didn’t. That’s the bottom line.”

EMU gymnastics starts season with win

By Charles Post · Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020

The Eastern Michigan women’s gymnastics team started the season 1-0 with a victory on the road versus Bowling Green State University on Saturday, Jan. 11. The final score was 194.875-193.325 in favor of the Eagles, who were led by Jada Rondeau, Emili Dobronics, Caitlin Satler, Kara Roberts and others.

Eastern Michigan men's basketball falls on the road to Northern Illinois in their third consecutive loss

By Tiauna Allen · Monday, Jan. 13, 2020

The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team fell to Northern Illinois University on the road on Saturday, Jan 11. The Eagles tipped off Mid-American Conference play against Akron on Saturday, Jan 4. With the loss to NIU, EMU has now lost its first three games against fellow MAC teams.

EMU falls to No. 15 Michigan State on the road

By Luke Gremban and Charles Post · Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019

The Eastern Michigan (9-2) men’s basketball team travelled to the Breslin Center to face the No. 15 Michigan State Spartans (9-3) on Saturday, Dec. 21. The Eagles now have a 9-2 record, tied with Kent State at the top of the MAC. The Spartans dominated the game from the tip-off, outscoring the Eagles 41-20 in the first half.

Eagles men’s and women’s basketball teams earn victories over Northeastern, Illinois-Chicago, respectively

By Charles Post · Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (9-1) men’s basketball team defeated the Northeastern Huskies (5-6) on Tuesday, December 17 at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti. The Eagles are now a MAC-best 9-1 and are an undefeated 5-0 at home. Noah Morgan led the team with 19 points.

EMU men's basketball improves to 8-1

By Tiauna Allen · Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019

The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team traveled to Detroit to defeat the University of Detroit Mercy at Calihan Hall, Saturday, Dec. 7. The Eagles are now at the top of the Mid-American Conference standings with an 8-1 record. Coming off a win against Valparaiso on Tuesday, Dec. 3, the Eagles were looking to push their streak to two straight wins.

Eagles bounce back with home win

By Luke Gremban and Charles Post · Friday, Dec. 6, 2019

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (7-1) defeated the Valparaiso Crusaders, 85-79, on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Convocation Center. The Eagles were led by Ty Groce’s 23 points, five rebounds and two assists. Noah Morgan added 21 points as well. Javon Freeman had a game-high 28 points and five rebounds for Valparaiso in the loss.

Opinion: Why Detroit’s major sports teams are stuck in a state of sub mediocrity

By Caleb Burlingame · Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019

The Lions, Pistons, Tigers, and Red Wings are all in last place for their divisions. Why are Detroit sports so bad?

Boubacar Toure discusses his life in Senegal and expectations for his senior year

By Luke Gremban · Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019

Eastern Michigan center Boubacar Toure was born in Dakar, Senegal. The fifth-year senior came to the United States around six years ago to play basketball. Toure discussed his upbringing, what he misses most about Senegal, when he first started playing basketball and his optimism for the Eagles 2019-20 season.

Opinion: Why Detroit’s major sports teams are stuck in a state of sub mediocrity

By Caleb Burlingame · Monday, Nov. 25, 2019

The Lions, Pistons, Tigers and Red Wings are all in last place for their divisions. Why is that?

Opinion: The state of Michigan hoops are the best it’s been in a long time

By Caleb Burlingame · Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019

A look into both Michigan and Michigan State’s college basketball teams this year and predicting how they will perform and how they look thus far.

EMU men's basketball heads to Jamaica

By Zach Sturgill · Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019

EMU men's basketball (4-0) travels to Montego, Jamaica to play the University of Maryland Baltimore County (4-1) on Friday. The teams will play at the Montego Bay Convention Centre as part of the Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic, broadcasted on the CBS Sports Network at 2 p.m.

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