EMU Clips Bowling Green, 65-63

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio —- Solid defense and timely shooting led the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team to its second road victory of the season, as the Eagles defeated Bowling Green, 65-63, to snap a three game losing skid here in Anderson Arena Saturday afternoon.

Brandon Bowdry’s (Taylor, Mich.-Truman) heroics down the stretch prove to be the difference in the game in this Mid-American Conference cross-divisional victory for EMU (9-15, 4-7 MAC). Bowling Green (11-13, 2-9 MAC) came back from a 12-point second half deficit to tie the score at 59-59 with 2:28 left in the game. Bowdry nailed a clutch jumper to put the Eagles up,61-59, with 1:41 left on the clock. BGSU’s Erik Marschall hit a lay up to once again tie the game at 61-61. Bowdry got the ball down low and missed a jumper down low with 53 seconds remaining but came right back on the defensive end and swiped the ball from Nate Miller to give EMU possession with 30 seconds left in the game.

Jesse Bunkley (Detroit, Mich.-CMA-Mott C.C.) caught a pass in transition from Travis Lewis (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix) and made a lay up with 28 seconds left and was fouled in the process. After completing the three-point play with the free throw to put EMU up, 64-61, BGSU got two fouls shots from Ryne Hamblet to pull within one, 64-63.

On EMU’s next possession, Bowdry missed two free throws but the he once again made up for it and got his own rebound and was fouled. Bowdry once again stepped to the line and made the second of two free throws to put Eastern up two, 65-63, with 16 seconds left in the game. Bowling Green’s Marco Samarco, the Mid-American Conference’s leading scorer, came down and was double teamed at the top of the three point line which pressured him to force an off-balance three-pointer which didn’t draw iron as time expired.

For the game, EMU only shot 39.5 percent from the field (17-of-43) but was solid at the free throw line hitting, 24-of-31 include 15-of-19 in the second half. The Eagles were led by junior point guard Jarred Axon (Jackson, Mich.-Jackson-Schoolcraft C.C) who notched a career-high 17 points going a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line. Bunkley scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half, shooting 6-of-11 from the field while connecting on 4-of-8 from behind the arc. Bowdry added 16 points, five boards and three steals.

Bowling Green was led by Samarco with 21 points while Nate Miller and Hamblet and who chipped in with 11 and 10 points respectively.

EMU hits the road for a conference tilt at Toledo Saturday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.

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