Eastern Michigan Athletics
Sunday, January 23
Convocation Center
2 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
vs
Central Michigan
Photo by: EMU Athletics/Randy Mascharka
EMU Stays Home for In-State Battle With CMU
1/21/2011 4:19:43 PM | Men's Basketball
Game time set for Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, at 2 p.m. in the Convocation Center
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EMU STAYS HOME FOR IN-STATE BATTLE WITH CMU: The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team will be home for the second straight game, this time against the Chippewas of Central Michigan University in a Mid-American Conference West Division game Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, at 2 p.m. in the Convocation Center. The Eagles are coming off a 60-51 home loss to MAC West leader Ball State Wednesday, Jan. 19.
CMU, is 2-2 in MAC play and 5-12 overall after a 66-64 win over NIU, Jan. 20.
EMU VS. CMU: EMU and CMU have the longest rivalrey in Eastern history with Central holding a 93-86 advantage in the series that began in the 1905-06 season. CMU won both games last year, including a 56-55 decision in the last regular-season game of 2009-10.
LOOKING AHEAD: After Sunday's, Jan. 23 CMU game, the Eagles are scheduled to travel to Athens, Ohio Wednesday, Jan. 26, for a 7 p.m. contest against the Ohio University Bobcats, the Eagles' first battle with a Mid-American Confernece East Division team this season.
SEASON'S LOW: When the Eagles were held to just 48 points in a 65-48 setback at Western Michigan Sunday, Jan. 16, it marked the lowest offensive point total of the season for EMU. The previous low-offensive effort this season was 49 points in a 54-49 loss to North Dakota at the Basketball Travelers Tournament in Idaho.
CONVO MARKS TIED: Several EMU Convocation Center records were tied during the Eagles' battle with Northern Illinois Tuesday, Jan. 11. EMU sophomore guard Derek Thompson (Detroit, Mich.-Melvindale-SEMO) tied the arena record for three-point field goals with eight. That mark tied EMU's EMU's Ricky Cottrill (12-1-01 vs. Tennessee Tech) and Marshall's Ronald Blackshear (3-3-03 against EMU). The Eagles made14-of-32 triples, tying their own record of 14 threes, set in that same Tennessee Tech contest in 2001.
POINT A MINUTE: EMU sophomore guard Derek Thompson (Detroit, Mich.-Melvindale-SEMO) set a career best with 31 points against Northern Illinois, Jan. 11, and he did it in 31 minutes of action.
BLOCK PARTY: Sophomore big man Jamell Harris (Euclid, Ohio-Euclid) had five blocks against Northern Illinois, Jan. 11, his second-best career effort. His top shot-blocking effort is seven, Nov. 17, 2010, at home against Madonna.
Click Here to Watch the Game.
Click Here to Listen to the Game.
Click Here for Live Stats.
EMU STAYS HOME FOR IN-STATE BATTLE WITH CMU: The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team will be home for the second straight game, this time against the Chippewas of Central Michigan University in a Mid-American Conference West Division game Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, at 2 p.m. in the Convocation Center. The Eagles are coming off a 60-51 home loss to MAC West leader Ball State Wednesday, Jan. 19.
CMU, is 2-2 in MAC play and 5-12 overall after a 66-64 win over NIU, Jan. 20.
EMU VS. CMU: EMU and CMU have the longest rivalrey in Eastern history with Central holding a 93-86 advantage in the series that began in the 1905-06 season. CMU won both games last year, including a 56-55 decision in the last regular-season game of 2009-10.
LOOKING AHEAD: After Sunday's, Jan. 23 CMU game, the Eagles are scheduled to travel to Athens, Ohio Wednesday, Jan. 26, for a 7 p.m. contest against the Ohio University Bobcats, the Eagles' first battle with a Mid-American Confernece East Division team this season.
SEASON'S LOW: When the Eagles were held to just 48 points in a 65-48 setback at Western Michigan Sunday, Jan. 16, it marked the lowest offensive point total of the season for EMU. The previous low-offensive effort this season was 49 points in a 54-49 loss to North Dakota at the Basketball Travelers Tournament in Idaho.
CONVO MARKS TIED: Several EMU Convocation Center records were tied during the Eagles' battle with Northern Illinois Tuesday, Jan. 11. EMU sophomore guard Derek Thompson (Detroit, Mich.-Melvindale-SEMO) tied the arena record for three-point field goals with eight. That mark tied EMU's EMU's Ricky Cottrill (12-1-01 vs. Tennessee Tech) and Marshall's Ronald Blackshear (3-3-03 against EMU). The Eagles made14-of-32 triples, tying their own record of 14 threes, set in that same Tennessee Tech contest in 2001.
POINT A MINUTE: EMU sophomore guard Derek Thompson (Detroit, Mich.-Melvindale-SEMO) set a career best with 31 points against Northern Illinois, Jan. 11, and he did it in 31 minutes of action.
BLOCK PARTY: Sophomore big man Jamell Harris (Euclid, Ohio-Euclid) had five blocks against Northern Illinois, Jan. 11, his second-best career effort. His top shot-blocking effort is seven, Nov. 17, 2010, at home against Madonna.
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