Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, November 17
Convocation Center
2:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
4-1
80
vs
62
Boston
3-2
1
2
F
Boston
26
36
62
Eastern Michigan
32
48
80
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Eagles' Hot Shooting Pushes EMU Past Boston, 80-62
11/17/2018 6:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Eastern shot 52.5 percent from the field
Postgame Press Conference.
Game Highlights.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan men's basketball team secured an 80-62 win over Boston University after a late second-half run inside the Convocation Center, Saturday, Nov. 17. Eastern was red hot from the field, finishing the game with a 52.5-percent clip. Additionally, the Eagles' 91.7 percent from the charity stripe serves as the second-best free throw percentage recorded by EMU inside the Convocation Center.
The Eagles' offense was led by redshirt senior Elijah Minnie (Pittsburgh, Pa.-Lincoln Park (Robert Morris)), who finished with 28 points on the night off of 10-for-17 shooting from the field, which included five-for-nine from beyond the arc. Also propelling EMU to its fourth victory of the season was senior James Thompson IV (Baton Rouge, La.-Parkview Baptist), who put up his first double-double of the 2018-19 season with 14 points and 14 boards. Redshirt senior Paul Jackson (Stone Mountain, Ga.-Martin Luther King Jr. (Eastern Kentucky)) also contributed with 15 points, making it the third game of the season he has recorded double-digit points.
The Eagles and Terriers went back and forth throughout the duration of the first half, with the lead changing a total of nine times before the break. The close battle continued throughout much of the second half before the Eagles put on a 16-point run in three and a half minutes of play, putting the Green and White ahead, 71-51.
From there, the Eagles never looked back, pouring in nine more points to close the lid on their fifth game of the regular season.
Eastern returns to action Monday, Nov. 19, when it travels to the east coast to take on Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Game Highlights.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan men's basketball team secured an 80-62 win over Boston University after a late second-half run inside the Convocation Center, Saturday, Nov. 17. Eastern was red hot from the field, finishing the game with a 52.5-percent clip. Additionally, the Eagles' 91.7 percent from the charity stripe serves as the second-best free throw percentage recorded by EMU inside the Convocation Center.
The Eagles' offense was led by redshirt senior Elijah Minnie (Pittsburgh, Pa.-Lincoln Park (Robert Morris)), who finished with 28 points on the night off of 10-for-17 shooting from the field, which included five-for-nine from beyond the arc. Also propelling EMU to its fourth victory of the season was senior James Thompson IV (Baton Rouge, La.-Parkview Baptist), who put up his first double-double of the 2018-19 season with 14 points and 14 boards. Redshirt senior Paul Jackson (Stone Mountain, Ga.-Martin Luther King Jr. (Eastern Kentucky)) also contributed with 15 points, making it the third game of the season he has recorded double-digit points.
The Eagles and Terriers went back and forth throughout the duration of the first half, with the lead changing a total of nine times before the break. The close battle continued throughout much of the second half before the Eagles put on a 16-point run in three and a half minutes of play, putting the Green and White ahead, 71-51.
From there, the Eagles never looked back, pouring in nine more points to close the lid on their fifth game of the regular season.
Eastern returns to action Monday, Nov. 19, when it travels to the east coast to take on Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Team Stats
BOSTONU
EMU
FG%
.471
.525
3FG%
.353
.438
FT%
.444
.917
RB
26
35
TO
15
13
STL
8
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
28
FGM
10
3FGM
5
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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