Eastern Michigan Athletics
Tuesday, November 6
Convocation Center
6 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
1-0 (0-0MAC)
77
vs
67
Rochester
3-1 (0-0WHAC)
1
2
F
Rochester
39
28
67
Eastern Michigan
42
35
77
Photo by: Andrew Mascharka
Men's Hoops Opens Season with Win Over Rochester
11/6/2018 8:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Redshirt senior Paul Jackson led the way with a career-high 27 points
PRESS CONFERENCE
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team came out slow to start its 2018-19 opener, but recovered in the end to turn aside Rochester College, 77-67, Tuesday, Nov. 6 in the Convocation Center.
EMU (1-0) struggled to separate from Rochester (4-2) out of the gate, and even trailed with 5:31 to go. Fortunately for the Green and White, the Eagles outscored the Warriors 11-4 over the final five minutes to secure the victory.
Redshirt senior Paul Jackson (Stone Mountain, Ga.-Martin Luther King Jr. (Eastern Kentucky)) led the way for Eastern with a career-high 27 points, as well as a game-high seven assists. Making a crucial contribution in his first game as an Eagle was redshirt junior Boubacar Toure (Dakar, Senegal-Phase One Academy (Grand Canyon)), who put up a career-best 15 points and registered the first double-double of his career with 15 boards.
Joining Jackson and Toure in double-figure scoring was another newcomer in junior Damari Parris (Bowie, Md.-Evelyn Mack Academy (Trinity Valley C.C.), who had a career-best 15 points and career-high six rebounds in his debut. Senior James Thompson IV (Baton Rouge, La.-Parkview Baptist) finished the game with 12 points and six rebounds.
The Eagles held the advantage in overall shooting percentage (53.4 to 38.5), but the Warriors held their own in the game because of their three-point shooting, knocking down 11 triples compared to four for the Green and White.
EMU held a significant rebound advantage, 46 to 26, and committed 20 turnovers while forcing RC into just 15. The Eagles, who led the Mid-American Conference in both steals and blocks a season ago, finished with nine steals and seven blocks.
Eastern returns to action Friday, Nov. 9, against Drexel University. The Eagles and Dragons play the front end of an Education Day doubleheader with the EMU women's basketball team, tipping off the day's action at 11 a.m.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team came out slow to start its 2018-19 opener, but recovered in the end to turn aside Rochester College, 77-67, Tuesday, Nov. 6 in the Convocation Center.
EMU (1-0) struggled to separate from Rochester (4-2) out of the gate, and even trailed with 5:31 to go. Fortunately for the Green and White, the Eagles outscored the Warriors 11-4 over the final five minutes to secure the victory.
Redshirt senior Paul Jackson (Stone Mountain, Ga.-Martin Luther King Jr. (Eastern Kentucky)) led the way for Eastern with a career-high 27 points, as well as a game-high seven assists. Making a crucial contribution in his first game as an Eagle was redshirt junior Boubacar Toure (Dakar, Senegal-Phase One Academy (Grand Canyon)), who put up a career-best 15 points and registered the first double-double of his career with 15 boards.
Joining Jackson and Toure in double-figure scoring was another newcomer in junior Damari Parris (Bowie, Md.-Evelyn Mack Academy (Trinity Valley C.C.), who had a career-best 15 points and career-high six rebounds in his debut. Senior James Thompson IV (Baton Rouge, La.-Parkview Baptist) finished the game with 12 points and six rebounds.
The Eagles held the advantage in overall shooting percentage (53.4 to 38.5), but the Warriors held their own in the game because of their three-point shooting, knocking down 11 triples compared to four for the Green and White.
EMU held a significant rebound advantage, 46 to 26, and committed 20 turnovers while forcing RC into just 15. The Eagles, who led the Mid-American Conference in both steals and blocks a season ago, finished with nine steals and seven blocks.
Eastern returns to action Friday, Nov. 9, against Drexel University. The Eagles and Dragons play the front end of an Education Day doubleheader with the EMU women's basketball team, tipping off the day's action at 11 a.m.
Paul Jackson (@__PJ3) is our player of the game! 🔥🔥💪💪#EMUEagles | #DemandMore pic.twitter.com/X7iubG7u2M
— EMUHoops (@EMUHoops) November 7, 2018
Team Stats
ROCHESTE
EMU
FG%
.385
.534
3FG%
.333
.286
FT%
.857
.647
RB
26
46
TO
15
20
STL
10
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
27
FGM
11
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
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