Eastern Michigan Athletics
Tuesday, January 29
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
9-12, 3-5MAC
82
at
86
Central Michigan
15-6, 4-4MAC
1
2
F
Eastern Michigan
39
43
82
Central Michigan
39
47
86
Photo by: Richard Palaikis II
Eagles Fall On Road to Chippewas
1/29/2019 10:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Paul Jackson led all scorers with 21 points
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team could not overcome a second half barrage from the charity stripe by Central Michigan University, as the Eagles fell to the Chippewas, 86-82, in Mid-American Conference action Tuesday night, Jan. 29, in McGuirk Arena.
Foul trouble plagued EMU (9-12, 3-5 MAC) all game, as CMU (15-6, 4-4 MAC) knocked down 26-of-28 attempts from the free throw line, including 21-of-22 in the second half alone. The Green and White, meanwhile, went 8-of-13 from the line. The loss snapped Eastern's six-game win streak against Central.
Redshirt senior Paul Jackson (Stone Mountain, Ga.-Martin Luther King Jr. (Eastern Kentucky)) dropped 21 points and added four assists, while sophomore Kevin McAdoo (Pontiac, Mich.-West Bloomfield) poured in a season-high 20 points. Redshirt senior Elijah Minnie (Pittsburgh, Pa.-Lincoln Park (Robert Morris)) added 18 points and redshirt junior Boubacar Toure (Dakar, Senegal-Phase One Academy (Grand Canyon)) turned in a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Eagles outshot the Chippewas from the floor for the game (59.6 percent to 44.6 percent), but CMU held the advantage from downtown (40 percent to 33.3 percent). EMU was also out-rebounded in the game (28 to 31), committed more turnovers (11 to 10), and had fewer steals (4 to 5). Even though the Green and White dominated the paint points (42 to 26), Central countered with 20 second chance points compared to Eastern's 13.
EMU returns to the friendly confines of the Convocation Center Saturday, Feb. 2 for a 12 p.m. showdown with Miami University. The day is Student Greek Challenge Day that will also include an Eastern women's basketball game against Northern Illinois University following the men's contest.
Foul trouble plagued EMU (9-12, 3-5 MAC) all game, as CMU (15-6, 4-4 MAC) knocked down 26-of-28 attempts from the free throw line, including 21-of-22 in the second half alone. The Green and White, meanwhile, went 8-of-13 from the line. The loss snapped Eastern's six-game win streak against Central.
Redshirt senior Paul Jackson (Stone Mountain, Ga.-Martin Luther King Jr. (Eastern Kentucky)) dropped 21 points and added four assists, while sophomore Kevin McAdoo (Pontiac, Mich.-West Bloomfield) poured in a season-high 20 points. Redshirt senior Elijah Minnie (Pittsburgh, Pa.-Lincoln Park (Robert Morris)) added 18 points and redshirt junior Boubacar Toure (Dakar, Senegal-Phase One Academy (Grand Canyon)) turned in a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Eagles outshot the Chippewas from the floor for the game (59.6 percent to 44.6 percent), but CMU held the advantage from downtown (40 percent to 33.3 percent). EMU was also out-rebounded in the game (28 to 31), committed more turnovers (11 to 10), and had fewer steals (4 to 5). Even though the Green and White dominated the paint points (42 to 26), Central countered with 20 second chance points compared to Eastern's 13.
EMU returns to the friendly confines of the Convocation Center Saturday, Feb. 2 for a 12 p.m. showdown with Miami University. The day is Student Greek Challenge Day that will also include an Eastern women's basketball game against Northern Illinois University following the men's contest.
Team Stats
EMU
CMU
FG%
.596
.446
3FG%
.333
.400
FT%
.615
.929
RB
28
31
TO
11
10
STL
4
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
20
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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