Eastern Michigan Athletics
Tuesday, November 12
Convocation Center
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
2-0
101
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49
Goshen
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Goshen
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49
Eastern Michigan
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101
Men's Basketball Overpowers Goshen, 101-49
11/12/2019 9:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Ty Groce scores career-high 19 points as Eagles trounce Maple Leafs
Postgame Press Conference
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team cruised to a 101-49 victory over Goshen College, Tuesday, Nov. 12, inside the Convocation Center. The Eagles (2-0) remain perfect to begin the 2019-20 campaign as they picked up their second win against the Maple Leafs (3-3) in as many seasons.
For the second consecutive game, the Green and White had six players reach double-digits in points against NAIA opposition. Redshirt junior Ty Groce (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Lincoln) paced the Eagles with a career-high 19 points while adding five rebounds and a pair of blocks, as fellow redshirt junior Chris Barnes (Compton, Calif.-Compton (Tulsa)) notched 16 points and grabbed a team-high five steals.
Junior Yeikson Montero (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic-Redemption Christian Academy (Pensacola State)) registered 14 points off the bench along with four boards, three assists, and a trio of steals, while redshirt senior Boubacar Toure (Dakar, Senegal-Phase One Academy (Grand Canyon)) and freshman Chris James (Long Beach, Calif.-St. John Bosco) each scored 11 points and six offensive rebounds. For good measure, junior Noah Morgan (Mount Vernon, N.Y.-Mount Vernon (Northwest Florida State)) posted 10 bench points along with four boards, two swipes, and a team-best five helpers.
The Eagles finished 55.4 percent (36-of-65) from the floor as they held Goshen to a modest 39.6 (19-of-48) field-goal efficiency. EMU comfortably out-rebounded the visitors, 45-22, and showed their dominance in points off turnovers (37-5), fast-break points (27-5), steals (22-5), and points in the paint (52-16).
After Barnes knocked down a deep triple to give the Eagles their first lead, 8-5, heading into the first media timeout, Montero set up junior Jalen King (Pasco, Wash.-Kings Academy) on an alley-oop to cap a 10-0 run and make it a 12-5 contest with 14:01 remaining in the first frame.
Goshen closed the gap to 14-10, but the Green and White responded by scoring 13 of the next 14 points to open up a 27-11 lead with 9:21 to go in the first half. In total, the Eagles pulled away with a 29-5 run as they built a 43-15 cushion with 4:22 to go in the opening stanza.
The Maple Leafs buried the first basket of the second half, only for the Eagles to pour it on with a 13-0 run to extend the lead to 63-25 with 15:34 remaining. With the outcome beyond any doubt, redshirt sophomore Derek Ballard Jr. (Southfield, Mich.-Southfield-Lathrup) knocked down a triple to collect his first points of the season, before back-to-back threes from freshman Shamar Dillard (South Bend, Ind.-Riley (SPIRE Institute) pushed EMU's margin to 97-45 with 2:03 remaining. Barnes made the first of two free throws in the final minute to get the Eagles to the 100-point plateau, marking the first time the program has reached the century mark since routing Central State, 105-53, Dec. 8, 2018.
Eastern will wrap up its season-opening three-game home stand against Michigan-Dearborn, Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. The Eagles claimed a 97-73 home win over the Wolverines in their only head-to-head meeting, Nov. 12, 2017.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team cruised to a 101-49 victory over Goshen College, Tuesday, Nov. 12, inside the Convocation Center. The Eagles (2-0) remain perfect to begin the 2019-20 campaign as they picked up their second win against the Maple Leafs (3-3) in as many seasons.
For the second consecutive game, the Green and White had six players reach double-digits in points against NAIA opposition. Redshirt junior Ty Groce (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Lincoln) paced the Eagles with a career-high 19 points while adding five rebounds and a pair of blocks, as fellow redshirt junior Chris Barnes (Compton, Calif.-Compton (Tulsa)) notched 16 points and grabbed a team-high five steals.
Junior Yeikson Montero (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic-Redemption Christian Academy (Pensacola State)) registered 14 points off the bench along with four boards, three assists, and a trio of steals, while redshirt senior Boubacar Toure (Dakar, Senegal-Phase One Academy (Grand Canyon)) and freshman Chris James (Long Beach, Calif.-St. John Bosco) each scored 11 points and six offensive rebounds. For good measure, junior Noah Morgan (Mount Vernon, N.Y.-Mount Vernon (Northwest Florida State)) posted 10 bench points along with four boards, two swipes, and a team-best five helpers.
The Eagles finished 55.4 percent (36-of-65) from the floor as they held Goshen to a modest 39.6 (19-of-48) field-goal efficiency. EMU comfortably out-rebounded the visitors, 45-22, and showed their dominance in points off turnovers (37-5), fast-break points (27-5), steals (22-5), and points in the paint (52-16).
After Barnes knocked down a deep triple to give the Eagles their first lead, 8-5, heading into the first media timeout, Montero set up junior Jalen King (Pasco, Wash.-Kings Academy) on an alley-oop to cap a 10-0 run and make it a 12-5 contest with 14:01 remaining in the first frame.
Goshen closed the gap to 14-10, but the Green and White responded by scoring 13 of the next 14 points to open up a 27-11 lead with 9:21 to go in the first half. In total, the Eagles pulled away with a 29-5 run as they built a 43-15 cushion with 4:22 to go in the opening stanza.
The Maple Leafs buried the first basket of the second half, only for the Eagles to pour it on with a 13-0 run to extend the lead to 63-25 with 15:34 remaining. With the outcome beyond any doubt, redshirt sophomore Derek Ballard Jr. (Southfield, Mich.-Southfield-Lathrup) knocked down a triple to collect his first points of the season, before back-to-back threes from freshman Shamar Dillard (South Bend, Ind.-Riley (SPIRE Institute) pushed EMU's margin to 97-45 with 2:03 remaining. Barnes made the first of two free throws in the final minute to get the Eagles to the 100-point plateau, marking the first time the program has reached the century mark since routing Central State, 105-53, Dec. 8, 2018.
Eastern will wrap up its season-opening three-game home stand against Michigan-Dearborn, Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. The Eagles claimed a 97-73 home win over the Wolverines in their only head-to-head meeting, Nov. 12, 2017.
Team Stats
GOSHEN
EMU
FG%
.396
.554
3FG%
.360
.400
FT%
.400
.538
RB
22
45
TO
29
10
STL
5
22
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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