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Eastern Michigan Falls to Michigan State, 83-59, Inside Breslin Center
11/20/2021 7:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Farrakhan led the Eagles with 14 points and shot 67 percent from three.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team fell in non-conference action on the road to Michigan State University, 83-59, Saturday, Nov. 20, inside the Breslin Center.
Eastern (1-3; 0-0 MAC) had 23 points off the bench, and shot 37.1 percent from the field, including 47.1 percent from three-point range. EMU totaled 10 assists, as well as six blocks and four steals, while forcing Michigan State (3-1; 0-0 Big Ten) into 10 turnovers.
The Green and White had three players score in double figures, led by freshman Noah Farrakhan (Newark, N.J.-The Patrick School (East Carolina)), who had 14 points and six rebounds. Classmate Colin Golson Jr. (Detroit, Mich.-Ferndale (Siena)) tacked on 11 points off the bench, and senior Monty Scott (Union, N.J.-St. Benedict's Prep (Portland State)) helped out with 10 points, five assists, and two steals.
Freshman Yusuf Jihad (Farmington Hills, Mich.-North Farmington (Oakland)) pulled down three of Eastern's 13 offensive rebounds which the team turned into seven second chance points.
Eastern Michigan did a great job disrupting Michigan State shots in the contest, coming away with six blocks. Freshman Mo Njie (Centerville, Ohio-Centerville (DME Sports Academy)) led the way individually for the Eagles with four rejections.
How It Happened
Eastern started the game with senior Nate Scott (Naperville, Ill.-Neuqua Valley (Northern Illinois)) hitting the first bucket, a three-pointer, as the Eagles led the Spartans for the first five minutes of the game. Golson Jr. led EMU in the first half offensively, scoring all 11 of his points in the half, including shooting 2-of-2 from three and the charity stripe. Farrakhan scored 10 points in the first stanza, and M. Scott dished out a career-high five assists. The Green and White shot 36.4 percent in the first half from the floor and 50 percent from deep, but found itself down 49-31 heading into halftime.
Freshman Luka Savicevic (Skopje, North Macedonia-Sports Academy Skopje) was a spark off the bench for Eastern in the second half. After hitting a three in the first half in his collegiate debut, the North Macedonia native went on to hit two threes and snag a steal. Eastern Michigan went on an 8-0 run, finished off by Scott's three, to shrink the deficit. The Eagles pulled within 16 with 6:55 left in the second stanza but were unable to complete a comeback. Eastern Michigan shot well from three-point range in the half, sinking four shots from deep to score 12 of its 28 points.
Game Notes
» The Eagles shot well from three-point range, knocking down 8-of-17 long range attempts for 47.1 percent.
» The Eastern Michigan bench made an impact by scoring 23 points.
» EMU lost despite a 43-41 rebounding advantage, as Michigan State was outrebounded for the first time this season.
» The Eagles were active in rejecting shots on the defensive end, tallying six blocks as a team.
» Eastern Michigan cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 13 offensive boards in the game.
» Savicevic made his collegiate debut, scoring eight points, including 2-of-2 from three.
» M. Scott dished out a career-high five assists in the contest.
» Njie finished with a career-high four blocks.
» Freshman Malcolm Clements (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Arbor Prepatory) saw his first collegiate minutes.
Up Next
Eastern Michigan returns home to the Convocation Center, inviting Western Illinois to Ypsilanti, Mich. as part of the DePaul Blue Demon Classic Wednesday, Nov. 24. The game is set to tip-off at 3 p.m. and can be watched on ESPN3 or listened to on WEMU (89.1) and the Varsity Sports App.
