Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, March 2
Ypsilanti, Mich.
1 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
vs
Miami
Eagles Celebrating Senior Day Against Miami Saturday
2/29/2024 9:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EMU seeking key win as four players will be recognized
| Men's Basketball vs. Miami | |
| Date | Saturday, March 2, at 1 p.m. |
| Venue | George Gervin GameAbove Center (8,754) | Ypsilanti, Mich. |
| Preview Info | EMU Notes (PDF) | Media Guide (PDF) |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Watch | ESPN+ |
| Listen | WEMU (89.1 FM) | The Varsity Network App |
| @EMU_MBB | @EMUAthletics | |
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Winners of three of its last four games, the Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team is scheduled to host Miami University for a pivotal Mid-American Conference game Saturday, March 2, at 1 p.m. The teams will square off at EMU's George Gervin GameAbove Center as both squads are looking to make a run into the MAC Tournament. The game is promoted as "Senior Day" as two players are expected to be recognized.
ON AIR
Eastern Michigan and Miami will air on ESPN+ with Ryan Wooley and Justin Rose on the call. Tom Helmer will have the call live on WEMU (89.1 FM) and the Varsity Network App.
OPENING TIPS
» Eastern rallied to upend Western Michigan, 70-67, in its most recent contest, Feb. 27. Freshman Arne Osojnik matched his career highs with 22 points and six made three-pointers as the Eagles stayed alive in the race to the MAC Tournament. EMU led for 30:35 of the game but WMU missed a pair of three-point attempts in the closing seconds that would have tied the contest. Junior Tyson Acuff had 17 points in 30 minutes of action, becoming the 32nd player in EMU history to surpass 1,000 points as an Eagle.
» Players expected to be recognized at Senior Day are Acuff and Andrew Wells. Senior student managers Evan Johnson, Sam Malcolm, and Bryson Williams will be honored.
» Miami enters the game 14-14 overall and 8-7 in the MAC after winning at BGSU in its most recent game, Feb. 27.
» Acuff is averaging 21.7 points per game through 28 games, which leads the MAC and is fifth in the nation. His season has been highlighted by five 30-plus point performances (31 vs. Cleveland State, Nov. 18; 31 vs. North Dakota, Nov. 26; 31 at BGSU, Jan. 2; 30 at Ohio, Jan. 20; 34 vs. BGSU, Feb. 17).
» Acuff is one of five players in the nation with 13 showings of 23 or more points.
» Eastern Michigan's Stan Heath is in his third year at the helm of the Eagles, holding a 30-60 record at EMU and 239-267 record over 16 years as a head coach. Fifty of NCAA Division I's head coaches are coaching their alma mater, up from 48 in 2022-23.
TYSON ACUFF: ONE NATION'S TOP SCORERS
Junior Tyson Acuff is averaging 21.7 points per game through 28 games, which leads the MAC and is eighth in the nation. Acuff's season has been highlighted by five 30-plus point performances.
National scoring leaders:
1. Tommy Bruner 25.1 Denver
2. Zach Edey 23.7 Purdue
3. Tyler Thomas 22.4 Hofstra
4. Xavier Johnson 22.8 Southern Illinois
8. Tyson Acuff 21.7 Eastern Michigan
TYSON ACUFF: 5TH IN PROGRAM HISTORY PPG
Junior Tyson Acuff's 21.7 ppg would rank fifth in program history for a single season.
1. George Gervin 29.5 1971-72
2. Earl Boykins 25.7 1997-98
3. Kennedy McIntosh 25.4 1970-71
4. Grant Long 23.0 1987-88
5. Tyson Acuff 21.7 2023-24
6. Derrick Dial 20.9 1997-98
TYSON ACUFF: RISING IN EMU RECORDS
Junior Tyson Acuff is at 1,014 points in his EMU career.
EMU all-time leaders in points:
1. Kennedy McIntosh 2,219 1967-71
26. Justin Dobbins 1,078 2006-10
27. Tim Bond 1,056 2014-18
28. George Gervin 1,044 1970-72
29. Fred Cofield 1,030 1983-85
30. Tyson Acuff 1,014 2022-24
Lewis Scott 1,014 1983-87
Acuff is the 32nd player in program history to reach 1,000 points as an Eagle and the first since Tim Bond surpassed 1,000 in 2018.
Including his 239 points in two seasons at Duquesne, Acuff is at 1,253 career points, passing the 1,000 mark with a 21-point performance against Ball State, Jan. 16. He sits at 139 career three-pointers made with 38 coming at Duquesne.
TYSON ACUFF: 37.9 MINUTES/GAME
Junior Tyson Acuff, who played at least 37 minutes in 22 of the last 24 games, is averaging 38.2 minutes per game. Acuff played all 40 minutes at Ball State, Feb. 24, but was limited to 30 minutes against Western Michigan, Feb. 27, due to a pair of first-half fouls and exiting the game due to injury in the second-half. Acuff has played all 40 minutes in seven of the last 10 games, playing the entirety of the game 10 times this season. The 37.9 mark leads the MAC and ranks third in the country. Acuff edges Ricky Cottrill's mark of 37.7 minutes per game for the most by an Eagle since 2000.
National minutes per game leaders:
1. Isaac McBride 38.6 Oral Roberts
2. Kareem Thompson 38.3 Oral Roberts
3. Tyson Acuff 37.9 Eastern Michigan
TYSON ACUFF: NATION'S LEADER IN FGM/GAME
Junior Tyson Acuff leads the nation in field goals made per game.
National field goals made per game leaders:
1. Tyson Acuff 8.111 Eastern Michigan
2. Tommy Bruner 8.103 Denver Tyler Thomas 8.103 Hofstra
TYSON ACUFF: 10 GAMES WITH 10+ FGM
Junior Tyson Acuff has converted 10-plus field goals in 10 games this season with his most recent being his 11 against Buffalo, Feb. 20.
Games with 10-plus field goals made in 2023-24:
1. Tyson Acuff 10 Eastern Michigan
Tristan Enaruna 10 Cleveland State
Tommy Bruner 10 Denver
Marcus Hill 10 Bowling Green
TYSON ACUFF, 13 GAMES WITH 23+ POINTS
Junior Tyson Acuff has scored 23-plus points 13 times this season with his most recent being a 26-point effort at Buffalo, Feb. 20. Acuff is one of six players in the nation with 13 showings of 23 or more points.
Games with 23-plus points in 2023-24:
1. Zach Edey 17 Purdue
2. Tommy Bruner 16 Denver
3. Tyler Thomas 15 Hofstra
4. David Jones 14 Memphis
5. Tyson Acuff 13 Eastern Michigan
Jalen Blackmon 13 Stetson
TYSON ACUFF GOES FOR 29+ POINTS (x7)
Junior Tyson Acuff has seven games with 29-plus points this season, most recently providing a 34-point outing against BGSU, Feb. 17. Acuff is one of four players in the nation and the only player in the MAC with seven-plus 29-point showings.
Games with 29-plus points in 2023-24:
1. Tommy Bruner 9 Denver
2. Tyson Acuff 7 Eastern Michigan
Zach Edey 7 Purdue
Xavier Johnson 7 Southern Illinois
TYSON ACUFF: DOUBLE-DIGITS IN 30-STRAIGHT
Junior Tyson Acuff has netted at least 11 points in 30-straight contests, extending back through the final three games of the 2022-23 season.
EMU consecutive games in double-digits since 2000:
1. Tyson Acuff 30 2022-24
2. John Bowler 21 2005-06
3. Carlos Medlock 20 2007-10*
*Medlock missed the 2008-09 season with a broken foot.
TYSON ACUFF: 34 POINTS, 10 REBOUNDS VS. BGSU
Junior Tyson Acuff poured in a season-high 34 points to go with a career-high 10 rebounds for his first career double-double against BGSU, Feb. 17. Acuff netted 22 points in the first half. His 34 points are tied for the 10th-most by a player inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center (since 1998-99).
Acuff's efforts earned him MAC Player of the Week. Acuff is the first Eagle since Bryce McBride to receive the honor outright and the first since Emoni Bates was named MAC Co-Player of the Week, Feb. 27, 2023. McBride did so Dec. 13, 2021.
PATH TO THE PLAYOFFS: MAC TOURNEY OUTLOOK
EMU sits in sole possession of 10th in the MAC standings with three games to play as the MAC Tournament looms. The Eagles are two games back of Kent State and Western Michigan for eighth place and the final spot in the eight-team tournament field. EMU, which is expected to need to win its final three games to qualify face a "must-win" match-up against Miami (March 2) as daunting road match-ups loom at first-place Akron (March 5) and third-place Central Michigan (March 8) to close Eastern's 2023-24 regular season slate. EMU does not control their own destiny and is seeking its first postseason trip since 2019-20.
Akron was the first team to clinch a trip to the MAC Tournament, which is played in Cleveland, Ohio, from March 14-16. The Zips are one of four teams to secure a spot while Buffalo and NIU have officially been eliminated. Complete MAC standings are available on page 11.
EMU ELIMINATION SCENARIOS
Entering Saturday's game, EMU can still finish as high as sixth in the MAC. With Saturday's results, EMU could be eliminated from the top-eight spots.
EMU eliminated from seeds 1-5
EMU eliminated from 6-seed if...
-EMU loses to Miami OR
-Ball State beats WMU AND NIU beats Akron AND Toledo beats Buffalo AND Kent State beats CMU AND BGSU beats Ohio
EMU eliminated from 7-seed if...
-EMU loses to Miami
EMU eliminated from 8-seed if...
-EMU loses to Miami AND Kent State beats CMU
CATCH KENT STATE, PASS BALL STATE (MAYBE WMU?)
EMU's most favorable path to the MAC Tournament is likely to depend on the results of EMU (5-10), Kent State (7-8), Ball State (6-9), and WMU (7-8). Due to the Eagles' 71-69 win over Kent State, Jan. 6, EMU holds the tiebreaker over the Golden Flashes while EMU is also likely to have the advantage in tiebreaker scenarios with Ball State and WMU, as well as a potential three-way and four-way ties between the teams, depending on final conference standings as winning percentages against top MAC teams is used as the second tiebreaker after head-to-head. EMU's potential win over Akron in these scenarios would prove to be vital as the Zips are expected to finish in the top-2 of the conference.
EMU remaining schedule:
March 2 vs. Miami
March 5 at Akron
March 8 at Central Michigan
Kent State remaining schedule:
March 2 vs. Central Michigan
March 5 at Ball State
March 8 at Toledo
Ball State remaining schedule:
March 2 vs. Western Michigan
March 5 vs. Kent State
March 8 at BGSU
WMU remaining schedule:
March 2 at Ball State
March 5 vs. BGSU
March 8 vs. Akron
CORRELATION AND MAYBE CAUSATION
Some statistics have provided increased insight into whether the Eagles will win or lose:
Did the Eagles.....? Yes No
Lead/tie at halftime 9-2 3-14
Hold opponent to 71 points or less 11-1 1-15
Shoot better % than opponent 12-2 0-14
Outrebound opponent 10-3 2-13
Trends were broken in EMU's 92-90 overtime loss against BGSU, Jan. 2, as the Eagles suffered their first loss in three of the above categories. EMU led, 42-34, at halftime; outshot BGSU, .500-.462; and outrebounded the Falcons, 43-41. The Eagles also limited Miami to 71 points in their 71-54 loss, Jan. 13, before outrebounding Ball State, 37-31, in a 76-62 loss, Jan. 16. EMU dropped a 76-66 decision at NIU, Feb. 3, after leading 32-28 at the break. The Eagles lost to Toledo, 91-87, Feb. 6, despite outrebounding UT, 34-28, while also outshooting the Rockets, .559-.542, Feb. 6.
Win when trailing at the half... Half Final
Nov. 18 vs. Cleveland State 29-32 69-62
Jan. 6 vs. Kent State 26-38 71-69
Feb. 24 at Ball State 26-27 58-56
Win when being outrebounded... REB Final
Nov. 25 at Central Arkansas 35-36 74-71
Jan. 6 vs. Kent State 29-35 71-69
Win when allowing 72+ points... PA Final
Nov. 21 at Detroit Mercy 72 76-72
TIGHT GAMES GOING TO EASTERN MICHIGAN
EMU has found success in games decided by 10 points or less in 2023-24, holding an 11-6 record in such games. EMU is also 7-3 in games decided by four points or less.
ELITE FREE THROW DEFENSE VS. WMU
EMU played an elite game defending free throws against WMU, Feb. 27, as the Broncos were just 6-for-19 (31.6%) from the charity stripe. The game marks EMU's best defensive showing against free throws (min. 15 FTA) since holding Siena Heights to 4-of-15 (26.7%) from the line. It marks the third time the Eagles have held a MAC opponent below 50% (min. 15 FTA) since 2013-14. Ohio was 9-for-20 (.45.0%), Jan. 31, 2023, and Central Michigan was 8-for-18 (44.4%), Feb. 26, 2014. WMU's free throw percentage marks the lowest by a Division I foe (min. 15 FTA) against EMU since at least the 2009-10 season.
ARNE OSOJNIK: CAREER HIGHS VS. WMU
Freshman Arne Osojnik matched his career high with 22 points in the 70-67 win over WMU, Feb. 27. Osojnik netted 22 points at Louisiana-Monroe, Feb. 10. The Slovenian also played a career-high 37 minutes, topping his previous mark of 36 minutes at ULM. Osojnik was an impressive 6-for-9 from three-point range against the Broncos, marking his sixth career game with at least four three-pointers made. His six made triples tied his career-high set against North Dakota, Nov. 26.
ARNE OSOJNIK: DAGGER THREE AT BALL STATE
Freshman Arne Osojnik drilled a triple with 24.3 seconds to play to give the Eagles control with a 57-53 lead. Osojnik was 2-for-5 from deep in the 58-56 win at Ball State, Feb. 24. Osojnik hit a three against Kent State, Jan. 6, to send the game into overtime.
ARNE OSOJNIK: 1ST IN MAC FRESHMEN SCORING
Freshman Arne Osojnik is first in the MAC in scoring by a true freshman, averaging 8.7 points per game.
Freshmen MAC scoring leaders (true freshmen only):
1. Arne Osojnik 8.7 Eastern Michigan
3. Ryan Sabol 7.9 Buffalo
2. Sonny Wilson 7.7 Toledo
4. Anquan Boldin Jr. 7.0 Buffalo
Evan Ipsaro 7.0 Miami
JALIN BILLINSGLEY: CAREER-HIGH 38 MINUTES
Junior Jalin Billingsley played a career-high 38 minutes and 20 seconds against WMU, Feb. 27. He scored 13 points while bringing in eight rebounds. Billingsley equaled his career high with a pair of three-pointers made, most recently achieved at Northern Illinois, Feb. 3. Billinglsey's previous high in minutes was 31 at Louisiana-Monroe, Feb. 10.
JALIN BILLINSGLEY: CAREER-HIGH 17 POINTS AT BSU
Junior Jalin Billingsley netted a career-high 17 points to go with six rebounds in the 58-56 win at Ball State, Feb. 24. Billingsley also tied his career high with seven made field goals, which he set against Wayne State, Nov. 7, 2022. Billingsley's previous career high in points was 16, also against Wayne State, Nov. 7, 2022.
JALIN BILLINSGLEY: INCREASED ROLE, PRODUCTION
Junior Jalin Billingsley, who had started 11 of the last 12 games, has seen an increased role while seeing positive results on the floor. Billingsley is averaging 7.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, and 20.7 mpg for the season.
First 12 games played (averages):
Minutes Points Rebounds
15.9 4.8 3.8
Last 12 games played (averages):
Minutes Points Rebounds
25.5 9.8 6.1
CYRIL MARTYNOV: 20 MINUTES, 6 REBOUNDS Sophomore Cyril Martynov, played 20 minutes while hauling in six rebounds against Western Michigan, Feb. 27. His 20 minutes are his second-most in MAC-play (22 against Toledo, Feb. 6), while his six rebounds are his tops in MAC-play and most since tallying seven boards against Hampton, Dec. 21. Martynov's plus-minus rating was +6, which was the second-best total for any player in the contest, behind junior Tyson Acuff's +8.
CONNOR SERVEN: A BIT OF EVERYTHING AT BSU
Redshirt junior Connor Serven, who has started three-straight games, did a bit of everything in EMU's 58-56 win at Ball State, Feb. 24. Serven scored just three points but equaled his career high with three assists while pulling down eight rebounds, which falls just one board short of his top mark of nine, set at Buffalo, Feb. 20. Serven also blocked two shots for the first time in his career while recording two steals for the third time in his career. Serven's +6 plus-minus rating was the highest of any player in the game.
7-STRAIGHT GAMES WITH 10+ OFFENSIVE BOARDS
EMU has secured at least 10 offensive rebounds in seven-consecutive games, its longest such streak since the 2016-17 season in which the Eagles had double-digit offensive rebounds in seven-straight games, all against MAC foes. EMU also had a seven-game streak in the MAC in 2015-16. If the Eagles are able to record 10 offensive rebounds against Miami, March 2, it would be their longest streak since an eight-game stretch in 2013-14, all of which came against MAC teams.
(OFFENSIVE) REBOUNDING AT BALL STATE
All eight Eagles that saw the floor recorded at least one offensive rebound in EMU's 58-56 win at Ball State, Feb. 24. Despite that, EMU only recorded 10 offensive rebounds while outrebounding BSU, 42-35. The Eagles improved to 9-3 when outrebounding its opponent. Redshirt junior Connor Serven and junior Jalin Billingsley each tallied two offensive boards while the other six Eagles each had one apiece. Serven's eight total rebounds led EMU as all eight players had multiple rebounds.
THREE EAGLES WITH 10+ POINTS VS. WMU
The Eagles had three players (Osojnik, 22; Acuff, 17; Billingsley, 13) net 10-plus points against Western Michigan, Feb. 27. Four players (Acuff, 31; Lovejoy, 14; Geeter, 12; Osojnik, 11) scored in double figures for the first time this season at BGSU, Jan. 2.
Eagles with 10-plus points in 2023-24 and number of games:
1. Tyson Acuff 27
2. Orlando Lovejoy 11
3. Arne Osojnik 10
4. Yusuf Jihad 9
5. Jalin Billingsley 8
6. Legend Geeter 5
7. Julius Ellerbe 3
8. Connor Serven 2
John McGriff 1
ORLANDO LOVEJOY: ONE STEAL IN 15-OF-17 GAMES
Sophomore Orlando Lovejoy has secured at least one steal in 15 of the last 17 games. Lovejoy also has multiple steals in eight of his last 15 games. He had three-straight games with at least three steals with three at ULM, Feb. 10, three against Toledo, Feb. 6, and a career-high four against Northern Illinois, Feb. 3, but recorded just one at Buffalo, Feb. 20.
11 DIFFERENT PLAYERS IN THE STARTING LINEUP
Eastern Michigan has used 11 different players in the starting lineup this season. Junior Tyson Acuff (27), freshman Arne Osojnik (21), redshirt sophomore Legend Geeter (17), sophomore Orlando Lovejoy (15), redshirt junior Julius Ellerbe (12), junior Jalin Billingsley (12), junior Yusuf Jihad (10), redshirt junior Connor Serven (10), sophomore Cyril Martynov (8), redshirt junior John McGriff (4), and redshirt sophomore Javantae Randle (3) have all started for EMU.
In total, the Eagles have used 18 unique lineups in 28 games. The most recently used Acuff-Billingsley-Geeter-Osojnik-Serven combo is one of only six lineups used multiple times, recording a 2-1 record. More information can be found on page 10.
EMU leads the nation in unique starting lineups.
Nation's leaders in number of unique starting lineups:
1. Eastern Michigan 18
Milwaukee 18
3. Detroit Mercy 15
UMKC 15
Siena 15
THR33-POINT STR3AK, 610-STRAIGHT GAM3S
Eastern, which hit nine threes against Western Michigan Feb. 27, has now hit at least one triple in 610-straight games. EMU last failed to score from downtown Jan. 24, 2004, when Miami held the Eagles to 0-of-7 from behind the arc.
AHEAD OF PACE: WINS BY DATE
Eastern Michigan surpassed its 2022-23 win total as the Eagles secured their ninth win of the 2023-24 season, Jan. 27 vs. Buffalo, about one month earlier in the season compared to the Eagles' eighth win of the 2022-23 season.
2022-23 Date Win Number 2023-24 Date
Nov. 7 vs. Wayne State 1 Nov. 11 vs. Georgia Southern
Nov. 30 at FIU 2 Nov. 18 vs. Cleveland State
Dec. 18 vs. Detroit Mercy 3 Nov. 21 at Detroit Mercy
Jan. 7 vs. Central Mich. 4 Nov. 25 at Central Arkansas
Jan. 28 at Miami 5 Dec. 1 vs. Lake Superior State
Jan. 31 vs. Ohio 6 Dec. 21 vs. Hampton
Feb. 21 vs. Western Mich. 7 Dec. 30 vs. Northwood
Feb. 25 vs. Ball State 8 Jan. 6 vs. Kent State
Nov. 30 at FIU 2 Nov. 18 vs. Cleveland State
Dec. 18 vs. Detroit Mercy 3 Nov. 21 at Detroit Mercy
Jan. 7 vs. Central Mich. 4 Nov. 25 at Central Arkansas
Jan. 28 at Miami 5 Dec. 1 vs. Lake Superior State
Jan. 31 vs. Ohio 6 Dec. 21 vs. Hampton
Feb. 21 vs. Western Mich. 7 Dec. 30 vs. Northwood
Feb. 25 vs. Ball State 8 Jan. 6 vs. Kent State
DOUBLEHEADER DAY
The Eagles are scheduled to play five double-headers with the EMU women's basketball team in 2023-24 with four of the five doubleheaders taking place in Ypsilanti. Both the EMU men's and women's teams will play Nov.18 (men vs. Cleveland State, women vs. SIUE), Jan. 6 (men vs. Kent State, women vs. Toledo), Jan. 20 (at Ohio), Jan. 27 (men vs. Buffalo, women vs. Ball State), Feb. 17 (men vs. Bowling Green, women vs. Northern Illinois). The EMU men also hosted a doubleheader with the EMU's volleyball team, Nov. 11.
The men's team is 5-1 in doubleheader games in 2023-24 and 5-0 at home.
MT. MARTYNOV, SEVEN-FOOTER
Sophomore Cyril Martynov stands at seven feet tall and is one of five players in the MAC scaling at least seven feet, per each MAC school's official website. Miami's Reece Potter is the tallest in the conference at 7-foot-1 while Bowling Green's Jason Spurgin, Central Michigan's Hunter Harding, and Western Michigan's Javonte Brown are all 7-foot.
WHO'S BACK??
EMU returns 10 players from its 2022-23 roster including juniors Tyson Acuff, Jalin Billingsley, Yusuf Jihad, Kevin-David Rice, and Andrew Wells; redshirt sophomores Legend Geeter, Javantae Randle, and Prakash Ketterhagen; sophomore Orlando Lovejoy; and redshirt freshman Derik Pranger.
WHO'S GONE??
EMU lost six players from its 2022-23 roster including Emoni Bates (2nd Round pick in NBA Draft), Noah Farrakhan (transfer to West Virginia), Derek Ballard Jr. (graduation), Luka Savicevic (transfer to Lafayette), Collin Golson Jr. (transfer to Wayne State), and JZ Zaher (transfer to Bowling Green).
WHAT'S GONE??
EMU lost 1,114 of its 2,239 points (49.8%) from the 2022-23 season, most notably being the program's 15th NBA draftee as Emoni Bates was picked in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers (49th overall).
FRESH FACES
EMU added six newcomers to its 2023-24 roster including redshirt juniors John McGriff (Binghamton), Julius Ellerbe (East Central CC), Connor Serven (Illinois), and Micah Schnyders (Wheaton College), sophomore Cyril Martynov (Georgia Tech), and freshman Arne Osojnik (Ljubljana, Slovenia).
HALF MICHIGAN-MADE
Half of the Eastern Michigan 16-player roster hails from Michigan while Illinois (two), Maryland (two), and Colorado (one) are represented, as well as a pair of international student-athletes with one from Canada and another from Slovenia. A complete breakdown of the EMU roster can be found on page 13.
EMONI BATES NBA + G-LEAGUE
Former Eagle Emoni Bates played his first significant minutes in the NBA, Oct. 31, for the Cleveland Cavaliers against the New York Knicks as the rookie netted nine points with six rebounds in 23 minutes. Bates later sent shockwaves through the G-League in his first game with the Cleveland Charge, scoring 29 points with seven made three-pointers, Nov. 10, in Cleveland's 119-106 win over the Wisconsin Herd. Bates is averaging 25.5 points per game and has seven outings of 29-plus points for the Charge. Bates later scored 38 points in a 116-104 win over the Santa Cruz Warriors, Jan. 6. Bates has been named a G-League All-Star.
NEXT UP
Eastern Michigan is scheduled to travel to the University of Akron, March 5, for a 7 p.m. meeting against the MAC leaders.
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