Eastern Michigan Athletics
Tuesday, January 27
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
9-12,3-6MAC
65
at
100
Central Michigan
6-15,2-7MAC
1
2
F
Eastern Mich.
36
29
65
Central Mich.
38
62
100
Short-Handed Eastern Falls at Central Michigan
1/27/2026 10:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game was tied 38-38 with 18:56 left
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Despite the game being tied with 18:56 remaining, the short-handed Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team fell at Central Michigan University, 100-65, Tuesday, Jan. 27, inside McGuirk Arena in Mid-American Conference action.
Mak Manciel (Detroit, Mich./Stevenson/Detroit Mercy) erupted for 15 first-half points, finishing the game with 16 as the Chippewas poured in 62 second-half points.
Gregory Lawson II (Saginaw, Mich./Oak Cliff Academy) netted a career-high 14 points, while Addison Patterson (Mississauga, Ontario/Bella Vista College Prep/Northwestern State) added 16 points.
How It Happened
Eastern held a 12-8 lead before Central's 7-0 run put the hosts ahead, 15-12.
An 11-2 run, capped by a three-pointer by Lawson II, gave EMU a 23-17 lead, its largest of the game.
Eastern led, 31-26, before conceding a 12-5 run to close the first half as Central led, 38-36, at halftime.
After Mohammad Habhab (Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn/Central Michigan) tied the game with a bucket to start the second half, the Chippewas controlled the rest of the game, using a 23-3 run to break away.
CMU scored 62 second-half points while limiting EMU to 29 points in the final 20 minutes as the hosts led by as many as 38 points with 48 seconds to go.
Game Notes
» Eastern moves to 9-12 overall and 3-6 in the MAC, while Central Michigan moves to 6-15 overall and 2-7 in conference play.
» Eastern was 23-of-51 (45.1% from the field and 5-of-19 (26.3%) from the three-point line, while Central Michigan was 36-of-64 (56.3%) from the floor and 9-of-19 (47.4%) from three-point range.
» CMU outscored EMU, 27-4, in points off turnovers.
» Gregory Lawson II played a career-high 31:57 en route to topping his career high with 14 points, one more than the 13 he scored against Northern Illinois, Jan. 13.
» Mak Manciel netted a season-high 16 points, his best scoring output since putting in 30 points against Niagara, Nov. 10, 2024, while at Detroit Mercy.
» Mak Manciel made a trio of first-half triples, marking the fifth time this season he has made at least three from beyond the arc this season and the first time since Dec. 22 at Wright State.
» Addison Patterson scored 13 points, his ninth-straight game with at least 10 points. Patterson has 16 games with at least 10 points this season, with 12 of those coming in the last 13 games.
» John Shanu II matched his season high with two blocks for the second-straight game after doing so against Kent State, Jan. 24.
» Mohammad Habhab tallied two blocks with his eight points and five rebounds. Habhab, who posted a career-high four blocks against Kent State, Jan. 24, has multiple blocks in four-straight games, joining Godslove Nwabude (Anambra State, Nigeria/Mt. Zion Prep (Md.)) as Eagles to accomplish that this season.
» Mohammad Habhab and Aidan Rubio (Flint, Mich./Goodrich/UNC-Asheville) played against their former school. Habhab redshirted at CMU in the 2024-25 season while Rubio averaged 6.6 points per game for the Chippewas during the 2023-24 season.
Historical Notes
» Central Michigan leads the all-time series, 108-102, as the Eagles have dropped three-straight games in Mt. Pleasant for the first time since 2010-12.
Up Next
» Eastern travels to the University of Massachusetts for a Saturday game, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. The game will be on ESPN+ and held in Amherst, Mass., at the Mullins Center.
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Mak Manciel (Detroit, Mich./Stevenson/Detroit Mercy) erupted for 15 first-half points, finishing the game with 16 as the Chippewas poured in 62 second-half points.
Gregory Lawson II (Saginaw, Mich./Oak Cliff Academy) netted a career-high 14 points, while Addison Patterson (Mississauga, Ontario/Bella Vista College Prep/Northwestern State) added 16 points.
How It Happened
Eastern held a 12-8 lead before Central's 7-0 run put the hosts ahead, 15-12.
An 11-2 run, capped by a three-pointer by Lawson II, gave EMU a 23-17 lead, its largest of the game.
Eastern led, 31-26, before conceding a 12-5 run to close the first half as Central led, 38-36, at halftime.
After Mohammad Habhab (Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn/Central Michigan) tied the game with a bucket to start the second half, the Chippewas controlled the rest of the game, using a 23-3 run to break away.
CMU scored 62 second-half points while limiting EMU to 29 points in the final 20 minutes as the hosts led by as many as 38 points with 48 seconds to go.
Game Notes
» Eastern moves to 9-12 overall and 3-6 in the MAC, while Central Michigan moves to 6-15 overall and 2-7 in conference play.
» Eastern was 23-of-51 (45.1% from the field and 5-of-19 (26.3%) from the three-point line, while Central Michigan was 36-of-64 (56.3%) from the floor and 9-of-19 (47.4%) from three-point range.
» CMU outscored EMU, 27-4, in points off turnovers.
» Gregory Lawson II played a career-high 31:57 en route to topping his career high with 14 points, one more than the 13 he scored against Northern Illinois, Jan. 13.
» Mak Manciel netted a season-high 16 points, his best scoring output since putting in 30 points against Niagara, Nov. 10, 2024, while at Detroit Mercy.
» Mak Manciel made a trio of first-half triples, marking the fifth time this season he has made at least three from beyond the arc this season and the first time since Dec. 22 at Wright State.
» Addison Patterson scored 13 points, his ninth-straight game with at least 10 points. Patterson has 16 games with at least 10 points this season, with 12 of those coming in the last 13 games.
» John Shanu II matched his season high with two blocks for the second-straight game after doing so against Kent State, Jan. 24.
» Mohammad Habhab tallied two blocks with his eight points and five rebounds. Habhab, who posted a career-high four blocks against Kent State, Jan. 24, has multiple blocks in four-straight games, joining Godslove Nwabude (Anambra State, Nigeria/Mt. Zion Prep (Md.)) as Eagles to accomplish that this season.
» Mohammad Habhab and Aidan Rubio (Flint, Mich./Goodrich/UNC-Asheville) played against their former school. Habhab redshirted at CMU in the 2024-25 season while Rubio averaged 6.6 points per game for the Chippewas during the 2023-24 season.
Historical Notes
» Central Michigan leads the all-time series, 108-102, as the Eagles have dropped three-straight games in Mt. Pleasant for the first time since 2010-12.
Up Next
» Eastern travels to the University of Massachusetts for a Saturday game, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. The game will be on ESPN+ and held in Amherst, Mass., at the Mullins Center.
Follow Us
For the most up-to-date information on the Eagles, visit EMUEagles.com. Fans can also follow the team on social media, including Twitter (@EMU_MBB) and Instagram (@EMUMBB).
Team Stats
EMU
CMU
FG%
.451
.563
3FG%
.263
.474
FT%
.667
.731
RB
25
33
TO
19
9
STL
1
9
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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