Eastern Michigan Athletics
Tuesday, January 4
Convocation Center
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
3-10
76
vs
60
Ferris State
8-5 (4-2GLIAC)
1
2
F
Ferris State
32
28
60
Eastern Michigan
38
38
76
Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
EMU Closes Out Pre-MAC Season with Big Win Over Ferris State
1/4/2011 9:36:15 PM | Men's Basketball
Eagles shoot 50 percent in the 76-60 victory
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team closed out its pre Mid-American Conference schedule in style, defeating a talented Ferris State University team, 76-60, here Tuesday evening, Jan. 4, in the Convocation Center.
The win leaves the Eagles at 3-10 overall and with plenty of momentum heading into their 37th Mid-American Conference season with a Saturday, Jan. 8, 7 p.m. game at Toledo.
EMU senior forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) turned in the 30th double-double of his career with 18 points and 11 rebounds while sophomore guard Derek Thompson (Detroit, Mich.-Melvindale-SEMO) added 19 points, including making 5-of-9 three-point field goals. Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland C.C.) chipped in 12 points.
Ferris, now 8-5, was led by senior guard Darien Gay with 23 points, with five triples to his credit. Senior center Justin Keenan added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Eastern would end the game shooting 50 percent from the field, making 29-of-58 shots while also connecting on 8-of-19 threes for 42.1 percent. Ferris shot 40.7 percent on 22-of-54 from the field and the Bulldogs made 9-of-24 threes. Eastern won the board battle, 38-25.
Ferris opened the game on a quick jumper by Gay with just 16 seconds elapsed, but Eastern came right back on a layup by Bowdry just 22 seconds later.
The visitors would go on to build an eight-point lead, 17-9, when Keenan hit a jumper at the 14:17 mark, but once again the Eagles would fight back, pulling within two, 24-22, on a three-point field goal by Antonio Green (Inkster, Mich.-Dearborn Heights Robichaud) at the 6:57 mark.
Thompson would then hit his third three-ball of the half to tie the game at 29-all at the 4:30 mark of the first half and would back that up immediately with an off-balance triple to give the Eagles their first lead of the game, 32-29, with 3:45 left on the clock.
Eastern would keep its lead at three before senior wing Jay Higgins (Fayetteville, N.C.-IMG Academy-Hillsborough C.C.) closed out the half on a long triple with 3.2 left for a 38-32 Eagles' advantage heading into intermission.
Bowdry finished the first half with seven points and eight rebounds while Thompson made 4-of-5 triples for 14 points, Keenan led the Bulldogs with 12.
The Eagles came out of halftime with a vengeance, scoring five straight to boost the lead to 11, 43-32, in the first minute.
The home squad would keep the offense rolling, building its lead to 19, 62-43, on a three from Green with 11:44 left.
The visitors would rely on the three-point shot to get back into the game, cutting Eastern's advantage to nine, 66-57, with 6:24 left on a triple by Kenny Brown.
Eastern would fend off that brief Ferris rally and up its lead to 15, 74-59, on a layup by Kamil Janton (Tarnow, Poland-Chicago Bartlett) with 3:42 left in the game.
The Eagles would improve that lead to 16 to record the 76-60 win.
Photo Gallery.
Re-Watch the Game.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team closed out its pre Mid-American Conference schedule in style, defeating a talented Ferris State University team, 76-60, here Tuesday evening, Jan. 4, in the Convocation Center.
The win leaves the Eagles at 3-10 overall and with plenty of momentum heading into their 37th Mid-American Conference season with a Saturday, Jan. 8, 7 p.m. game at Toledo.
EMU senior forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) turned in the 30th double-double of his career with 18 points and 11 rebounds while sophomore guard Derek Thompson (Detroit, Mich.-Melvindale-SEMO) added 19 points, including making 5-of-9 three-point field goals. Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland C.C.) chipped in 12 points.
Ferris, now 8-5, was led by senior guard Darien Gay with 23 points, with five triples to his credit. Senior center Justin Keenan added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Eastern would end the game shooting 50 percent from the field, making 29-of-58 shots while also connecting on 8-of-19 threes for 42.1 percent. Ferris shot 40.7 percent on 22-of-54 from the field and the Bulldogs made 9-of-24 threes. Eastern won the board battle, 38-25.
Ferris opened the game on a quick jumper by Gay with just 16 seconds elapsed, but Eastern came right back on a layup by Bowdry just 22 seconds later.
The visitors would go on to build an eight-point lead, 17-9, when Keenan hit a jumper at the 14:17 mark, but once again the Eagles would fight back, pulling within two, 24-22, on a three-point field goal by Antonio Green (Inkster, Mich.-Dearborn Heights Robichaud) at the 6:57 mark.
Thompson would then hit his third three-ball of the half to tie the game at 29-all at the 4:30 mark of the first half and would back that up immediately with an off-balance triple to give the Eagles their first lead of the game, 32-29, with 3:45 left on the clock.
Eastern would keep its lead at three before senior wing Jay Higgins (Fayetteville, N.C.-IMG Academy-Hillsborough C.C.) closed out the half on a long triple with 3.2 left for a 38-32 Eagles' advantage heading into intermission.
Bowdry finished the first half with seven points and eight rebounds while Thompson made 4-of-5 triples for 14 points, Keenan led the Bulldogs with 12.
The Eagles came out of halftime with a vengeance, scoring five straight to boost the lead to 11, 43-32, in the first minute.
The home squad would keep the offense rolling, building its lead to 19, 62-43, on a three from Green with 11:44 left.
The visitors would rely on the three-point shot to get back into the game, cutting Eastern's advantage to nine, 66-57, with 6:24 left on a triple by Kenny Brown.
Eastern would fend off that brief Ferris rally and up its lead to 15, 74-59, on a layup by Kamil Janton (Tarnow, Poland-Chicago Bartlett) with 3:42 left in the game.
The Eagles would improve that lead to 16 to record the 76-60 win.
Team Stats
FS
EMU
FG%
.407
.500
3FG%
.375
.421
FT%
.500
.667
RB
25
38
TO
11
10
STL
2
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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