Eastern Michigan Eagles at Oakland Golden Grizzlies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
81 - 86
Hayes leads Oakland in 86-81 win over Eastern Michigan
Kendrick Nunn added 20 points, including four 3-pointers, Martez Walker had 12 points and Nick Daniels got 10 for Oakland, which shot 51 percent to avenge a Dec. 6 loss to Eastern Michigan. Hayes was 9 for 11 from the free-throw line.
Oakland (8-5) took the lead for good late in the opening half with a 9-0 run fueled by Hayes, who scored seven of the points, to make it 33-24 with three minutes left to intermission.
Trailing by 12 at the break, Eastern Michigan (8-3) chipped away in the second half, cutting the deficit to 77-74 with a 7-0 burst that included a 3-pointer from Elijah Minnie and dunk from James Thompson with 1:14 left to play.
Daniels stretched the Oakland advantage back to six with a 3-pointer at the other end and the Golden Grizzlies hung on with 6-for-6 shooting from the free-throw line to seal it.
Paul Jackson scored 25 points and dished out six assists to lead four Eastern Michigan players in double figures.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kendrick Nunn Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:01 | James Thompson IV missed Jumper. | 81 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:04 | James Thompson IV Offensive Rebound. | 81 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Paul Jackson missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 86 |
Statistics
 EMU |
 OAK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-69 | FG | 28-55 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 9-25 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 8-10 | FT | 21-23 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 29 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Rochester, MI
Attendance: 3,661 | Capacity:
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| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
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| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
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