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Eastern Michigan Eagles at Toledo Rockets

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Eastern Michigan Eagles
20-11, 7-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 69
Toledo Rockets
21-10, 12-4 Home

Jackson lifts Eastern Michigan over Toledo 71-69 in finale

Both teams have a first-round bye in the 2018 MAC Tournament, where MAC West champion Toledo is the No. 2 seed and EMU is No. 4. But with the loss, the Rockets (21-10, 13-5) miss a chance to tie MAC East Division member Buffalo for the overall regular-season crown.

EMU led 33-31 at halftime and neither team led by more than seven in the second half. Jackson's 3-point play made it 70-69 Eagles. Toledo's Nate Navigato's 3 rimmed out on the next possession, and Ty Groce made one of two from the line to clinch it for Eastern Michigan.

James Thompson IV scored 13 points with two blocks for the Eagles, who shot 51 percent from the field. Tim Bond had six assist and four of EMU's 10 steals.

Navigato scored 28 points with eight 3s and Luke Knapke added 11 points for the Rockets, who hit 10 3s and shot 45 percent.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 69
2nd 0:02 Ty Groce made Free Throw. 71 - 69
2nd 0:02 Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound. 70 - 69
2nd 0:02 Ty Groce missed Free Throw. 70 - 69
2nd 0:02 Foul on Luke Knapke. 70 - 69

Statistics

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25-49 FG 24-53
51 Field Goal % 45
4-12 3PT 10-28
33 Three Point % 36
17-20 FT 11-17
85 Free Throw % 65
25 Rebounds 33
6 Offensive Rebounds 14
19 Defensive Rebounds 19
9 Assists 18
10 Steals 4
4 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 11
6 Fast Break Points 2
40 Points in Paint 24
17 Fouls 17
12 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Savage Arena

Location: Toledo, OH
Attendance: 4,291 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Miami (OH) 18-0 - 32-2
Akron 17-1 1 29-6
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
Massachusetts 7-11 11 17-16
Ball State 7-11 11 12-19
Central Michigan 6-12 12 10-21
Western Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Eastern Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Northern Illinois 4-14 10 9-21
Full Standings