Eastern Michigan Eagles at Central Michigan Chippewas
· NCAA Men's Basketball
73 - 70
Groce leads E. Michigan over Cent. Michigan 73-70
Groce's dunk put the Eagles up 48-46 midway through the second half, but the Chippewas closed to 72-70 with seven seconds left after Deschon Winston made one of two free throws. Noah Morgan hit one of two free throws for the final score and Central Michigan's Travon Broadway Jr. missed a 3 at the buzzer.
Boubacar Toure scored 20 points with 13 rebounds for the Eagles (13-11, 3-8 Mid-American Conference), who trailed 35-28 at halftime. Thomas Binelli had 15 points with three steals and Noah Morgan scored 14 points.
David DiLeo scored 24 points and Broadway tied his career high with 17 points for the Chippewas (13-10, 6-4), who made 14 of 29 3-pointers (44%), led by DiLeo's 6 of 13. Winston scored 10 points with seven rebounds and four assists.
Eastern Michigan faces Western Michigan at home on Saturday. Central Michigan plays Akron at home on Friday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Corey Redman Offensive Rebound. | 73 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Travon Broadway Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Noah Morgan made Free Throw. | 73 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound. | 72 - 70 |
Statistics
 EMU |
 CMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-53 | FG | 22-53 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 14-30 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 15-19 | FT | 12-19 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 27 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 14 | Fouls | 21 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Attendance: 1,929 | 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 |