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VALPARAISO, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team will play their last non-conference game against Valparaiso University on Monday, December 20. Kick-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. CT (7:00 p.m. ET) by the Athletics Recreation Center (ARC).
Eastern (5-5, 0-0 MAC) won a historic four-overtime competition on Dec. 11, 92-88 against Florida International. Valparaiso (5-6; 0-1 MVC) stayed at home against Charlotte 68-67 the same day.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN3. Fans can also watch the game on WEMU (89.1 FM) and the Varsity Network App with Tom Helmer and. Listen Alex jewel on the call.
FIRST A PROGRAM: The four overtime competition against Florida International on December 11 was the longest game in program history. The last time Eastern Michigan played a 3OT game was against Ball State on January 8, 2000, when Eastern beat the Cardinals 98-93. In addition, the four overtime game was only the 13th in the last five seasons in all Division I basketball and was only the second Division I basketball game to make four overtime that season. The other event was between NC State and Nebraska (Dec. 1).
In addition, The Green and White finished with season highs in field goal attempts (79), three-point field goal attempts (27), rebounds (58), assists (14) and steals (14).
DEFEND THE NEST: Head Coach of East Michigan Stan Heath became the first EMU head coach to start a season 5-0 at home in his first year as bank boss since former Eagles head-coach Milton Barnes started 8-0 at home in his first season in the 1996/97 season.
THE GEORGE GERVIN GAMEABOVE CENTER: The Convocation Center no longer exists as Eastern Michigan announced at halftime on George Gervin Day, December 11th, that the facility would be named after the legend that coined the George Gervin GameAbove Center.
GameAbove has pledged $ 2.7 million to EMU Athletics to upgrade the facility’s technology infrastructure and enhance the experience for students, athletes, and visitors, including upgrades to sports training facilities, team meeting rooms, visitor suites, and the Athletic Hall of Fame e-club . GameAbove and its members have pledged more than $ 25 million to EMU to support students, faculty, staff and the Ypsilanti community.
HOME SWEET HOME: The WWU finished its non-conference list unbeaten at home. In five games, EMU averaged 81.2 points per game while giving up 73.8. In addition, the Eagles shot 45.7 percent.
Conversely, green and white are on the street 0-5 and are exceeded by almost 16 points per game (EMU 66.2, OPP 81.8). The EMU shoots 39.9 percent out of the field, compared to 48.6 percent for the opposition, which is associated with the fact that it is on the short side of the recovery range (EMU 35.0, OPP 38.8).
BANK HERO BRYCE: Junior Bryce McBride has been excellent on the bench this season and has 112 of his 121 points as a reserve. Eastern Michigan has seen 245 points from its non-starters this season, with McBride responsible for 45.7 percent of that. In addition, the junior has led the team in three competitions in points. Most recently, on December 11, the guard scored 15 of the 23 EMU bank points against the FIU.
NATE SAYS NO: Senior transfer Nate Scott has played three consecutive multi-block games, denying two shots against Northwood, December 5th, Niagara, December 8th and FIU, December 11th. In addition, the senior has counted four multi-block games this season. Scott leads the team in the overall blocks (10) and takes sixth place in the Mid-American Conference. In addition, the EMU is in sixth place in the MAC in blocks per game with an average of 3.60.
FALLING LAND: Eastern Michigan had a season high of 14 assists as a team on December 11th against the FIU, led by Senior Nate Scott at five, a career leader. student in the first year Noah Farrakhan also handed out four helpers for the third time this season.
LAST TIME AGAINST THE CRUSADERS: Eastern Michigan bounced back from a late six point deficit to beat Valparaiso University, 85-79, December 3, 2019 at the Convocation Center.
Having left 69-68 behind, the Eagles are heading into the final media era. Noah Morgan pocketed a pair of free throws to put the green-whites in the lead before knocking down a three to extend the lead to 73-69 3:12 by the rule. Ty Groce then 2 for 2 went off the charity strip to open a six point cushion with 2:24 to go in the competition.
The Eagles achieved an outstanding performance on the offensive and set the season highs outside the arc with 61.4 field goal percentages (27 of 44) and an efficiency of 56.3 percent (9 of 16). Valparaiso finished 48.4 percent (30 of 62) off the floor and also ended the night with nine triples. The WWU surpassed the Crusaders with 30-27 and left the visitors behind in fast breaks (13-8) and bench points (22-21).
ALL THE TIME AGAINST THE MVC: Eastern holds a 27-53 record against the all-time Missouri Valley Conference, including a 103-98 2OT earlier this season against Illinois State on November 12.
TWICE IN A SEASON: The Eagles have the opportunity to beat two Missouri Valley Conference teams during their non-conference season this season and go into competition in Valparaiso on December 20th. Valpo moved from the Horizon League to the MVC in the 2017/18 season.
NOAH STOPPING HIM: student in the first year Noah Farrakhan continues to lead the team on scores, averaging 17.1 points per game, fourth in the Mid-American Conference and 103rd in the nation. Most recently, Farrakhan scored a career high of 27 points against Florida International on December 11th. assists (4) and steals (4).
TAKING COOKIES FROM THE JAR: The Eagles were successful against the FIU on December 11th, forcing 25 turnover and 14 steals. Both sums are season highs for the Greens and Whites and lift Eastern to fifth place in the league (7.10) in steals per game.
student in the first year Noah Farrakhan grabbed a season high of four steals to lead the team in the competition. Junior Bryce McBride and newbie Colin Golson Jr. recorded three each, a season high and a career high.
DEFENSE DIFFERENCE: The EMU’s defense allowed only 55 points in regulation against Florida International, December 11th, the lowest total of the season.
BANK BOSS (ES): Eastern has now taken more than 20 points off the bench in nine of its 10 games this season. Additionally, EMU averaged 24.5 points per game from their bench this season, a significant advantage over their opponents, who averaged just 20.6 points per game from their non-starters this season. The Eagles most recently saw 23 bank points against Niagara on December 8th, 19 of them from the junior captain Bryce McBride.
DOUBLE DIGIT REVIEW: EMU received double-digit points from freshman Noah Farrakhan (27), senior Monty Scott (17), junior Bryce McBride (15) and newbie Mo Njie (10) v FIU, December 11. The performance marked the eighth time this season that at least three EMU players have scored 10+ in a game, as they did in all but two games this season (8 out of 10). .
BOB ROSS BALLER: Like Bob Ross, the EMU was all the rage on December 8th against Niagara. The Greens and Whites finished the third game in a row this season with an inside advantage, beating the Purple Eagles 34-24 in the low. In his previous game, Eastern Northwood outperformed on December 5th with 40-30 points. Previously, at UC San Diego on December 2nd, the team picked up a 46-30 point difference in color. The 16-point lead is the best of any game for Eastern this season. In addition, the Eagles’ 46 points in color are a season high for the Green-Whites. Overall, Eastern has averaged 31.6 ppg in color this season.
NEW BLOOD: A total of 72.6 percent (535 out of 737) of the EMU’s score and 61.6 percent (231 out of 375) of its recovery came from newcomers to the list. Of that 72.6 percent of the team’s total score, an incredible 54.7 percent (293 out of 535) came from just two players: Freshman Guard Noah Farrakhan and senior guard Monty Scottwho happen to be half-brothers.
UPPER CASE ON THE LINE: Eastern 143 made free throws first in the Mid-American Conference. The green-whites are led by senior Nate Scott (at least eight tries) through the first eight games of the season and shoot 82.4 percent (14 of 17). Junior Bryce McBride reaches 78.7 percent (37-of-47).
MIGHTY MONTY: Senior Monty Scott continues to show his veteran leadership as he leads the team in terms of field goal percentage (51.6 percent) and field goals scored (64). Scott’s 51.6 percent is fourth in the MAC and 103rd nationwide. In addition, his 64 field goals are good for second place in the conference and 65th in the country.
The native Union, NJ, also leads the team with 27 assists and 156 points. The score is currently third in the MAC. Additionally, Scott has hit double digits in nine straight games. Most recently, the senior lost to Florida International on December 11, 17.
FIXED PLAY: EMU had many high leverage moments to open the year. A total of six of the 10 games this season were decided by six points or less, 68-62 (in Indiana, Nov. 9), 103-98 2OT (against Illinois St., Nov. 12), 74 -73 (in Northern Ky., November 18), 72-68 (v Western Ill., November 24), 60-58 (v Niagara, December 8) and 92-88 4OT (v FIU, December 11).
McBRIDE ON THE LINE: Youth guard Bryce McBride Taking to the line to take free throws is no stranger to having led the team in tries (86) and percent (0.837) a season ago. McBride currently ranks third in the Mid-American Conference on free throws (47) and fourth on attempts (37). The team captain ranks 11th in the conference in the free throw percentage with 78.7.
HOUSEHOLD FOOD: With the win against the FIU on December 11th, the EMU has now won 124 of the last 165 home games (75.2%).
AT THE HORIZON: Eastern starts its meeting schedule in Athens, Ohio against reigning MAC champion Ohio Bobcats on Tuesday, December 28th. The competition will be posted on ESPN3 at 7:00 p.m.
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