Eastern Michigan Earns 18-Point Victory Over USF
Sunday's Scoreboard
Eastern Michigan 65, USF 47
Northern Illinois 105, Rockford 53
Austin Peay 86, Miami 61
Abilene Christian 88, Bowling Green 83
Stories Courtesy of the Associated Press
Eastern Michigan 65, USF 47
Box Score
TAMPA, Fla. -- Paul Jackson scored 15 points, James Thompson IV had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Eastern Michigan pulled away in the second half for a 65-47 win against South Florida on Sunday.
The Bulls led 29-27 at halftime, went on an 8-2 run to start the second half and were up 37-29 with 16:04 left on Nikola Scekic's jumper. But South Florida didn't score for the next eight minutes, and the Eagles went on a 12-0 run, capped by 3 of 4 free throws by Thompson, and led the rest of the way.
Tim Bond and Malik Ellison also scored 11 for Eastern Michigan (5-1).
South Florida (4-3) got 10 points from Payton Banks and the Bulls shot 14 for 48 (29.2 percent) from the field. The 47 points was USF's lowest offensive output of the season.
Northern Illinois 105, Rockford 53
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DEKALB, Ill. -- Eugene German and Anastasios Demogerontas each were 7-for-13 shooting from the field and Northern Illinois beat Division III member Rockford 105-53 on Sunday.
German scored 16 points and Demogerontas had 15. Levi Bradly and Justin Thomas each scored 11 and Rod Henry-Hayes had 10. Northern Illinois (4-2) shot 39 for 70 (55.7 percent) and had a 51-33 rebounding edge.
The Huskies opened with a 17-0 run, until Rockford's Taylor Krocker scored the Regents' first points with a jumper 13:44 before halftime. Northern Illinois led 48-21 at intermission, and extended the lead to 62-31 on Henry-Hayes' layup with 15:09 left to play.
Krocker led Rockford with 13 points as the Regents played 20 players in the game.
Austin Peay 86, Miami 61
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Dayton Gumm scored 23 points, Zach Glotta added 13 and Austin Peay cruised by Miami (Ohio) 86-61 on Sunday.
Gumm and Glotta each made three of the Governors' nine 3-pointers on just 15 attempts.
Gumm made it 70-39 on a fast-break dunk midway through the second half and the Govs didn't make a field goal in the final three minutes of the game.
Averyl Ugba also scored 13 points for Austin Peay (3-3), which plays Oklahoma State on Wednesday. Terry Taylor had 12 and Steve Harris 11.
Austin Peay was up 12-8 before making 3-pointers on five straight possessions -- with three by Glotta -- for a 27-14 lead. Gumm had a 4-point play late in the first half and the Govs led 51-29 at the break with 13 points apiece by Gumm and Glotta.
Nike Sibande led Miami (3-3) with 16 points. Isaiah Coleman-Lands scored 14 and Jalen Adaway 13.
Abilene Christian 88, Bowling Green 83
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BUIES CRTEEK, N.C. -- Jalone Friday scored 20 points, Jaren Lewis added 17 and Abilene Christian held off Bowling Green 88-83 Sunday.
Jaylen Franklin added 15 points with six assists for Abilene Christian (4-3). Tevin Foster had 11 points, including two free throws down the stretch to help seal it.
Roderick Caldwell scored a career-high 25 points for Bowling Green (5-2). The lead flip-flopped until Friday's go-ahead layup and jumper gave the Wildcats a 77-73 lead.
The Falcons closed to 84-83 on Caldwell's 3 with 23 seconds to go, but Foster and B.J. Maxwell combined for four free throws in the final 16 seconds.
Friday's 3 capped a 9-0 run and the Wildcats led 44-36 at halftime after shooting 57.9 percent from the floor.
Dylan Frye scored 14 points and Justin Turner added 12 for Bowling Green, which saw its four-game win streak end.
