Wednesday’s Men’s Basketball Results
Eastern Michigan 108, Great Lakes Christian 44
UMass 72, UMass Lowell 62
UNC Wilmington 91, Kent State 73
Recaps courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Eastern Michigan 108, Great Lakes Christian 44
Box Score
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team dominated Great Lakes Christian from the opening tip, rolling to a 108-44 victory Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Ypsilanti, Mich., behind a game-high 25 points from
Kilian Brockhoff and a program-record 27 assists as a team.
Brockhoff (Cuxhaven, Germany/William & Mary) connected on 10-of-11 field goal attempts, including four three-pointers, in just 21 minutes — a career high at EMU.
Emanuel Richards (Irmo, S.C./Christ School/Longwood) added 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting with five free throws made without a miss, and
Mohammad Habhab (Dearborn, Mich./Fordson/Central Michigan) contributed 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting to go with a game-high seven assists and two blocks. EMU's largest lead of the game reached 64 points with 51 seconds remaining in the second half, and the Eagles led for 39 minutes and 45 seconds — 99.4% of the game.
Kaden Johnson (Hartford, Mich./Hartford/Huntington) posted 10 points and eight rebounds, and
Jordan Wright (Clinton Township, Mich./Chippewa Valley/Oakland CC) matched that with eight rebounds of his own to go with nine points, as EMU out-rebounded Great Lakes Christian 54-20.
Habhab opened the scoring with a layup assisted by Brockhoff at the 19:45 mark, igniting a 14-2 EMU run to open the game. Brockhoff and Richards were both active in that stretch, and Great Lakes Christian never found an answer.
EMU kept its foot on the accelerator. At the 12:22 mark of the first half, Brockhoff converted a layup and added a free throw for a three-point play that extended the lead to 19. That basket launched a 13-0 run that pushed the advantage to 29 by the 8:09 mark.
The Eagles carried a 56-19 lead into halftime, a 37-point cushion built on efficient shooting and relentless pressure that Great Lakes Christian could not withstand.
EMU picked up where it left off in the second half, continuing to push the margin. Johnson capped the century mark with a layup assisted by Wright at the 5:31 mark of the second half, giving the Eagles 100 points.
The lead reached its peak of 64 points with 51 seconds remaining, and EMU closed out the 108-44 final with zero lead changes and zero ties from start to finish.
Eastern Michigan returns home to host Detroit Mercy Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in Ypsilanti, Mich.
UMass 72, UMass Lowell 62
Box Score
AMHERST, Mass. – The UMass men's basketball team (2-1, 0-0) engineered a second-half comeback for a 72-62 win against UMass Lowell on Monday evening.
Junjie Wang had a career night with 28 points, grabbing nine rebounds, adding a block and a steal.
Jordan Clayton tacked on 17 points, five rebounds, and a pair of steals.
Dwayne Wimbley Jr. contributed nine points and a career-high tying 10 rebounds in the campaign.
Cheick Sylla scored eight points on 4-of-4 shooting. As a team, UMass held a dominant 55-35 edge in rebounds.
Clayton and Wang each scored 12 points in the second half as the Minutemen held a 41-25 edge in that stanza to pull away. Wang had a 3-pointer with 1:02 remaining to put UMass ahead 66-59, all but icing the victory.
The Minutemen jumped out to a quick 7-2 lead behind a Wang 3-pointer,
Danny Carbuccia jumper and Wimbley Jr. fastbreak layup just over a minute in.
Moments later, a Wimbley Jr. jumper gave the Minutemen an 11-7 lead, but the River Hawks responded with a 12-0 run. Victor Okojie scored nine of those points behind two 3-pointers and a 3-point play to give his team a 19-11 lead with 13:30 on the clock.
UMass responded with a 6-0 run to cut its deficit in half, but UMass Lowell came back with eight straight points, as a Jakai Newton layup gave the River Hawks a 33-19 advantage with 5:57 until halftime.
With UMass training 35-23, the Minutemen ended the half with eight of the final 10 points. The run began with 3-pointers from Clayton and Wang. Then two Wang free throws gave him 16 first-half points, pulling UMass within 37-31 after 20 minutes of play.
The River Hawks extended their lead to eight early in the second half, but the Minutemen answered with an 11-4 run. Clayton scored five of the points, with a Sylla layup evening the score at 42 with 14:23 on the clock. After another Sylla layup evened the score at 44, the River Hawks re-opened a 50-44 lead.
UMass answered with nine straight points from four different players to take a 53-50 lead with 8:03 on the clock, the Minutemen's first lead since early in the first half.
The ensuing minutes saw two ties, but UMass never relinquished the lead. Clayton hit a big 3-pointer for a 56-53 advantage with 6:09 on the clock, then after the River Hawks pulled even, six straight Minutemen points, capped off by a
Dimitri Clerc dunk, gave UMass a 62-56 lead with 2:35 remaining.
A three-pointer by Wang gave the Minutemen a 66-59 lead with 1:02 remaining, with the final points scored by Wimbley Jr. via a pair of free throws to secure the Minutemen victory.
The Minutemen remain home next Tuesday to host Bryant at 7:30 p.m. on Latino Heritage Night. It's also the second game of a doubleheader with the UMass women's team, who play Army West Point at 5 p.m. For tickets, please here.
