YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) - Jalen Ross scored 13 points to lead Eastern Michigan to a 58-52 victory over Central Michigan Tuesday night.
Jamell Harris had 11 points and six rebounds and Glenn Bryant had 10 points and five blocked shots for the Eagles (8-9, 1-2 Mid-American), who ended a four-game losing streak.
Eastern Michigan shot 58 percent in the first half in building a 30-19 lead. The Eagles maintained a double-digit lead most of the second half, mostly at the free-throw line where they were 17 of 30 after the break. Finis Craddock's 3-pointer for Central Michigan with 19 seconds left ended the game's scoring.
Oliver Mbaigoto led the Chippewas (8-8, 1-2) with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Kyle Randall scored 13 points and Craddock scored 12, all on 3-pointers. Central took 27 more shots than Eastern but only made three more and finished at 32 percent.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Central Michigan (8-8) | 19 | 33 | 52 |
| Eastern Michigan (8-9) « | 30 | 28 | 58 |
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| Central Michigan Chippewas | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| O. Mbaigoto, F | 28 | 8-15 | 2-4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| J. Simons, F | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| K. Randall, G | 35 | 5-12 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| C. Fowler, G | 26 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| A. Keel, G | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Hibbitts | 28 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| F. Craddock | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| S. Krannitz | 14 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| D. Richardson | 12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Stewart | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 19-59 | 8-13 | 33 | 12 | 24 | 52 | |
| 32.2% | 61.5% | ||||||
| Eastern Michigan Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| G. Bryant, F | 31 | 3-5 | 4-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| J. Harris, F | 25 | 2-2 | 7-8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| D. Riley, C | 25 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Ross, G | 33 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| D. Harrison, G | 21 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Thompson | 27 | 2-5 | 3-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| J. Sims | 24 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| A. Strickland | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Balkema | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 16-32 | 20-34 | 34 | 10 | 15 | 58 | |
| 50% | 58.8% | ||||||
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