Detroit – The stars came out to play at Little Caesars Arena.
Emoni Bates, making his regular-season debut with Eastern Michigan, buried a deep 3-pointer and let out a yell as he put on a dazzling shooting performance.
Hunter Dickinson responded by bullying his way to the basket for a close-range bucket and throwing his arms up, imploring the Michigan faithful in the crowd to make some noise.
It all made for great theater as No. 22 Michigan overcame a rough night at the free-throw line and made enough plays late to pull out an 88-83 win against upset-minded Eastern Michigan on Friday.