A relatively boring first half of basketball got real exciting in the second half. Maybe a little too exciting.
In three consecutive possessions, Jaaron Simmons was charged with a flagrant foul, Gavin Block converted on a and-one dunk, and then a scuffle broke out after James Thompson IV and Block fought for a rebound.
An exciting turn of events, indeed, but it was exactly the push Eastern Michigan needed to hand Ohio their first MAC loss and home loss of the season.
The Eagles defeated the Bobcats, 53-49, in a low-scoring game that may have lacked offense, but didn’t lack excitement near the end.