YPSILANTI, Mich. -- James Thompson IV notched his 35th career double-double and erased an early deficit with a pair of free throws as Eastern Michigan rolled to an 84-68 victory against Northern Illinois on Saturday, halting a seven-game losing streak.
Willie Mangum IV led the Eagles with 22 points, Ray Lee added 21 -- his third straight game at 20-plus -- and Thompson finished with 17 points and 12 boards. He shot 4-for-6 from the floor and was 9 of 11 at the line.
Thompson's free throws at 15:25 of the first half erased a five-point deficit, put the Eagles up 11-10 and Eastern Michigan (14-15, 6-10 Mid-American Conference) led by as many as 21 en route to the win.