Bates, Farrakhan Lead Eagles Past FIU, 80-68

MIAMI, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team rode the hot hands of Emoni Bates (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsi Prep-Memphis) and Noah Farrakhan (Hillside, N.J.-The Patrick School-East Carolina) as the duo combined for 51 points to help the Eagles grab an 80-68 road victory at Florida International University in Miami, Fla., Nov. 30. The Eagles (2-6) halted a six-game slide as the Eagles scored 53 second-half points, 40 of which came from Bates and Farrakhan, to turn an eight-point deficit into a 12-point win over the Panthers (5-2).

Bates finished the night with a game-high 26 points, including three treys, to go along with eight boards, leaving him two shy of…