DEKALB, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team got a 22-point performance from the bench and 26 points from Tyson Acuff (Detroit, Mich.-Cass Tech-Duquesne), but fell, 85-66, to the Northern Illinois University Huskies on the road Friday, March 3. With the loss, the Eagles were eliminated from contention for the 2023 Mid-American Conference Tournament and saw their season come to a close.
Acuff led the Eagles (8-23, 5-13 MAC) with 26 points and three steals. Noah Farrakhan (Hillside, N.J.-The Patrick School-East Carolina) also tacked on nine points and Emoni Bates (Ypsilanti, Mich.