Eagles struggle down the stretch against NIU, 81-69

With a seven-point halftime deficit, Eastern Michigan was unable to come back and defeat the Northern Illinois huskies as the fell 81-69 at on the road on Saturday.

Coming off a loss to Kent State, the Eagles (13-10, 5-5)| could not afford to lose a game to Northern Illinois (14-9, 6-4) who the team was tied with for second-place in the Mid-American Conference West Division. But a 21 point game from Aaric Armstead helped the Huskies defeat the Eagles.

Guards Tim Bond and Ray Lee combined were 2-12 from the floor as EMU failed to keep up with the Huskies. The Eagles also only hit 60 percent of the free throws the team took compared to 83 percent by NIU. The Eagles and Huskies actually hit he…